A bottleneck of haulers waiting to be loaded is inefficient. Idle machines burn unnecessary fuel, increase maintenance costs and decrease resale values when you're ready to trade them in.     

Here's an interesting film for road builders to check out - a 1948 piece from Encyclopedia Britannica that provides a look at how highways were built back in the day. From scrapers pulled by one dozer and pushed by two, to metal stakes for concrete framing, to aggregate crushing - there's something here for everyone. Check out "Building a Highway."

Because of the bulky nature and relative fragility of solar panels, it's typically difficult to effectively deploy solar systems quickly. Ground mount ballasted systems are cost effective, but take up a lot of space and require time consuming installation and wiring. For this reason, POWR2 has developed a 12-panel solar trailer for use in conjuncture with our POWRBANK Renewable Power System.

Two W 210 Fi milling machines from Wirtgen have claimed a victory at the Barber Motorsports Park in Birmingham, Alabama. With 766 PS, the two large milling machines from Wirtgen can hold their own in the face of the engine power of the race cars and motorcycles that otherwise battle to come in a few hundredths of a second ahead of each other on the 3.7-km circuit.

GSSI has introduced PaveScan RDM 2.0, an innovative asphalt density assessment tool that provides accurate real-time measurements to ensure pavement life and quality.  

Expanding on its lineup of attachments, John Deere unveiled its new CP18E, CP24E and CP30E cold planers.

Volvo Construction Equipment has updated its Dig Assist machine control application for excavators with new features that make it faster and easier to create plans and put more information at operators' fingertips.

DPL Telematics has released the AssetView Max tracking system. AssetView Max is an advanced solution for wireless monitoring and remote tracking of any powered or unpowered asset to improve logistics, manage inventory and curb theft. The long lasting, portable GPS unit is completely self-contained and may be hidden on any asset, installing in seconds. 

Hilti has introduced its first robot, Jaibot, for semi-autonomous mobile ceiling drilling. The Hilti Jaibot construction robot will help mechanical, electrical and plumbing installation contractors tackle productivity, safety and labor shortage challenges. 

Giatec's SmartRock mobile application has seen a fresh and intuitive user interface design, giving contractors access to a more comprehensive analysis of concrete performance.  

Tenna has expanded its integration functionality that connects their equipment management platform with various external leading construction software products, platforms and systems.

Trimble and Boston Dynamics have entered a strategic alliance to integrate a variety of construction data collection technologies with Boston Dynamics' Spot robot platform.