Featured Articles
Featured Articles brings together the top-performing and most talked-about articles published on Highways Today. Curated by our editorial team, this collection showcases standout stories that have captured industry attention — from groundbreaking projects and cutting-edge technologies to expert insights and global trends shaping the future of infrastructure.
A-Plan Insurance announces £38,000 Van Competition
A-Plan Insurance announces £38,000 Van Competition With van prices at an all-time high this year, A-Plan is inviting tradespeople and van drivers to enter their van competition – the lucky winne...
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Bobcat UK Dealer wins order for 50 Mini-Excavators
Bobcat UK Dealer wins order for 50 Mini-Excavators Carlisle-based Lloyd Ltd, the Authorised Bobcat Dealer for Northern England and Southern Scotland, has won an order for 50 Bobcat E17 mini-excavators...
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Oil and Bitumen Highlights: Geopolitical Risks adds Up to Energy Crisis
Oil and Bitumen Highlights: Geopolitical Risks adds Up to Energy Crisis Bitumen Report – December 12, 2022 Petrochemicals and fuel fell further along with oil. Crude got to its lowest price in 2022. B...
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ICON set to use 3D Printing in NASA’s Lunar Surface Construction System
ICON set to use 3D Printing in NASA’s Lunar Surface Construction System ICON, a leader in advanced construction technologies using large-scale 3D printing, announced received a contract awarded...
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Top 10 Desktop Laser Cutters for everyday business use
Top 10 Desktop Laser Cutters for everyday business use In the last couple of year desktop laser cutters have started to come into their own, and are now an essential bit of kit alongside your inkjet a...
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Cat’s new 350 Excavator offers class-leading productivity and sustainability
Cat’s new 350 Excavator offers class-leading productivity and sustainability Featuring powerful digging force and strong swing torque, the new fixed-gauge Cat® 350 excavator can be equipped with...
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Shell and Connect Plus accelerate Decarbonisation of Road Construction
Shell and Connect Plus accelerate Decarbonisation of Road Construction Shell has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Connect Plus – a consortium that includes Edge Orbital Holdings L...
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Scotland based Munro announces all-electric 4×4 Vehicle
Scotland based Munro announces all-electric 4×4 Vehicle Munro Vehicles, a manufacturer of all-electric 4x4s, and Scotland’s only volume production car company, has unveiled its first vehicle, the...
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Yas Marina F1 Circuit in Abu Dhabi resurfaced in just two weeks
Yas Marina F1 Circuit in Abu Dhabi resurfaced in just two weeks First opened in 2009, the Yas Marina Circuit in Abu Dhabi is now a key part of the Formula One (F1) season, often holding the final race...
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Largest Timber Campus in Europe takes shape with ten Liebherr Tower Cranes
Largest Timber Campus in Europe takes shape with ten Liebherr Tower Cranes Birds singing, a park with 1,000 planted trees and modern workplaces surrounded by an abundance of wood: this is the vision f...
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Construction of Frankfurt Airport Terminal 3 accelerated by PERI Customised formwork
Construction of Frankfurt Airport Terminal 3 accelerated by PERI Customised formwork At the south end of Frankfurt Airport, Terminal 3, with its futuristic design, is currently one of Europe’s largest...
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JCB introduces the smallest Compact Loadall with the largest cab
JCB introduces the smallest Compact Loadall with the largest cab JCB is introducing the 514-40, its smallest Loadall telescopic handler to date, with a cab height of just 1.8m and a width of 1.56m. Ho...
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CIFA at the Big5 Trade Show in Dubai
CIFA at the Big5 Trade Show in Dubai CIFA, a global concrete manufacturing company for over ninety years, is participating in the Big5 exhibition in Dubai, booth SS2 D88. CIFA has a historical partici...
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New sustainable Green Gantry in Austria made from Wood
New sustainable Green Gantry in Austria made from Wood With the “Green Gantry”, Kapsch TrafficCom introduced a gantry made from local and renewable resources that paves the way for sustain...
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Thatcham Research partners with Toyota to develop a Hydrogen Hilux
Thatcham Research partners with Toyota to develop a Hydrogen Hilux Thatcham Research is working closely with Toyota Motor Manufacturing (UK) Ltd and a consortium of specialist industry partners to dev...
