Pavement Maintenance & Reconstruction

Wearable Tech Can Improve Job Safety and Productivity

From smart glasses and augmented reality to simple tiles that monitor falls and worker health and location, futuristic technology is already measuring ways to make jobsites safer and more productive

RealWear focuses on the connected worker. Skilled workers that need guidance from experts use the RealWear system.

CASE Sponsors Jon Pardi’s Ain’t Always the Cowboy Tour and Offers Exclusive Ticket Presale

CASE Construction Equipment - CNH

The agreement includes a commitment to a workforce development/operator training contest to be held in 2023.

Singer/songwriter/producer Jon Pardi

Aftertreatment System Designs Will Evolve to Meet Customer and Emissions Requirements

Increasingly stringent emissions regulations and customer needs will bring about the need for new aftertreatment system technologies.

Engine manufacturers continue to advance aftertreatment and engine designs to meet current and future emissions regulations.

Manitou to Invest $80 Million to Expand Two U.S. Manufacturing Facilities

Manitou North America, LLC

The investment will expand and modernize compact and lift equipment manufacturing facilities in South Dakota plus support electric equipment R&D.

The 200,000-sq.-ft. Yankton, SD, facility will see its surface area increase by more than 65,000 sq. ft., while more than 80,000 sq. ft. will be added to the 325,000 sq. ft. of production space at Madison, SD.

Caterpillar Brings Cat Command Remote Control to Compact Equipment

Caterpillar - Cat

Caterpillar’s Kevin Coleman shares the benefits of Cat Command for Loading, now available on the D3 skid-steer and compact track loaders.

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Bendix Announces 2022 Technical Training Sessions

Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems LLC

Air Brake and Advanced Technology Training Courses Will Visit 11 States for In-Person Learning; Virtual Air Brake Training Classes and New Testing Option Also Available.

Bendix’s training program continues in 2022 with in-person and virtual training opportunities – along with a new testing option for each – for fleet technicians, owner-operators, and others to enhance the skills necessary for keeping vehicles on the road and in safe operating condition.

650,000 Workers Need to Fill Construction's Labor Shortage in 2022

Associated Builders and Contractors Inc. (ABC)

The construction industry will need to attract nearly 650,000 additional workers in 2022 to meet demand, according to the Associated Builders and Contractors.

Construction Spending 2022

CASE Gives First Look at Battery Electric Mini-excavator

CASE Construction Equipment - CNH

At the CNH Industrial Capital Markets Day, CASE provided a first look at the CX15 EV, an electric mini-excavator, with plans for the North American market in 2023.

Cx15 Ev Electric Mini Excavator

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Toro Showcases e-2500 Electric Ultra Buggy at World of Concrete

The Toro Company

Toro's Jay Thaker shares details on the prototype model of the e-2500 electric Ultra Buggy displayed at World of Concrete 2022, as well as provides insight on Toro's move to offer an expanded electric equipment lineup.

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Caterpillar’s Smart Creep Brings “Adaptive Cruise Control” to Your Attachments

Caterpillar - Cat

The Smart Creep feature senses the load on a cold planer attachment and automatically adjusts the drive command to keep the attachment running at the most productive speed.

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Cummins to Acquire Meritor

The transaction aims to strengthen Cummins’ range of powertrain components and accelerate development of electrified power solutions.

Cummins Meritor

ARA Predicts Double-Digit Equipment Rental Revenue Increase in 2022

American Rental Association (ARA)

The latest updated quarterly American Rental Association forecast for equipment rental revenue now calls for a 10.2% increase in 2022 to reach $52.7 billion in the United States.

American Rental Association

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