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.
Manufacturing a Liebherr Material Handling Machine
Manufacturing a Liebherr Material Handling Machine At bauma 2022, Liebherr will be presenting the LH 150 M Port E handling machine. It is specially designed for handling scrap and mixed cargo in ports...
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VolvoCE launches All-Inclusive Lease for Electric Construction Equipment
VolvoCE launches All-Inclusive Lease for Electric Construction Equipment Volvo Construction Equipment has launched a new financing option for the companyโs electric compact equipment that simplifies t...
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Scania and Rio Tinto developing Autonomous Haulage Solutions
Scania and Rio Tinto developing Autonomous Haulage Solutions Scania and Rio Tinto are developing more agile autonomous haul trucks at a mine in Western Australiaโs Pilbara region to pursue potential e...
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Oil and Bitumen Highlights: Trend Confusion Among Traders
Oil and Bitumen Highlights: Trend Confusion Among Traders Bitumen Report โ October 10, 2022 Crude oil had the biggest weekly growth since March 2022 and it shocked the market participants. Bitumen als...
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Low Carbon Concrete and Climate Change
Low Carbon Concrete and Climate Change Nothing less than the future of the concrete industry โ and the worldโs climate โ is at stake in a research project trying to devise ways to make low-carbon conc...
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Ferrovial sells Amey for ยฃ400 million
Ferrovial sells Amey for ยฃ400 million Ferrovial has reached anย agreement for the sale of 100% of the Amey group, almost completing the divestment of its formerย Services division. The acquiring vehicle...
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Velroq supports Surface Rock Drillers with online discounted quality Spare Parts
Velroq supports Surface Rock Drillers with online discounted quality Spare Parts Velroq initially offered parts for Sandvik rock drills, but soon found users of older drills often fell through the cra...
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UNECE develops Classification System for Hydrogen
UNECE develops Classification System for Hydrogen Hydrogen is already strongly present in the mainstream media, where โcoloursโ of hydrogen โ green, blue, yellow, turquoise, grey โ refer to different...
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Caterpillar to introduce four Battery Electric Machines at bauma
Caterpillar to introduce four Battery Electric Machines at bauma To support customers during the energy transition to a lower-carbon future, Caterpillar will display four electric machine prototypes,...
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Caterpillar hosting 84 operators for regional Semi-final Global Operator Challenge
Caterpillar hosting 84 operators for regional Semi-final Global Operator Challenge This week marks the beginning of the Global Operator Challenge regional semi-final events. Caterpillar has invited 84...
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AEye and Intetra introduce LiDAR-based Automated Tolling Solution
AEye and Intetra introduce LiDAR-based Automated Tolling Solution AEye, Inc., a global leader in adaptive, high-performance lidar solutions, and Intetra, a premier provider of end-to-end solutions for...
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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 – October 03 2022 The oil market was confused deciding on the trend. The price moderately grew during the w...
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Wiltshire Heavy Building Materials acquired byย Aggregate Industries
Wiltshire Heavy Building Materials acquired byย Aggregate Industries Construction materials supplier Aggregate Industries, a member of the Holcim Group, has announced the acquisition of Wiltshire Heavy...
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Ritchie Bros. set to feature their transformation at bauma 2022
Ritchie Bros. set to feature their transformation at bauma 2022 At bauma, Ritchie Bros. presents its journey from auction company to marketplace for insights, services, and sales solutions Starting ov...
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Benninghoven driving sustainability in Asphalt Production
Benninghoven driving sustainability in Asphalt Production Working more efficiently with sustainable and economical technologies is the challenge of today and tomorrow. Solutions from Benninghoven lowe...
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BMW revolutionising car industry with parts made from recycled fishing nets
BMW revolutionising car industry with parts made from recycled fishing nets In a first for the automotive industry, the models of the NEUE KLASSE due to be launched from 2025 onwards will feature trim...
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MKM invests in JCB fleet to jumpstart their new Construction Hire Business
MKM invests in JCB fleet to jumpstart their new Construction Hire Business MKM, the UKโs largest independent builderโs merchant, has invested in a fleet of JCB equipment in an exciting new partnership...
