Wayne GraysonWayne Grayson is the former Executive Video Producer for Randall-Reilly; in previous positions, he served as the Executive Editor and Online Editor for Equipment World.TechnologyNew construction tech course is training drone pilots, preparing Ga. Tech students for industry’s futureFive years ago, you would have been hard-pressed to find anyone that would call construction a transforming industry being reshaped by technology. The ‘T-word’ is looked on with a fair amount of skepticism by those in this industry, as it typically means higher cost and, oftentimes, less power or efficiency than the way a task has been […]April 27, 2017Construction EquipmentJohn Deere adds 20,000-hr. warranty on 944K hybrid loader’s electronic componentsJohn Deere has introduced a 20,000-hour/96-month (eight years) warranty on the power electronic components of its 944K hybrid wheel loader. Deere says the warranty is retroactive to existing machines in the field and will be provided with all 944K loaders purchased through October 31, 2018. The warranty covers wheel motors, generators, power inverters and brake retarders […]April 27, 2017PickupsRam unveils Rebel Blue Streak, goes neon with limited edition 1500 Sublime SportRam is again expanding its wide offering of pickup packages aimed at customers looking for a custom truck look straight from the factory. We’ll start with the limited edition Sublime Sport, a Ram 1500 sporting a shocking amount of neon green. The exterior features monochromatic styling thanks to a body-color grille, and is complemented by black […]April 26, 2017TechnologyFixed-wing eBee Plus surveying drone coming to Cat dealers through Airware/senseFly partnershipCommercial drone technology company Airware has announced a partnership with another drone manufacturer that will add a different type of aircraft to the company’s current offerings. Airware, which sells drones and end-to-end mapping solutions to construction, mining, surveying and other business customers, currently offers only rotary drones (those driven by a number of rotors). But through a […]April 26, 2017Construction EquipmentCaterpillar will move global HQ to Deerfield, lll., beginning this yearNearly three months after announcing plans that the company would be moving its global headquarters from Peoria to Chicago, Caterpillar has actually settled on a location a bit further north. By mid-2018, the world’s no. 1 heavy equipment manufacturer plans to call the Chicago suburb of Deerfield its new home. The company will move into […]April 20, 2017BusinessHyundai spins off Construction Equipment division as new companyHyundai Heavy Industries announced Wednesday that it has spun off its Construction Equipment division as a new company, Hyundai Construction Equipment Co., Ltd. The spin off took effect April 1st and is based on a restructuring plan that Hyundai reports began last year. The company says the move “offers great possibilities and improved agility.” Parent company Hyundai […]April 19, 2017BusinessU.S. home starts fall 6.2% in MarchConstruction on new homes in the U.S. fell in March with declines ing both single- and multi-family starts. Total home starts fell 6.8 percent to a seasonally-adjusted annual rate of 1.215 million, according to preliminary data from the Commerce Department. Total starts remain 9.2 percent above the March 2016 figure. Single-family starts fell 6.2 percent to […]April 19, 2017Construction EquipmentCat D8T moves more at less cost with several new optionsFollowing a ConExpo appearance where Cat allowed attendees to try out its Remote Operator system and operate a D8T 1,700 miles away, the heavy equipment manufacturer is now announcing several other productivity options for this dozer. Moving more For starters, Cat is now offering a new blade for the D8T that increases capacity by 19 […]April 14, 2017Construction EquipmentFox-Marrs replaces Mirdha as JCB North America CEO in apparent leadership shake-upThree years after being elevated to the position, Arjun Mirdha is out as president and CEO of JCB North America (JCBNA) in favor of another company veteran. Richard Fox-Marrs has left his role as president of JCB North America’s Agriculture division to replace Mirdha. In the company’s announcement of Fox-Marrs’s promotion, Mirdha is not mentioned. According […]April 11, 2017WorkforceConstruction adds 6,000 jobs in MarchThough the increase wasn’t as substantial as the two months that preceded it, the U.S. construction industry notched a seventh straight month of jobs expansion in March. The industry now employs 6.882 million Americans, a 2.6-percent increase over the March 2016 figure, according to preliminary data from the Labor Department. 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