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Technology
Tenna software, apps track assets, enable equipment inspections
Tenna announces the development of a new program that allows contractors to know where all their equipment, trucks and tools are. More here on Equipment World.
February 28, 2019
Autonomous
In industry first, Komatsu autonomous mining trucks now qualified to run on LTE
The mining industryâs first autonomous haulage system will run on private LTE mobile broadband technology that's more reliable, secure and has higher capacity.
January 29, 2019
Roadbuilding
Coretex, Marcotte developing ready-mix concrete telematics, automation system
Both technology firms will combine their products into one system designed to cut costs, increase productivity and give ready-mix fleet companies. Details here.
November 30, 2018
Components
Continental ContiConnect automatically displays truck tire pressure, eliminating manual inspections
Tire maker Continentalâs new ContiConnect system automatically gauges tire pressure and temperature data every time trucks return to the fleet terminal. Sensors placed in the tires send tire-pressure data through Vodafone Internet of things (IoT) SIM technology, and the results are displayed on a web portal that can be viewed from anywhere, by phone, tablet [âŚ]
April 20, 2018
Technology
Computer vision, machine learning, cloud computing will create entirely new construction ecosystems
Imagine a time in the very near future when your hand-held concrete drill contains the entire layout of a job in its CPU and guides you to exactly where the holes need to be drilled. You never have to measure or use a chalk line or set the depth of the drill. It knows where [âŚ]
October 25, 2017
Dealers
Hitachi eyes North American distribution network with Sullair purchase
Hitachi is purchasing Sullair from Accudyne to pick up the companyâs portable air compressor business and as a means of tapping into the brandâs sales network with a primary focus on the North American market. The announced purchase price is $1.245 billion. âWe are thrilled by the prospect of partnering with Hitachi to grow Sullair [âŚ]
May 2, 2017
ConExpo-Con/Agg
Cat: Connected assets, âvoice of the machineâ will drive growth, big productivity advances
Caterpillar says itâs putting its future bets on the huge opportunities it sees beyond the iron, in comments made this weekend on the eve of ConExpo-Con/Agg 2017. âInstead of Cat being a brand on the jobsite, weâre pushing to make Cat the jobsite brand,â says Paolo Fellin, Cat vice president, global construction and infrastructure. Cat [âŚ]
March 6, 2017
Roadbuilding
Providence to use Silver Spring Starfish IoT Service for smart streetlights program
Providence, Rhode Island, is partnering with Silver Spring Networksâ Starfish Internet of Things (IoT) service on the cityâs streetlight management system in connected 17,000 LED streetlights to modernize and economize its lighting infrastructure. The city can later use the Starfish program for other applications, including smart traffic controls, parking, water, gas and electricity management, environmental [âŚ]
August 10, 2016
Roadbuilding
MoDOT ready to move forward on Road to Tomorrow âsmartâ pilot projects
Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT) engineer Tom Blair recently told the Missouri Highways and Transportation Commission (MHTC) the department is ready to move forward on five pilot projects for its Road To Tomorrow initiative. MoDOT announced the initiative last year, in which it is turning Interstate 70 between Kansas City and St. Louis into a [âŚ]
June 15, 2016
Roadbuilding
AT&T partners with USDOT on Smart City Challenge with hardware and services pledge
AT&T is partnering with the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) on the agencyâs Smart City Challenge with a pledge to provide the winning city with $1 million in hardware, products and/or services. The Smart City Challenge is designed to convert one city into the first in the nation to fully integrate technologies, such as smart [âŚ]
June 14, 2016
Technology
Industrial analytics firm, Caterpillar partner Uptake named âHottest Startup of 2015â by Forbes
Even Forbes admits itâs a bit surprised to find Uptake, an analytics firm whose customers are entirely based in industrial markets, at the top of its âHottest Startups of 2015â list, besting tech darling Slack and consumer-facing companies such as Porch, PicsArt, Casper and even ride-sharing service Uber. The publication even wrote an article explaining the [âŚ]
December 22, 2015
Technology
Culture Dash: Inside Caterpillar and Uptakeâs data-driven race to solve heavy equipmentâs tech dilemma
Itâs no secret that, among owners and operators in the construction industry, thereâs a healthy amount of distrust of or flat-out disinterest in a lot of the technology heavy equipment manufacturers are now loading onto their machines. Adoption rates of telematics/machine monitoring, more economical and customizable engine power modes and GPS grading, are all low within [âŚ]
October 16, 2015
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