ENR’s equipment section covers news, trends and applications in heavy equipment, construction equipment, trucks, tools and other gear that construction professionals use every day.
Police body cameras provided an unusual behind-the-scenes glimpse of the construction crew just after a disastrous accident at a Fort Lauderdale, Fla., high-rise project earlier this year, in video released by city police.
With an extended period of construction activity and no imminent signs of recession, prices for used construction equipment at resale and auction have found their level, with fewer of the fluctuations that marked recent years.
The InQuik system offers a lighter-weight, faster alternative to precast bridges and is drawing attention of transportation agencies across the country.
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.
Final version of an emissions regulation announced by U.S. Environmental Protection Agency will affect all on-road passenger vehicles, including cars, light-duty trucks and medium-duty vehicles.
In December, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration announced it was replacing traditional hardhats for its employees with ANSI-Z89.1-certified Type II safety helmets when they work on sites.
State DOTs are adapting a process used in automotive, welding, military and aerospace
sector applications that requires no heavy equipment, containment systems or traffic closures.