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Workforce
Safety Week Lesson 1: RFID card reader prevents unauthorized machine access
Tim Truex, midsize equipment and electrical manager for Kokosing Construction wanted a way to prevent unauthorized operators from starting equipment, especially cranes, aerial work platforms, forklifts and CDL vehicles. When site supers get in a rush to move something, there is a temptation to let untrained workers get in the crane or telehandlers for a […]
December 28, 2015
Construction Equipment
Dewalt’s newest power tool accessories shear, grind and polish metal
Power shears for metal are specialized tools, but Dewalt has come out with an attachment that can turn an impact driver into a sheet-metal-eating shear. The Impact Ready 18GA Shear Attachment fits in most impact drivers and has 360 degrees of swivel for multiple cutting positions plus an extendible stability brace. Two new Dewalt accessories […]
December 28, 2015
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Construction Equipment
Honda gives us a peek at redesigned Ridgeline pickup ahead of January unveiling
SEMA attendees got a preview of the new design of Honda’s revamped Ridgeline pickup last month, but the Japanese automaker plans a full reveal of the Alabama-made truck in January. The 2017 Ridgeline will make its debut at the 2016 North American International Auto Show in Detroit on Monday, Jan. 11 at 1:15 p.m. (EST). The […]
December 25, 2015
Construction Equipment
Caterpillar intros integrated technology suite for M Series and M Series 3 motor graders
Caterpillar has launched four integrated technology systems for its M Series motor graders to help improve grading, maneuverability and joystick control. Cat GRADE with Cross Slope is a 2D system that automatically adjusts the blade slope set by the operator to create a uniform elevation change across the cutting edge. This helps cut down operator […]
December 25, 2015
Construction Equipment
VMAC underhood air compressor now available for Ford Transit, GMC Savana vans
Everybody needs an air compressor. The trouble is, standalone compressors are big and bulky and hard to move around. VMAC has solved that problem with a wide range of underhood air compressors that use your vehicle’s engine power to drive the air compressor. The latest models in the VMAC lineup are engineered for Ford’s popular Transit […]
December 25, 2015
Construction Equipment
Flipping loader an example of how not to chop down a Christmas tree
We can’t confirm if the guy with the chainsaw’s last name is Griswold or not, but in the very least this guy has to be a distant relative. On the bright side, the family in the red house has one extra tree for the holidays in the event a fried cat leads to a tree […]
December 24, 2015
Construction Equipment
Ford issues recalls on F-150, F-650/750 trucks and Transit vans
Ford has issued safety recalls on three of its vehicle lineups of particular interest to construction and the trades. The automaker is recalling 177 2016 F-650 and F-750 vocational trucks due to a faulty rear air brake chamber. According to the company, the air brake jounce hoses could contact the vehicle’s rear axle housing during vehicle operation, which […]
December 24, 2015
Roadbuilding
Indiana DOT employing larger plows to combat the snow
Indiana is bringing in the big guns to combat the snow during the winter season this year. The Indiana Department of Transportation has invested in new “tow plows” to help improve driving conditions after snow storms. The new tow plows, as the name implies, has an extra plow and material spreader it tows behind it and […]
December 24, 2015
Technology
The future has arrived: 5D Robotics has developed autonomous heavy equipment tech for United Rentals with a distinct human element
It’s happening again. A technology that got a lukewarm reception in the consumer markets is in the first stages of creating a revolution the heavy equipment sector. The first time this happened it was the Internet of Things (IoT). Four years ago, when told IoT technology could enable consumers to adjust their home thermostat from […]
December 23, 2015
Construction Equipment
Google’s robot ‘reindeer’ make for one creepy sleighride
Google-owned robotics company Boston Dynamics has created quite the Christmas card, starring its (in)famous robot dog, known as Spot. In fact, there are three Spots in this short holiday greeting, dressed up as reindeer with Santa’s sleigh in tow. As have been most videos starring this creation, the latest one is slightly terrifying. As we reported back […]
December 23, 2015
Construction Equipment
Caterpillar says compact wheel loader is the fastest growing compact machine in North America
Compact wheel loaders have been the fastest growing compact machine in North America year, says B. J. Meier, senior product engineer, Caterpillar. As of early November, unit sales for these machines shot up 30 percent in 2015. Still, compact wheel loader sales in North America—now at 13 percent of the total global market for these […]
December 23, 2015
Technology
Collect equipment data easily and accurately on smartphones with Mobile Equipchat
Mobile Equipchat is an equipment datatracking app recently launched by OEM Data Delivery. Available on Android devices and soon to be released for Apple products, it allows users to capture equipment data remotely through simple templates. With the app you can take equipment photos, capture signatures and stamp GPS locations. The templates give you lists […]
December 23, 2015
Safety
Excavator operator killed after machine becomes submerged in pond on Houston jobsite
An excavator operator was killed on a jobsite near Houston last week when his machine sunk in a retention pond. According to a report from KTRK TV, the unidentified worker was operating the excavator when mud beneath the machine gave way, causing it to become submerged in 12 feet of water. As you can see […]
December 23, 2015
Roadbuilding
National Asphalt Pavement Association to hold compaction webinar
The National Asphalt Pavement Association (NAPA) will hold a “Best Practices in Compaction” webinar that is free to its members, state asphalt pavement association members and employees of departments of transportation and city and county public works agencies. Erv Dukatz, vice president of materials and research for Mathy Construction is scheduled to speak during the […]
December 23, 2015
Construction Equipment
This track loader with a mounted turbine water cannon is the ultimate firefighting robot (PHOTOS, VIDEO)
The newest weapon in Sydney, Australia’s firefighting arsenal is part loader, part turbine engine. It’s called the TAF20, short for Turbine Assisted Firefighting robot, and it was created by EMI Controls by mounting an ‘extinguishing turbine’ to a compact track loader’s loader arms. According to the EMI website, the TAF20’s giant turbine “is fitted with […]
December 22, 2015
Construction Equipment
12th Day of Construction Gifts: LEGO Technic Bulldozer
There are few things more fun than unwrapping a LEGO kit for the holidays, sitting down with a glass of milk or coffee and a plate of cookies and spending a few hours building something cool with those little bricks. While this Technic Bulldozer kit isn’t quite as intricate as last year’s top gift pick, […]
December 22, 2015
Technology
Industrial analytics firm, Caterpillar partner Uptake named “Hottest Startup of 2015” by Forbes
Even Forbes admits it’s a bit surprised to find Uptake, an analytics firm whose customers are entirely based in industrial markets, at the top of its “Hottest Startups of 2015” list, besting tech darling Slack and consumer-facing companies such as Porch, PicsArt, Casper and even ride-sharing service Uber. The publication even wrote an article explaining the […]
December 22, 2015
Construction Equipment
Kobelco construction, crane businesses to merge
Parent Kobe Steel has announced that its Kobelco Construction Machinery and Kobelco Cranes subsidiaries will merge, effective April 1. The Kobelco construction equipment business spun off the crane business in 2004, after which the two companies focused on their individual global markets. Kobe Steel says it considers the merger “necessary to further strengthen its business […]
December 22, 2015
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