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 Smart-Trac Technology

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...