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Technology

Improved telematics on Case and New Holland equipment will use Quake QPro modems

CNH Industrial has announced that it has selected Quake Global’s QPro modem as part of its enhanced SiteWatch telematics service on Case construction equipment. CNH announced last week both SiteWatch and New Holland’s Fleet Force telematics would soon gain satellite connectivity to continue transmitting machine data even when operating on jobsites outside of cellular networks. Quake’s […]

March 10, 2015

Technology

Ford’s 2016 F-650 and F-750 will boast quieter cabs, improved telematics service

[imagebrowser id=35] At the Work Truck Show in Indianapolis, Ford teased the upcoming release of its new vocational trucks with a couple of announcements. First, Ford says the cab of both the 2016 F-650 and F-750 is 45 percent quieter at idle and 25 percent quieter while driving than the previous generation models. RELATED: PHOTOS: […]

March 4, 2015

Technology

International’s WorkStar and DuraStar vocational trucks are about to get a whole lot smarter

International Trucks announced that it is taking its onboard computing capabilities to the next level in its vocational truck line. At the Work Truck Show in Indianapolis today, International unveiled new body controlled modules called Body Builder. The new system works in conjunction with International’s Diamond Logic electronic platform. According to Carl Webb, Vice President […]

March 4, 2015

Roadbuilding

Seismic tech shift led by Apple, Google and Tesla will rock transportation and the commercial truck market

If you follow me on Twitter you know I tweet out stories I run across that highlight new technology in the automotive industry, in addition to more trucking-specific content. Every now and then someone will say to me, “What’s the deal? Do you want to be an automotive journalist?” Well—I already am an automotive journalist, […]

March 3, 2015

Technology

Telematics-equipped Case, New Holland construction equipment will soon have satellite connectivity

CNH Industrial will update its construction telematics solutions with the ability to transmit machine data even when operating on jobsites outside of cellular networks. The company has reached an agreement with Iridium Communications Inc., a global satellite communications provider to integrate Iridium’s network into both Case SiteWatch and New Holland Fleet Force. Both SiteWatch and […]

March 2, 2015

Technology

Created by a contractor, busybusy mobile app automates construction labor cost management

You won’t find too many contractors that consider themselves a “nerd.” But very early on in my conversation with Isaac Barlow, a 19-year veteran of commercial excavation, he threw the word out there. “My nature is very analytical,” he said while scrolling through thousands of emails on his iPad amid the dull roar of the […]

February 18, 2015

Technology

Meet Punchbot, the roving robot construction superintendent born at AEC Hackathon

What if a jobsite superintendent could be everywhere at once, providing workers with the information the need instantly, with the tap of a button? With Punchbot, that just might become a reality. Created at the latest Architecture Construction Engineering (AEC) Hackathon event in New York, Punchbot was dreamt up by Joe Williams and Todd Wynne of […]

February 17, 2015

Roadbuilding

Texas DOT crews now measure stockpiles by shooting a quick video with their iPhones

The Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) has begun using an iPhone app to get accurate measurements of stockpile volume and tonnage, as well as keep track of locations. Last year, the agency’s Materials Supply Chain Management team was tasked with locating new technologies that would improve the agency’s supply chain management operations and reduce operating […]

February 17, 2015

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FAA drone rules OK most construction uses, but put a major one in question

On Sunday, the Federal Aviation Administration issued its proposed rules on the commercial use of small drones, otherwise known as unmanned aerial systems (UAS) or unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). And while more lenient than previously expected, the regulations will require a written exam for drone operators and will make it difficult to use the aircraft […]

February 16, 2015

Technology

Topcon unveils host of new products and upgrades, announces partnership with GOMACO

The Topcon press conference at World of Concrete was chock-full of new products and a few interesting corporate developments. On the product front the company showed: The new TP-L5 pipe laser series includes five models with clearer and brighter beams and an upgraded operating panel with a high contrast display. The TP-L5 series offers three green and […]

February 6, 2015

Technology

Catch jobsite thieves in real time from your phone with the Eyetrax Ranger Series construction camera

Security cameras are cheap and easy to find, but most have shortcomings. The Ranger Series construction camera from Eyetrax solves these problems with three high tech improvements over standard cameras. First, the Ranger Series, shown at the World of Concrete this week, is solar powered. No external power source is needed. A 14- x 14-inch […]

February 4, 2015

Construction Equipment

With drones and driverless dozers, Komatsu to begin leasing automated construction fleets

With consecutive showings on our annual Innovations awards, the Equipment World staff has talked pretty extensively about Komatsu’s Intelligent Machine Control (iMC) technology. Unveiled in 2013 alongside the D61i-23, iMC is now available on four Komatsu dozers and one excavator, the PC210LCi-10. The technology delivers automatic control from rough dozing through finish grading on dozers while […]

January 26, 2015