Thu September 22, 2016
What's Old May Be New With Trendy Time-Tested Construction Material
From the street, the new seven-story “T3” building going up in Minneapolis looks a lot like an old warehouse: large repeating windows and weathered steel sheathing the color of brick. But it's a revolutionary structure, and the irony is that its cutting-edge nature rests on an old-school material: wood....
Thu September 22, 2016
Massachusetts Turnpike Tolling System Launches Oct. 28
BOSTON (AP) The Massachusetts Turnpike's new open-road tolling system is expected to go live Oct. 28 and could increase costs for some drivers under a proposed new rate system, state transportation officials said Aug....
Tue September 20, 2016
DT Research Delivers Rugged Tablets Purpose-built for Industry
DT Research, the leading designer and manufacturer of purpose-built computing solutions for vertical markets, have announced the DT395CR and DT395GS Rugged Tablets designed for the unique needs of vertical industries, but cost less than consumer-grade tablets over the lifetime of the product....
Tue September 20, 2016
Penton's New EquipmentWatch Verification App Offers Immediate Serial Number/VIN Verification
Penton's EquipmentWatch, the world's leader in data, software and insights for the heavy equipment industry, has launched the new EquipmentWatch Verification mobile app that provides immediate serial number and VIN verification for heavy equipment and on-road trucks in the auction and resale markets....
Mon September 19, 2016
Mack to Expand Fleet Management Services with WheresMyConcrete
Mack Trucks has announced that it has signed a memorandum of understanding with WheresMyConcrete to develop future service options for Mack Fleet Management Services. The addition of WheresMyConcrete to Mack's fleet management offerings will help improve asset visibility and dispatch efficiency for concrete mixer fleets....
Mon September 19, 2016
Yancey Bros. Cat Implements SmartEquip for Cat Rental Store Operations
Yancey Cat, the nation's oldest Caterpillar dealer located in Austell Georgia, has recently completed the implementation of SmartEquip technology for use by their Cat Rental Store locations. By utilizing SmartEquip's Enterprise application Yancey will be able to automate service processes, increase technician productivity, eliminate parts order errors, and improve uptime and availability of their rental fleet....
Thu September 15, 2016
Amazon Announces Its Largest Wind Farm to Date
Amazon today announced “Amazon Wind Farm Texas,” a new 253-megawatt (MW) wind farm in Scurry County, Texas, that will generate 1,000,000 megawatt hours (MWh) of wind energy annually – enough energy to power almost 90,000 U.S....
Thu September 15, 2016
IronDirect.com Debuts
Liquidity Services has announced the launch of a new marketplace IronDirect that provides construction equipment buyers a convenient online platform to purchase a large and growing number of value-priced and premium brand products – ranging from bulldozers, excavators, wheel loaders and telehandlers – all from proven manufacturers around the world....
Thu September 15, 2016
Building Owners, Developers Ask Industry to Create Healthier Buildings
Building owners, developers, managers and investors in the U.S. are increasingly interested in creating healthier buildings, a new SmartMarket Report by Dodge Data & Analytics, in partnership with Delos, reveals....
Mon September 12, 2016
Forest Firm Achieves Success by Embracing Technology
Rays of sunlight capture the sawdust that fills the air inside the mill at Cardin Forest Products — a busy place where even the sawdust ends up finding a purpose. An intricate system of carriers and conveyors leads each log through the process that transforms it into a perfect stack of planks, just like those towering 20 ft....
