Published Nationally Northeast Edition
® February 16 2022 Vol. LXIV • No. 4
“The Nation’s Best Read Construction Newspaper… Founded 1957.” 470 Maryland Drive • Ft. Washington, PA 19034 • 215-885-2900 • Toll Free 800-523-2200 • www.constructionequipmentguide.com
Inside
Big Rig Ready Fed Wants to Make Truck Driving More Attractive Career Field Choice
Rural N.J. County Buys $1.2M Landfill Compactor…8
Major Flood Risk Management Project Begins…24
The Biden administration is developing initiatives to attract jobseekers to the construction industry. One will allow adults as young as 18 to drive a semi, while another encourages veterans to make trucking a post-military career.
By Lucy Perry CEG CORRESPONDENT Federal Grant Allows PennDOT to Replace Collapsed Span…30
Table of Contents ................4 Paving Section..............45-58 Excavators & Attachments Section ..........................59-92 Business Calendar ..........104 Auction Section ......110-117 Advertisers Index ............118
Like construction, trucking suffers a workforce shortage. The American Trucking Association (ATA) says 80,000 more truck drivers are needed. As a means to deal with supply-chain issues, the Biden administration is prioritizing trucking as a career field through apprenticeships and other recruiting programs. More than one government program has been developed to draw more jobseekers to the trucking industry. One program would allow adults as young as 18 to drive a semi. Another would encourage veterans to make trucking a post-military career. The ATA is happy with the prospect of more recruits, but independent truckers say driver retention is the forest lost among the trees. Lowering Age Barriers According to ATA, 49 states and Washington, D.C., currently give commercial driver licenses to people see TRUCKING page 112
For Site #5, Route 30 over Route 67 (constructed in 1973), deck and joint headers are being replaced with armorless joints and deck spot repairs are being executed.
Tioga Construction Makes Big Progress in Amsterdam By Irwin Rapoport CEG CORRESPONDENT
Tioga Construction crews have been making solid progress on the New York State Department of Transportation’s (NYSDOT) $12 million project in the city of Amsterdam (Montgomery County), which is rehabilitating six bridges at four sites to deal with much needed repairs and to meet current standards. Tioga secured the contract on Sept. 13,
2019, and started worked on Oct. 21, 2019. The original completion date was set for Aug. 21, 2021, but has been extended to Oct. 31, 2022. The project cost was $10,603,210.40, but was amended to $12,972,026.10. The construction cost is being funded by a combination of NHP and STP & SDF funding. “Overall, the project is needed to restore/repair any identified deck, drainage see AMSTERDAM page 44
