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® March 8 2023 Vol. XXXV • No. 5
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Kings Highway Project Adds Capacity, Safety
Charlotte’s Abernethy Contracting Is Ready for New Challenges...12
Blanchard Machinery Welcomes Customers to New Rental Store...16
Florida Department of Transportation photo
The canal work required some specialized equipment. A contractor brought in a drill rig with a perforated tremie pipe that helped to pour the foundational columns placed under the new box culvert.
By Chuck MacDonald CEG CORRESPONDENT
JM Wood Auction Celebrates 50 Years of Family Business...78
For many years, trucks carrying produce and manufactured goods have been jostling for space
Table of Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 Attachments & Parts Section . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29-33 Truck & Trailer Section . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35-40 Aggregate & Recycling Section . . . . . . . . . . . . .44-55 Business Calendar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .68 Auction Section . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .70-81 Advertisers Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .82
with commuters and tourists traveling to Florida’s Atlantic Coast on Kings Highway (SR 713). This busy road connects with I-95, the Florida Turnpike and A1A to convey people and goods to Ft. Pierce as well as to Florida’s
Treasure Coast. That congestion is changing rapidly as the two-lane highway is being transformed to a four-lane road with a 20-ft. wide median. Florida Department of Transportation see KINGS page 26
Playing Nice With OSHA How to Avoid Fines for Jobsite Violations, What to Do If You Are Cited By Lucy Perry CEG CORRESPONDENT
The Department of Labor opened the year with an increase in the cost of penalties for employer violations. This means not only the federal Mine Safety and Health Administration, but the Employee Benefits Security Administration, Wage and Hour Division and Office of Workers’ Compensation Programs are all under the fee-hike umbrella. So is OSHA. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s maximum penalty increases include more than $15,000 per violation for serious, other-thanserious and posting requirement violations. see OSHA page 62
OSHA is included in the Department of Labor’s increased penalty costs for employer violations.