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Peterbilt Model 520EV truck eligible for $150k CARB HVIP Voucher
Peterbilt Model 520EV truck eligible for $150k CARB HVIP Voucher Peterbilt Motors Company is excited to announce the Peterbilt Model 520EV is now eligible for the Hybrid and Zero-Emission Truck and Bu...
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Wyoming Uranium Mine Reclamation Project relies on unique K-Tec Scrapers
Wyoming Uranium Mine Reclamation Project relies on unique K-Tec Scrapers The McIntosh Pit is a former uranium mine site that has undergone a multi-phase reclamation near Jeffrey City, Wyoming. The for...
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Borgman Capital acquires Wisconsin based Aerial Work Platforms
Borgman Capital acquires Wisconsin based Aerial Work Platforms Borgman Capital has acquired Aerial Work Platforms, Inc. from former owner and President, Pat Barney. Founded in 1979, AWP is a Wisconsin...
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Granite wins $39m highway widening project in Southern California
Granite wins $39m highway widening project in Southern California Granite Construction has announced it has been awarded the State Route 74 Ortega Highway Widening Project by the California Department...
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Granite wins $16m Airport Refuelling Facility Project in San Diego
Granite wins $16m Airport Refuelling Facility Project in San Diego Granite Construction has announced that it has been awarded the West Refueler Loading Facility & West Solid Waste Facility projec...
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Goodfellow Bros. receives the first electric Dozer manufactured by Caterpillar
Goodfellow Bros. receives the first electric Dozer manufactured by Caterpillar Goodfellow Bros. is the proud recipient of one of three commemorative Cat® D6 XE Dozers – a special edition high-drive el...
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Mecalac introduces Telehander Loader AS900tele to optimize logistics
Mecalac introduces Telehander Loader AS900tele to optimize logistics Mecalac, a leading global designer, manufacturer and distributor of compact construction equipment for urban environments, introduc...
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Frost Control Systems and u-blox keep municipal roads safe in adverse weather
Frost Control Systems and u-blox keep municipal roads safe in adverse weather Adverse weather road conditions need treatment in order to keep US traffic moving, communities open, and thoroughfares saf...
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MB Crusher highlights 5 exceptional contractors with extreme job sites
MB Crusher highlights 5 exceptional contractors with extreme job sites How to save thousands of dollars while developing nine thousand kilometres (five thousand five hundred and ninety two miles) of l...
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Velodyne Lidar announces agreement with digital vehicle manufacturer Local Motors
Velodyne Lidar announces agreement with digital vehicle manufacturer Local Motors Velodyne Lidar has announced a multi-year sales agreement with Local Motors, a leading digital vehicle manufacturer th...
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USC researchers develop new method to allow robots to learn new tasks
USC researchers develop new method to allow robots to learn new tasks USC researchers have developed a method that could allow robots to learn new tasks, like setting a table or driving a car, from ob...
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NAWA America launched to industrialise advanced composite materials
NAWA America launched to industrialise advanced composite materials NAWA Technologies, a pioneer of next-generation energy storage systems has launched NAWA America, a new US-based company focused on...
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Eagle Crusher and Hills Machinery expands into Georgia USA
Eagle Crusher and Hills Machinery expands into Georgia USA Eagle Crusher has added the state of Georgia to the list of states already represented by Hills Machinery Co. as the authorized distributor f...
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Fugro wins Caltrans contract for automated pavement condition surveys
Fugro wins Caltrans contract for automated pavement condition surveys Fugro has been awarded a multi-year contract by the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) to perform automated paveme...
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Wirtgen W-220-Fi and Mill Assist remove road surface to 46 cm depth in two passes
Wirtgen W-220-Fi and Mill Assist remove road surface to 46 cm depth in two passes In Illinois, USA, a Wirtgen W 220 Fi large milling machine is being used to remove an entire road surface in just two...
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Sterling Construction awarded $35m projects by the Nevada DoT
Sterling Construction awarded $35m projects by the Nevada DoT Sterling Construction subsidiary Road and Highway Builders has been selected by the Nevada Department of Transportation to perform asphalt...
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Hillsborough County selects Iteris for $8m Smart Mobility and safety initiative
Hillsborough County selects Iteris for $8m Smart Mobility and safety initiative Iteris, a global leader in smart mobility infrastructure management, today announced that it has been awarded a four-yea...
