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Retrofitting Construction Equipment for Autonomy

As more technology becomes available to the construction industry, keeping up with all the advancements can be overwhelming. The timing can pose a problem, too. Tech moves...

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Constructing Connected Railways of the Future

For more than 200 years, railways and railroads have been a part of the transportation landscape. Starting with the steam locomotive and evolving into electric railways within...

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Choosing the right concrete pump for the job

Whether pumping concrete to a high-rise building, bridge or a backyard patio, choosing the right concrete pump to get the mix to the jobsite is a key consideration that greatly...

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Electric Vehicles: More Fleets Going Green

Electric vehicles (EV) are a growing trend both on and off the jobsite—and now manufacturers are offering new equipment, while users are demonstrating how fleets can go green...

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Attachments Make the Skid-Steer the Most Versatile Machine on the Jobsite

Attachments transform skid-steer loaders into specialized tools that perform a multitude of tasks faster and more profitably.  But what should you look for when selecting from...

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Taking Advantage of Loader Technology

Technology in loaders is advancing, allowing for increased production and easier operation at the construction site. This builds on the overall trend that construction equipment...

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7 questions to ask yourself when selecting a MEWP

Choosing the right MEWP is of the utmost importance and is essential for the safety of the operator and others in the work area, stresses Tony Deatherage, Service Manager at...

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Understanding Government Incentives and Tax Benefits for Buying Electric Equipment

Electric trucks and construction equipment come with a premium price tag. For example, in the pickup category, the 2023 F-150 Lightning with pro trim starts at $46,974 plus...

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The Future of Electric Vehicles in Construction

Electric vehicles (EVs) could be coming to the jobsite sooner than most of us might think. The technology is advancing at a rapid pace, and offers more efficiency than ever...

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Electric Trucks Charge Forward

According to a report by Navigant Research, construction job sites may look different in the future with newer, technologically advanced trucks on the scene.Medium and heavy...

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Attend top construction trade shows for equipment & technology

From the leading asphalt conference, the largest utility demo expo, to the world’s largest construction trade show, we have you covered with CONEXPO-CON/AGG, The Utility Expo and World of Asphalt.

Advanced Controls & Technology Improves Cranes

Cranes can be configured to suit the different needs of jobs—especially with the advent of new technologies such as telematics, cameras, and technologies related to lifting...

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Electric Vehicle Market to Drive Innovation

The construction equipment industry will soon benefit from the innovative vehicle technologies currently being developed for the consumer driving market.The LDV (light duty...

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Equipment roundup: Latest motor grader models from 5 top brands

"Case CE’s 865B motor grader has a 220-hp engineMotor graders are versatile machines in construction: They help build roads, cut ditches, move aggregates, make sloping banks and...

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8 mini track loaders bring big power to walk-behind convenience

"In construction, choosing the right size machine is essential to completing a range of projects quickly and efficiently, and mini track loaders have you covered when an ultra...

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Ep. 127: Talking the State of Construction with Nick Drew

On this very special episode of the podcast, Taylor welcomes Nick Drew, the man behind the infamous 'Digger Man Blog’, to talk about his early start in construction, his late...

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Stretching Your Productivity: Must-Have Compact Equipment Attachments

Mini excavators, skid steer loaders and compact track loaders are the Swiss Army knives of the construction industry, because they can be equipped with many different...

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Mobile Elevating Work Platforms: New Models Offer Increased Reach, Enhanced Safety Features

Mobile elevating work platforms (MEWPs) seem to reach higher every year. Without MEWPs, contractors would have to use scaffolding, an elevator, or a truck-mounted boom lift—all...

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Equipment Enhancements for the Construction Aggregates and Sand Industries

From crushers to conveyors, aggregates equipment manufacturers are rolling out a multitude of new offerings to meet the varied demands of quarry operations. Their latest...

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New Innovations in Concrete Paving

Over the years, technological advancements with concrete have led to more efficiency, flexibility, and ease of use. At the same time, construction equipment has improved...

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2 New Tires for Green Fleets

There is a greater trend toward an energy-efficient fleet—but do they need more advanced tires? Traditional tires can wear out up to 30 percent faster on electric vehicles due...

