Development of the connected and sustainable highways is moving quickly in the US and the Far East but progress in Europe is much less impressive. One example of a connected highway that offers an interesting model for European transport planners and policymakers is The Ray, a 29km stretch of Interstate 85 in the state of Georgia.
Originally established by a charitable foundation, The Ray offers an inspiring vision of a sustainable highway, even for the near future. Drivers crossing the state line from Ala
Hyundai Heavy Industries Europe has appointed Alain Worp as managing director.
Worp has been with Hyundai for 13 years and has held a number of positions within the sales department and is moving up from director of construction equipment sales. For an interim period, he will fulfil both roles.
Hyundai Heavy Industries Europe predicts growth of 5% for 2016 compared with 2015. “This result would mean that Hyundai has shown rising market shares for the 7th consecutive year in growing sales numbers and/
UK plant and equipment specialist Nixon Hire says it has boosted the productivity of its mobile workforce using JobWatch from BigChange Apps.
Nixon implemented the Mobile Workforce Management solution and says it saw productivity rise by 20% across the mobile workforce.
The provider of plant, tools, accommodation units, portable toilets and site equipment also boosted customer service by increasing in on-time arrivals and boosting the number of jobs completed at first attempt.
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How many times have you seen a road sign and either laughed or cried? Laughed because it was incredibly unusual, funny or downright mischievous? Cried because you had previously followed its advice and it led you nowhere near where you wanted to go? Take pity on the poor sign developers. They often have to come up with a single image to visually show you what dangers or surprises might lay ahead, be they a bad-tempered moose that bashes up stopped cars or the dangers of sheep falling off cliffs onto roads.