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Caterpillar to showcase Prototype Battery Technology at bauma
Caterpillar to showcase Prototype Battery Technology at bauma As part of the companyโs enterprise strategy to support customers during the energy transition to a lower-carbon future, Caterpillar today...
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Shell and CRH accelerate progress on decarbonisationย ย
Shell and CRH accelerate progress on decarbonisation Shell and CRH have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) whereby both businesses will work together to develop and deploy decarbonisation solu...
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VolvoCE elevates Motorsport Safety with Electric Car Recovery Solution
VolvoCE elevates Motorsport Safety with Electric Car Recovery Solution The patent-pending tool co-developed by Volvo Construction Equipment and Granfors Racing has been adopted by the FIA and is the f...
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Thunder Cranes launches new operations in Middle East and Africa
Thunder Cranes launches new operations in Middle East and Africa Thunder Cranes has announced it has launched operations in the Middle East and Africa. The offshore crane company had previously operat...
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RISE™Robotics showcasing revolutionary alternative to Hydraulic Systems
RISE™Robotics showcasing revolutionary alternative to Hydraulic Systems RISE™Robotics, a high-growth industrial technology company, will be showcasing RISE™Technology at bauma. Th...
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Mastenbroek celebrates 40th anniversary of their CT12 Crawler Truck
Mastenbroek celebrates 40th anniversary of their CT12 Crawler Truck Mastenbroek will celebrate the 40th anniversary of its CT12 crawler truck at bauma 22 later this month (Munich, 24 – 30 Octobe...
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Yanmar encourages the industry to take stock at bauma in Munich
Yanmar encourages the industry to take stock at bauma in Munich The construction equipment industry has weathered the storms thrown at it โ but is it prepared for what comes next? bauma is the ideal m...
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The future of Arbitration in Construction
The future of Arbitration in Construction In the construction industry, disputes can be resolved or decided in a number of different forums, including arbitration. The Arbitration Act has been around...
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New HP SitePrint Robot set to revolutionize Construction Layout
New HP SitePrint Robot set to revolutionize Construction Layout HP Inc. has today announced HP SitePrint, a robotic solution that prints the most complex construction site layouts with pinpoint accura...
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Bentley Systems announces Finalists in the 2022 Going Digital Awards in Infrastructure
Bentley Systems announces Finalists in the 2022 Going Digital Awards in Infrastructure Bentley Systems, Incorporated, the infrastructure engineering softwareย company, today announced the finalists in...
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New Cat E-Fence and Indicate for mini-excavators help operators work safer
New Cat E-Fence and Indicate for mini-excavators help operators work safer Caterpillar introduces two new Mini Hydraulic Excavator (MHE) Ease of Use technologies โ Indicate and E-Fence โ for the Catยฎ...
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Hytera empowers road warriors with new HM6 Series DMR Mobile Radio
Hytera empowers road warriors with new HM6 Series DMR Mobile Radio Hytera Communications, a leading global provider of professional communications technologies and solutions, has recently expanded its...
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Air on the side of caution: HVAC for tunnels
Air on the side of caution: HVAC for tunnels Driven by global urbanization, demand for cost-effective, safe tunnels is growing. Reliable, energy-efficient components and systems โ such as ventilation...
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FPT Industrial Hydrogen Engine powers first XC13 Snow Groomer
FPT Industrial Hydrogen Engine powers first XC13 Snow Groomer FPT Industrial, the powertrain brand of Iveco Group, goes straight ahead on alternative propulsion and takes to the ski slopes. Just a wee...
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Balfour Beatty appointed sole contractor to ยฃ4B SCAPE Civil Engineering frameworks
Balfour Beatty appointed sole contractor to ยฃ4B SCAPE Civil Engineering frameworks Balfour Beatty, the international infrastructure group, today announces that it has been appointed as the sole contra...
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DJI’s new Mavic 3 Enterprise Series sets the standard for portable Commercial Drones
DJI’s new Mavic 3 Enterprise Series sets the standard for portable Commercial Drones DJI, the global leader in civilian drones and creative camera technology, today introduces its new DJI Mavic...
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Wirtgen 260 SX(i) Cross-Application Miner designed for challenging projects
Wirtgen 260 SX(i) Cross-Application Miner designed for challenging projects Whether for routing operations for railway projects, pipeline laying, or the construction of roads, tunnels, harbours, or wa...
