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ASSOCIATED GENERAL CONTRACTORS (AGC) AGC EVENTS CALENDAR: All AGC Web-Eds are scheduled in Eastern Standard Time (EST) Conferences are scheduled using the local time zone where the event takes place. • AGC EDGE BIM Education Program https://training.agc.org/course/vbim220801/) Date: Tuesday, August 9, 2022 – 11:00 AM EST ONLINE, Virtual Training/Professional Development • AGC EDGE Construction Supervision Fundamentals (CSF)

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Associated Equipment Distributors’ Leadership Conference AED – 2022 Leadership Conference The purpose of Associated Equipment Distributor’s Leadership Conference is to create a forum for AED members to participate in the affairs of the Association, advance the common interests of equipment industry companies, partake in educational programming, network with industry colleagues, strengthen existing business relationships, and identify new business opportunities. EVENT DESCRIPTION: 2022 LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE DATE: Monday, August 15, 2022 - Wednesday, August 17, 2022 All Day LOCATION: Halcyon Hotel Cherry Creek ADDRESS: 245 Columbine Street Denver, CO 80206 For more information on this Conference, contact AED directly: AED address: 650 E. Algonquin Road Suite 305 Schaumburg, IL 60173 TELEPHONE: 630/574-0650 CONSTRUCTION ASSOCIATION OF MICHIGAN (CAM) Formerly Builders Exchange of Detroit and Michigan. CAM is a professional association of design and construction professionals which provides service, information, and assistance to the construction industry. Members include architects, engineers, suppliers, manufacturers, and contractors. • Construction Association of Michigan 2022 Golf Season Registration is Open! Dates: September 26, 2022 - Edgewood Country Club These outings are perfect opportunities to bring your staff and clients out for a great afternoon of golf! What is LDI? The AED Leadership Development Institute (LDI) is a program for high-potential managers who are expected to prepare for broader organizational roles. Why LDI? LDI is the only industry-specific leadership program in the market today that takes participants out of their individual silo and encourages them to focus on the business, as-a-whole. Developed based on feedback from both distributors and manufacturers, LDI is designed to prepare the next generation of dealership leaders for upcoming roles in their dealership. This comprehensive program covers content in both the operational areas of a dealership as well as personal leadership development. • SESSION: October 12 – 14, 2022 Leading Self-Leading Others . How to have coaching conversations . Leading self and others through change Relational Capital . Building relational capital . Connecting with others – your team and your customers . Collaboration over command . Making every interaction matter Program Review . Final capstone presentations For more information on this session, contact AED: Phone: 630/574-0650

NATIONAL HISPANIC CONSTRUCTION ASSOCIATION Address: 1330 Locust Road NW Washington, DC 20012-1319 Phone +1 (214) 566-2410Email: info@builtbylatinos.org About Us: The National Hispanic Construction Association (NHCA) is a non-profit membership organization representing over 4,500 companies across the country that are directly affiliated with NHCA chapters. Join us! Mission: To serve the Hispanic Construction professional at the national and state level in advocacy, education, training, business resources and communication. Vision: To be the leading association that represents and supports the business interest of the Hispanic construction professional. Key Objectives: . Become a primary source of information for the construction industry in the United States. . Help local and state chapters achieve long term success positioning themselves within the construction industry. . Develop strong governmental relations and lobbying efforts. . Advocate for equitable level participation of Hispanic owned construction businesses in contracting opportunities. . Provide cutting edge education, technical programs, and training in the construction industry E v e n t s a r e s u b j e c t t o c h a n g e , c h e c k w e b s i t e s f o r u p d a t e s

WSP USA Inc. photo A total of 400,000 tons of aggregate; 10,600 cu. yds. of concrete; 257,000 linear ft. of new rail; and 80,000 new rail ties are among the chief materials required to complete the project.

RAIL from page 56 struction of the new Miller Station this year. A new parking lot in Miller is already under construction and a new parking lot at the Portage/Ogden Dunes Station is under way.

“We have just under 20 culverts being replaced or repaired as part of the project, four which are very large, major culverts,” said Barker. “We have had some unforeseen conditions we’ve had to work around, but Walsh/Herzog has done a great job working with us to solve these challenges.”

Building the four new bridges includes installation of steel pile foundations; construction of concrete piers and abutments; fabrication of welded steel superstructures; and steel erection over mainline tracks of two Class I railroads, a steel mill main entrance and a city roadway.

To create parking spaces, workers are using a permeable pave drain technology in most of the parking areas. This system will allow water to infiltrate and help eliminate retention basins, which is beneficial from an environmental and aesthetic standpoint.

