Since the end of the Great Recession in 2009, workers have been slow to return to the construction industry. That’s because many laborers who struggled to find work during the recession’s darkest days felt they had no choice but to leave the industry entirely and search for work elsewhere. Now that the housing market is …
Truck industry analysts are predicting big rate hikes as enforcement of the ELD mandate ramps up. The mandate requiring commercial truck drivers to electronically log their service hours officially went into effect on December 18, 2017. But at that time, roadside enforcement personnel were only permitted to document violations of the rule. “Hard enforcement” will …
National Average Price Per Gallon: $3.010 The average price of U.S. regular-grade gasoline shot up 7 cents over the past two weeks. Diesel prices followed suit and also rose in every major U.S. region. A global rise in crude oil prices was the cause of the jump. Unfortunately, analysts predict that crude …
A rundown of trucking-related arrests, convictions, and crime news from March 2018. March 1, 2018 A truck driver struck the 10-foot high King of Prussia Road bridge in Radnor Township, PA at 8:20 AM.Fire crews responded to the scene to help clean up fluid leaking from the vehicle. The truck’s driver was arrested for …
On March 8, a fire ripped through a construction site at an apartment complex in Denver, CO. The flames were so hot that they melted nearby cars. About fifty construction workers were in the building when the fire broke out. Some of them jumped from the second and third floors of the building in order …
More states are loosening their laws for marijuana use. In November 2016, Maine joined in when voters approved a law that legalized recreational marijuana in the state. On February 1 of this year, retail sales of the drug went into effect in Maine. So what do employers need to know about marijuana use in the …
National Average Price Per Gallon: $2.972 Global oil prices rose by almost 1% today due to a weak dollar and tensions in the Middle East. Concerns about Venezuela’s falling crude output has also contributed to rising prices.The International Energy Agency said last week that Venezuela is “clearly vulnerable to an accelerated …
Back in November 2017, economists were confident that manufacturing was about to come roaring back in the U.S. after decades of decline. Now new analysis is painting a more modest, yet still optimistic picture of the state of American manufacturing in 2018. Jobs Down, Efficiency Up American manufacturing hit an all-time high in 1979. Back …
Trenching has been one of the most dangerous jobs in construction for a long time. It’s no surprise, given that a single cubic yard of dirt can weight up to 3,000 pounds. And according to OSHA, there were more trenching deaths in 2016 than in 2014 and 2015 combined. Now the dangers of trenching are …
National Average Price Per Gallon: $2.976 American oil production continues to hit record highs. U.S. shale production is on track to hit 7 million barrels-per-day next month, up 25% from a year ago. And according to Timothy Dove, president and CEO of Pioneer Natural Resources, the industry is at a technological …
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