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Ep. 132: Setting Your Construction Business Apart from the Rest with Jimmy Starbuck

Jimmy Starbuck, Owner of Starbuck Excavation and a familiar face on social media, Jimmy dives right into his work with mass grading and trucking, talking through the services...

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Ep. 126: Prepping for the Future of Construction with Scott Colclough of Pushysix

On this highly anticipated episode of the podcast, Taylor White takes on the hosting duties and is joined by his very special guest, Scott Colclough.  The pair talk about...

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Most-Read Construction News Articles of 2020

CONEXPO-CON/AGG seeks to provide construction industry professionals with practical advice about equipment, technology and trends to solve their business challenges and...

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Betting on Autonomous, Electric Construction Equipment

Electric vehicles (EVs) are surging on construction jobsites. This is due to a number of big trends that are taking place today and changing the way the construction industry...

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Elon Musk's The Boring Company Completes Tunnel Excavation at the Las Vegas Convention Center

The next time CONEXPO-CON/AGG takes place in 2023, attendees will have considerably more exhibit space to stroll around in. They'll also have an innovative way to get from one...

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Trends that Shaped Construction in 2022 and How They Will Impact 2023

1. Rising construction costsInflation continued to rear its ugly head in 2022, challenging contractor profitability and threatening pending projects from moving forward. The...

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Mini Excavators Have Big Impact

Popularity of mini hybrid excavators is a trend that is gaining momentum. The debate on how much longer fossil fuels can last has pushed manufacturers to develop new...

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5 Ways Owning an Electric Vehicle is Different from Owning a Diesel Machine

Construction equipment manufacturers are embracing electric power. Most every major construction equipment manufacturer has electric vehicles (EVs) in their current production...

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Electric-Powered Construction Equipment: More Options Come to Market

Electric-powered vehicles (EVs) have made their way into just about every construction application. Once regulated to niche applications, such as non-mobile equipment, the...

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Electric Demolition Robots are Making Jobsites Safer

Demolition is difficult, dirty, dangerous work. It is also necessary work. How best to keep workers safe in a demolition environment? Remove them from that environment.When the...

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Top Three: Electric Drives the Future

Electric drives are becoming more common and could prove useful in construction equipment on the jobsite. Electric drives allow contractors to get real-time information on the...

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Get Smarter About Electric Construction Equipment

Sustainability in the construction industry is being advanced by the public and private sectors. Governments are adopting more clean-air regulations at local and regional levels...

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Electric Fleet Solutions for Your Jobsite

Pure electric is a legal requirement indoors. Outdoors, fuel savings and better performance attracts—and now vehicles are evolving, as both hybrid and electric are on the rise...

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How Material Handling Excavators and Purpose-Built Material Handlers Get the Job Done

From scrap yards and waste transfer facilities to steel mills and inland ports, whether moving metal, lifting logs or placing barriers on a highway construction jobsite...

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Equipment manufacturers look to the future

This year’s CONEXPO-CON/AGG saw a huge push to support sustainability, including highlights from equipment manufacturers with hybrid power options and more autonomous control...

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The Death of Diesel? Alternative Fuels for Construction Equipment

Diesel has powered construction equipment for decades; however, due to increased costs in resource extraction, environmental concerns, regulatory limitations, social trends and...

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Five Equipment Dealership Trends That Will Shape 2023

If you have been working around construction equipment you have probably heard of the “Equipment Triangle,” a philosophy that is one of the fundamental tenets of the Association...

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Top 4 Construction Equipment Advances

Construction equipment has evolved enormously over the past decade. Manufacturers have developed innovations that have made equipment smarter, safer, and more productive. Now...

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The Latest Trends in Telehandlers to Improve Your Bottom Line

Technological advancementsCaterpillar is moving to Stage V engines in their telehandlers. Mike Peterson, Product Application Specialist at Cat says that compared to current...

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Six must-see machines at The Utility Expo

North America’s largest trade show dedicated to the utilities sector – The Utility Expo – is almost here. The show will feature more than 860 exhibitors and 1.4 million square...