Demolition involved 70 total structures that had to be removed, including residential and commercial properties. The severely fire-damaged First Christian Church also was torn down, and involved disassembling the structure, including the large copper domes on the roof. The cross was sent to another local church.

Extensive sewer relocations have occurred, with major utilities also being moved to prepare for construction over the more than 26 mi. This particular effort was led by NIPSCO, the local gas and electric company that was once part of the ownership of the railroad.

As construction continues on the project, safety remains a priority. Prior to stepping onto the job site, workers were required to take an online training course from the railroad. Topics included working on or about the tracks and high-voltage electrical lines; defining fouling the tracks; roadway worker job briefings on track safety methods; and working around roadway maintenance machines.

Heavy equipment on the job includes John Deere 700L and John Deere 650K dozers; John Deere 245G and John Deere 345 excavators; a Harsco Mark IV tamper; a Nordco spike puller; a Nordco spiker and 100-ton ballast cars.

A total of 400,000 tons of aggregate, 10,600 cu. yds. of concrete; 257,000 liner ft. of new rail and 80,000 new rail ties are among the chief materials required to complete the project.

While much work remains, Barker said it’s incredibly rewarding to play a role in the Double Track project.

“Everywhere I go on my time off, people approach me to ask questions about the status, enthusiastic about how it will benefit the area once done. Knowing how much it means to the community makes me work as hard as I can every day.”  CEG

WSP USA Inc. photo As construction continues on the project, safety remains a priority. Prior to stepping onto the job site, workers were required to take an online training course from the railroad.

RULE from page 68

While the student is on staff and in training, with the tight industry worker pool, it’s a plus that there is less chance another employer will steal him away.

The TPR offers trainees a list of training programs in compliance. The school files information on the driver with FMCSA once he’s completed training. Employer’s Burden

“What falls on the employer, now, is the cost,” Ridens said. “Now the employee has to go to a particular regulated school and complete a course before he can even take the CDL test.”

The biggest issue Ridens sees is the fact that the training programs can set their own fees and structure their training as they choose.

“The cost can be from $4,200 to $5,500,” he said. “And how you take the course fluctuates. Sometimes it’s weekends, with a permit when you complete it, some are completed without a permit.

When he blogged about it late in 2021, Dan Horvath, vice president of safety policy of the American Trucking Associations, didn’t believe the rule would result in a burden on the trucking side.

“There are no minimum training hours required nor new exorbitant costs associated with the ELDT,” he said. “If a carrier conducts in-house training today, they’ll be able to do so after the new ELDT rule becomes effective.”

Ridens’ experience on the construction equipment side has been quite different.

“Some courses go up to 10 weeks, five days a week, and you have to pay your employee to be out of the office for that time.”

Traditionally, Ditch Witch offered employees the opportunity for on-the-job training.

“A guy could study on breaks, and when he was ready say, ‘I’m going to get my permit now.’”

But what Ridens finds the most frustrating for both employer and driver is the training phase of the entire process.

Though there are obvious benefits to instruction, the inconsistent programming structure is a huge burden, he believes.

“At the end of the day, that tech is going to go through this course but still not walk out certified,” said Ridens. “He still has to take that knowledge and go to the DMV to be tested. He could easily do that on his own, so why does he need a course to do it?”

He compares the licensing rule with that of recreational vehicles: The driver of a huge boat or large camper can operate it regulation-free as long as the vehicle doesn’t have a DOT number on it, he said.

“And how are employees spending those eight hours a day for 10 weeks in training?” he wondered. “That’s $30 an hour for 10 weeks. What if they leave me in six months? Do they pay it back?” Ripple Effect

Ridens also is concerned about the employees who aren’t tech but drive a truck daily as part of their jobs.

“Take the sales guy driving a three-ton dually with a 14,000-pound trailer behind it,” he said as an example. “And our service guys are running the heavier trucks, say a Kenworth with air brakes.”

This is Ditch Witch’s scenario, but companies in all parts of the construction equipment industry will be affected the same way.

Ridens predicts the rule will hinder pay increases for some techs who’ll need to register for training. It’ll also limit the number of CDL drivers on a staff.

On the sales side, it’ll hinder workers showing and towing equipment because they don’t have a CDL license.

Some schools are booking up into November in order to get drivers trained for their licenses, he said.

“Until he’s in class, the tech is working, but he can’t drive a truck. And that sales guy? He’s still working his territory, but with another person to help tow equipment until he can get a CDL,” Ridens said.

Worth the Trouble?

“This has been a long-time coming,” said the ATA’s Horvath.

The new ELDT was first mandated by Congress back in 2012 before the rulemaking process at the state and federal levels caused years of delay.

According to the FMCSA, the regulations and the registry were mandated under the Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act.

