At the request of House Transportation & Infrastructure Committee leadership, trade association AED submitted its infrastructure-related policy priorities as the panel develops its public works and highway bills. read more

APR 30, 2019 - 6:45 am

The AED and eight other construction organizations sent separate letters to the Senate and Trump administration opposing the recently implemented tariffs on steel and aluminum imported from Canada, the EU and Mexico. read more

JUN 18, 2018 - 7:39 am

In a recent post, AED’s president and CEO comments on a recent U.S. Census Bureau Value of Construction Put in Place survey which shows public construction spending hit a 24-year low in Q2/17. read more

AUG 21, 2017 - 7:21 am

In testimony before the House of Representatives Small Business Committee, Don Shilling, AED’s 2015 national chairman, called for bold, decisive action to restore certainty to the federal highway program. read more

JUN 10, 2015 - 7:26 am

In a recent post, the Associated Equipment Distributors say they are “leading the charge” to reinstate the temporary 50% depreciation bonus and permanently increase Sec. 179 expensing levels before the lame duck session ends. read more

DEC 2, 2014 - 7:03 am