Towmaster - Mon May 18, 2020
Towmaster Team Pivots to Create Emergency Equipment for Local Hospital
The rise of the COVID-19 pandemic has left hospitals around the country in dire need of lifesaving supplies. In Litchfield, Minn., the Meeker Memorial Hospital was facing a serious shortage of emergency supplies, including IV stands, due to the projected influx of COVID-19 patients....
AEM - Mon May 18, 2020
How to Connect During Crisis: Email Marketing and COVID-19
The COVID-19 crisis has changed everything about everything – including marketing. Many brands are using email as a nimble, personal tool to reach out to, reassure and remind audiences they are here for them....
AEM - Thu May 14, 2020
How Overseas Operations Guided Titan International's U.S. Response to COVID-19
It was right around the time of the Chinese New Year that Paul Reitz knew he had a serious problem on his hands. Titan International's China-based employees had just taken three weeks off to participate in New Year festivities, and word began to surface that a potentially dangerous virus was making its way through parts of the country....
Sany - Thu May 14, 2020
SANY America Lends Hand to Health Care Providers in Ga.
As the world continues to adapt and adjust work and life through the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, SANY America, Inc. has worked to support several local health care institutions and their teams that are helping to keep everyone safe and well....
AEM - Thu May 14, 2020
AEM Connecting Manufacturers with Safety Supplies as Businesses Plan to Return to Work
As communities, states and companies decide whether and when to re-open for business in this unusual time of pandemic-induced isolation, one question weighs heaviest on decision makers: Once we decide to re-open, how do we do it safely?Starting May 13, the Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM) and The Marek Group are teaming up to provide a hub for businesses to find COVID-19 supplies, including personal protective equipment (PPE), sanitizing supplies, and display graphics to promote and protect safety in the workplace....
TRIP - Tue May 12, 2020
Rural Roads, Bridges Have Significant Deficiencies, High Fatality Rates
America's rural transportation system is in need of repairs and modernization to support economic growth and improve traffic safety in the nation's Heartland, but the United States faces a $211 billion backlog in funding for needed repairs and improvements to the rural transportation system — this is according to a new report just released by TRIP, a national transportation research nonprofit....
Office of Governor Gretchen Whitmer - Tue May 12, 2020
Gov. Whitmer Re-Opens Michigan's Construction Industry
On May 1, at a press conference with leaders in health care, business and labor, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed Executive Order 2020-70 as part of her MI Safe Start plan. The executive order allowed the May 7 resumption of some types of work that present a very low risk of infection, including construction, real-estate activities and work that is traditionally and primarily performed outdoors....
Fleet Advantage - Mon May 11, 2020
Fleet Advantage Unveils Sale-Leaseback Program Designed to Infuse Cash & Flexibility for Transportation Fleets
Fleet Advantage announced a new Sale-Leaseback program designed to infuse cash and flexibility into transportation fleets. Fleet Advantage developed this program to help fleet organizations substitute for lost revenues during the current COVID-19 pandemic....
ARTBA - Mon May 11, 2020
'Re-open, Renew and Revitalize' Campaign Tells Lawmakers: Economic Recovery Begins with Multi-Year Transportation Investment Package
A coalition of 31 national construction associations and labor unions launched an advertising and grassroots campaign designed to encourage Congress to make new infrastructure investments as the major catalyst for economic recovery in the wake of COVID-19....
Terex Utilities - Mon May 11, 2020
Terex Utilities Releases Tech Tip for Disinfecting Aerial Devices, Digger Derricks
The need for frequent and thorough disinfecting of work trucks like aerial devices and digger derricks is a new task for service managers. In response to questions from customers, Terex Utilities has released Tech Tip #140 to provide a reminder of the many surfaces on a piece of equipment that may have been touched by crew members....
