Business Wire - Mon June 29, 2020
Construction Company App Offers Health Screens, Tools
As the construction industry reopens in California and across the United States, BuildCenter, a software spinoff from COBE Construction Inc. , is offering a free health screening tool and attendance log....
Felling Trailers - Mon June 29, 2020
Felling Acquires 2-Cell Gantry Robot, Increasing Production Efficiencies
Felling Trailers has always strived to be at the forefront of innovation — from the trailers it manufactures to the equipment its team uses to build them. In the fall of 2019, Felling acquired a 2-Cell Gantry Robot with Fanuc R-100iC Robotic Arms....
Bridgestone Americas Inc. - Thu June 25, 2020
Bridgestone Acquires iTrack Solutions Business from Transense Technologies
Bridgestone Corporation (Bridgestone) has completed the purchase of the iTrack Solutions Business from UK-based Transense Technologies PLC (Transense). iTrack is a provider of tire management solutions for the off-the-road (OTR) vehicle market....
Kenworth - Wed June 24, 2020
Kenworth T880, W990 Add WABCO OnGuardACTIVE as Option
Kenworth now offers WABCO OnGuardACTIVE as an option for the Kenworth T880 and W990. According to WABCO, OnGuardACTIVE is an advanced driver assistance system that helps drivers mitigate or avoid rear-end collisions and provides adaptive cruise control (ACC)....
Volvo - Tue June 23, 2020
Volvo Autonomous Hauler Wins Red Dot Award
The TA15 autonomous electric hauler from Volvo Autonomous Solutions has wowed a panel of design experts in Essen, Germany, to win a Red Dot Product Design Award 2020 – a seal of high design quality from the world's largest and most distinguished design competition....
Mack Trucks - Mon June 22, 2020
New Geotab Connected by Mack Offers Integrated and Comprehensive Telematics Package
Mack Trucks announced the availability of Geotab Connected by Mack, a new integrated, expandable open telematics platform for fleet managers and drivers which includes access to fleet management, Electronic Logging Device (ELD) and driver compliance solutions....
Lucy Perry – CEG CORRESPONDENT - Thu June 18, 2020
Smart Move: Embracing New Tech for an Edge
Implementing new technology into construction is a smart decision, but it's a process. The technology must present tangible value from Day 1, and it has to make sense for the job site. It must work as well in the field as it did at the tradeshow....
Caterpillar - Wed June 17, 2020
Caterpillar Announces Acquisition of Robotic Expertise
Caterpillar Inc. has acquired select assets and hired employees from San Francisco, Calif., based robot and autonomy technology solutions company Marble Robot Inc. The acquisition is part of Caterpillar's automation and autonomy strategy and demonstrates its commitment to the next generation of jobsite solutions....
ASV Holdings Inc. - Tue June 16, 2020
ASV Explores Remote-Control Technology
ASV Holdings Inc. , a manufacturer of all-purpose and all-season compact track loaders and skid steers, explores remote-control technology on its machines as part of the company's mission to consistently push the limits on innovation....
Mike Merrill, WorkMax - Mon June 15, 2020
How to Improve Communication on a Heavy Civil Project
Complex, large scale projects such as highways, bridges and railways require hundreds of people to be on the same page in order to operate as a cohesive unit. And while sharing information across multiple departments in a company is no easy feat, ensuring crystal clear communication across the board has to be a priority....
