Ohio Department of Transportation - Tue July 23, 2019
Work Begins on Ohio's First SmartLane on Interstate 670
As part of Ohio's efforts to be a leader in using technology to improve traffic and safety in the state, construction will begin in Columbus this week on the state's first SmartLane; a 7 mi. stretch of Interstate 670 between downtown and the John Glenn International Airport....
CEG - Mon July 15, 2019
Carolina Cat Showcases Next Gen Equipment at Charlotte Area Event
On June 12 and 13, Carolina Cat hosted consecutive demo days for customers in the Charlotte, N.C., region featuring Caterpillar's latest and greatest in new technology. More than 400 people attended the two-day event, which showcased Cat's Next Generation equipment lines spread out over approximately 20 acres....
Mack Trucks - Thu July 11, 2019
Mack Trucks Builds 100,000th Truck With Mack GuardDog Connect
Mack Trucks reached a significant milestone in its connected truck journey by building the 100,000th truck equipped with its Mack GuardDog Connect integrated telematics solution. Mack GuardDog Connect, which was first launched in 2014, is a proactive diagnostic and repair planning solution that monitors a truck's critical fault codes that could lead to unplanned downtime, and also is the enabling technology for Mack Over The Air remote software and parameter updates....
CrewTracks - Wed June 26, 2019
CrewTracks Announces Mobile Document Management
CrewTracks, the company behind the field management software of the same name, has released a new feature that includes the ability to upload PDF documents for access and editing in the field. Safety forms, equipment inspections, blueprints and drawings are a few examples....
XL - Wed June 26, 2019
XL Reinforces Sustainable Fleet Accreditation for University of Virginia
XL, a leader in vehicle electrification solutions for commercial and municipal fleets, has announced that its XLH hybrid electric drive technology is being used by the University of Virginia (UVA) to green its recycling and maintenance fleets....
RoviTracker - Wed June 26, 2019
RoviTracker Wins BuiltWorlds Leader Award
RoviTracker recently won the BuiltWorlds Leader Award for its Machines 50 category: Equipment Tracking & Fleet Management"Asset tracking is not new, and we understand that. What we bring is a constant focus on making a better experience with better technology," the company said....
U.S. Department of Transportation - Mon June 24, 2019
DOT Announces Availability of $60M to Fund New Tech
The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) published a Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) for states, cities and other agencies to compete for $60 million in Advanced Transportation and Congestion Management Technologies Deployment Program (ATCMTD) grants to fund new technologies that improve transportation efficiency....
Volvo - Thu June 13, 2019
Volvo Launches Haul Assist With On-Board Weighing in North America to Optimize Hauler Loads
Volvo Construction Equipment continues to add to its portfolio of productivity services with the North American launch of Haul Assist, a system that shows how much material an articulated hauler has moved, providing operators data and real-time insights to help achieve optimal payloads and improve productivity....
John Deere - Thu June 06, 2019
John Deere 470G LC Excavator Now Features Grade Guidance Technology
Power and precision converge with the new grade guidance technology-equipped John Deere 470G LC excavators. First introduced for the 210G LCand 350G LC excavators, John Deere developed this solution in cooperation with Topcon Positioning Group....
Volvo - Wed June 05, 2019
Volvo Dig Assist Start and Load Assist Now Standard on Excavators and Wheel Loaders in North America
Volvo Construction Equipment continues to unlock the full productivity potential of its excavator and wheel loader lineup with its basic package of Dig Assist — Dig Assist Start — now standard on new EC220E to EC480E excavator models, and its Load Assist system now standard on new L150H to L260H wheel loader models....