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Can a rotating telehandler replace a crane?

Rotating telehandlers have been around for a while, primarily in Europe, where space on job sites is generally more limited than it is in the U.S. But these versatile machines...

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The Future of Construction on Display: CONEXPO-CON/AGG Exhibitors Take the Industry to the Next Level, Breaking Show Records

Las Vegas — March 18, 2023 – After five jam-packed days of innovative product launches and major company announcements, enlightening education sessions and countless networking...

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6 Predictions for the Future of Construction Equipment Rental

By Ben Preston, GearFlowAs the light shines brighter on construction technology companies, it has become evident we are in a period of change in the industry. Equipment is...

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CONEXPO-CON/AGG 2023 Focusing on the Next Level of Sustainability in Construction

MILWAUKEE – With construction technology around sustainability significantly advancing in recent years, CONEXPO-CON/AGG 2023 is already set to have the biggest focus on...

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Digital Transformation: How Construction Equipment Is Changing

Digital transformation is here—and it is changing construction equipment and the jobsite. Construction professionals will be working side-by-side with intelligent equipment that...

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Electric Vehicles Market To Charge Up

Electric vehicles are becoming more common on the road. They will also be a common sight off road, on the construction jobsite.With incentives such as fuel savings and better...

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Electric Vehicle Sparks Jobsites

The EV (electric vehicle) fad began to take off a few years back, and now a real estate firm has unveiled its first fully electric commercial fleet. Does this signal an electric...

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Technology to Take Advantage of in Construction Rentals

As technology evolves on construction equipment, more contractors are renting the newest pieces of equipment in order to try out the technology available.There are some new...

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Paving the Way for the Smart Grid of the Future

New emerging energy trends are changing how business is done—and it is impacting many vertical markets including the construction industry. As new projects emerge, so too will...

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Constructing the Smart Highway of the Future

Smart highways have been the subject of a scientific notion across the globe for a while now, and governments in many countries are looking to invest huge money in the automated...

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Excavators Go Hybrid

Excavators are continuing to evolve for the construction industry, offering new ways to improve performance at the jobsite.As one example, Komatsu America Corp., introduced the...

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A Transformative Approach to Highway Construction

Attend the free Tech Talk "The Ray - Creating the Highway of the Future" on Tuesday, March 10, 2020 from 10:15 a.m. - 10:45 a.m. or Thursday, March 12 from 12:30 p.m. - 1:00 p.m...

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6 Concrete Paving Trends Innovating the Industry

The concrete paving industry is rapidly evolving, with advanced paving technologies, improved paving practices, and better-quality pavements pushing the market forward.1. New...

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Honda Autonomous Work Vehicle at CONEXPO-CON/AGG 2023

Honda Reveals New Prototype Autonomous Work Vehicle at CONEXPO-CON/AGG 2023 All-electric Honda Autonomous Work Vehicle (AWV) represents a new category of capable work vehicle...

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Crane Operator Wins CONEXPO-CON/AGG Super Bowl® Tickets Sweepstakes

Gabriel Valenzuela attending Super Bowl® LVIII is a win for all the hard-working people of the construction industry. The 53-year-old veteran crane operator was the winner of...

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New High-Tech Excavators Deliver Productivity and Efficiencies

By Construction Equipment MagazineKey Insights for Buyers:New excavator models offer shorter tail-swing radius, greater digging powerLabor shortage drives comfort and...

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Get the Most Out of Each Gallon - Fuel Efficiency Tips

Fuel is one of the greatest operating costs for any contractor who owns heavy equipment and/or trucks. Working in a way that can save fuel can end up saving a lot of money.“At...

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Ep. 97: Go Stringless - Advances in Concrete Paving with Wirtgen America

While slipform pavers have been around for a long time, many contractors still hand form concrete pavements and sections. Wade Bowman, national sales manager, Wirtgen America...

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Assessing Mini Excavator Specs: Do Your Homework Before Purchasing to Maximize Your Investment

If you’re thinking about purchasing a new mini excavator, the number of makes and models can be dizzying. Equipment World’s Spec Guide lists more than 141 models among...

