Tue October 03, 2017
Goodyear Unveils Revamped OTR Tire Website
The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company has completely overhauled its OTR tire website, www.goodyearotr.com, to provide an enriched user experience and help mining, construction, quarry and port operations discover how Goodyear can help enhance their efficiencies and lower their operating costs....
Cindy Riley - Wed September 27, 2017
Air Force Base Constructs Flight Simulator
At Eielson Air Force Base in Alaska, construction is under way on a $22 million F-35A Lightning II flight simulator facility. The simulator will allow the initial F-35 pilots, who arrive at Eielson approximately six months before the first aircraft arrive, to maintain many of their flying currencies and skills....
Tue September 26, 2017
Topcon Announces Upgrade to SmoothRide Data Collection Software
Topcon Positioning Group recently announced an update to its data collection software for the SmoothRide resurfacing workflow solution. RD-M1 Collect 2.0 includes updates designed to facilitate and optimize mapping of road conditions....
Mon September 25, 2017
Drones May Hold Key to Unblock Roads Faster
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) Drone aircraft are beginning to hover over highway crashes in North Carolina as more law enforcement agencies use them to reopen the road in a fraction of the time needed previously....
Emily Buenzle - Fri September 15, 2017
A Look Inside: Construction Continues at Apple Park
When construction workers' snapchats of the unfinished Apple Park in Cupertino, Calif., went viral last month, it was easy to see that the complex boasted some pretty impressive features. Construction, which began in 2013, is expected to be complete by the end of the year, but you don't have to wait until then to find out more about the facility's features....
Wed September 13, 2017
State Highways Data Now Available on HDOT Website
The Hawaii Department of Transportation (HDOT) Highways Division is making project status data available publically on the HDOT website. Available data includes the schedule, scope and estimated cost for all current State Highways projects as well as all projects planned to begin construction in the next two years....
Andrea Rumbaugh - Houston Chronicle - Tue September 12, 2017
Pilots Use High-Tech Simulators to Guide Big Vessels
HOUSTON (AP) Capt. Tom Goodwin stood on the bridge of an oil tanker and looked upon the familiar Bayport Container Terminal. But instead of peering out a vessel's front windows, he was in a high-tech simulator gazing intently at 13 monitors....
Mon September 11, 2017
Edge Showcases Compact Equipment Attachments
On Aug. 24, 2017, Edge launched a new website, EDGEAttach.com, that features product videos, specifications, photos and a robust dealer locator. Edge, a brand of Manitou Group, provides more than 2,500 attachments for compact equipment including skid steers, track loaders, excavators and articulated loaders....
Wed August 30, 2017
Colorado Springs Announces Support for Hyperloop Track
Regional leaders gathered to sign a letter of support for the Hyperloop Advanced Research Partnership (HARP) to help bring commercial Hyperloop technology companies to the front range of Colorado. A community conversation was held on Aug....
Colorado Department of Transportation - Wed August 30, 2017
CDOT, Partners Introduce World's First Self-Driving Work Zone Vehicle
The Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) unveiled a first-of-its kind work zone vehicle designed to advance safety for roadway maintenance crews. Customarily positioned behind road construction crews in order to protect workers from the traveling public, the Autonomous Impact Protection Vehicle (AIPV) increases work zone safety by removing the driver from a truck that is actually designed to be hit....
