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How Construction Equipment Technologies Can Make Operators Better and Safer

Telematics, payload-weighing and operator-attentiveness systems create data that’s changing performance boundaries; using it to coach rather than discipline could distinguish the winners

Inside Caterpillar's 24/7 Monitoring Center, analysts correlate data about the health and productivity of operators and equipment to reveal the magnitude of conditions such as fatigue and distraction and their impact on operations.

Don’t Let Growth of Your Construction Operations Become A Risky Business

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Make sure you have the resources you need to manage business growth to avoid getting caught short.

Grasp Maximum Productivity with Thumb and Grapple Selection

These tips for thumb and grapple selection can help you find the right balance of features to meet your demolition application needs.

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Advanced Powertrains Generate ROI Even When Fuel Prices Trend Lower

The focus for advanced powertrains and hybrid drive systems in today's construction equipment looks beyond fuel economy to increased performance and ease of operation.

The Caterpillar D7E features an electric drivetrain that generates high torque at low speeds and remains efficient over the entire operating range. Ease of use makes it more productive for even less experienced operators.

New Cutting Technology Can Increase Milling Productivity

Manufacturers of milling machines are improving cutting bits and by doing so are reducing milling time, maintenance and overall operating costs

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Measure of Success

The use of 3D paving helps Park Construction meet demanding NFL specs at Vikings’ new stadium

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Three PROSOCO Cleaners Earn EPA Safer Choice Label

PROSOCO announces that three products from its Consolideck concrete flooring line meet the EPA’s safer product standards.

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New Study Shows Corporate America Continuing to Invest in Sustainability

Nine years of research finds top U.S. companies' sustainability involvement continues to grow but a gap between committed companies and a minority that don't see the business benefits

The percentage of U.S. companies at the high end of the sustainability-acceptance scale has grown from 15% in 2006 to 41% in 2015. However, there has also been a slight increase in those at the lower end of the scale (Stages 1 and 2) as well, with 21% in 2015 compared to 17% in 2012.

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[VIDEO] Volvo's Chief Technology Officer Steps in Front of an Autonomous Truck

Volvo’s autonomous truck is the first in the world to be tested in underground mine operations, and Torbjörn Holmström was willing to stand in a dark haul road to show that it's safe

[VIDEO] Volvo's Chief Technology Officer Steps in Front of an Autonomous Truck

Caterpillar Inc. Named to 2016 Dow Jones Sustainability Index

The annual DJSI process follows a best-in-class approach, evaluating numerous corporate economic, environmental and social performance factors. 2016 marks the 17th year Caterpillar, Inc. has made the list.

Webinar: Damage from Impulse Noise and the Effectiveness of Hearing Protection

Elliott H. Berger, Division Scientist for 3M’s Personal Safety Division, will discuss (Sept. 22) the impact of the sounds that people hear in various environments and what can be done to protect from hearing loss and damage

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AL Contractor Challenges $560K in Fines in Worker's Death Case

State officials say company workers fatally injured the young man last year when they used heavy equipment to dig him out of a collapsed trench last year

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