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Ultium Cells LLC seeking 1,100 new Team Members to power GM’s all-electric future
Ultium Cells LLC seeking 1,100 new Team Members to power GM’s all-electric future GM continues to advance toward an all-electric, zero-emissions future with the construction of its nearly 3 mill...
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Solid Oxide Fuel Cell research boosted with US Federal grants for Cummins
Solid Oxide Fuel Cell research boosted with US Federal grants for Cummins Cummins has received two federal grants totalling $4.6 million to advance commercialization of solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) te...
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MAJOR appoints Aggregate Machinery Specialist in California
MAJOR appoints Aggregate Machinery Specialist in California MAJOR appoints Aggregate Machinery Specialist as its newest aggregate and mining screen media authorized dealer. Aggregate Machinery Special...
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GM Defense delivers US Army Infantry Squad Vehicle
GM Defense delivers US Army Infantry Squad Vehicle GM Defense LLC, a subsidiary of General Motors, is celebrating the first delivery of the Infantry Squad Vehicle (ISV) – a light and agile all-terrain...
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Velodyne Lidar supplies LineVision with sensors to improve electric utility operations
Velodyne Lidar supplies LineVision with sensors to improve electric utility operations Velodyne Lidar has announced a sales agreement with LineVision, Inc., a provider of solutions to monitor, optimiz...
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Locomation completes on-road Autonomous Trucking technology pilot
Locomation completes on-road Autonomous Trucking technology pilot Locomation has announced the successful completion of an on-road pilot program intended to showcase autonomous trucking technology for...
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Autonomous Trucking initiative welcomed at AllianceTexas Mobility Innovation Zone
Autonomous Trucking initiative welcomed at AllianceTexas Mobility Innovation Zone Hillwood has announced that TuSimple, a global self-driving technology company with a focus on heavy-duty trucks, has...
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Hercules Electric Mobility takes on Worksport TerraVis Solar Truck Bed Tonneau
Hercules Electric Mobility takes on Worksport TerraVis Solar Truck Bed Tonneau Worksport has signed an agreement with Hercules Electric Mobility Inc., from Detroit, Michigan, for Worksport’s groundbre...
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Rotating Pipelayer Conversion Kits now available for VolvoCE 14 ton Excavators
Rotating Pipelayer Conversion Kits now available for VolvoCE 14 ton Excavators VolvoCE has developed a rotating pipelayer attachment kit that allows an excavator to also work as a pipelayer. Volvo Con...
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Granite wins two Airport projects in Anchorage and Inyokern, California
Granite wins two Airport projects in Anchorage and Inyokern, California Granite announced that it has been awarded two airport projects totalling $15 million, one in Inyokern, California, and one in A...
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Astronics Test Systems wins contract to support new Subway Cars for Atlanta Metro
Astronics Test Systems wins contract to support new Subway Cars for Atlanta Metro Astronics, a leading provider of advanced technologies for global aerospace, defence and other mission critical indust...
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Komatsu Mining relocates HQ and Factory to Milwaukee
Komatsu Mining relocates HQ and Factory in Milwaukee Komatsu Mining Co. Ltd., a wholly owned subsidiary of Komatsu, has announced they will be relocating its new headquarters factory in Milwaukee, Wis...
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John Deere debuts high-flow Snow Blower models ready for winter
John Deere debuts high-flow Snow Blower models ready for winter John Deere announces three new single-motor, high-flow snow blower models just in time for peak snow-removal season. Compatible with the...
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Doosan extends log loader product offering with two new road builders
Doosan extends log loader product offering with two new road builders Doosan Infracore North America, LLC, extends its log loader product offering with two new road builders. The new Doosan® DX300LL-5...
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Cityzenith Digital Twin platform helps New Mexico in transition to a carbon neutral future
Cityzenith Digital Twin platform helps New Mexico in transition to a carbon neutral future New Mexico is launching a new ‘smart infrastructure’ and carbon-neutral energy era on a grand scale, after it...
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Fugro awarded 5-year contract at Dallas Love Field Airport for quality assurance testing
Fugro awarded 5-year contract at Dallas Love Field Airport for quality assurance testing Fugro has been awarded a 5-year contract by the City of Dallas Department of Aviation to provide quality assura...
