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...
Gaining From Industry-First Technologies
InterCon Construction in Waunakee, Wisconsin, has seen two decades of steady growth as an underground utility contractor for gas and electric companies. With nearly...
On Time and On Budget
Keeping the many parts of a construction project moving forward cohesively and efficiently is difficult work. Today, construction executives, contractors, and project managers are...
To Coat & Protect
Many hydropower pumped storage facilities are decades old, requiring rehab to enhance life, capacity, efficiency, and resolve groundwater leaking in (infiltration) or out (exfiltration)...
3D Printing in Construction
One certainty in our time of technological advances is that things continually change. Fifty years ago, automobiles were built on assembly lines manned by...
Technology for the Smarter Construction Workforce of Tomorrow
In the world of construction, many companies, including Kiewit, Bechtel, KBR, and The Turner Corporation, are making employee perks an important part of their...
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...
Dual-Operator Capabilities
As the bar continues to be raised by external pressures, such as rising costs for fuel and materials and increasing governmental regulations, it becomes...
The Evolution of Accuracy
An explosion of time-saving electronic devices for the construction industry has occurred in the last 30 years or so. These gadgets increase machine productivity...
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....