Topcon - Thu April 04, 2019
Topcon Announces Redesigned Job Site Management System
Topcon Positioning Group has announced a new edition of its real-time 3D job site monitoring and management system — Sitelink 2.0. The update includes a new pay-as-you-go, point-based service model, new features to Sitelink Support Desk, as well as a new Haul Truck application....
CEG - Wed March 27, 2019
Early Tech Upgrades Put Caliper Ahead of Competition
During the great recession, while most American businesses were in all-out cost savings mode, one contractor in the desert southwest took another approach. Ron Davis, owner of Caliper Construction in Las Cruces, N.M., saw 2009 as the right time to begin the transformation to GPS grade control technology on his fleet of excavating and grading equipment....
AASHTO Journal - Tue March 26, 2019
TxDOT Tests 'X-Ray Gun' to Measure Asphalt Quality
TTI's "X-Ray Gun," developed after two years' of research, quickly identifies the chemical composition of asphalt pavement materials, whatever their form — solid, liquid, etc. — and can also sometimes be used to determine the thickness and composition of layers and coatings....
John Deere - Thu March 21, 2019
John Deere Introduces Next Generation of Construction Simulators
John Deere is rolling out its new construction simulators – further bridging the gap between the classroom and jobsite. The modular update outfits the new John Deere simulators to one of six machine types: backhoe, crawler dozer, excavator, wheel loader, joystick-controlled motor grader and fingertip control motor grader....
Mack Trucks - Thu March 21, 2019
Silver Streak Trucking Succeeds with Mack GuardDog Connect
Operating in the ultra-competitive Seattle area construction market, Maple Valley, Wash.-based Silver Streak Trucking depends on its fleet being ready to meet any challenge. That's why Silver Streak relies on Mack Trucks and its industry-leading uptime solutions to keep its trucks on the job....
Jennifer McKevitt - CEG Correspondent - Mon March 18, 2019
Roadie Set to Transform Construction Supplies Delivery
The Roadie delivery app is finding particular success with its partnership with Home Depot, which now offers same day project deliveries at more than 400 of its stores throughout the United States. The delivery startup recently raised an additional $37 million (toward its total $62 million) in Series C funding from both Warren Stephens and Eric Schmidt's Tomorrow Ventures, and some of those millions also came from Home Depot....
Volvo - Mon March 11, 2019
Remote-Controlled Wheel Loaders to Be Tested When Volvo CE Receives Sweden's First 5G Network for Industry
Telia, Ericsson and Volvo Construction Equipment (Volvo CE) have launched Sweden's first 5G network for industrial use at Volvo CE's facility in Eskilstuna. Volvo CE will then become one of the first in the world to use 5G technology to test remote-controlled machines and autonomous solutions....
Mack Trucks - Wed March 06, 2019
Mack Introduces Over the Air Parameter Plus Package
Mack Trucks announced a new package for customers that will further maximize their uptime via Mack Over The Air, Mack's remote programming solution that allows for remote software updates and the setting of vehicle parameters....
Roland Machinery Co. - Wed March 06, 2019
RAMS Contracting Ltd . . . Incorporating Technology Keeps This Lannon, Wisc., Company Ahead of the Curve
Speed. Efficiency. Accuracy. Devising a plan to achieve all three of those goals on a consistent basis can separate a company from its competition. For RAMS Contracting Ltd. , a Milwaukee-area, full-service contracting company, that plan involves a heavy dose of leading-edge technology....
Hitachi - Thu February 28, 2019
Hitachi Introduces Factory-Integrated Grade Guidance
Hitachi is taking efficiency to a new level with Hitachi Grade Guidance, integrated and developed in cooperation with Topcon. Leveraging the latest components and technologies, Grade Guidance is a "one-stop shop" solution that helps complete precision-excavation more efficiently....