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Hyundai Heavy Industries wins Nine CES 2023 Innovation Awards
Hyundai Heavy Industries wins Nine CES 2023 Innovation Awards Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) Group announced that it has won nine awards at CES 2023 Innovation Awards for its next generation technolog...
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Manitou adds Emissions Compliance Verification to CESAR security marking scheme
Manitou adds Emissions Compliance Verification to CESAR security marking scheme Manitou, one of the earliest adopters of the industry’s own security marking scheme CESAR, is one of the latest companie...
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Sensata Tyre/Tire Mounted Sensor delivers data, safety and performance
Sensata Tyre/Tire Mounted Sensor delivers data, safety and performance Sensata Technologies, announced it has developed a new Tire Mounted Sensor for vehicle and tire OEMs to deliver enhanced safety,...
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Plantworx to inspire Engineers of the Future with Primary Engineer
Plantworx to inspire Engineers of the Future with Primary Engineer The biennial Plantworx Construction Equipment Exhibition and the CEA have once again teamed up with the educational organisation, Pri...
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Yanmar CE announces new Certified Used Program
Yanmar CE announces new Certified Used Program Yanmar CE is at the forefront of sustainable business practices, as it unveils its new Certified Used Program. Redefining the boundaries of what used equ...
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Range Energy to bring Electric Trailers to the Commercial Trucking Market
Range Energy to bring Electric Trailers to the Commercial Trucking Market Range Energy, the hardware company bringing powered trailers to the commercial trucking market, announced $8M in seed capital...
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Bio-based alternative to petroleum-based Asphalt Additive could extend pavement life
Bio-based alternative to petroleum-based Asphalt Additive could extend pavement life It all started about 12 years ago when a high school teacher visiting Iowa State University for a summer program as...
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New machine-learning technique could help reduce Potholes
New machine-learning technique could help reduce Potholes Researchers have developed new “intelligent compaction” technology, which integrates into a road roller and can assess in real-time the qualit...
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BLUETTI introduces Energy Storage System EP600 and B500 to help Energy Crisis
BLUETTI introduces Energy Storage System EP600 and B500 to help Energy Crisis Electricity demand is predicted to grow rapidly as winter is coming soon. Under the rules introduced by Swiss government o...
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Cat dealer Cashman Equipment acquired by Empire Southwest
Cat dealer Cashman Equipment acquired by Empire Southwest Arizona-based Empire Southwest, the Cat dealer serving the service territory of Arizona and Southeastern California, has agreed to acquire Nev...
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A brief history of the Excavator
A brief history of the Excavator When was the first excavator invented? Why are they called crawler excavators? What can they do and where are they used? How big is the largest crawler excavator in th...
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JCB Hydradig wins high praise for manoeuvrability by Scottish Waste Firm
JCB Hydradig wins high praise for manoeuvrability by Scottish Waste Firm Motherwell-based Newtown Waste Solutions has purchased two new JCB Hydradig wheeled excavator models to work at its waste proce...
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HyperloopTT becoming a publicly listed company to focus on the future
HyperloopTT becoming a publicly listed company to focus on the future Hyperloop Transportation Technologies, a leading transportation and technology licensing company focused on realizing the hyperloo...
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Donaldson Grading speeds up with Rokbak Hauler Fleet in North Carolina
Donaldson Grading speeds up with Rokbak Hauler Fleet in North Carolina Few outfits understand the ‘time is money’ concept better than North Carolina’s Donaldson Grading. And with their ability to make...
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New Cat MH3250 and MH3260 Material Handlers built for the toughest applications
New Cat MH3250 and MH3260 Material Handlers built for the toughest applications Setting the standard for uncompromising power and performance, the new Cat® MH3250 and MH3260 models deliver high effici...
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ATLAS celebrates successful events at their Testing Ground in Ganderkesee
ATLAS celebrates successful events at their Testing Ground in Ganderkesee Several hundred participants have participated in ATLAS GmbH events throughout the year, to familiarize themselves with ATLAS...
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Doosan Articulated Dump Truck wins Highest Retained Value Award
Doosan Articulated Dump Truck wins Highest Retained Value Award The Doosan DA30 Articulated Dump Truck (ADT) has won the EquipmentWatch 2022 Highest Retained Value (HRV) Award for Rear Dump Trucks. Th...
