Santa’s Smart Logistics
How the North Pole Would Deliver Christmas in the Digital Age Every December, the same question quietly lingers in the background. How could one operation possibly delive...
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Winter
Winter is becoming increasingly important across global construction, infrastructure and industrial technology, influencing how projects are visualised, coordinated, delivered and managed over time.
The Innovative Future of Winter Maintenance
Winter maintenance has always been a demanding responsibility, yet recent years have amplified the strain on road authorities. Climate volatility, ageing transport networ...
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How to Prepare Your Car for Winter Driving in New Zealand’s South Island
Partaking in a road trip through New Zealand’s South Island is a wonderful experience all year round. But there is something quite magical about doing so in the winter mo...
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How to Make Roads Safer in Winter
Keeping roads safe in winter has always been a challenge. For all the effort and steps taken by provinces and municipalities across Canada, hazards are still present, wit...
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Embracing Hybrid Road Networks to enhance Winter Road Maintenance Strategies
Unfortunately, almost 20% of all vehicle crashes occur during winter conditions. From sleet and snow to icy roads and poor visibility, winter weather can cause treacherou...
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Protecting people on the move this winter with Balfour Beatty Living Places
Over recent years, extreme weather events have become more frequent in the UK. Rising global temperatures are causing changes to the jet stream, resulting in severe storm...
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10 strategies to keep your Hauler Fleet Productive in Cold Weather
Safeguarding hauler productivity is vital when operating in low temperatures. Here, Scottish articulated hauler manufacturer Rokbak addresses the unique challenges posed...
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Electrically Heated Pavement: A Revolutionary Solution for Roadways and Airfields
Researchers from Rowan University’s Center for Research & Education in Advanced Transportation Engineering Systems (CREATES) are developing an efficient, cost-effecti...
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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 week after the launch at IAA in Han...
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BAE wins $278m contract in US Army CATV competition
Systems’ Beowulf has won the U.S. Army’s competition for its Cold Weather All-Terrain Vehicle (CATV) program, and the company has received a $278 million contract for pro...
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Geotab’s 10-point checklist explores preparing Fleets for Winter
While there is plenty to celebrate about this time of year, drivers and fleet operators should utilise this period to prepare their vehicles appropriately for the season....
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Bobcat tackles the extreme Winter conditions at Val Thorens Ski Resort
Located at an altitude of 2300 m at the heart of the French Alps, Val Thorens is the highest ski and winter sports resort in Europe. At this altitude, the temperatures ar...
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Volvo L25 Electric Wheel-Loader gives winter the cold-shoulder in Cologne
The first electric compact wheel loader from Volvo Construction Equipment, the Volvo L25 Electric, has been proving it can weather any storm by helping to keep the icy st...
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The snow, ice and road gritting myths
The onset of winter weather sees the return of gritting lorries on roads across the UK. In addition to clearing snow and ice, specialist operators The Gritting Company ar...
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Econ Engineering and Safecote’s merge winter de-icer Services
Keeping the nation’s cycleways and pathways clear and ice-free this winter has just got easier with the announcement of an exciting new winter services partnership. This...
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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 John Deere compact track loaders,...
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Highways England prepares for winter with 93 new state of the art gritters
Ninety-three new state of the art gritters will be patrolling England’s motorways and major A roads this winter as part of a multi-million investment to help keep traffic...
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Cooper Tire launches Roadmaster RM258 WD Winter Tyre for haulers
For optimum winter traction performance, Cooper Tire’s Roadmaster brand has introduced the Roadmaster RM258 WD™. Featuring an open shoulder design with four rows o...
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Cold Comfort calls for open minds to tackle winter roads
The UK’s highways leaders could look to Canada, Russia and even over their nearest county boundary to find new ways to tackle winter conditions – but extreme winter weath...
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Kier Highways’ gritters hit the road thanks to A1 Training
A 20-year partnership between one of the country’s largest highways service providers and a leading Birmingham driver training company has been expanded as part of an ong...
