McConnellsburg, Pa. JLG Industries, Inc. is now offering a series of live technical webinars on JLG University to help technicians learn more about running system diagnostics on JLG equipment. Led by a qualified JLG training department instructor, these 1- to 2-hour JLG trainings explore the inner workings of sensors, valves and control logic, thoroughly explaining these [...]
The newest Sandhills Global market data reports dive deep into used asking values, which have shown upward trends year-over-year across the agriculture, construction, and truck markets Sandhills Used Price Asking Index data, seen in the accompanying chart, shows that low-horsepower dozers in the 0- to 5-year age group have been trending upward since Q3 2020, and [...]
Price increases—some to record-setting levels—and long delivery delays are causing hardships for construction firms that are also experiencing challenges in completing projects with crews limited by illness or new work site procedures resulting from the pandemic, according to an analysis by the Associated General Contractors of America of government data released today. Association officials urged the [...]
Construction employment decreased from December 2019 to December 2020 in more than half of the nation’s metro areas despite a surge in homebuilding and remodeling, according to an analysis of new government data that the Associated General Contractors of America released today. Association officials said large numbers of contractors are having to lay off workers once [...]
Construction employment stagnated in January, ending eight months of recovery from the pandemic-related losses of early 2020, according to an analysis by the Associated General Contractors of America of government data released Friday. “The stagnation in construction employment in January may foreshadow further deterioration in the industry as projects that had started before the pandemic finish [...]
If you are advertising your used construction machines online, it pays to diversify. Bing Shopping can be the ticket to finding more eager buyers. Why? Because Bing has unique buyers you may not be able to find on Google or other equipment marketplaces. For example, here are nine reasons that Bing can help you sell more: [...]
WASHINGTON, DC – The U.S. Department of Labor announced today that its Occupational Safety and Health Administration has issued stronger worker safety guidance to help employers and workers implement a coronavirus prevention program and better identify risks which could lead to exposure and contraction. Last week, President Biden directed OSHA to release clear guidance for employers to [...]
Demand for Nonresidential Construction and Public Works Will Decline Amid Ongoing Pandemic Concerns, Worsening State and Local Budgets as Association Officials Call for New Recovery Measures Construction spending in December exhibited sharply varied trends, with downturns from a year earlier in every private category, mixed results for public construction, and double-digit increases in residential construction, according [...]
Average rental revenue declined 1.5 percent year over year in the fourth quarter of 2020, according to respondents to the Baird/RER equipment rental survey, a modest improvement compared to the third quarter when respondents declined 2 percent. This was a modest improvement compared to the third quarter when respondents declined 2 percent compared to the third [...]
The growth of online used equipment marketplaces, and the need to be listed on more than one website, makes highlighting your equipment online even more important. One growing way to be found by shoppers online is to use Google and Bing shopping websites to find ready equipment buyers. Can Google Shopping Work For Equipment Sellers? Visitors [...]
