U.S. Department of Transportation - Mon June 24, 2019
DOT Announces Availability of $60M to Fund New Tech
The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) published a Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) for states, cities and other agencies to compete for $60 million in Advanced Transportation and Congestion Management Technologies Deployment Program (ATCMTD) grants to fund new technologies that improve transportation efficiency....
Volvo - Thu June 13, 2019
Volvo Launches Haul Assist With On-Board Weighing in North America to Optimize Hauler Loads
Volvo Construction Equipment continues to add to its portfolio of productivity services with the North American launch of Haul Assist, a system that shows how much material an articulated hauler has moved, providing operators data and real-time insights to help achieve optimal payloads and improve productivity....
John Deere - Thu June 06, 2019
John Deere 470G LC Excavator Now Features Grade Guidance Technology
Power and precision converge with the new grade guidance technology-equipped John Deere 470G LC excavators. First introduced for the 210G LCand 350G LC excavators, John Deere developed this solution in cooperation with Topcon Positioning Group....
Volvo - Wed June 05, 2019
Volvo Dig Assist Start and Load Assist Now Standard on Excavators and Wheel Loaders in North America
Volvo Construction Equipment continues to unlock the full productivity potential of its excavator and wheel loader lineup with its basic package of Dig Assist — Dig Assist Start — now standard on new EC220E to EC480E excavator models, and its Load Assist system now standard on new L150H to L260H wheel loader models....
Toro - Thu May 23, 2019
Toro Presents the E-Dingo Compact Utility Loader
During The ARA Show 2019 in Anaheim, Calif., Toro shared information about new products and programs. Visitors to the Toro booth got a sneak peek of a battery-powered Dingo compact utility loader, the Toro e-Dingo....
Sany - Thu May 16, 2019
Sany Capital USA Implements IDScloud
Sany Capital USA (a subsidiary of Sany Group) recently selected IDS, a provider of asset finance and origination technology, for its IDScloud platform for asset finance. Sany, the 5th largest heavy equipment manufacturer globally, selected IDScloud based on both the functional strength of the solution and the ability to move quickly from their existing asset finance accounting system....
Felling Trailers - Tue May 14, 2019
Building Robots is Fun — Felling Supports Robotics Teams
Fanning the flame of innovation in our youth is the responsibility of every company, especially those in the manufacturing trades. As we see many of today's skilled tradesmen/women moving closer towards retirement, we as an industry need to be proactive instead of reactive....
Volvo - Mon May 13, 2019
Five Things You Might Not Know About Batteries
Batteries are an important part of modern life and now Volvo Construction Equipment (Volvo CE) is starting to use them to power its machines — but how much do you actually know about them? Magnus Larsson, development engineer batteries, electromobility systems, presents five facts about the lithium-ion batteries that are being used in construction equipment....
Doosan - Wed May 01, 2019
Doosan Infracore Forms Strategic Partnership with Big Data Unicorn Palantir
Doosan Infracore has formed a strategic partnership with U.S. big data unicorn Palantir Technologies for the first time in Korea, as part of the effort to accelerate digital transformation. Palantir is a Silicon Valley-based big data startup that provides big data analysis platform to organizations in various fields, ranging from public sector to finance to manufacturing, to be used for arresting criminals, preventing financial risk, improving productivity and product quality, etc....
Volvo - Fri April 26, 2019
Exploring the Potential for 5G in Construction
In a global first, Volvo Construction Equipment (Volvo CE) is among a small number of pioneering companies trialling 5G mobile connectivity. With the program set to make a big impact on construction innovation, we find out more from 5G expert Calle Skillsäter, Volvo CE's Technical Specialist for Connected Machines....
