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Safety
Safety? There’s an app for that. Manage OSHA documentation from a tablet
Developed by a business owner who was frustrated at trying to get employees to fill out paper forms, the Safety Compliance App from Safety First Data Systems puts all the paperwork you need on tablets and web-accessible applications. With the app, your people can fill out safety documentation and equipment inspections in the field using […]
August 10, 2016
Roadbuilding
Providence to use Silver Spring Starfish IoT Service for smart streetlights program
Providence, Rhode Island, is partnering with Silver Spring Networks’ Starfish Internet of Things (IoT) service on the city’s 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 […]
August 10, 2016
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Dealers
John Deere joins forces with HCSS to deliver mixed fleet telematics data
John Deere has announced that it is partnering with HCSS, maker of Heavy Bid and other construction software products, to enhance the capabilities of Deere’s WorkSight telematics machine reporting system. Most contractors will know HCSS from their popular back-office software systems, but in recent months the company has made substantial inroads into the telematics business. […]
August 9, 2016
Roadbuilding
Drone footage of Louisville’s ongoing East End Bridge construction
The drone video footage below from the  Louisville-Southern Indiana Ohio River Bridges Project offers a look at ongoing construction of the cable-stayed East End Bridge over the Ohio River, part of the East End Crossing project that began in the summer of 2013. The project, which will connect the east end of Louisville, near Prospect, to southern […]
August 8, 2016
Roadbuilding
Drone flythrough of twin tunnel construction at East End Crossing in Kentucky
Drone video footage from the Louisville-Southern Indiana Ohio River Bridges Project offers a look at ongoing construction of twin 1,700-foot-long tunnels on the Kentucky side of the East End Crossing, a project that is scheduled to be completed in late 2016. The twin tunnels are said to be the second-longest in the state, with only the Cumberland Gap tunnel […]
August 3, 2016
Telematics
Telematics 101: Using equipment data to change operator behaviors
Editor’s Note: This is the fourth part in our ongoing Telematics 101 series of articles. To view the other articles in this series click here. Telematics can help you manage truck and equipment assets, saving money, reducing downtime and improving the efficiency of operations. But, this only works if the information provided by your telematics feed […]
July 8, 2016
Technology
Leica’s unmanned Pegasus Multiscope rover maps infrastructure in dangerous terrain
Leica Geosystems has partnered with a company called Milrem to launch the Pegasus Multiscope Unmanned Ground Vehicle—a mini-machine that can take GPS mapping and camera technology into places where you wouldn’t risk the lives or safety of your crew. Designed to perform GPS mapping chores on dangerous terrain the Pegasus Multiscope can work around minefields, […]
June 27, 2016
Technology
Inside construction of Apple’s mostly glass Campus 2
Unlike the rest of its products, Apple is building its spaceship-like Campus 2 headquarters out in the open. And though the public has been able to watch as the monstrous, circular structure takes shape, no one has been invited inside to see just exactly how it’s all coming together. Except for Popular Science. The magazine […]
June 24, 2016
Safety & Compliance
Hyundai developing an exoskeleton to give wearers Iron Man-like strength
While Hyundai’s robotic “Iron Man” exoskeleton won’t allow the workers it’s being designed for to take flight through rockets on the soles of the suit’s metal feet, it will drastically increase their strength. Detailed in a blog post and translated by the fine people at Mashable, Hyundai makes several mentions of Marvel’s Armored Avenger, pointing […]
June 22, 2016
Roadbuilding
Columbus wins USDOT’s $50 million Smart City Challenge
In a release prior to the U.S. Department of Transportation’s (USDOT) official June 23 announcement, Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) says Columbus beat out the six other finalists to win the Smart City Challenge. USDOT has pledged up to $40 million to help with technology and services funding to help convert the city into the first […]
June 22, 2016
Technology
FAA releases finalized commercial drone rules, tossing out need for special exemptions
The Federal Aviation Administration today announced that it has finalized regulations on the commercial use of drones in U.S. airspace. The official regulations, which will take effect in August, aren’t all that different from the restrictions businesses agreed to operate within as part of the Section 333 exemption formerly required for all commercial drone flights. The main difference […]
June 21, 2016
Roadbuilding
Volvo CE’s Co-Pilot in-cab tablet control module wins design award
Volvo Construction Equipment’s Co-Pilot system, introduced at the Bauma show earlier this year in Munich, has won the 2016 Car HMI Awards’ “Most Innovative Human-Machine Interface (HMI) Feature” category. “Volvo Co-Pilot is the first step towards an integrated, holistic solution for worksite optimization,” says Sidney Levy, design director at Volvo CE.  “The system offers the equivalent […]
June 20, 2016
Vocational
New Ford telematics system by Telogis launching soon, promising big fleet savings
Starting this summer, the new Ford Telematics Maintenance Connect by Telogis will be available for all existing and new Ford Telematics customers. Ford and Telogis say that the factory-fit telematics system is an industry first that will allow commercial customers to share their vehicle’s performance and diagnostic data with the Ford dealer of their choice. RELATED […]
June 17, 2016
Roadbuilding
Bridge Construction Simulator for iPhone/iPad puts your engineering skill to the test
Here’s a little something for all you bridge engineers and wannabes out there. Put your engineering skills to the test with the new Bridge Construction Simulator 3D a Real City Building Physics Sim app for iPhones and iPads that was just released on June 10. According to the app’s description on iTunes, the simulator app allows users to design and construct […]
June 17, 2016
Technology
ConExpo 2017 Tech Experience will invite attendees to step into the jobsite of the future
The largest trade show in the Western Hemisphere is getting even larger next year with the addition of a giant new space dedicated solely to the technology that will shape the future of the construction industry. According to a release from the Association of Equipment Manufacturers, ConExpo-Con/Agg 2017 will bring the show’s first ever Tech […]
June 15, 2016
Technology
Samsung launches Galaxy S7 Active, a sleek and speedy rugged phone
Though we stand by the Nexus 6P as our pick for the best Android phone currently available, for those looking for a speedy device with a drop- and water-resistant exterior, Samsung’s Galaxy Active phones remain the best choice, despite Cat’s best efforts. Samsung recently launched its latest rugged device, the S7 Active. And though the […]
June 13, 2016
Technology
Cat details FLIR thermal imaging features on S60 phone; launches SDK for third-party app access
As Cat readies to launch its latest smartphone, the S60, here in the U.S., the heavy equipment manufacturer is giving a few more details on all the functionality this phone’s built-in FLIR thermal imaging camera brings. Unveiled back in February, the S60 is the first smartphone to offer built-in thermal imaging. The embedded FLIR system highlights […]
June 6, 2016
Technology
Telematics 101: How to use equipment data to track fuel, plan routes and diagnose problems
Editor’s Note: This is the third part in our ongoing Telematics 101 series of articles. To view the other articles in this series click here. Telematics data is a lot like a map to buried treasure. The information does you no good unless you act on it. The gold is there. But, if you don’t pick […]
May 27, 2016
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