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Training & Education

Cat Simulators Adds Underground Utility Training for Excavator Operators

Simformation LLC

The new package includes four exercises covering water, gas and electrical utility excavation in simulated construction-site environments.

CAT heavy equipment simulator with multi-screen display showing excavator operation training environment

Dozer & Blade Attachments

John Deere Adds SmartGrade Box Blades for Compact Track Loaders

The BX07 and BX08 attachments add precision grading capabilities to John Deere 333 and 335 P-Tier compact track loaders.

Yellow and black John Deere track loader with blade attachment on dirt site

AI at the Leading Edge: Closing Front-Load Blind Spots

Brigade Electronics Inc.

How intelligent cameras and automatic view switching can give equipment operators a clearer picture — and earlier warning — around wheel loaders, forklifts and reach stackers.

Orange wheel loader dumping gravel with worker and digital safety overlay on turquoise sky background

Communications Equipment

MotionOps Acquires Emitto to Expand Field Service Communications

The acquisition adds Emitto’s messaging technology to MotionOps, supporting customer updates for proposals, scheduling, payments and field activity.

How Brigade Electronics Front Load View Enhances Operator Awareness | Watch FCP

Brigade Electronics Inc.

Getting in front of the Rental 2026 Editor’s Choice Award winner Front Load View dual camera system from Brigade Electronics.

Vehicle reversing camera system display showing multi-angle parking assistance with yellow 'Watch FCP' badge

Labor & Workforce Development

The Skilled Labor Shortage Is Creating New Jobsite Safety Challenges

Skilled labor shortages are putting construction jobsite safety at risk. AI could help contractors connect qualified workers with projects faster.

Construction workers in safety vests holding yellow, blue, and white hard hats during a team meeting

JLG Adds 31-Foot Vertical Mast Lift to North American Lineup

JLG Industries Inc.

The electric lift combines a narrow chassis, zero inside turning radius and 31-foot working height for confined indoor construction and maintenance applications.

Orange and black vertical mast lift with extended boom platform for aerial work access

Equipment Monitoring & Logistics

Topcon Adds Cloud-Based Monitoring Platform to Delta Solutions

Topcon Positioning Systems

Delta Watch integrates total station, GNSS and sensor data with 3D visualization, automated reporting and geodetic network adjustment for infrastructure monitoring.

Construction Fleet Readiness: Use This Paving Project Playbook

Spec right, maintain early and keep projects moving is a blueprint for finishing on schedule.

Three orange and black road compactor rollers lined up at a construction site with yellow building in background

Who Said This Generation Doesn't Want to Work? | Watch FCP

Eosso Brothers Paving

The Ocean County Construction Career Expo filled a minor league ballpark with students and employers. One contractor showed up to connect and left planning to hire.

Sweeping Attachments

Elgin Sweeper Updates Pickup Head for RegenX, Crosswind Sweepers

Elgin Sweeper Company, subsidiary of Federal Signal Corporation

The redesigned regenerative air pickup head uses updated air knife geometry and service features aimed at simplifying maintenance across both platforms.

Street sweeper truck with red rotating brush cleaning pavement on sunny day

Heavy Trucks: Class 7 & 8

Volvo Trucks to Unveil New VNX Vocational Truck

Volvo Trucks North America

The next-generation Class 8 truck is designed for construction, infrastructure and heavy-haul applications in North America, with safety and durability among its focus areas.

Volvo truck engulfed in dust clouds during high-speed off-road driving

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