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Construction Equipment
Cat Paving unveils simple automatic soil compaction for B-Series compactors
Caterpillar gave a sneak peek of a new automated soil compaction system that allows the operator to simply tap a few buttons to get the compactor automatically rolling, rather than having to input a load of data. The new Command for Compaction system’s touchscreen for Cat’s B-Series vibratory soil compactors enables the operator to set […]
September 24, 2019
Cat CS56B soil compactor
Construction Equipment
Gehl RT135 compact track loader brings power to confined spaces
Gehl’s new RT135 compact track loader is designed to access tight jobsites yet still maintain power. The CTL runs on a 46.6-horsepower Yanmar engine that meets Tier 4 Final emissions standards through automatic regeneration and no fuel additives. It can lift 1,350 pounds at 35 percent operating capacity and has a maximum lift height of […]
September 11, 2019
Gehl RT135
Roadbuilding
Volvo gears up for a new round of Road Institute courses on paving, compaction
Volvo Construction Equipment’s next Road Institute will kick off in November. The institute provides operator and maintenance training on Volvo pavers and soil and asphalt compactors and their hydraulic and electrical systems, as well as teaches paving best practices and details the latest in requirements for state departments of transportation. Those who complete the paver […]
August 7, 2019
VolvoRoadInstitute
Safety
OSHA’s Stand-Down urges contractors to break for fall-prevention talks
The Stand-Down to Prevent Falls in construction is a voluntary event designed for employers to talk with workers about fall hazards and fall prevention.
May 7, 2019
2018Stand-Down toolbox talk safety
Construction Equipment
How Volvo is building a loader that works a quarter-mile beneath the operator’s feet
Volvo Construction Equipment partnered with Swedish mining company Boliden to field test remote control of a wheel loader located more than 1,312 feet underground.
May 25, 2018
Remotely-controlled Volvo wheel loader
Construction Equipment
New Ammann hand guides reduce vibrations on plate compactor operators
Ammann has upgraded the hand guides on its APR Reversible Vibratory Plate Compactors to reduce vibrations that reach the operator. A new mounting process reduces hand-arm vibration to below 2.5 meters per second squared over the course of an eight-hour day, which is low enough to not require documentation of operator hours in the United […]
April 17, 2018
Ammann Plate Compactor
Roadbuilding
Road worker suspended for speeding toward man with wheel loader
A city worker in Rockland, Massachusetts has been suspended after he was accused of trying to run over a resident with the snow plow he was operating. According to WHDH in Boston, the incident began when a snow plow operator asked the owner of a local car trading business lot to remove snow from the sidewalk. […]
February 11, 2016
Security camera footage of Succar standing in front of the snow plow
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The perks of being a road builder
Go Build Alabama has a great series of videos explaining available construction jobs by interviewing the guys who are in the field every day. Check out this interview with operator/road builder Jeryl Collins of Dunn Construction. Collins discusses how he become a road builder, what it takes and why it's a great job.
September 13, 2012
Roadbuilding
Volvo’s Road Institute 2010-11 covering asphalt paving, compaction equipment
Volvo Construction Equipment has set the 2010 – 2011 schedule for the Volvo Road Institute. The course curriculum ranges from two- to five-day sessions beginning in September and continuing through June 2011, at its two training facilities in North America: one in Chambersburg, Pa., and the other in Phoenix, Ariz. Nearing its fifth decade, the Volvo Road Institute focuses its training efforts on the customer and various occupations within the hot-mix asphalt (HMA) paving industry. The Volvo Road Institute provides the paving contractor, operator, agency and industry personnel with a link between equipment technology and jobsite applications. Operator courses and seminars are designed to improve an operator’s skills with both theory and hands-on operation of asphalt paving and compaction equipment.,Volvo Construction Equipment has set the 2010 – 2011 schedule for the Volvo Road Institute. The course curriculum ranges from two- to five-day sessions beginning in September and continuing through June 2011, at its two training facilities in North America: one in Chambersburg, Pa., and the other in Phoenix, Ariz. Nearing its fifth decade, the Volvo Road Institute focuses its training efforts on the customer and various occupations within the hot-mix asphalt (HMA) paving industry. The Volvo Road Institute provides the paving contractor, operator, agency and industry personnel with a link between equipment technology and jobsite applications. Operator courses and seminars are designed to improve an operator’s skills with both theory and hands-on operation of asphalt paving and compaction equipment.,Volvo Construction Equipment has set the 2010 – 2011 schedule for the Volvo Road Institute. The course curriculum ranges from two- to five-day sessions beginning in September and continuing through June 2011, at its two training facilities in North America: one in Chambersburg, Pa., and the other in Phoenix, Ariz. Nearing its fifth decade, the Volvo Road Institute focuses its training efforts on the customer and various occupations within the hot-mix asphalt (HMA) paving industry. The Volvo Road Institute provides the paving contractor, operator, agency and industry personnel with a link between equipment technology and jobsite applications. Operator courses and seminars are designed to improve an operator’s skills with both theory and hands-on operation of asphalt paving and compaction equipment.,Volvo Construction Equipment has set the 2010 – 2011 schedule for the Volvo Road Institute. The course curriculum ranges from two- to five-day sessions beginning in September and continuing through June 2011, at its two training facilities in North America: one in Chambersburg, Pa., and the other in Phoenix, Ariz. Nearing its fifth decade, the Volvo Road Institute focuses its training efforts on the customer and various occupations within the hot-mix asphalt (HMA) paving industry. The Volvo Road Institute provides the paving contractor, operator, agency and industry personnel with a link between equipment technology and jobsite applications. Operator courses and