COVID Vaccine

By David Ward NOTE: After at least 34 lawsuits were filed nationwide seeking to permanently stay or rule unconstitutional the Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS) announced...
mobile technology for delivery of materials

Mobile Technology: Construction’s Secret Weapon

As we head into construction’s busiest time of year, contractors and suppliers operating in the residential and commercial building supply arena are turning to technology to...

Maintaining Critical Road, Rail, and Bridge Infrastructure

Arecent 60 Minutes TV broadcast—“Falling Apart”—explains that “America’s roads, bridges, airports, and rail lines are outdated and need to be fixed.” It also states...

FleetWatcher Streamlines Paving Operations

AlignOps FleetWatcher is a construction-specific fleet and materials management solution built for heavy civil and asphalt operations. The platform combines telematics, load-cycle tracking, e-ticketing,...

Moisture Meters

A crucial part of managing any large-scale construction project is staging the work as efficiently as possible so the crew and any subcontractors remain...

Building Resilience

Construction is inherently material-intensive, but while contractors have always dealt with material price swings, new tariffs and global supply chain uncertainty are adding new...

GPS Tracking

By Del Williams Construction companies and contractors rely heavily on how efficiently they are able to allocate their vehicles, equipment, and labor for each job....

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...
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Hot Weather Concreting: Why Monitoring Concrete Temperatures is Essential

Placing concrete in hot weather necessitates extra precautions to ensure that the concrete sets properly and gains strength at a stable rate. Hot weather...

Next-Generation Additives

A great deal of attention in the road industry is paid to improving pavement performance, while reducing construction and maintenance costs and road delays....