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8 Steps to Deter Construction Equipment Theft - and Get Back What's Stolen

Until your company is a victim of equipment theft, it’s probably not on the list of things most contractors worry about.  Yet according to study from National Equipment Register...

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How Technology is Advancing Underground Infrastructure Construction

Underground infrastructure are vital—and construction companies have new opportunities to build and maintain it with the help of technology.Underground infrastructure can be...

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6 Tips for Overcoming Supply Chain Challenges

Supply chain challenges continue to plague the construction equipment industry, and unfortunately for contractors and other equipment-intensive businesses, there is little...

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Case recommits to backhoe loaders with five new N Series models

Backhoe loaders “are having a renaissance,” according to Case Construction Equipment, evidenced by the company’s recommitment to the category with the introduction of five new...

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Autonomous Earthmoving Equipment: A Guide for Construction Contractors

The automation of earthmoving equipment is a trend that's gaining a lot of momentum across the construction industry. While the mining industry has been using autonomous...

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IoT Comes to Hydraulic Equipment

New research points to the increasing digitization and Internet of Things (IoT) technologies in hydraulic devices, including hydraulic equipment.Technavio suggest that while IoT...

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Repurposing Abandoned Power Plant

Remodeling and redoing old structures is a version of sustainability that has been around for a while. Recently, this concept was used when Birdseye Renewable Energy partnered...

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Hybrid Handlers Lift the Aerial Market

One trend in the construction industry today is the increased adoption of hybrid telehandlers. Challenges with the availability of fossil fuels have prompted new technologies...

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Qatar Rentals Rise

Increasing infrastructure development, upcoming mega sports events, and the anticipated stabilization of crude oil prices are expected to drive Qatar construction equipment...

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Loaders Drive Precision

Technology on construction equipment continues to advance, making work at the jobsite more precise, which is needed to improve productivity on the jobsite. One new backhoe...

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Episode 47: Smarter Jobsites, Aggregates

Tuesday, February 7, 2017Select from the segments below.Segment 1: Funding New TechHost Peggy Smedley shares the latest news related to electric and hybrid vehicles.Segment 2...

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Episode 42: Specialized Transportation, Telematics Trends

Tuesday, January 3, 2017Select from the segments below.Segment 1: Personal Protective Equipment TrendsPeggy Smedley starts the show by looking at growth trends for the personal...

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Contractors Serious About Exacation and Mobility Prefer Backhoe Loaders

By Construction Equipment MagazineKey Insights for Backhoe Buyers:When assessing whether to buy a backhoe, excavator, or loader, consider jobsite space and roadability...

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Market Growth for Compact & Heavy Construction Equipment

From compact construction equipment to heavy construction equipment, machines continue to evolve. New research is showing that both markets are poised to expand, and thus change...

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Trucking & Fleet Management: Tech You Can Take Advantage of Now

The rising tide of tech continues to strike in the world of automobiles. Each passing day seems to bring another round of self-driving cars, 4D driving simulations, or fully...

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Evolutions of the Connected Jobsite: The Future of Compact Equipment

The road to the Connected Jobsite was the focus of a CONEXPO-CON/AGG Tech Talk today, part of the show’s new 75,000-square foot Tech Experience featuring future-looking...

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Ep. 138: Live at CONEXPO-CON/AGG 2023 with Dana Wuesthoff

Host Taylor White welcomes a very special guest to the podcast today, and he does so in an equally special location. Dana Wuesthoff, the Show Director for CONEXPO-CON/AGG, the...

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Companies Bring AI and Automation to the Construction Industry

The construction industry has some problems: a chronic labor shortage, falling productivity, and an industry that remains dangerous.A new company called Built Robotics wants to...

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Ep. 79: 2018 Construction Market Outlook

2017 has been a big year for the construction industry, as the market has begun to pick up. This podcast will look to the future and identify trends about what to expect in the...

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Designing and Building "Solar Ready"

Solar installed on Solar Ready buildings maximizes financial returns and can cover 100% of energy needs including electric loads, vehicle charging, heating, and cooling of the...

