Perkins - Mon April 15, 2019
Perkins Presents New Hybrid Technologies at bauma 2019
Perkins presented a dedicated team and new technologies focused on hybrid and electric power solutions that are relevant and adapted to meet the specific needs of construction machines at bauma 2019. Following a significant investment in hybrid engines and electrification research, Perkins is showing a range of technologies that will add real value to original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) as they design the next generation of off-highway machines, the manufacturer said....
Hino Trucks - Mon April 15, 2019
Hino Trucks Launches New Accessories Website
Hino Trucks line of chrome accessories, HinoStyle, now has its own website. The new dedicated site, www.hinostyle.com, features an interactive experience that allows customers to quickly navigate and view the accessories needed to add a custom look to their truck and makes locating and ordering these parts effortless....
Caterpillar - Wed April 10, 2019
Caterpillar Unveils Electrification Strategy at bauma 2019
Decades of engine innovations have made today's cars, trucks and other vehicles run cleaner and quieter than ever. Increasingly stringent regulations worldwide are driving vehicle manufacturers to meet more ambitious standards while addressing customer needs for better efficiency and lower fuel costs....
Doosan - Tue April 09, 2019
Doosan Infracore North America to Offer Trimble's New Generation of Loader Onboard Scales
Trimble and Doosan Infracore North America LLC announced the availability of Trimble LOADRITE L3180 SmartScale as an option on Doosan wheel loaders. The LOADRITE L3180 SmartScale uses weighing intelligence and solid state sensors for more accurate, precise and faster loading....
Case - Mon April 08, 2019
Case Unveils ProjectTETRA: Methane-Powered Wheel Loader Concept
Case Construction Equipment, a brand of CNH Industrial N.V. gave the public an insight into a sustainable, connected and technologically advanced future of construction at the bauma trade show in Munich, Germany, with the unveiling of its methane-powered wheel loader concept – ProjectTETRA....
Manitowoc - Mon April 08, 2019
Full Range of Manitowoc Services Displayed at bauma 2019
Manitowoc has released two apps that help crane owners on the job site. The first is the "Manitowoc Diagnostic Code App" that helps users diagnose technical issues with their cranes. In the past, when cranes had technical issues, Manitowoc customers had no way to interpret the diagnostic codes that would appear on the main display of the crane's cab....
Topcon - Thu April 04, 2019
Topcon Announces Redesigned Job Site Management System
Topcon Positioning Group has announced a new edition of its real-time 3D job site monitoring and management system — Sitelink 2.0. The update includes a new pay-as-you-go, point-based service model, new features to Sitelink Support Desk, as well as a new Haul Truck application....
CEG - Wed March 27, 2019
Early Tech Upgrades Put Caliper Ahead of Competition
During the great recession, while most American businesses were in all-out cost savings mode, one contractor in the desert southwest took another approach. Ron Davis, owner of Caliper Construction in Las Cruces, N.M., saw 2009 as the right time to begin the transformation to GPS grade control technology on his fleet of excavating and grading equipment....
AASHTO Journal - Tue March 26, 2019
TxDOT Tests 'X-Ray Gun' to Measure Asphalt Quality
TTI's "X-Ray Gun," developed after two years' of research, quickly identifies the chemical composition of asphalt pavement materials, whatever their form — solid, liquid, etc. — and can also sometimes be used to determine the thickness and composition of layers and coatings....
John Deere - Thu March 21, 2019
John Deere Introduces Next Generation of Construction Simulators
John Deere is rolling out its new construction simulators – further bridging the gap between the classroom and jobsite. The modular update outfits the new John Deere simulators to one of six machine types: backhoe, crawler dozer, excavator, wheel loader, joystick-controlled motor grader and fingertip control motor grader....