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Wirtgen presents new Automation Technology for Recyclers and Stabilisers
Wirtgen presents new Automation Technology for Recyclers and Stabilisers In view of growing demands for environmentally compatible processes, the need for the responsible handling of valuable resource...
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Wiesmann reveals Project Thunderball all-electric convertible roadster
Wiesmann reveals Project Thunderball all-electric convertible roadster Wiesmann, the luxury sports car marque, has revealed further technical details of its highly-anticipated all-electric vehicle cod...
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Catchup with Elematic Feel the Pulse Around the World livestreams
Catchup with Elematic Feel the Pulse Around the World livestreams Elematic’s Feel the Pulse Around the World livestreams that were originally broadcast during bauma 2022 have now been made available f...
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Gallagher Group and Hitachi Construction Machinery UK approach 50th anniversary
Gallagher Group and Hitachi Construction Machinery UK approach 50th anniversary As Hitachi Construction Machinery UK celebrates its 50th anniversary this year, one of its loyal UK customers will soon...
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Safety and Transporting Dangerous Goods
Safety and Transporting Dangerous Goods Hauliers carrying dangerous goods or chemicals are usually very aware of their legal requirements – but it’s surprising how easily the basics can be missed. The...
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Bradfords and Tarmac trial pioneering LOOP sustainable pallet scheme
Bradfords and Tarmac trial pioneering LOOP sustainable pallet scheme Bradfords Building Supplies has taken its first delivery of Tarmac bagged cement loaded on green Pallet LOOP pallets into its Glast...
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Driver Monitoring Systems and AI improving Fleet Safety
Driver Monitoring Systems and AI improving Fleet Safety Advances in artificial intelligence technology mean that Driver Monitoring Systems (DMS) are at the forefront of solutions for combatting distra...
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xyzt.traffic.insights helps municipalities improve road safety and traffic emissions
xyzt.traffic.insights helps municipalities improve road safety and traffic emissions xyzt.ai, a Leuven-based high-tech company offering an innovative no-code geospatial platform for visualizing and an...
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CHAS acquired by Veriforce
CHAS acquired by Veriforce Veriforce, the supply chain risk, and compliance management industry’s fastest-growing solution provider, today announces it has entered into a definitive agreement to acqui...
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Hytera co-developing Railway Communication System in Kazakhstan
Hytera co-developing Railway Communication System in Kazakhstan Hytera Communications, a leading global provider of professional communications technologies and solutions, announced today it has signe...
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Morand launches Battery Solution with 72-second vehicle recharge
Morand launches Battery Solution with 72-second vehicle recharge Swiss technology start-up Morand has launched a breakthrough energy storage technology, Morand eTechnology, that can recharge a city ca...
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Helsinki to dive into multi-source data with xyzt.ai Mobility Analytics
Helsinki to dive into multi–source data with xyzt.ai Mobility Analytics xyzt.ai, a Leuven–based high–tech company offering an innovative no–code geospatial platform for visuali...
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VolvoCE celebrates Electromobility for the Jobsite
VolvoCE celebrates Electromobility for the Jobsite With the widest range of electric construction machines available on the market today, Volvo Construction Equipment is showcasing that the journey to...
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CraneWorks reinforces their impressive fleet with Tadano Crane order
CraneWorks reinforces their impressive fleet with Tadano Crane order CraneWorks, Inc. was already a large owner of Tadano all terrain cranes before bauma 2022, and that fact is even more true after an...
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Bentley Systems extends iTwin Platform with Experience, Capture, and IoT
Bentley Systems extends iTwin Platform with Experience, Capture, and IoT At the 2022 Year in Infrastructure Conference, Bentley Systems, Incorporated, the infrastructure engineering software company,...
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Brazil set to be a centre of plant and equipment manufacturing
Brazil set to be a centre of plant and equipment manufacturing Brazil remains an attractive location for machinery and plant manufacturers from Germany, even after the recent presidential election. Ac...
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Mumbai-Pune Expressway construction goes green with E-Air compressors
Mumbai-Pune Expressway construction goes green with E-Air compressors Between two of India’s biggest cities, a new and fast connection road is being built: the Mumbai-Pune Expressway. The new connecti...
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Driving the success of the UK EV charge point network
Driving the success of the UK EV charge point network The UK Government’s decision to ban the sale of new petrol and diesel cars from 2030 is giving rise to a burgeoning market for electric vehicles (...
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