NTSB - Mon November 19, 2018
NTSB Investigation Blames 'Design Errors' For FIU Pedestrian Bridge Collapse
An investigative update issued by the National Transportation Safety Board Nov. 15, about its ongoing investigation of the fatal, FIU pedestrian bridge collapse in Miami, Fla., says errors were made in the design of the 174-ft....
Yoder & Frey - Thu November 15, 2018
Yoder & Frey's October Auction Acts as Prelude to Dec. Sale, 2019 Kissimmee Sale
Yoder & Frey, auctioneers of heavy construction, mining and agricultural equipment in the U.S., reported massive increases in attendance and interest at its recent one-day Kissimmee Auction in late October, a positive prelude to the now famous, Kissimmee winter equipment sale, which commences for a week from Feb....
CEG - Thu November 15, 2018
Linder Hosts Open Houses at Florida Locations
After a series of 65th anniversary celebrations at its North Carolina and South Carolina locations, Linder Industrial Machinery hosted open house events in the Sunshine State to commemorate its anniversary....
Thunder Creek - Wed November 14, 2018
Ring Power Named Thunder Creek Dealer in Florida
Ring Power Corporation and Thunder Creek Equipment have reached an agreement that will make the heavy equipment dealer an official distributor of Thunder Creek's products for the construction industry in 44 counties throughout north and central Florida....
Sims Crane - Thu November 08, 2018
Sims Crane Announces Launch of 'Sims U,' A 16-Week, Paid Training Course for Crane Operators
Sims Crane, a Florida-based crane rental and rigging service company, has announced the formation of Sims U, a paid, hands-on crane operator training school based in Tampa. According to Sims management, the goal of the program is to jump start a student into a lucrative career....
AASHTO - Mon November 05, 2018
DOT: No Connection Between Pedestrian Bridge Collapse, Grant Award Process
A 20-page report issued by the U.S. Department of Transportation's Office of Inspector General (OIG) on Oct. 29 determined that there was "no evidence" connecting the Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery or TIGER grant approval process and the March 15th collapse of a pedestrian bridge under construction at Florida International University in Miami, Fla., on March 15, as "decisions on the bridge's design and construction were made after the grant was selected."That bridge collapse resulted in six fatalities and eight injuries....
DFD Loaders - Tue October 30, 2018
DFD Loaders Announces Exclusive U.S. Distribution of Schäffer Construction Wheel Loaders
Schäffer, a German brand of compact and telescopic articulated loaders, is now available in the United States via Florida-based distributor DFD Loaders. Beginning Q4 of 2018, U.S. buyers can choose from 13 models ranging from 25 to 157 hp for different size jobs....
CEG - Mon October 22, 2018
Landscape Show Transforms Orlando Convention Center
The 2018 Landscape Show was packed with more than 800 exhibitors Oct. 4 to 6 at the Orange County Convention Center, Orlando, Fla. The show was hosted by the Florida Nursery Growers and Landscape Association (FNGLA), the nation's largest and oldest state nursery and landscape association, as well as the Southeast's premier landscape and horticulture conference and trade event....
Craig Mongeau and Joe Barron - Fri October 19, 2018
Hurricane Michael Recovery: Equipment Suppliers Do Their Part to Help
When Hurricane Michael slammed the Gulf Coast earlier this month, it left an unprecedented trail of destruction that will cost millions of dollars and months, if not years, of effort to repair. In the aftermath of the first Category 4 hurricane to strike the Florida Panhandle since record keeping began in 1851, equipment dealers faced the twin challenge of supplying dozers and excavators for government cleanup efforts while at the same time recovering from the damage to their own businesses....
Gary Fineout - ASSOCIATED PRESS - Tue October 16, 2018
Michael Lays Bare Panhandle's Weaker Building Codes
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) - Unlike in South Florida, homes in the state's Panhandle did not have tighter building codes until just 11 years ago; it was once argued that acres of forests would provide the region with a natural barrier against the savage winds of a hurricane....
