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,...

Diversity Modernized

The U.S. construction industry market size is expected to grow by 3 percent annually over the next few years. There are currently 460,000 subcontractors...
Construction Finance Professionals

How New Technology Can Help Construction Finance Professionals

Historically, the construction industry has been one of the slowest to adopt new technology, lagging only behind agriculture in digitalization. But that’s changing as...

Build Smarter No Matter the Conditions You Face

Building air barriers Twenty years ago, Mike Young was working as a successful carpenter and bricklayer in Nova Scotia. As the years progressed and he...

Danfoss eHydraulic Power Module

Danfoss Power Solutions’ Editron division has delivered its first eHydraulic Power Module to SANY for the electrification of a 200-tonne lattice-boom crawler crane. The...

Tire Cost-Per-Hour

Steve Jensen and his team at Farmers Cooperative in Firth, Nebraska, are more than just dealers of farm and industrial tires. They may be...

GPS Tracking

By Del Williams In the midst of the Covid-19 crisis, construction contractors, business owners, and fleet managers still need to manage their fleets, but may...
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...
Adding fiber to cement eliminates need for rebar, improves construction strength and durability

Fiber-reinforced Concrete Speeds Construction, Reduces Costs

“Phoenix will be a great city when it’s finished,” said a visitor in the 1950s. An Arizona State University engineering professor is trying to promote a method...

Below Grade Insulation is Outta Sight

Is insulation really needed on buried foundation walls and under concrete floor slabs? In short, “yes.” Those of us who have been in the building...