February 2022

Equipment Today February 2022
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Lumber prices have nearly tripled in recent months, causing prices to increase for both single-family and multifamily construction. The average single-family home increased by more than $18,600 while multifamily witnessed an average $7,300 increase.
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2022 State of Construction: New Year Brings More Uncertainty with Supply Chain and Labor Concerns

The unique design of the T7X has nearly 50% fewer parts than its diesel hydraulic equivalent. It’s 10 times quieter than its diesel hydraulic equivalent.
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Compact Battery Electric Machines Gain Ground in Construction
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Status of the Construction Industry and How to Still Make a Profit in 2022
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Status of the Construction Industry and How to Still Make a Profit in 2022
If you perform frequent oil changes in the field for small equipment, you may want to add mobile lube equipment to an existing service truck using customizable systems like the Sage Oil Vac Lubebuilder.
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Know Your Options When Spec'ing Mobile Lube Systems
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Crews Face "Steep" Challenges on AMS Repave
Sunmount Paving customized paving equipment to meet the needs of the new racetrack profile at Atlanta Motor Speedway
December 28, 2021
On these 28° banks, segregation is controlled with the feeder belt that fed the paver, a proprietary piece Sunmount developed to pave the high banks.
Infrastructure
How Technology Helps Manage Equipment Maintenance
The cost of downtime is expensive. Resources are available to help contractors keep better track of their equipment maintenance needs.
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E.K. Services uses technology to track and manage more than 700 pieces of equipment, including asphalt rollers, pavers, milling machines, crushing equipment, excavators, backhoes, wheel loaders, skid loaders, lowboys, a fleet of sweeper trucks and tri-axles.
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What Construction and Trucking Operations Need to Know Most About e-Ticketing
Staying informed about how e-Ticketing can work with existing systems will make the technology transition easier and help to maximize ROI.
November 15, 2021
Companies can often deploy full-scale technology solutions that cover challenges such as route optimization, digital dispatching and GPS tracking, with eTicketing being integrated into these systems.
Infrastructure
Design Build Project Breaks Records in North Carolina
Thompson-Arthur APAC Atlantic teams up with three other companies to construct the 14-mile US 64 expressway, marking their largest project to date
November 1, 2021
Thompson-Arthur put down 745,000 tons of asphalt from the company's plant locations. Teams utilized Weiler material transfer vehicles to keep the flow of material moving to the company's Vogele pavers.
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3 Ways Construction Tech Helps Leaders Create Cultures of Proactive Safety
On a jobsite, no one ever intends to make a mistake or cause an accident. But there are ways to prevent and curb these inherent risks associated with working in construction.
August 11, 2021
3 Ways Construction technology helps leaders
Technology
Technology Improves Transporting, Storing and Distributing Fuel on the Construction Site
Changing technology in fuel storage is helping contractors tackle theft, contamination and supply issues, mitigate costs — leading to higher profits.
August 3, 2021
Card-locking control technology combats the potential of fuel theft by only allowing authorized individuals to access fuel. With card-locking technology offered by some manufacturers, drivers use a phone-based app to enter their driver number, vehicle number and what type of fuel they need.
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Considerations for Hydraulics in Electric Off-Highway Equipment
Deployment of efficient hydraulic components and architectures can provide power saving opportunities in electric-powered heavy equipment.
July 12, 2021
The demands and usage of mini-excavators simplify full electrification of these machines.
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