Impetus for Change
By Brad Barth
The construction industry is facing a once in a generation opportunity. The influx of projects expected to be created by the Infrastructure...
Digital Awareness
By Sid Nair
Imagine you walk into your dispatch office and see that your vehicle has broken down, your driver is running out of available...
BOMAG Paver
By Ray Gonzalez
Proper belt tension is critical to the operation of your paver. When not monitored consistently, track sag and wear can cause excessive...
Raising the Grade
Road construction is in the middle of a quiet but significant evolution. The underlying solutions driving it are familiar—namely, machine control, reality capture, and...
Buzzing Builders
Purdue University engineers and entomologists are making some sweet discoveries about how honeybees build and structure their honeycombs, which could lead to new fabrication...
Trimble Sees Trends
Trimble is a global technology company founded in 1978 with a mission to “transform the way the world works.” Headquartered in Westminster, Colorado, Trimble...
Fibers 101
Offering crack resistance from plastic and drying shrinkage, fiber-reinforced concrete is an increasingly popular choice for flatwork and elevated construction—from precast and ready-mix concrete...
Infrared & Visible Bridge Scoping
The Federal Highway Administration requires that bridges be inspected every 2 years. In the state of Michigan alone, 4,406 Trunkline bridges (40 percent of...
Moving Forward
By Daniel Bévort
There’s a difference between managing projects and running a construction company—at least that’s what most people think. Many companies will conduct internal...
Compaction Control of the Future
Track Assist, the free-of-charge Android app, is the next phase in the development of the Smart Doc app from Hamm and offers drivers of...