“The ELDT final rule was based, in part, on consensus recommendations from the Agency’s Entry-Level Driver Training Advisory Committee, a negotiated rulemaking committee that held a series of meetings in 2015.”

This past December, Horvath maintained that “not much” was changing for organizations that have a structured CDL training program in place.

“Despite false rumors spreading on social media, the process for obtaining a CDL will not markedly differ from what takes place today,” he said. “The new ELDT simply means everyone will be using the same curriculum nationwide.”

Since its implementation in February of this year, the rule has forced companies that use Class A vehicles to quickly rethink their CDL training programs, said Ridens.

“Nobody really stopped to get their hands around it until it went into place,” he said. “Now everybody’s scrambling to get people hired, and it’s hitting them: ‘How’s this going to work out?’”

As an equipment manufacturing and sales company representative, Ridens has a different perspective.

A board member of the Illinois Equipment Distributors, he said the organization decided it should study the effects the rule would have on members.

“This is a nationwide story that will impact many individuals in different positions within our independent distributors,” said Tom Stern, the organization’s executive secretary.

Ridens has many other questions about the rule: If an employee doesn’t pass his CDL test, is there a test retake fee?

And will the training program actually discourage potential employees from choosing a career driving in the construction equipment industry?

“Somebody who has to go through a 10week course might choose another career field,” he said. “This just makes it more of a challenge to hire people in the market we’re in right now.”  CEG

Under the new FMCSA entry level truck driver training program, drivers must complete CDL training from an approved training provider in order to be certified.

JLG’s Next Gen Augmented Reality App Now Available

JLG Industries Inc. announced updates to the JLG Augmented Reality (AR) app, giving the digital tool a facelift and expanding its capabilities to be even more useful to users on a day-to-day basis.

The next-generation upgrades include an allnew interface and experience, new content, cloud-based and offline use, expanded machine inspections functionality and a new “Fleet” feature.

“This new, expanded version of the JLG AR app not only has a more modern look and feel, but it also operates more effectively and efficiently,” said Ara Eckel, director of product management for connected solutions, JLG.

“Taking a machine-first approach, we have evolved this tool with very targeted enhancements and additional features that will improve users’ productivity. Its’ customer-centric design makes the app easier to navigate and more quickly connects our customers to the information they are looking for.”

The JLG AR app continues to provide five important functions that increase safety, productivity and efficiency on job sites: 1) Machine Visualization, 2) Accessory Visualization, 3) Operation Guidance, 4) Decal Viewer and 5) Inspection Assistant.

Upgrades to the app include several performance-enhancing capabilities to these functions, such as a refreshed mobile application interface and experience that starts at the machine level, allowing users to select a product and go directly into its content module from either the easy-to-use menu guide or through the app’s improved search functionality.

New machines and content also have been added to the equipment modules offering users today more than 60 models to view and manipulate in 3-D.

Content is now cloud-based, rather than native, to reduce the application’s size from 1.3 GB to 227 MB and enhance accessibility to new and updated content. And, the inspection assistance functionality has expanded to cover annual machine inspections, daily machine inspections and pre-delivery inspections.

The new “Fleet” feature helps JLG customers optimize their fleet management right from the app. Users can now add and store multiple assets for easy tracking by serial number/asset ID. And, users can save data on machines and access it instantly, regardless of connectivity.

“Using the JLG AR app, users can get ondemand, digital access to information specific to a machine without ever leaving the job site,” said Eckel.

Examples of this are: • Project managers using the app’s machine visualization can make sure the equipment they’re ordering will fit in their workspace and reach the required areas without looking up dimensions in a manual or online. • Rental companies using the app’s accessory visualization can be confident that they’re ordering the right accessories to fit the models they carry without referencing a parts manual to verify fit. • Before machine use, operators using the app’s operation guidance can see an overlay of a machine’s control panel with explanations of control functions. And, using the decal viewer, operators can scan decals and read them in their native language. • Technicians using their phones can walk through the inspection assistant to ensure they are following proper protocols and efficiently documenting every step.

“There are a lot of added benefits and value for users in the updated JLG AR app,” said Eckel, “and the best part is that it is 100percent free to download and does not require a login to use [some limitations may apply in select global markets].”

The new JLG Augmented Reality app is now live in the Apple App Store and available for download. Current app users can easily update to the new version from the same download. The upgraded app will soon be available for download in the Google Play Store.

For more information, visit jlg.com/augmentedreality. 

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Common Ground Alliance (CGA), the national nonprofit trade association dedicated to protecting underground utility lines, people who dig near them and their communities, announced that Sam Hall will join the organization as the vice president of the Damage Prevention Institute (DPI).

