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Three views on the past, present and rapidly evolving future of GPS in heavy construction
Editor’s Note:This is the fourth in a four-part GPS/GNSS 101 series. To read more, click here. It’s hard to believe, but the use of GPS in heavy construction is now more than 15 years old. Mike Momrow, survey manager for the Rifenburg Companies in Troy, New York, was present at its genesis, purchasing and fielding […]
October 10, 2016
Vocational
How Cat is using the 793F haul truck to bring automation to more machines
Caterpillar first started internal discussions on autonomous trucks back in 1996, says Jim Hawkins, director of the company’s mining technology enabled solutions, “but really we didn’t start in earnest until 2012. We really wanted to focus on how to make an autonomous truck outperform a truck with an operator.” Company executives, including Hawkins and Cat group […]
September 27, 2016
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Automation to transform trucking ‘faster than most think,’ forecasters say
The trucking industry is on the precipice of 10 to 20 years of change unlike it’s ever experienced, says transportation economist Noël Perry, and carriers and haulers who want to survive these changes must be prepared for them, he said. “The last major change we had was deregulation,” he said. “And it had only a […]
September 22, 2016
Roadbuilding
3D Asphalt Paving: The highest smoothness and accuracy possible, no strings attached
Stringless paving isn’t just for concrete contractors. The asphalt guys are in on it as well, but with a few slight twists on the methods used. As with concrete paving, stringless asphalt paving offers the benefit of eliminating the costly step of bringing in a survey crew to set up the stringline. Eliminating that step […]
September 20, 2016
Battery electric
Volvo CE Unveils its Future: Concept machines reveal bets on automation, electrification
During its 2016 Xploration Forum Volvo offered intriguing glimpses of where it was headed.
September 16, 2016
Vocational
Volvo demos FMX autonomous truck in a dark mine by placing CTO in its path
The safety debate over autonomous truck driving just got a lot more interesting thanks to a new video from Volvo which shows one of the company’s top executives daring to stand in the path of one its autonomous FMX truck. During the roughly two-minute long video, the FMX cab-over concept truck is shown traversing […]
September 12, 2016
Machine control
John Deere unveils 750K, 850K dozers with SmartGrade mast-free GPS
Last year at the World of Concrete John Deere introduced its first SmartGrade dozer, a 700K model. Now the company is making that same technology available on two larger size dozers as well: the 750K and 850K. RELATED >> How to set up and operate a dozer using GPS blade control (VIDEO) The SmartGrade system is the […]
September 6, 2016
Dealers
Construction’s Digital Divide: It’s culture, not age, that makes contractors tech-hesitant
The majority of contractors still aren’t using either telematics or GPS/GNSS; a fact that people in technology companies often lament. The cause is usually ascribed to a so-called “digital divide.” The young kids get it; they were raised on laptops and smart phones. The old guys don’t get it; they’re just too slow on the […]
August 15, 2016
Roadbuilding
NHTSA will soon post autonomous vehicle guidelines for manufacturers
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) plans to release guidelines for autonomous vehicles in a few months, focusing on performance standards, policy guidelines for state regulation consistency and the agency’s governance desires for the vehicles. According to a report by the Detroit Free Press, NHTSA Administrator Mark Rosekind wants the guidelines available as soon as […]
August 8, 2016
Dealers
How to set up and operate a dozer using GPS blade control
Editor’s Note: This is the third in our four-part GPS/GNSS 101 series. To read more, click here. Bulldozers were the first machines to begin operating using GPS satellite data to guide the operator and position the blade. Today these systems have evolved to become more productive and user friendly, but you don’t just jump on one and […]
August 5, 2016
Machine control
Construction firm’s in-house machine control software the first step toward automated building on Mars
While the vast majority of contractors in the U.S. still look at GPS machine control with a skeptical eye, Japan has embraced the technology as a way to cope with a lack of skilled labor and little hope that it will be able to replenish its construction workforce with new blood. With the 2020 Olympic […]
July 20, 2016
Machine control
GPS/GNSS 101: How machine control systems work and what you need to get started
For the contractors who invest in them, GPS/GNSS systems can deliver huge gains in earthmoving productivity, accuracy and speed. But because these are electronic and digital products, and because full blown GPS/GNSS systems for automated blade control can cost $60,000 to $100,000 per machine, many contractors have not taken the leap. If the complexity of […]
June 17, 2016
Dealers
Komatsu’s new ‘Smart Construction’ service takes all the guesswork out of GPS/GNSS earthmoving
One-stop shopping is a concept everybody knows from the retail world. For Komatsu this same idea is the key to getting more customers to engage with GPS/GNSS earthmoving technology. Last week at its Cartersville, Georgia demonstration facility, Komatsu unveiled a program it calls “Smart Construction.” And though it shares the name of Komatsu’s radical drone-assisted, automated […]
June 3, 2016
Machine control
Wallace Equipment sells Leica Geosystems machine control solutions
Wallace Equipment will sell, install, and service Leica Geosystems’ machine control solutions for automatic guidance of heavy equipment. This is the first such agreement reached in the Canadian Maritimes between any dealer and machine control vendor. Wallace Equipment is the exclusive John Deere dealership for the Canadian Maritimes, with five branches covering New Brunswick, Nova […]
October 18, 2012
Machine control
GeoShack expands in Michigan
GeoShack has added two new locations in Michigan. This addition brings the retailer to a total of 22 stores in six states and two provinces in North America. The new locations in the Detroit and Grand Rapids metro areas will distribute Topcon construction and survey products over the entire state. The expansion is the result […]
October 9, 2012
Safety
Machine Matters
Better Rather Than Bigger The 14-foot-class backhoe remains the industry standard thanks to high maneuverability, increased power and a growing role on the jobsite fueled by attachments. By Wayne Grayson For years, the 14-foot-class has been the industry standard of backhoes. Manufacturers say the class accounts for about 70 percent […]
October 7, 2012
Machine control
Topcon launches TopNET Live website
The company restructured its global navigation satellite services and rebranded them under the new name TopNET Live.
August 15, 2012
Equipment
Machine Matters
Is it time for a new wheel loader? Advanced electronics, drivetrain refinements make the case for a new machine By Marcia Gruver Doyle As you’ve waited for the economy to turn, your wheel loaders have aged, and now those machines are perhaps two generations behind what’s currently in dealer order books. […]
August 7, 2012
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