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March 22, 2014 • Vol. IX • No. 6 • 470 Maryland Drive • Ft. Washington, PA 19034 • 215/885-2900 • Toll Free 800-523-2200 • Fax 215/885-2910
Inside
Viva La Industry
CAS Makes Second Trip to Florida Auct ions...62
CEG Launches First Ever M obile App...10
ConExpo Breaks Records in Vegas
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onExpo-Con/AGG and IFPE 2014 took center stage in Las Vegas March 4 to 8 with tremendous energy and serious buyers. Total registration of 129,364 soared past the last edition of the shows as they achieved the second-highest attendance in their history. The shows also set new records for exhibit space, number of exhibitors and education tickets sold. The co-located ConExpo-Con/AGG and IFPE, at the Las Vegas (USA) Convention Center, delivered a global showcase of the newest product innovations and technologies for the construction, construction materials and fluid power/power transmission/motion control industries with more than 1,000 new products and services on display.
Ritchie Bros. Holds Year’s Largest Sale…66
Table of Contents ........4
see CONEXPO page 14
Asphalt, Concrete, Paving, Compaction & Milling Section ......40-57 Business Calendar ......65 Auction Section ....60-75 Advertisers Index ......74
Industry Rejects OSHA’s Crystalline Silica Proposal The Construction Industry Safety Coalition, which represents 25 different construction trade associations, issued the following statement as it filed comments regarding the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (OSHA) proposed Crystalline Silica Rulemaking:
“After an exhaustive analysis that involved hundreds of construction safety professionals, builders, construction managers and specialty trade contractors representing virtually every facet on the industry, it is our conclusion that the administration’s proposed new silica rule is significantly flawed and will do little to
improve workplace health or safety. Specifically, the proposed rule sets a silica exposure standard that cannot be accurately measured or protected against with existing equipment and includes a series of data errors that undermine many of the rule’s basic assumptions. “The proposed rule’s new silica exposure limit is virtually impos-
sible to accurately measure or protect against using existing technology. For example, commercially-available dust collection technology is not capable by itself of protecting workers from the rule’s new silica exposure limit. A limitation the agency appears to acknowledge in its see SILICA page 65