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Sustainability
Volvo Construction Testing Out Excavator Delivery in France With E-shuttle
Volvo Construction Equipment
The e-shuttle service is designed to reduce emissions during the first transport leg of construction machines from the Volvo CE factory in France.
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Business Services
Volvo CE Reports Slow Q1 Sales, Orders
Volvo Construction Equipment
Overall, order intake for the Volvo brand decreased in line with market development in Europe and North America.
Compared to the strong sales of the same period last year, market demand is softening across the globe, with lower deliveries and order intake in Europe and North America compensated slightly by a stronger performance in Asia.
Project Management
Construction AI Tool Expands to US
Mercator AI
Mercator AI, the AI-powered business development tool for commercial general contractors, announced its expansion into Texas.
Canadian-based tech company Mercator AI has announced it is expanding into the U.S., starting with Texas.
Construction Technology
Tenna, Boom & Bucket Partner on Integration for Equipment Valuations
Tenna
The strategic partnership and integration aims to enhance a construction business’ ability to manage the lifecycle of their owned fleet.
Tenna
Equipment Trailers
Trailer Orders Down 24% YoY
ACT Research
Industry experts expect truck trailer orders to face a year of transition.
Preliminary net trailer orders decreased nominally from February to March.
Construction Safety
3 Tips for Managing Economic Risks on Construction Projects
Sentry Insurance
While you can’t eliminate risk entirely, you can take steps to help reduce it, avoid it and protect against it.
A formal safety program can help ensure that you’re regularly checking your property, jobsites, equipment, and materials for any sign of damage, wear, or malfunction that could lead to larger issues later.
Project Management
Overcoming Confirmation Bias in Construction Project Management
SmartPM Technologies
Confirmation bias can be particularly problematic in project and schedule management, where decisions must be based on accurate and comprehensive information.
Worker safety is an area where confirmation bias can have the most disastrous effects, exposing workers to all types of potential dangers.
Decorative Concrete
ASCC Opens Annual International Decorative Concrete Council Awards Program
American Society of Concrete Contractors (ASCC)
The Sixteenth Annual International Decorative Concrete Council Awards program for 2024 recognizes and celebrates exceptional decorative concrete projects from around the globe.
The awards will be presented at the 2024 ASCC Annual Conference scheduled to take place Sept. 18–21.
Tires
Trelleborg Tires to Implement Price Increases
Trelleborg Wheel Systems Americas, Inc.
Trelleborg tires will increase prices globally by up to 5% across all segments.
Specific details regarding the actual price change will be communicated directly to customers by Trelleborg tires representatives in each market.
Business
Jobsite Due Diligence Can Prevent Costly Delays
Graycor
Good building sites remain on the market. But many of those sites must be made good with early planning and intervention.
When a prospective site can be made suitable for building by extending utilities (such as water, electricity or gas lines) or infrastructure (such as paving or rail services), funding may be available to offset these costs.
Business Services
Construction Supply Chain and the Baltimore Bridge Collapse
Interact Analysis
How much will construction and other supply chains be impacted by the collapse of the Baltimore Bridge and the suspension of traffic through the Port of Baltimore? End users may temporarily face delays and increases.
The Port of Baltimore is used by many of the largest construction machinery manufacturers.
Construction Safety
Baltimore Crews Remove 156-ton Piece of Key Bridge
Progress included the removal of a 156-ton piece of Span 19 outside of the navigational channel, which was hoisted and loaded onto a barge for future disposal. Container removal from Dali has begun.
Progress included the removal of a 156-ton piece of Span 19 outside of the navigational channel, which was hoisted and loaded onto a barge and taken to Sparrows Point, Md., for future disposal.
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