No longer just for early adopters and pilot projects, robots on jobsites are becoming a reliable way to take on some of the most repetitive and demanding tasks
Growing labor shortages continue to plague the construction industry, while trade schools and job training programs report their current enrollment won’t make up for a wave of retiring skilled workers.
Contractors are already embracing electric equipment as well as hybrids and electric trucks, but a new EPA rule could spur manufacturers to push for even faster EV adoption.
The engine manufacturer has agreed to pay $1.67 billion to settle potential violations of the Clean Air Act regarding devices that allow users to defeat emissions controls systems in Dodge Ram 2500 and 3500 engines.
The construction equipment seller and auction house acquired a controlling interest in the online shipping exchange service by upping its investment from 11% to 75%.
It has been a rough few years for construction equipment sourcing, as pandemic-related supply chain constraints and inflation drove up prices during busy construction seasons, but there are some signs that prices for used equipment are beginning to even out.
Thousands of Deere workers with the UAW voted on Nov. 17 to end the monthlong strike that had disrupted the equipment manufacturer's operations at over a dozen facilities.