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Inspection Robot from InDro Robotics powered by T-Mobile 5G
Inspection Robot from InDro Robotics powered by T-Mobile 5G NASA might have rovers on Mars, but T-Mobile is working on something closer to home. T-Mobile today announced the Un-carrier is working with...
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3D Printing Drone Swarms for Construction and Repair
3D Printing Drone Swarms for Construction and Repair A new approach to 3D printing – led in its development by Imperial College London and Empa, the Swiss Federal Laboratories of Materials Scien...
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Komatsu HD785-8 Rigid Dump Truck to be featured at bauma 2022
Komatsu HD785-8 Rigid Dump Truck to be featured at bauma 2022 Komatsu Europeโs HD785-8 Rigid Dump Truck will be presented on the demo ground at bauma 2022. Designed, developed, and manufactured based...
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Mastenbroek showcasing their largest ever Trencher at bauma 2022
Mastenbroek showcasing their largest ever Trencher at bauma 2022 Mastenbroek, the UK designer and manufacturer of self-propelled trenchers, will reveal details of its largest ever machine at this year...
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Liebherr Loaders receive VDBUM Award for Active Personnel Detection
Liebherr Loaders receive VDBUM Award for Active Personnel Detection The German Association of Construction, Environmental and Mechanical Engineering (VDBUM) awarded active personnel detection with the...
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Bissinger adopts second Tadano HK 4.050-1 truck-mounted Crane
Bissinger adopts second Tadano HK 4.050-1 truck-mounted Crane Happy customers are the best advertisement, as the saying goes, and Karlsruhe, Germany-based crane firm Bissinger is certainly a happy cus...
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Doosan converts DX210W-7 Wheeled Excavator forย the German Forest
Doosan converts DX210W-7 Wheeled Excavator forย the German Forest Having to operate in forest conditions requires equipment with high performance and flexibility that demand a lot from both the operato...
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Hamm to introduce new HX pivot-steered Tandem Rollers at bauma
Hamm to introduce new HX pivot-steered Tandem Rollers at bauma With the HX series, HAMM is launching a new generation of Intelligent compaction, with the pivot-steered tandem rollers on the market at...
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InfoComm Southeast Asia looks to scale, integrate and transform business
InfoComm Southeast Asia looks to scale, integrate and transform business All around the world, there is a distinct pulse of new energy. An excitement that, after two years of pandemic delays and cance...
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Granite wins $20m Tucson Airport project
Granite wins $20m Tucson Airport project Granite announced today that it has been awarded an approximately $20 million dollar construction contract by the Tucson Airport Authority (TAA) to reconstruct...
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Peri and Cive 3D print largest building so far in the US
Peri and Cive 3D print largest building so far in the US While the US and Canada have seen several 3D printed buildings in recent years, in the US all of these have been single-story buildings. In mar...
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SENNEBOGEN introduces a dynamic Hybrid Timber Handlerย
SENNEBOGEN introduces a dynamic Hybrid Timber Handler Hybrid technologies are not only on trend, but they can also significantly save energy if used correctly. With the Green Efficiency Drive (GED), S...
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Doka demonstrating its expertise in Dam Construction at Swiss Spitallamm Dam
Doka demonstrating its expertise in Dam Construction at Swiss Spitallamm Dam Doka, the international formwork and scaffolding expert, is demonstrating its expertise in dam construction as the principa...
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Hyundai HX145A LCR High Walker Excavator takes the lead in the Scottish Highlands
Hyundai HX145A LCR High Walker Excavator takes the lead in the Scottish Highlands One of Scotlandโs leading civil engineering contractors has bought the worldโs first Hyundai HX145A LCR HW (High Walke...
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Einride rolls out a new era of Shipping Technology in Germany
Einride rolls out a new era of Shipping Technology in Germany Einride, a freight mobility technology company that provides digital, electric, and autonomous shipping, today announced its expansion int...
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Oil and Bitumen Highlights: Confused Traders Wondering in Markets
Oil and Bitumen Highlights: Confused Traders Wondering in Markets Bitumen Report โ September 12, 2022 All Markets have lingered in shock of oil as crude suddenly fell by 8% and quickly recovered after...
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