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reporter | by Equipment World staff Test positive for marijuana? Get ready to lose your crane certification R ecreational use of marijuana may now be legal in Washington and Colorado, but that doesn't matter if you intend to operate a crane anywhere in the United States. The National Commission for the Certification of Crane Operators says testing positive for marijuana use would automatically revoke a candidate's certification status, regardless of state laws. The NCCCO substance abuse policy prohibits the use of illegal drugs, prescriptions, and any controlled substances that would impair the safe operation of a crane. This includes marijuana whether used for recreational or medical purposes. "We wanted to make it perfectly clear that state initiatives regarding marijuana will have no bearing on the requirement that CCO-certified personnel comply with NCCCO's substance abuse policy as well as the substance abuse testing provisions of the ASME B30 standard," said Graham Brent. "It is a condition of certification that lifting personnel certified by NCCCO attest to their compliance with the substance abuse policy." Mike Mack, president, John Deere Construction & Forestry Division, congratulates Jim Kane, NPL Construction president. NPL Construction receives John Deere's 250,000th backhoe N PL Construction, an energy distribution contractor headquartered in Phoenix, Arizona, received the keys to John Deere's 250,000th backhoe, a decked-out commemorative 310SK. The backhoe, featuring silver-skinned loader and backhoe buckets plus decals commemorating the 250,000th designation, won't see dirt anytime soon. The company is planning to feature it in a series of kick-off meetings for employees taking place throughout the country, plus give Deere the opportunity to showcase it at their ICUEE booth in Louisville this fall. CMI, Cedarapids brands to remain following BOMAG purchase B OMAG brought a CMI stabilizer/reclaimer and a Cedarapids paver to the recent World of Asphalt show – both a bright shade of BOMAG yellow and with updated composite logos that bear either BOMAG/CMI or BOMAG/Cedarapids branding. In early February, Terex announced that it was selling CMI and Cedarapids to BOMAG. Volvo celebrates plant expansion with commemorative loader V olvo Construction Equipment inaugurated its $100 million plant expansion in Shippensburg, Pennsylvania, by unveiling a commemorative L60G wheel loader. A true North American machine, the loader sported American flag cladding on one side and a Canadian flag on the other. The company says it initially will produce its L60, L70 and L90 loaders at the plant with plans to eventually produce excavators and articulated haulers. EquipmentWorld.com | April 2013 11