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Jan 15, 2025 | 
constructionequipment.com | Harlee Hewitt
TechnologyInside each electric vehicle (EV) are hundreds or even thousands of lithium-ion cells, which store large amounts of energy. While these cells are among the most efficient ways to store energy, they also pose a danger—occasionally, a cell can overheat and catch fire, potentially igniting others around it.
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Jan 15, 2025 | 
constructionequipment.com | Harlee Hewitt
Backlog in infrastructure projects inched down to 8.3 months in December, 0.3 months down compared to a year ago, according to an Associated Builders and Contractor's (ABC) member survey conducted Dec. 20 to Jan. 6. Backlog was down on a monthly basis for all categories of company size except for those earning less than $30 million in annual revenue.
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Jan 14, 2025 | 
constructionequipment.com | Harlee Hewitt
As fires continue to rage in Southern California, drivers stuck in long evacuation lines are abandoning their cars and gridlocking roads the L.A. County Fire Department (LAFD) need to access. According to a report from KTLA 5 News, the LAFD is employing a dozer to clear cars left in pacific Pallisades and along Sunset Boulevard for easier access to areas that are still burning.
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Jan 14, 2025 | 
roadsbridges.com | Gavin Jenkins |Harlee Hewitt
About the EpisodeWelcome to the first episode of the Infrastructure Technology Podcast, presented by Roads and Bridges and Mass Transit magazines!Hosts Gavin Jenkins, Brandon Lewis and Harlee Hewitt introduce themselves and share their excitement about launching the podcast. They also discuss their locations and briefly talk about how they began thinking more about the supply chain, particularly during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Jan 13, 2025 | 
constructionequipment.com | Harlee Hewitt
The Holt Manufacturing Company and the C.L. Best Tractor Co. merged to form what was then known as the Caterpillar Tractor Co. in 1925. From the company’s first track-type tractor designed to pull combine harvesters in Northern California to autonomous construction and mining equipment and engines that power the world today, Caterpillar products and services have helped its customers complete important infrastructure projects throughout the world.
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Jan 13, 2025 | 
constructionequipment.com | Harlee Hewitt
A man who owns a contracting business in Chester County, Pennsylvania called police after someone stole his trailer filled with construction equipment early Monday morning. According to a report from 6 Action News, the owner of the equipment, Anthony Peabody, said his trailer was stolen on the 1100 block of Brintons Bridge Road in Birmingham Township. Surveillance video shows the suspect driving away with the trailer attached to a truck early Monday morning.
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Jan 10, 2025 | 
constructionequipment.com | Harlee Hewitt
An 18-year-old was killed at a housing development construction site at Sonoran Desert Drive near 7th Street in north Phoenix on Jan. 4, according to a report from Fox 10 Phoenix. According to the report, when authorities got to the scene, they found 18-year-old Omar Marino Alonso with obvious signs of trauma and a water truck nearby with significant damage. Marino Alonso was declared dead at the scene.
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Jan 10, 2025 | 
constructionequipment.com | Harlee Hewitt
Ammann Compaction Expert (ACE), Ammann's proprietary automatic measurement, control and documentation system, has released the latest version of ACEpro, it's intelligent compaction system for integration to the Ammann ARP 75 and ARP 75 C Pivot-Steer Tandem Rollers. “All the built-in technology works quietly in the background,” said Josef Dementev, global product specialist machines at Ammann, in a statement. “To operators, it appears as a simple system.
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Jan 9, 2025 | 
constructionequipment.com | Harlee Hewitt
An 18-year-old was killed at a housing development construction site at Sonoran Desert Drive near 7th Street in north Phoenix on Jan. 4, according to a report from Fox 10 Phoenix. According to the report, when authorities got to the scene, they found 18-year-old Omar Marino Alonso with obvious signs of trauma and a water truck nearby with significant damage. Marino Alonso was declared dead at the scene.
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Jan 6, 2025 | 
constructionequipment.com | Harlee Hewitt
The Aeronautics Division of the Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) has received $1 million in funding from the Federal Highway Administration’s Accelerated Innovation Deployment (AID) Demonstration Program.