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CAT Footwear launches Kinetic ICE+ Boot to prevent workplace injuries in winter conditions
During any time of the year, the number one cause of workplace injuries are slips, trips and falls. Workplace risks are significantly higher in construction during winter...
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Innovative Winter OTR Tyres will keep you going this winter
Tyre Boss who are a leading OTR tyre supplier, have recognised the harsh winter environments that machines and drivers have to endure and have added a new tyre to their p...
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Chicago O’Hare Airport keeps snow at bay with 65 Boschung Jetbrooms
Boschung has announced that Chicago O’Hare International Airport has acquired another 36 Jetbrooms, adding to their existing fleet of 29 of the same vehicles alread...
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Nokian Hakkapeliitta winter traction Loader tyres for road graders
Wheel loaders and road graders are in the front line when the roads, parking lots and industrial sites must be cleared from snow to keep the society running in every weat...
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Meet the husband and wife team keeping Britain’s motorways moving this winter
When it comes to keeping motorways moving this winter, look no further than the Smith-Storer family. Karen Smith-Storer and her husband Neil work for Highways England as...
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Grit Expectations as Councils and Road Authorities get set for ice and snow
With icy weather set to hit the UK later this week and into next week, and temperatures forecast to be well below zero, Transport Network – publishers of Highways and Sma...
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Snow and ice treatment trains all set to keep Network Rail on track this winter
Network Rail’s fleet of snow and ice treatment trains are ready to keep passengers moving this winter and minimise disruption. Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR) also has rob...
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Boschung fixed automated ice spray technology upgraded on the A4 in France
In 2002, the first BOSCHUNG fixed automated spray technology (FAST) system was installed on some sections of the A4 in France which were endangered by black ice. After mo...
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Salt might be bad for your health, but it keeps you safe in winter
Salt is more than something to sprinkle on to your fish and chips, this common household ingredient helps Highways England keep your roads moving. As temperatures are for...
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Boschung delivers 12 winter maintenance vehicles to Dalian Zhoushuizi Airport in China
The Boschung Group in Payerne, Switzerland, a worldwide leading provider of surface condition management, today announces the delivery of a total of 12 winter maintenance...
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Predictions of cold winter are bad news for Britain’s local roads
Despite the current above average temperatures, weather forecasters are predicting the coldest winter for eight years. This could prove to be bad news for the local road...
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Tending the St Moritz slopes with Aebi’s VT450 Vario
At the start of every December, the world-famous winter sports paradise of St Moritz rings in its winter season. It goes without saying that all the slopes are perfectly...
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Highways England warns drivers to give gritters space to work
They have attention grabbing flashing amber beacons, are 2.5 metres wide and are painted bright orange, but last year 36 Highways England gritters were driven into. Gritt...
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Fifteen-foot icicles block UK Railway Line
Network Rail engineers are working to remove 15ft-long icicles which have formed in a railway tunnel between Manchester and Buxton. The icicles, in Eaves Tunnel, pose a s...
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Scottish Highlands Council relies on Schmidt Gritters for winter maintenance
With an area covering 4,200 square miles, the largest municipal area managed by any council in Europe and including all different types of imposing and challenging terrai...
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Santa backs Highways England call for motorists to check their vehicles this Christmas
With just 13 days to go before Christmas, Highways England has called on the main man to help remind drivers to check their vehicles before travelling this festive season...
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New £1.5 million salt barn to help keep Britain’s roads moving this winter
A new £1.5 million salt barn in Knutsford, Cheshire, will help to keep the region’s motorways and major A roads moving this winter. Highways England is storing more than...
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Severe UK winter predictions spell bad news for potholed roads
Predictions of the worse winter for possibly ten years is bad news for those highway authorities who have failed to carry out the necessary maintenance of their road netw...
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Deep snow road clearing
Every April Norway’s Trollstigen Road which forms part of the National Tourist Route from Geiranger to Trollstigen is cleared of deep snow by this giant snow blowin...
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