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January 12, 2024

Road Widener makes curbside backfilling easy

The Curb Backfiller accessory, from Road Widener, extends to the left or right of the FH-R and precisely dispenses material over the curb to backfill with dirt, aggregate and even asphalt.
January 10, 2024

LA’s Ribbon of Light viaduct cast into darkness

Thieves have been pulling copper wiring out of electrical boxes Los Angeles’ 6th Street Viaduct and selling it for scrap, prompting police to report that “the Grinch stole all the Christmas lights”.
January 10, 2024

Break into machine guidance without breaking the bank

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You don’t get the name “The Dirt Ninja” without a serious obsession with all things heavy equipment and the technologies empowering what’s next for civil construction. For over a decade, Tom Gardocki, co-owner of New Era Excavation, has commanded hundreds of thousands of views on his YouTube channel—with a description that reads, "Anyone can run equipment, very few can operate.” Well said.

Break into machine guidance without breaking the bank
January 8, 2024

Looking into the future of construction with Topcon

Topcon Positioning’s Yassir Shanshal, senior vice president of Global Quality, Service and Kris Cowles, executive vice president & CIO spoke with Mike Woof of World Highways on Topcon’s view for the future.
January 7, 2024

Accurate concrete paving with Wirtgen

Wirtgen’s improved stringless concrete paving system is being used on the A43 highway near Münster in Germany. 
The AutoPilot 2.0 is a 3D control system that helps increase efficiency and safety. The system is being used to deliver a new poured in-place concrete safety barrier that will separate the eastbound and westbound lanes of the A 43 Autobahn.

January 5, 2024

Cummins signs deal to supply hydrogen engines

Cummins has signed an agreement with Terex Advance Mixer, a subsidiary of Terex Corporation, Edge Materials and PCC Hydrogen, to develop hydrogen-fuelled internal combustion engines for use in concrete mixer trucks.

The project aims to develop a full hydrogen ecosystem with a hydrogen producer, vehicle manufacturer and end user. It is the first agreement of its kind signed by Cummins. The four companies will unite their efforts to see Cummins' X15H hydrogen internal combustion engines integrated into the Terex Advance Commander Series of front-discharge concrete mixer trucks.

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