For Construction Pros

Contractors: Combat Bad Weather With Better Planning

ACI Asphalt Contractors Inc

In the midwestern states, depending on the weather, your season might last a few more weeks than you thought it would. However, it can also turn bad quickly, and it's better to have a plan in place ahead of time.

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Machine Grade Control, GPS, Laser & Other

Find Utilities Quickly & Confidently: Vermeer Launches New Verifier G1 Utility Locator

With simplicity and precision at its core, the Verifier G1 locator eliminates complex menus and settings, enabling crews to locate utilities quickly and confidently.

Vermeer Verifier G1 Locator

Coaching & Consulting

How to Decommission Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS)

Bluewater Battery Logistics

As the adoption of renewable energy and BESS technologies continues to grow, the need for comprehensive decommissioning and end-of-life planning will only become more critical.

Decommissioning a BESS facility is a multi-step process that requires careful planning and coordination. Before the start of work, the appropriate disposition for all materials must be defined.

Rental Business

State of the General Equipment & Tool Rental Industry

Despite rental doing more with less, projections indicate growth in some sectors and a settling in others.

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Bobcat Company Extends Heavy Construction Equipment Lineup

Bobcat is adding four new large wheel loaders and two new large excavators will be available at select North American Bobcat dealerships in mid-Q2 2025.

Bobcat is expanding its existing lineup of large excavators with the new E220 and E245. These new excavators deliver the power, performance, and precision needed for the biggest job site challenges.

Labor & Workforce Development

How Smart Construction Can Improve Worker Efficiency

Smart construction is not about eliminating the operator; it’s about making them better at their job, leading to improved business results, fewer errors, and greater job satisfaction.

One of the most pressing challenges in the construction industry is the worsening shortage of skilled labor. In 2022 alone, there were more than 600,000 available but unfilled construction jobs in the United States.

Coaching & Consulting

Thrive Rather Than Survive in Construction

Construction Business Coaching

Most company owners want to keep doing business the same old way, hoping to get positive results while the world and economy change around them. Even if survival is your goal, it will not be business as usual.

Thriving will take determination, a decision to change, realistic leadership, and decisive choices. Don’t just survive. Make it your goal to thrive!

Articulated, Rigid Dump Trucks

Prinoth Rolls Out Its New Panther T9r Compact Crawler Carrier

With an increased payload, advanced operator comfort, and enhanced safety features, the Panther T9r was designed to redefine productivity in compact crawler carriers.

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Mini Skid Steer, Track Loaders

Bobcat Launches MT120 Mini Track Loader

At just under 36 inches wide, the machine is ideal for work in confined workspaces. Powered by a 1.2-liter, non-DPF engine, the MT120 delivers robust breakout forces and a maximum rated operating capacity of 1,200 lbs.

With more than 20 compatible attachment categories, operators can use the MT120 for digging, clearing brush, hauling loose and palleted materials, ground preparation, sweeping, pushing and blowing snow, utility installation, breaking up and removing concrete, trenching and more.

Machine Grade Control, GPS, Laser & Other

Dynapac and Leica Launch Automated Steering and Screed Edge Control for Asphalt Pavers

Leica Geosystems, Inc.

Debuting at bauma 2025, the Dynapac SD25 and XD25 Highway Paver series will feature the new integrated interface for auto-steering and screed edge control from Leica, aimed at enhancing the precision and efficiency of asphalt paving operations.

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Construction News

Komatsu Announces CEO Transition Plans

Komatsu America Corp.

Rod Schrader steps down from chairman and CEO to retire, and Rod Bull becomes CEO of Komatsu North America Corp.

Rod Bull (left) and Rod Schrader (right). Bull is named CEO of Komatsu North America Corp. succeeding Schrader as he plans to retire.

Takeuchi Introduces 2 New Electric Excavator Prototypes, Cab Configuration

On display at bauma 2025 will be two new electric excavator prototypes, the TB10e and TB35e, along with the TB20e electric excavator in a new cab configuration that will be available in the U.S. and Europe Q3 2025.

Takeuchi’s TB20e electric excavator, pictured here in its canopy configuration, will be on display in a new cab configuration at bauma 2025.

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