Pavement Maintenance & Reconstruction

Upgrading the Onboard "Office" Environment

Manufacturers are upping the ante to make compact equipment cabs a more comfortable place to work.

While joysticks are not new to compact equipment, the integration of buttons or switches to perform various tasks is a relatively recent addition.

Continuously Variable Transmission Pays for New Cat 966K Loader

Sierra Materials records at least 37% better fuel economy with its 966K XE compared to 966H models, expects indefinite transmission and brake life

In the year since Sierra Mining traded a couple of loaders for the new 966K XE, the recycling yard’s loader has recorded consistent 1.5- to 1.75-gallon-per-hour fuel economy advantage over its 966H models.

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When the time comes to move on, make sure you get the value you deserve from your construction business.

Updated AEM Grader Safety Manual Now Available

Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM)

Updated manual provides end users with the latest industry consensus best practices for safe machine operation

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Terex Trucks Launches Used Trucks Website

New online tool enables customers to browse all used equipment stock listed by official Terex Trucks dealers

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ForConstructionPros App of the Week: Tool Tracker

Track owned and rented tools and equipment using the Tool Tracker mobile app

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ForConstructionPros Video Library

[VIDEO]Why FMI Expects Infrastructure Construction Growth in Many US Sectors

'Total infrastructure construction is about 5% of GDP; historically it is about 8%. As long as the economy continues to grow there is plenty of upside for infrastructure building'

[VIDEO]FMI Sees Infrastructure Construction Growth Potential in Many US Sectors

New Asphalt Milling Guidelines to Reduce Airborne Silica

New guidelines represent 10 years of collaborative research, study, and discussion between federal worker-safety agencies, national trade associations, labor unions, and milling equipment manufacturers.

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[VIDEO]Shake Hands With Danger: A Construction Safety Classic

1970s construction-equipment-maintenance safety film (23 min.) remains one of the great collections of cautionary tales for mechanics in the field

[VIDEO]Shake Hands With Danger: A Construction Safety Classic

CSDA Announces Comprehensive Fall Training Schedule

Concrete Sawing & Drilling Association (CSDA)

The Concrete Sawing & Drilling Association (CSDA) is pleased to announce a packed fall 2015 training and certification schedule, with seven hands-on courses planned in three different states.

OSHA Postpones Full Enforcement of Confined Spaces Standard Until October

Occupational Safety & Health Administration

Sixty-day temporary enforcement of the new Confined Spaces in Construction rule becomes effective Aug. 3, 2015; final rule effective Oct. 2, 2015

[VIDEO]Caterpillar Builds a Mobile Golf Course in Less than 2 Minutes

Time lapse video (1:39 min.) shows how Caterpillar built a golf course in the beds of four trucks for the latest #BuiltForIt Trial

[VIDEO]Caterpillar Builds a Mobile Golf Course in Less than 2 Minutes

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