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GM drops price of CNG bi-fuel option on 2015 Chevy Silverado, GMC Sierra HD
GM has announced that bi-fuel options allowing either compressed natural gas or gasoline to power the 2015 Chevrolet Silverado and GMC Sierra 2500HD and 3500HD pickups, will start at $9,500. That’s a drop of $1,500 from the $11,000 the option previously cost. A dedicated CNG option on the 2015 Chevrolet Express and GMC Savana cargo and passenger short-wheelbase vans […]
April 18, 2014
Construction Equipment
Land Rover developing invisible truck technology to give driver better view of terrain
For years, researchers and the military have been working toward perfecting cloaking technology that would give a person, vehicle or aircraft the ability to become invisible at the press of a button. The benefits of being invisible to the outside world are pretty obvious especially when it comes to the battlefield or stealth missions. But what […]
April 17, 2014
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United Rentals cites strong start for 1Q, will add $750 million in fleet this quarter
United Rentals says it will bring in $750 million in fleet in the second quarter, the result of a strong 2014 start, with “notable year-over-year growth in rates, time utilization and volume,” according to CEO Michael Kneeland. The company announced first quarter results Tuesday, saying rental revenue had increased 9.7 percent year-over-year. Total revenue was […]
April 17, 2014
Construction Equipment
Caterpillar excavators stack 600-lb. blocks in the biggest game of Jenga you’ve ever seen
We have a feeling that after seeing this, equipment operators everywhere are going to try to get their hands on their own 8.1-ton Jenga set. As the first in its new “Built for It” series of trials showing off the capabilities of its heavy machines, Caterpillar posted a video called “Stack” to YouTube today, calling […]
April 15, 2014
Business
Construction workers design and open coffee house filled with reclaimed wood
As Brooklyn sees more and more of the development and renovation that come  with gentrification, one new coffee shop in the Bed-Stuy neighborhood was inspired by and will focus on serving the men and women who carry out all that developing and renovation. Kava Shteeble (Yiddish for coffee house) was opened by a group of construction workers […]
April 15, 2014
Construction Equipment
Crews pull half-mile, 30 million-pound bridge into place in record-breaking slide
Construction crews have completed a record-breaking bridge slide over the Ohio River. At nearly a half-mile in length and weighing in at more than 30 million pounds, the Milton-Madison bridge is a new steel truss bridge that replaces a span originally built in 1929. It is now the largest bridge in North America (perhaps the […]
April 14, 2014
Construction Equipment
New concrete formula ditches Portland cement, adds strength and sustainability
Should a few major trials hold up as expected, an Australian family company will have succeeded in developing a new concrete that is not only better for the environment but stronger than the traditional formula as well. The construction materials and mining services company Wagners of Toowoomba, Australia, has spent the last eight years perfecting a […]
April 14, 2014
Construction Equipment
Researchers finally know how tires make sound and the findings could save you money
Yokohama has announced that through work with the Japanese equivalent of NASA, the company for the first time has an understanding of how tires make sound. The company sent a team of researchers to work with those at the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency’s Institute of Space and Astronautical Science to create a 3D simulation of how a tire […]
April 14, 2014
Construction Equipment
Hilti adds software enhancements to X-Scan and Ferroscan detection systems
Building on products introduced two years ago, Hilti has added exportability to its PS 1000 X-Scan and PC 250 Ferroscan detection tools. These tools allow contractors to inspect and analyze steel-reinforced and pre-stressed concrete structures, especially useful in remodeling, structural repair or renovation and seismic retrofitting projects. The Ferrozcan reveals ferrous objects, rebar diameter and depth […]
April 14, 2014
Construction Equipment
Duck Dynasty star Willie Robertson designed a truck: meet the 2014 Commander Series Chevrolet Silverado (PHOTOS, VIDEO)
[imagebrowser id=60] While shopping at Walmart or grabbing a snack at a gas station or convenience store in the last six months or so, the thought may have occurred to you, “Gee. There sure is a lot of this Duck Dynasty merchandise floating around.” Hats, cups, t-shirts, mugs, toys and much more can be found […]
April 11, 2014
Construction Equipment
Toppled concrete truck hurtles head-on into van in terrifying dashcam footage
This has to be the most intense, heart attack-inducing dashcam footage we’ve ever seen. And perhaps the craziest part of it is that it doesn’t even come from Russia. On Wednesday, Guan Zhu, a veterinary professor at Texas A&M University was driving along in College Station when a concrete truck ran a red light attempting […]
April 11, 2014
Safety
Operator rescued from crane in Dallas after back spasms leave him unable to descend from cab
A crane operator was rescued from his machine Wednesday afternoon in Dallas after back spasms left him unable to get much further than just outside the cab. Two members of the Dallas Fire-Rescue’s Urban Search and Rescue team scaled the 120-foot ladder of the crane and worked in an extremely tight space to bring the man […]
April 10, 2014
Construction Equipment
Ford reveals 10 torture tests for 2015 F-150 including shrapnel, acid bath, frame twisting (GIFs, VIDEO)
When the 2015 F-150 was announced in January a lot of people wondered just how durable a pickup with an aluminum body could be. Wonder no more. Today, Ford let us in on their torture-testing process for the 2015 F-150 with video of all 10 steps. Some of these steps are so grueling that just […]
April 9, 2014
Construction Equipment
Cummins’ new truck, ISG diesel platform for China offers a peek at engine advances coming to the U.S.
Cummins Engine along with Foton, one of China’s leading heavy truck producers,  introduced a new truck model powered by the new ISG Diesel engine Tuesday. The Foton Auman GTL truck with ISG power was revealed to international journalists at an event at Cummins World Headquarters in Columbus, IN. The unusual event, in the words of […]
April 9, 2014
Construction Equipment
CARB to hold public hearing on proposed adjustments for work truck DPF requirements
If you have a diesel powered, heavy construction truck that gets less than 20,000 miles a year and are concerned about the pending requirement to outfit it with a diesel particulate filter, the California Air Resources Board would like to hear from you. On April 24, CARB will hold public hearings to consider amending it’s […]
April 9, 2014
Construction Equipment
Meet the 31 million-pound bucket wheel excavator. The largest land vehicle ever built
No. 3 Video in 2014 « NO. 4 NO. 2 »  Deemed the largest land vehicle in history by the Guinness Book of World Records, the Bagger 293 is the single best digging machine man has ever built. Built in 1995, this bucket wheel excavator is 315 feet tall—dwarfing the Statue of Liberty—738 feet […]
April 9, 2014
Workforce
Texas high school teaches students about construction with access to its own jobsite
Highlands High School in San Antonio, Texas is turning progress into a teaching moment. The school is currently undergoing a $65.7 million renovation which involved several of its buildings to be torn down to their foundations and rebuilt, according to a report from the San Antonio Express-News. Seeing the construction as an opportunity, Al Gamillo, the […]
April 8, 2014
Construction Equipment
PHOTOS: Amazing images of subway construction in the man-made caverns below New York City
[imagebrowser id=58] Back in June we showed you a handful of pictures from deep below New York City. And while they depicted ongoing construction on the city’s Second Avenue Subway, they looked like more something out of a sci-fi movie. The Second Avenue Subway is the first line to be built in NYC since 1932. […]
April 7, 2014
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