Land and brush clearing has long been a necessary stage of most construction jobs. For many decades, contractors had few options when it came to site preparation. Contractors could send a crew with ...

Let’s begin with two obvious facts: One, heavy-duty vehicles are vital to completing any construction, and two, the tires on those vehicles are the most important piece of equipment on any job site.

European-style vertical integration is spreading here as most North American Class 8 original equipment manufacturers now have their own heavy-duty diesels and automated transmissions. These are ...

Want to upgrade your workshop? From cutting to demolition, here are five heavy-duty power tools from Home Depot that you will actually use.

Rail and marine are two alternative methods to the moving of heavy equipment by more conventional over-the-road routes. Robert Andrade, CEM, vice president of equipment asset management at Parsons ...

Autonomous construction equipment could be the intermediate step between automated factory equipment and self-driving cars. Although there is plenty of justified enthusiasm for self-driving cars, ...

Germany-based firm's purchase of Texas company targets core estimating and field software used by infrastructure contractors—what could it mean for project workflows?

Prices for used construction equipment have continued to show signs of stabilizing over the last few months, a trend also seen in other heavy equipment categories. They are not all that much higher ...

A unique hands-on experience that introduces children to the world of heavy construction equipment is coming to the Erie County Technical School at 8500 Oliver Road. On Sept. 27 from 9 a.m. until 2 ...