Ground Penetrating Radar

As the saying goes, “Time is money,” and general contractors, superintendents, and project managers know that the cliché means focusing on keeping workflow going...

Why are truckers installing on-board scales?

Electronic on-board scales are not new to the trucking industry. Introduced more than 30 years ago, electronic on-board scales were used in trucking applications...
logistics

Outsourcing Logistics: Monitoring and Tracking Company-Owned and Third-Party Trucks

By Matthew Brinker In the heavy work materials industry, some companies operate their own trucks to ship raw materials and/or finished products to customers, while...

Risk Planning

Recent extreme weather events causing construction delays and cost overruns have demonstrated the increasingly shifting position of risk within which infrastructure developers operate. Supply...
fire safety

Reinventing Commercial Fire Detection

Protecting life, property, and reputation is now much easier for commercial facilities ranging from hospitals, universities, and indoor football practice fields to museums and...

Threats to Pavement Quality… and a Solution

The big challenge asphalt contractors face today is how to improve the quality performance of asphalt paving through production, laydown, and preservation. The expectations for...

Points Well Taken

When A.O. Reed took on the project to provide HVAC design/layout/install services for University of California San Diego’s (UCSD) new Theater District complex, they...

Year-Round Repairs: Infrared asphalt repair technology saves state and local governments...

Potholes, trench cuts, and other asphalt repairs are the bane of public works managers and road crews ... ubiquitous, time-consuming, expensive to repair, tie...

Machine Smart Antenna

To meet project budget and specification requirements of construction projects, it's essential to incorporate intelligent solutions at every stage of the work. Leica Geosystems...
engine idle

Idle Time

The work truck industry has undergone significant changes with the implementation of Tier 4 engine regulations. As a result, some companies have seen an...