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Construction Equipment

Time-tracking app busybusy releases major update aimed at better serving larger construction firms

Digital timesheet app busybusy has made a few changes that improve the app’s ability to facilitate larger construction firms. We first reported on this app just under a year ago following a meeting with founder Isaac Barlow, an excavation contractor from St. George, Utah. After pinpointing labor costs as the primary reason most construction businesses fail […]

February 11, 2016

Technology

AR hard hat maker Daqri expands leadership, including hire of former SpaceX exec

We went nearly a year without much news from Daqri, the tech company behind a new hard hat equipped with augmented reality technology. But in the last few months the company has made a few interesting moves. The latest is the expansion of its leadership team with some notable hires, according to a report from […]

February 11, 2016

Technology

Trimble’s new HV302G interior construction laser features visible green beam

During the World of Concrete show last week in Las Vegas, Trimble introduced a new interior construction laser that self-levels and has a visible green beam. The new HV302G can be used in a variety of horizontal, vertical and plumb applications and features a rugged design that withstand drops of up to 3 feet onto concrete […]

February 10, 2016

Equipment Experts

John Deere unveils 700K SmartGrade dozer, integrating Topcon system with machine refinements to accelerate operator productivity

“One of the biggest challenges our customers tell us they have is finding skilled labor,” says Liz Quinn, product marketing manager, John Deere Worksite. “With the baby boomers retiring out of the workforce, getting these brand new guys up and running the way that their predecessors did is a challenge.” The way Deere is meeting […]

February 8, 2016

Construction Equipment

John Deere unveils 700K SmartGrade dozer, integrating Topcon system with machine refinements to accelerate operator productivity

“One of the biggest challenges our customers tell us they have is finding skilled labor,” says Liz Quinn, product marketing manager, John Deere Worksite. “With the baby boomers retiring out of the workforce, getting these brand new guys up and running the way that their predecessors did is a challenge.” The way Deere is meeting […]

February 8, 2016

Technology

Away with the masts, Topcon’s new 3D-MC Max GNSS blade control boosts speed, precision and accuracy

Automated blade control using GNSS signals has been the most revolutionary earthmoving technology of the last decade and now it seems the technology is entering a second phase of refinement and improvement. Case in point is Topcon’s new 3D-MC Max dozer machine control system, introduced this week at World of Concrete. Rather than use a […]

February 5, 2016

Construction Equipment

Trimble launches DG613, DG813 pipe lasers with more compact design, radio remote control

At World of Concrete, Trimble has introduced two of its newest Spectra Precision pipe laser models, the DG613 and DG813. We first got word of these lasers in November but now have a bit more detail on all the new features they’ll pack. The lasers will be available in North America later this month and […]

February 4, 2016

Technology

Mack Trucks expands telematics program with GuardDog services support

Last year Mack Trucks announced the launch of a telematics program, GuardDog Connect. This year at World of Concrete, the company announced that the service is now available and standard in all Mack TerraPro cabover models equipped with a Mack MP engine. But more importantly it announced the first four dealers that have been trained and certified in […]

February 3, 2016

Construction Equipment

Quadrel launches devices for real-time measuring of concrete maturity and strength

Quadrel announced at World of Concrete three devices aimed at making it possible to measure concrete maturity and strength in real-time, rather than waiting the traditional 28 days for break results. The devices, QCal, QPaw and QCap are part of the company’s QOrb system. The units contain sensors that transmit data to Quarrel’s Cloud service […]

February 3, 2016

Technology

Terex to light up equipment with ORBCOMM telematics

Terex Materials Processing, a division of Terex Corporation, announced that it will begin offering an ORBCOMM telematics solution on Powerscreen and Terex Finlay machines. The telematics system will be offered as standard equipment on Terex crushers initially, but will be expanded to the screeners as well, says Christian Allred, ORBCOMM’s general manager and senior vice […]

February 1, 2016

Roadbuilding

Texas DOT pleased with initial iPad testing for inspections

Inspectors for the Texas Department of Transportation might soon have a new tool that could make their jobs a little easier. TxDOT has been testing out equipping each of the state’s roughly 1,100 inspectors with tablets loaded with software tailored for their work. According to the Houston Chronicle, the new tablets could help save time and money for the department […]

January 28, 2016

Construction Equipment

Why Caterpillar invested in Powerhive, a smart microgrid delivering affordable power to developing communities

Since 2012, PowerHive has been delivering electricity to spread-out rural communities in developing nations. The company does this through a smart mix of software and hardware, a mix that recently attracted a $20 million Series A investment round. Caterpillar Venture Capital, the investment subsidiary of the heavy equipment giant, has announced its participation in that […]

January 27, 2016