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CONEXPO-CON/AGG Explores the Future of Construction at Return of The Tech Experience

LAS VEGAS (March 13, 2020) – Whether it is artificial intelligence, autonomous equipment, big data, small gadgets, new energy technologies, sustainable highways or the future of...

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Top Compact Excavator Manufacturers Reveal Latest Innovations

Compact excavators are the latest Swiss Army knives on the construction site. Once scoffed at for being a toy, for the first time, more compact excavators were sold in 2019 than...

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The Need for Pipeline Infrastructure

A new report found that rejecting pipeline infrastructure would remove almost one-third of U.S. electricity generation capacity by 2030, dangerously raising electric rates...

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Episode 46: Equipment Rental, Crane Safety

Tuesday, January 31, 2017 Select from the segments below.Segment 1: Electric & Hybrid VehiclesHost Peggy Smedley shares the latest news related to electric and hybrid vehicles...

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Laying the Foundation for Better Machines in Mining

From surface drills to hydraulic excavators, machinery for mining continues to advance, offering new opportunities for construction companies. Two examples demonstrate how new...

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How Autonomous Construction Equipment Will Revolutionize the Industry

Moving earth and building roads with autonomous construction equipment isn’t a reality yet, but it’s where the industry is headed. For many contractors, driverless construction...

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Giving Your Construction Site the Right Lift

Construction projects require building materials, which need to be moved around the jobsite as activities and locations change. Although wheel loaders and excavators can often...

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Finding Value in Telematics Data

Telematics allows the transfer of information from construction equipment in the field to the office. Data such as hours, utilization, fault codes, and fuel usage can help fleet...

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Tips to Attract and Retain Great Subcontractors

Subcontractors are critical to the success of construction projects, providing specialized expertise in a wide range of trades, from concrete and drywall to site prep and...

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Government-Funded Construction Industry Projects for 2024

The U.S. Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs has announced its 2024 “Mega Construction” designees – large federal construction projects that have the “greatest...

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Choosing the Right Dump Truck for the Job

The type of hauling you do is critical to selecting a dump truck that will perform well on the job -a truck perfectly matched to the task at hand. There’s a lot to consider...

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Spraying and Plastering Equipment Advances

With innovations in construction happening daily, almost every type of equipment sector has seen new advances. For instance, the spraying and plastering machines market will...

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10 most fuel-efficient 4X4 trucks

"Ford F-150 makes the listThe folks over at Gear Junkie used the EPA’s official ratings to find the 10 new trucks that can send power to all four wheels with the lowest fuel...

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Training Operators on Construction Equipment Equipped with Advanced Technologies

Construction equipment is becoming more complex with each new generation. You can no longer consider these machines just big pieces of iron—they are sophisticated, intelligent...

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How Tech is Changing the Equipment Rental Market

Construction equipment is advancing with the advent of new technology, which gives owners and operators the tools to work as smart as possible. The technology is also rapidly...

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Compact Wheel Loader Attachments: How to Make your CWL More Versatile

Although compact wheel loaders are still largely bucket-and-fork machines, there is growing interest in using various attachments to make CWLs more versatile. Some owners want...

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The Future of Construction Autonomy and Robots Unveiled at CONEXPO-CON/AGG 2023

With labor issues continuing to stress the construction industry, autonomous construction machinery and robots displayed at CONEXPO-CON/AGG 2023 generated a lot of excitement...

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Ep. 130: Getting Ahead of the Trends in Construction with Luke Payne and Luke Eggebraaten

Taylor welcomes Luke Eggebraaten and Luke Payne, both successful business owners within the construction industry. Luke E is the Founder & Managing Partner of Phaser Marketing...

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New Road Construction Equipment: Improved Functionality, Increased Versatility

Manufacturers exhibited new road construction equipment at CONEXPO-CON/AGG this year that will soon be paving North America’s roads and highways. New features and smart...

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5 Things to Consider if You're on the Fence About Electric Equipment Ownership

With diesel prices over $5 per gallon in the U.S., you might be wondering if an electric-powered machine could reduce your operating costs.  Or, you may be wanting to take the...

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