Lucy Perry – CEG CORRESPONDENT - Wed September 23, 2020
Industry Hopes for Quick Action on FAST Act Extension
The transportation construction industry anticipates the one-year extension of the FAST Act surface transportation authorization, which is set to expire at the end of September. Passage of the extension looks likely after Congress reached a tentative agreement on Sept....
AEM - Thu September 10, 2020
AEM Urges Congressional Leaders to Pass One-Year Extension of the FAST Act
The Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM), together with the dozens of industry partners, sent a letter to congressional leadership, urging passage of a one-year extension of the current surface transportation law, the Fixing America's Surface Transportation (FAST) Act, before it expires on Sept....
JLG - Wed September 09, 2020
JLG Employees Are Equipped To Vote
JLG Industries Inc. , an Oshkosh Corporation company and global manufacturer of mobile elevating work platforms and telehandlers, is supporting the Association of Equipment Manufacturers I Make America "Equipped To Vote" campaign, a national effort to engage, educate, and mobilize the 2.8 million men and women of the equipment manufacturing industry leading up to the election this fall....
AEM - Tue September 01, 2020
Planet Underground Joins The Utility Expo's Orbit
Planet Underground, a key provider of information about underground utility safety, and The Utility Expo are joining forces to bring their "Roundtable Live!" event to the Kentucky Exposition Center every other year as "The Jobsite, presented by Planet Underground."The Utility Expo (formerly ICUEE) is one of Trade Show Executive's "Fastest 50" growing trade shows....
Sara Feuling, AEM Director of Construction - Mon August 31, 2020
Construction Aggregates 101: What They Are (and Why They Matter)
Aggregates are often overlooked when we talk about the construction industry today. They are not appealing. They are not glamorous. They are just rocks after all. That said, aggregates are — quite literally — the building blocks of our society....
AEM - Mon August 17, 2020
Woman-Owned Construction Company Brex Enterprises Setting New Standards for Safety, Customer Satisfaction, Innovation
Based in Irwin, Pa., – approximately 22 mi. southeast of Pittsburgh, Brex Enterprises provides pipeline maintenance and services; earthwork and development; trucking and hauling; and right-of-way services....
AEM - Thu August 13, 2020
AEM Mobilizes Voters With New Equipped to Vote Campaign
On Aug. 12, the Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM) launched Equipped to Vote, a national get-out-the-vote campaign to urge the 2.8 million men and women of the industry to register to vote and support pro-manufacturing candidates during the 2020 election....
AEM - Wed August 12, 2020
Primed for Success: Grote Industries Sees a Bright Future Ahead Despite Short-Term Uncertainty
Progress can often be a slow process, and it's almost never achieved without patience, focus and a keen understanding of the goals and objectives that lie ahead. Dominic and John Grote aren't exactly sure of what the future holds, but they do know how they plan to proceed in spite of some of the challenges they have faced — and continue to face — in 2020....
John Somers, AEM - Tue August 11, 2020
Support (And Practice) Safe Digging: Why It's Important for AEM Members to Do Their Part
While many have adapted to working remotely, one thing that may have not crossed our minds is the importance of utility infrastructure. None of the video calls that we've all grown to love so much would be possible without high-speed connectivity to our homes....
AEM - Mon August 10, 2020
SAE Vacuum Excavation and Sewer Cleaning Equipment Standards Published
SAE has published a second standard for vacuum excavators and sewer cleaning equipment with the publication of J3107 to complement the already published J3106 Standard. The members of AEM's AEM's Underground Equipment Manufacturers Committee (UEMC) understood the need for standards for the growing vacuum excavation equipment industry....
