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Technology

BIM and iPad use quickly gaining traction in construction industry thanks to productivity boosts

Using an iPad or another of the myriad tablets on the market today to view plans and blueprints on the jobsite is not a new concept to the construction industry. But it is one gaining considerable traction in recent years as firms look to avoid costly mistakes in efforts to boost efficiency. So when a […]

June 5, 2013

Roadbuilding

CDOT implements wildlife detection technology on highways

For the past five years, the Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) has been working on a wildlife-detecting system on a stretch of US 160, where about 70 percent of all traffic accidents involve wildlife-vehicle collisions, Government Technology reported. The technology, originally intended for use in perimeter security at prisons and airports, uses a cable nine […]

June 3, 2013

Pickups

Durabook TA10 Tablet

GammaTech Durabook TA10 Tablet Now Available GammaTech Computer Corp. has made its new Durabook TA10 tablet available to the public. Designed for demanding industrial and field applications, this high-end tablet features an ultra-high brightness 10.4-inch LCD display with LED backlight, resistive multi-touch panel with tempered glass, two six-cell battery packs, and more. It meets Military […]

May 30, 2013

Roadbuilding

The Internet, the public and project input

What is–or, better yet, what could be–happening to the solicitation of public input into transportation infrastructure projects? “The advent of the internet is making it easier than ever to solicit public input.” It’s a simple statement from an online resource for sustainable transport news, research and best practice solutions from around the world. But it’s […]

May 24, 2013

Business

Caterpillar 336E H hydraulic hybrid excavator nets company its first Edison Award

Fresh on its proper introduction to the public at the massive Bauma construction equipment show in Munich, Caterpillar’s 336E H hydraulic hybrid excavator has won a 2013 Silver Edison innovation award. Like an electrical hybrid system, the 336E H captures and reuses energy. But rather than reuse electricity, the excavator uses hydraulic accumulators built into […]

April 30, 2013

Roadbuilding

Young Americans are driving less

Though traffic congestion has been on the rise since January, vehicle miles driven in America are nowhere near their pre-recession levels. In fact, according to a Frontier Group report, Americans drove about 6 percent fewer miles per year in 2011 than in 2004. The report points to young Americans as top drivers of the trend, […]

April 25, 2013

Home

Caterpillar CEO talks Bauma, telematics and customers

From Munich and the Bauma show, Caterpillar recently posted a video interview to YouTube with its Chairman and CEO Doug Oberhelman. In the video Oberhelman says he really enjoys the opportunities to learn that a show like Bauma affords him. “This is kind of where it all comes together because you have customers here that […]

April 19, 2013

Roadbuilding

MARTA launches emergency, customer service app

Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) has launched an app to connect transit riders with MARTA police or customer service, Atlanta’s WSBTV reported. The app, called See & Say, allows riders to send notes to police or MARTA about graffiti, lighting or any emergency issue. To help users conceal what they are reporting, the app […]

April 1, 2013

Roadbuilding

Golden Gate Bridge begins all-electronic toll-taking

San Fransisco’s Golden Gate Bridge has switched to an all-electronic system, the Los Angeles Times reports. The new system began Wednesday. The system captures license plate numbers as drivers continue through the toll booth. Drivers receive an invoice for the $6 toll via mail. The Golden Gate Bridge Highway and Transportation District urged motorists to […]

March 29, 2013

Roadbuilding

Don’t cry for me, cross the road now

You want to walk across the road. A car approaches. You stare into the blue eyes of Evita, uncertain. From behind those eyes comes a soft voice telling you, “Go ahead. I see you. I’m stopping, and it’s safe to cross the road.” But the car is driverless. The eyes and the voice are computers. […]

March 28, 2013

Roadbuilding

This gadget gives clunkers smart car capabilities

From clunker to smart car in seconds! So says the ad for something called Car Connection. If you don’t have the latest in wizardry and gadgetry in your car, if you feel it’s the rolling equivalent of one of those old mobile phone “bricks” while everyone else has iPhones, maybe this is for you. You […]

March 28, 2013

Technology

Better Roads: 3 challenges to Google’s self-driving car

John Latta, editor of our sister publication Better Roads, has put down some thoughts on the self-driving car Google has been working on. In California, Google’ cars have safely logged 500,000 miles. Not a bad vote of confidence for the future of the technology. However there are still three challenges that Google faces in perfecting […]

March 27, 2013