1+ day, 15+ hour ago  (188+ words) Hitachi Energy's new Hy Flex Compact combines hydrogen fuel cells and battery storage to provide temporary, low-emission power for construction sites and other off-grid applications. Hitachi Energy has introduced Hy Flex Compact, a portable power system designed to provide temporary…...

2+ day, 15+ hour ago  (463+ words) DEVELON has introduced its next-generation, 7-series wheel excavators: the DEVELON DX140 W-7, DX190 W-7 and DX210 W-7. Each machine is equipped with a balance of power and fuel efficiency to keep operators working on construction sites. The "dash 7" excavators replace the "dash 5" models in the DEVELON…...

2+ day, 15+ hour ago  (391+ words) In Site from Vermeer is a suite of software tools that makes directional drilling more productive. For many'horizontal directional drilling (HDD) contractors, the actual drilling is the easiest part of the job. Getting the necessary information from the mounds of…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago  (143+ words) New Heavy Equipment Tracking Device from Queclink For Construction Pros New Heavy Equipment Tracking Device from Queclink The GV650 MG tracking device offers equipment monitoring, CAN data integration and extended battery backup for construction and plant fleets. Queclink Wireless Solutions has…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago  (174+ words) Volvo Trucks has launched unattended over-the-air software updates, allowing fleets to install vehicle updates without taking trucks out of service. Volvo Trucks has introduced unattended over-the-air software updates for its connected heavy-duty trucks, allowing fleets to install software updates without…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago  (211+ words) For Construction Pros Novara Acquires Ensogo to Expand AI and Sustainability Capabilities The acquisition of Ensogo adds AI-driven sustainability, ESG reporting and compliance tools to Novara's operational risk management platform. Novara has acquired Ensogo, a Toronto-based sustainability software company, in…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (750+ words) As AI adoption accelerates, contractors face growing challenges managing trade stacking, schedule pressure and systemwide risk on complex jobsites. Until something changes, the tools will underperform, and the risk exposure they were supposed to address will remain. Autonomous equipment, computer…...

2+ week, 15+ hour ago  (742+ words) The war may have officially ended, but the downstream effects on the asphalt binder market won't reverse course over night. How is your region weathering the shock? The Iran war sent crude oil to its highest quarterly price increase in…...

1+ mon, 1+ day ago  (535+ words) The pavement repair sector recorded the most dramatic per-contractor reversal of any category in this year's report. The question I asked in last year's article now has its first answer. One possible explanation is that federal-money cycle peaked, and then…...

1+ mon, 1+ day ago  (763+ words) The data is more nuanced than ever before, and the story of where the industry is going feels full of an anxiety. The data point arrived, and, thankfully, it appears to be more than leveling off with a few caveats....