seminars are designed to improve an operator’s skills with both theory and hands-on operation of asphalt paving and compaction equipment.,Volvo Construction Equipment has set the 2010 – 2011 schedule for the Volvo Road Institute. The course curriculum ranges from two- to five-day sessions beginning in September and continuing through June 2011, at its two training facilities in North America: one in Chambersburg, Pa., and the other in Phoenix, Ariz. Nearing its fifth decade, the Volvo Road Institute focuses its training efforts on the customer and various occupations within the hot-mix asphalt (HMA) paving industry. The Volvo Road Institute provides the paving contractor, operator, agency and industry personnel with a link between equipment technology and jobsite applications. Operator courses and seminars are designed to improve an operator’s skills with both theory and hands-on operation of asphalt paving and compaction equipment.,Volvo Construction Equipment has set the 2010 – 2011 schedule for the Volvo Road Institute. The course curriculum ranges from two- to five-day sessions beginning in September and continuing through June 2011, at its two training facilities in North America: one in Chambersburg, Pa., and the other in Phoenix, Ariz. Nearing its fifth decade, the Volvo Road Institute focuses its training efforts on the customer and various occupations within the hot-mix asphalt (HMA) paving industry. The Volvo Road Institute provides the paving contractor, operator, agency and industry personnel with a link between equipment technology and jobsite applications. Operator courses and seminars are designed to improve an operator’s skills with both theory and hands-on operation of asphalt paving and compaction equipment.,Volvo Construction Equipment has set the 2010 – 2011 schedule for the Volvo Road Institute. The course curriculum ranges from two- to five-day sessions beginning in September and continuing through June 2011, at its two training facilities in North America: one in Chambersburg, Pa., and the other in Phoenix, Ariz. Nearing its fifth decade, the Volvo Road Institute focuses its training efforts on the customer and various occupations within the hot-mix asphalt (HMA) paving industry. The Volvo Road Institute provides the paving contractor, operator, agency and industry personnel with a link between equipment technology and jobsite applications. Operator courses and seminars are designed to improve an operator’s skills with both theory and hands-on operation of asphalt paving and compaction equipment.,Volvo Construction Equipment has set the 2010 – 2011 schedule for the Volvo Road Institute. The course curriculum ranges from two- to five-day sessions beginning in September and continuing through June 2011, at its two training facilities in North America: one in Chambersburg, Pa., and the other in Phoenix, Ariz. Nearing its fifth decade, the Volvo Road Institute focuses its training efforts on the customer and various occupations within the hot-mix asphalt (HMA) paving industry. The Volvo Road Institute provides the paving contractor, operator, agency and industry personnel with a link between equipment technology and jobsite applications. Operator courses and seminars are designed to improve an operator’s skills with both theory and hands-on operation of asphalt paving and compaction equipment.,Volvo Construction Equipment has set the 2010 – 2011 schedule for the Volvo Road Institute. The course curriculum ranges from two- to five-day sessions beginning in September and continuing through June 2011, at its two training facilities in North America: one in Chambersburg, Pa., and the other in Phoenix, Ariz. Nearing its fifth decade, the Volvo Road Institute focuses its training efforts on the customer and various occupations within the hot-mix asphalt (HMA) paving industry. The Volvo Road Institute provides the paving contractor, operator, agency and industry personnel with a link between equipment technology and jobsite applications. Operator courses and seminars are designed to improve an operator’s skills with both theory and hands-on operation of asphalt paving and compaction equipment.,Volvo Construction Equipment has set the 2010 – 2011 schedule for the Volvo Road Institute. The course curriculum ranges from two- to five-day sessions beginning in September and continuing through June 2011, at its two training facilities in North America: one in Chambersburg, Pa., and the other in Phoenix, Ariz. Nearing its fifth decade, the Volvo Road Institute focuses its training efforts on the customer and various occupations within the hot-mix asphalt (HMA) paving industry. The Volvo Road Institute provides the paving contractor, operator, agency and industry personnel with a link between equipment technology and jobsite applications. Operator courses and seminars are designed to improve an operator’s skills with both theory and hands-on operation of asphalt paving and compaction equipment.,Volvo Construction Equipment has set the 2010 – 2011 schedule for the Volvo Road Institute. The course curriculum ranges from two- to five-day sessions beginning in September and continuing through June 2011, at its two training facilities in North America: one in Chambersburg, Pa., and the other in Phoenix, Ariz. Nearing its fifth decade, the Volvo Road Institute focuses its training efforts on the customer and various occupations within the hot-mix asphalt (HMA) paving industry. The Volvo Road Institute provides the paving contractor, operator, agency and industry personnel with a link between equipment technology and jobsite applications. Operator courses and seminars are designed to improve an operator’s skills with both theory and hands-on operation of asphalt paving and compaction equipment.,Volvo Construction Equipment has set the 2010 – 2011 schedule for the Volvo Road Institute. The course curriculum ranges from two- to five-day sessions beginning in September and continuing through June 2011, at its two training facilities in North America: one in Chambersburg, Pa., and the other in Phoenix, Ariz. Nearing its fifth decade, the Volvo Road Institute focuses its training efforts on the customer and various occupations within the hot-mix asphalt (HMA) paving industry. The Volvo Road Institute provides the paving contractor, operator, agency and industry personnel with a link between equipment technology and jobsite applications. Operator courses and seminars are designed to improve an operator’s skills with both theory and hands-on operation of asphalt paving and compaction equipment.
July 15, 2010
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