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Asphalt maintenance solution gives Innovative Roadway Solutions the advantage
Asphalt maintenance solution gives Innovative Roadway Solutions the advantage The hardest part of a project for most contractors is the bid. Balancing customer specs with overhead costs to produce a n...
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GM unveils Factory ZERO in Detroit for an all-electric future
GM unveils Factory ZERO in Detroit for an all-electric future General Motors has today announced its Detroit-Hamtramck Assembly Center will be known as Factory ZERO, reconfigured to an all-electric ve...
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Sarcos Defense wins US Navy contract for Guardian DX Teleoperated Robotic System
Sarcos Defense wins US Navy contract for Guardian DX Teleoperated Robotic System Sarcos Defense, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Sarcos Robotics, today announced that the company has been awarded a contr...
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Virgin Hyperloop unveils Certification Center in West Virginia
Virgin Hyperloop unveils Certification Center in West Virginia After years of testing and developing hyperloop technology at their full-scale test site, Virgin Hyperloop unveiled today that West Virgi...
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Headwater Equipment Sales in Canada signs up with Terex Trucks
Headwater Equipment Sales in Canada signs up with Terex Trucks Terex Trucks has signed Headwater Equipment Sales Ltd., as its new dealer in Alberta, Canada, to bring its articulated haulers to even mo...
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Entegra Attachments acquires Bloom Manufacturing in the USA
Entegra Attachments acquires Bloom Manufacturing in the USA In July of this year, Entegra Attachments, LLC of Saint Charles, Illionois, USA, acquired Bloom Manufacturing, Inc, a 110 year old manufactu...
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Wirtgen polycrystalline diamond tip milling tools deliver results for Pike Industries
Wirtgen polycrystalline diamond tip milling tools deliver results for Pike Industries High-performance milling tools from Wirtgen with a polycrystalline diamond (PCD) tip have significantly increased...
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NCDOT secures beyond visual line of site waiver for bridge inspection using Skydio 2
NCDOT secures beyond visual line of site waiver for bridge inspection using Skydio 2 Skydio, a leading U.S. drone company and world leader in autonomous flight has announced the FAA has granted the No...
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CAE the first Canadian aerospace company to achieve carbon neutral status
CAE the first Canadian aerospace company to achieve carbon neutral status CAE has announced that it has become carbon neutral as of September 28, 2020, proudly becoming the first Canadian aerospace co...
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Fugro wins second 4 year condition assessment contract in Saskatchewan
Fugro wins second 4 year condition assessment contract in Saskatchewan Fugro has been awarded a new 4-year contract by the Saskatchewan Ministry of Highways and Infrastructure in Canada to perform ann...
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Iconic new Bridge opens today in Long Beach, California
Iconic new Bridge opens today in Long Beach, California A sparkling parade of green trucks, a dramatic vintage aircraft flyover and fireboat sprays christened today’s ceremonial opening of the new bri...
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CASE announces Call for Entries in the US for the 2021 Dire States Equipment Grant
CASE announces Call for Entries in the US for the 2021 Dire States Equipment Grant CASE Construction Equipment has issued the call for entries for the 2021 Dire States Equipment Grant. Submissions can...
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Iteris wins $4.7m traffic signal contract from Orange County Transportation Authority
Iteris wins $4.7m traffic signal contract from Orange County Transportation Authority Iteris, a global leader in smart mobility infrastructure management, has announced that it has executed the final...
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Car Vending Machine shifts Car Sales up a gear in Detroit
Car Vending Machine shifts Car Sales up a gear in Detroit Today Carvana, a leading e-commerce platform for buying and selling used cars, launched its newest Car Vending Machine in Detroit. The brick a...
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US Transportation Agencies announce first-ever Automated Bus Specification
US Transportation Agencies announce first-ever Automated Bus Specification The Automated Bus Consortium, a collective of U.S. transit and transportation agencies formed to investigate the feasibility...
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Fluor Freeway Project in Arizona a finalist in America Transportation Awards
Fluor Freeway Project in Arizona a finalist in America Transportation Awards Fluor has announced that the Loop 202 South Mountain Freeway project in the Phoenix metropolitan area—the largest project e...
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Balfour Beatty completes work on $429m North Metro Rail Line in Denver
Balfour Beatty completes work on $429m North Metro Rail Line in Denver Balfour Beatty, a part of the Regional Rail Partners (RRP) joint venture team, completes the first phase of design, construction...
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