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2024 Construction Jobs in High Demand and Why your Job is Safe from Robots

Skillit founder and CEO Fraser Patterson uncovers construction jobs businesses can't live without. The interview also highlights strategies and services that will help you qualify for better construction jobs.

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Trimble and Radiodetection Collaborate on Utility Mapping Solution

The software and hardware integration support utility-locating workflows to provide measurement capabilities for the creation of underground utilities maps in a single field operation.

The software and hardware integration support utility-locating workflows to provide measurement capabilities for the creation of underground utilities maps in a single field operation.

Rationalizing the Standard Hook in a Residential Footing

Concrete Foundations Association (CFA)

This column deals with a comparison of the minimum requirements set forth by the International Residential Code (IRC) and the referenced standard document, ACI 332-14 Requirements for Residential Concrete.

Figure 1: Complicated footing reinforcement showing standard hooks for vertical dowels.

Cold Planer Attachment Maintenance for Best Performance

Paladin Construction Group

Manufacturers design cold planer attachments to require minimal maintenance. Unfortunately, this has led to many operators completely ignoring most maintenance functions with their picks.

Cold planers, such as this Bradco unit, are used for asphalt and concrete pothole and frost heave repair, curb cutting, pavement texturing and the removal of traffic lane stripes and roadway around manholes.

Reduce Random Cracking with Plate Dowels

KB Engineering LLC

Use plate dowels at construction joints to reduce the risk of random cracking.

Steel plate dowels carry loads across a construction joint, maintain vertical alignment between adjacent slabs and allow concrete shrinkage both perpendicular and parallel to the joint.

Dynapac Showcases Compaction Tech at World of Asphalt

Dynapac North America LLC

At World of Asphalt, Dynapac showcases its new compaction technology, which is designed to improve ride and efficiency, while reducing emissions.

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Weiler Unveils New Innovations at World of Asphalt

Nigel McKay, Sales Manager at Weiler, talks about the latest technologies on the showfloor at World of Asphalt. Stop by booth 2349 this week to learn more.

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Volvo CE Unveils L180 3-Pass Rehandler

Volvo Construction Equipment

The updated machine is designed for rehandling applications, with a high tipping load and long reach to fill a truck in three passes.

The machine is designed for rehandling applications, with a high tipping load and long reach to fill a truck in three passes.

6 Key Preconstruction Considerations

Ultimately, realistic cost estimation, meticulous scheduling, risk analysis, design coordination, and value engineering are the foundations of the preconstruction phase.

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Fairchild Equipment Reveals New Facility in Cloquet

Fairchild Equipment

The new facility represents a step forward in Fairchild Equipment's ability to offer equipment maintenance and repair services, an expanded rental fleet, and a venue that better accommodates the company's product range.

Spanning 20,300 sq. ft., the new Cloquet, Minn. branch is specifically designed to support a larger material handling of equipment parts and rental inventory, provide comprehensive in-house shop service, and accommodate the company’s broad product offerings.

How Principio Asphalt Grew During Historic Labor Shortage

Astec Industries Inc.

Despite a once in a century global pandemic, national shutdowns, material and labor shortages, Principio Asphalt managed to expand it's operations over the last few years, and there's no sign of stopping.

Principio Asphalt's new asphalt plant, 400-tph Double Barrel drum mixer plant from Astec, York Belvedere Sand & Gravel in North East, MD.

Forklift Battery Trends in 2024

To better understand the opportunities and challenges influencing motive power decision-makers in 2024, here are the Top 4 forklift battery trends in 2024.

To better understand the opportunities and challenges influencing motive power decision-makers in 2024, here are the Top 4 forklift battery trends in 2024.

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