The newly created DPI will take the industry to the next level by utilizing data and statistics to generate powerful insights and efficiencies that will reduce the rate of damages to buried infrastructure. In April, CGA announced that the Gold Shovel Association would become a new arm of CGA, the Damage Prevention Institute.

Hall brings more than two decades of industry experience and a strong regulatory background to his new position as vice president, where he will lead the DPI’s development of stakeholder metrics to drive efficiencies in the damage prevention system. In this role, Hall also will collaborate with industry leaders and key CGA committees to create a peer-reviewed accreditation process.

Prior to joining CGA, Hall served as senior program manager of the U.S. Department of Transportation, Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) for more than 15 years, actively engaging with damage prevention stakeholders from the local level to internationally. Hall additionally brings years of experience with data management and analytics in the private sector, as well as in local and federal government, including the development and implementation of metrics and evaluation mechanisms for grant programs, public awareness programs, emergency management systems and state excavation damage prevention law enforcement programs. “We are thrilled to welcome Sam to the CGA team where he will bring his industry expertise and experience to the Damage Prevention Institute,” said Sarah Magruder Lyle, president and CEO of Common Ground Alliance. “Sam’s experience at PHMSA, decades of data management, and strong relationships with key stakeholders will give him the tools to successfully lead the DPI and the development of its key elements, such as the peer review process.” For more information about CGA and the DPI, visit www.CommonGroundAlliance.com and www.DamagePreventionInstitute.com. 

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................................................................................................92 BELL TRUCKS AMERICA INC ................................................................63 BERGMANN AMERICA ............................................................................58 BOBCAT COMPANY ..........................................................................52,53 BROOKS TRACTOR ................................................................................15 CEG SCALE MODELS ............................................................................54 CMW EQUIPMENT - CUMMINGS MCGOW ..........................................50 CONDUIT SEARCH GROUP....................................................................67 CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT GUIDE ..................................66,79,86,93 CUSTOM MADE PRODUCTS ..................................................................58 DIAMOND EQUIPMENT ..........................................................................76 DOOSAN ............................................................................................26,27 DYNAPAC ................................................................................................39 FABICK CAT ..............................................................................................2 FINKBINER EQUIPMENT CO ....................................................................7 FLANGE LOCK ........................................................................................32 FOLEY EQUIPMENT CO..........................................................................17 GEHL ........................................................................................................80 GOMACO CORP ......................................................................................51 HANSEN AUCTION GROUP ....................................................................96 HITACHI CONSTRUCTION MACHINERY ..............................................65 HYUNDAI CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT ........................................84,85 IMPACT ROLLER TECHNOLOGY INC ....................................................48 IRAY AUCTIONS INC ..............................................................................96 JCB INC ..............................................................................................60,61 JFW EQUIPMENT INC ............................................................................48 JJ SCHECKEL CORP ................................................................................9 JOHN DEERE ..........................................................................................71 JOHN DEERE SKID STEER ..................................................................103 KIRBY-SMITH MACHINERY INC ............................................................21 KOMATSU AMERICA CORP 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..............................................11 MCCOY EQUIPMENT ..............................................................................33 MID COUNTRY MACHINERY ..................................................................29 NEWMAN TRACTOR................................................................................23 NPK CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT INC ..............................................77 NUSS GROUP ..........................................................................................75 OKADA AMERICA INC ............................................................................70 PURPLE WAVE INC ................................................................................97 RAMMER ................................................................................................73 ROAD BUILDERS MACHINERY ..............................................................13 ROLAND MACHINERY INC ......................................................................5 ROSCO MANUFACTURING ....................................................................36 ROTOTILT INC. ........................................................................................18 SAKAI AMERICA INC ..............................................................................50 SANY AMERICA INC ................................................................................57 SARGENTS EQUIPMENT ........................................................................19 SHERIDAN REALTY AUCTION CO ......................................................101 SMH GROUP-US ......................................................................................10 SOUTHEASTERN EQUIPMENT CO ........................................................30 STAR EQUIPMENT LTD ............................................................................6 SUMMIT SUPPLY GROUP ......................................................................31 SUNBELT RENTALS INC ..........................................................................3 TAKEUCHI ..........................................................................................82,83 TORO ........................................................................................................62 TRI-STATE BOBCAT ..........................................................................10,30 TRI-STATE TRAILER SALES ..................................................................55 VLP AN EQUIPMENTSHARE COMPANY ..............................................33 VOLVO COMPACTION ............................................................................49 VOLVO CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT ................................................91 WACKER NEUSON AMERICA CORPORATION ....................................59 WAINROY ................................................................................................31 WEILER PRODUCTS ..........................................................................46,47 WEST SIDE TRACTOR SALES ................................................................6 WIRTGEN AMERICA ..........................................................................42,43