Mon June 27, 2022

Five Excavator Technologies to Improve Your Bottom Line

While technology has been enhancing excavator performance for more than a decade, end-user demand for certain features has accelerated in the past few years. AEM talked with leading manufacturers to get their take on those innovations that provide the typical construction company with the best bang for the buck — innovations that allow excavator operators to:Dig and grade fasterEliminate guessworkReduce fuel consumptionEnhance operator comfortImprove safetyGet to Grade in Considerably Less TimeRyan Neal, market professional and product application specialist for large excavators at Caterpillar, said 2D grade control has been a game-changer....

Tue June 28, 2022

Lane, Security Paving Perform $929M Job On I-10 in California

Phase 1 of the San Bernardino County Transportation Authority's (SBCTA) $929.2 million Interstate 10 Corridor Project began in September 2018 and is expected to be completed in early 2024. The work is being conducted by a joint-venture that brings together the Lane Construction Corporation and Security Paving Company Inc....

Thu June 23, 2022

VIDEO: NYC Mayor Orders Cat Dozer to Flatten Illegal Motorcycles, ATVs

The New York City Police Department (NYPD) destroyed dozens of illegal motorcycles and ATVs in Brooklyn on June 21 as it announced a new zero-tolerance policy concerning the vehicles that roar through the nation's largest city....

Tue June 28, 2022

Support for NAPA Climate Initiative Expands With New Partners: Surface Tech, Gallagher Asphalt

Two additional funding partners have pledged their support for The Road Forward, an industry-wide initiative of the National Asphalt Pavement Association (NAPA) to achieve net zero carbon emission asphalt pavements — NAPA associate member Surface Tech LLC and producer member Gallagher Asphalt Corp....

Mon June 27, 2022

John Deere Chairman, CEO Named Keynote Speaker of CES 2023

The Consumer Technology Association (CTA) announced the first keynote speaker for CES 2023. John Deere Chairman and CEO John May will join other John Deere executives to share how purpose-driven sustainability and advancements in technology are addressing one of the world's greatest challenges — feeding a growing global population....