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Video: Caterpillar Reveals How Technology Can Raise Construction Efficiency 50%

How Cat’s new Analytics & Innovation division will use data from connected machines to create unprecedented improvements in productivity and economy

Video: Caterpillar Reveals How Technology Can Raise Construction Efficiency 50%

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Video: Volvo SmartCare Helps Contractors Reduce Equipment Downtime

Whether you need an uptime guarantee, bumper-to-bumper warranty, telematics reports or on-site inspections, Volvo SmartCare will keep you up and running

Video: Volvo SmartCare Helps Contractors Reduce Equipment Downtime

Contractor Fined $121K After Demolition Worker Dies

District Attorney has yet to announce if criminal charges will be filed

Nine Florida Contractors Cited for Ignoring Fall Hazards

Occupational Safety & Health Administration

Proposed penalties for the nine companies total $152,200

Foxx Releases $2 Million in Emergency Relief Funds to Repair Alaska's Flood-Damaged Highway

The Dalton Highway is the only road connecting Fairbanks to the North Slope oil fields. Despite its remoteness, the highway carries a significant amount of truck traffic for the region.

Hyundai Heavy Industries Rolls Out 500,000th Construction Equipment

Hyundai Construction Equipment Americas Inc.

Record achieved 28 years after the company introduced its first excavator

The 500,000th piece of construction equipment to roll off the HHI assembly line was an HX520 excavator.

ForConstructionPros App of the Week: OnStation

Customized, project specific app allows contractors to view design drawings, plan sheets and survey data while in the field

A unique feature of OnStation is its Mobile Design Maps which allow the user to view the project design on a satellite map. This feature also lets users add drawings or layer multiple drawings on the map.

8 Diesel Engine Oil Additives and How They Work

Additive packages help keep an engine clean and protected from varnish, sludge, wear, heat and acids

10 Injured After Crane Drops Load in NYC

Crane rigging strap snaps and four-ton heating and air-conditioning unit falls nearly 30 stories into the middle of Madison Avenue

St. Louis Fund Providing $1M for Minority, Women Contractors

Minority and women-owned businesses will be able to apply for loans up to $1 million from new Contractors Loan Fund

CIM Students Work With ASCC To Evaluate ACI Document

American Society of Concrete Contractors (ASCC)

Middle Tennessee State University students build a U-shaped wall section as part of a closing exercise in their Formwork for Concrete class.

Forms set by CIM students in the formwork class.

Know Your Compaction Facts

A solid understanding of soil types, as well as a firm grasp of the different types of machines and the applications they're designed for, can help ensure successful soil compaction during construction.

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