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 โ from groundbreaking projects and cutting-edge technologies to expert insights and global trends shaping the future of infrastructure.
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 1,000ย 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 Europeโs 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 industryโs 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 toย petroleum-based Asphalt Additive could extend pavement life
Bio-based alternative toย 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 โintelligent compactionโ 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 withย Rokbak Hauler Fleet in North Carolina
Donaldson Grading speeds up withย Rokbak Hauler Fleet in North Carolina Few outfits understand the โtime is moneyโ concept better than North Carolinaโs Donaldson Grading. And with their ability to make...
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New Cat MH3250 and MH3260 Material Handlers built for theย toughest applications
New Cat MH3250 and MH3260 Material Handlers built for theย toughest applications Setting the standard for uncompromising power and performance, the new Catยฎย 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 Elematicโs 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 โ but itโs 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 industryโs 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 diveย into multi-source data with xyzt.ai Mobility Analytics
Helsinki to diveย 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 Indiaโs 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 networkย
Driving the success of the UK EV charge point network The UK Governmentโs 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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BCM Construction realigns and rebrands to The Enable Group
BCM Construction realigns and rebrands to The Enable Group BCM Construction has announced an organisational re-structure, launching itself with a new brand and identity becoming part of the Enable Gro...
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Doosan releases new DX245DM-7 31-tonne High-Reach Demolition Excavator
Doosan releases new DX245DM-7 31-tonne High-Reach Demolition Excavator Doosan has launched the new DX245DM-7 31 tonne High Reach Demolition Excavator, replacing the previous DX235DM-5 model. Powered b...
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Rokbak RA30 Hauler the perfect solution for German gravel pit
Rokbak RA30 Hauler the perfect solution for German gravel pit In a pit near to Calbe, a town in the district of Salzlandkreis, in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany, around 6,000 tons of gravel is removed daily b...
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Euston Station installs high-definition Departure Boards
Euston Station installs high-definition Departure Boards High-definition passenger information screens are being installed at London Euston station over the coming weeks so real-time testing can take...
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Procore announces 2022 winners of Groundbreaker Awards
Procore announces 2022 winners of Groundbreaker Awards Procore Technologies, Inc., a leading global provider of construction management software, today announced the winners of the 2022 Groundbreaker...
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Doosan showcasing Crawler and Mini Excavators at ARA Show
Doosan showcasing Crawler and Mini Excavators at ARA Show Doosan Infracore North America will display a crawler excavator and two mini excavators targeted for rental customers during The American Rent...
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Willemsen Infra champions Electric Machines with a Bobcat E10e
Willemsen Infra champions Electric Machines with a Bobcat E10e Willemsen Infra BV, a civil engineering company from Utrecht in the Netherlands, purchased a new Bobcat E10e electric mini-excavator earl...
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Biggest Construction Start-up Competition names 2022 Winners
Biggest Construction Start-up Competition names 2022 Winners CEMEX Ventures, the corporate venture capital and open innovation unit of CEMEX announced today the winners of its 2022 edition of the Cons...
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Road Widener FH-R Material Placement Attachment cuts labour in half
Road Widener FH-R Material Placement Attachment cuts labour in half Road Widener LLC, a leading global manufacturer of road construction equipment, offers the patented FH-R material placement attachme...
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