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Bridging Construction’s Digital Gap

Replacing paper field reporting is the key step in digitizing the construction industry to the tune of $1.2 trillion in improved efficiency and productivity

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Plant Maintenance

Bosch GSH27-26 Brute Turbo Breaker Hammer with GPS Tracking and Retrofit Option

Bosch Power Tools & Accessories

The world’s first breaker hammer with GPS tracking makes sure jobsite managers know where this tool is at all times, GPS25-4 retrofit option fits SDS-max hammers

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[APP] Go Paperless Using Your Existing Templates with APE Mobile

APE Mobile is designed to support all site paperwork and allow contractors to use their existing ISO accredited templates

APE Mobile was created specifically to address challenges within the construction industry.

Plant Maintenance

Caterpillar and Rio Tinto to Retrofit Trucks for Autonomous Operation at Australian Mine

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Nineteen Cat 793F mining trucks will be retrofit for autonomous operation at the Marandoo iron ore mine in Western Australia

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TxDOT, Paving Contractor Test Two Embankment Fill Materials to Solve Settlement Issues

A Texas roadway rehabilitation explores alternative embankment fills and exposes a little more than expected

One embankment was filled with Geofoam blocks as alternative fill material. The other embankment was filled with lightweight clay aggregate.

Study: Prevention through Design Poised to Help Improve Construction Safety

Dodge Construction Network

Findings from the study on the benefits of safety investments show that investment in safety has a positive impact on project budgets, schedules, quality, and on business factors

Study reveals the engagement with and impact of two critical trends for improving construction safety: technologies used on jobsites and the practice of Prevention through Design (PtD).

ForConstructionPros Video Library

[VIDEO] How Congressional Tax-Code Overhaul Limits Infrastructure

Proposed Republican tax overhaul contains many provisions that could impact states' ability to pay for public works improvements; plus more construction industry news on the December 14, 2017, edition of Construction News Tracker

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Safety is the Gift That Keeps on Giving

There’s one gift that doesn’t fit neatly under a tree, yet keeps on giving year-round — the gift of enhanced safety on the jobsite.

Alternative Fuel Options for Vocational Truck Applications

The number of alternative fuels available provides new opportunities for cost savings and emissions reduction down the road.

Propane can offer economic and environmental benefits in both on- and off-road applications. Shown is the Freightliner S2G, a 33,000-lb. GVW propane-powered truck.

Remix Pavers Not Just for the Mainline

Two contractors explain how demand for better mat quality pushed remix pavers into mill-and-fill and commercial paving, and review their cost-effectiveness for the work

Changes in asphalt mixes make them more difficult for contractors to pave and compact, so some contractors are expanding the use of “specialized” equipment like Remix pavers.

Scotty's Asphalt Invests in Technology to Boost RAP/RAS Production

Vine Grove plant is latest addition to the Kentucky company's asphalt production evolution

Scotty's Spread

SMA Pavements Eliminate Fiber, Eliminate Drainage

Warm mix Stone Matrix Asphalt is put to the test by the Maryland Department of Transportation on a major interstate connection.

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