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A new report suggests that Europe could improve economic growth and create much-needed jobs by developing technological innovations for transportation. The report is entitled Fuelling Europe’s Future: How auto innovation leads to EU jobs. This study was produced by a consortium of transport sector stakeholders. It suggests that innovation in the automotive sector would boost growth prospects and create anything from 500,000-1,100,000 additional jobs between now and 2030. This innovation could also help redu

The Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) is implementing a new pavement texture standard. This revised specification is a response to feedback from the state's drivers with requirements for finishing Portland cement concrete pavement (PCCP). The main change is that the state is discontinuing the use of tining on all PCCP projects. In certain instances the grooved pavement texture produced by longitudinal tining can cause drivers to experience uncomfortable lateral vehicle movement. This is called gr

New safety systems for highway work zones are helping to reduce deaths and injuries in the United States, while much work is being done in Europe to improve work zone safety. Guy Woodford reports. With more road building underway than at any one time in Texas history, the US Lone Star state’s Department of Transportation (TxDOT) is introducing its first highway safety system with queue-warning technology and temporary rumble strips to cut work zone collisions. Debuting along a central Texas stretch of the

Enaikoon, one of the leading telematics service providers in the world, has joined forces with electronic engineers AM Bromley. The announcement was made on the Rema Tip Top stand during the recent bauma 2013 show. During what is the world’s biggest construction equipment event, Rema Tip Top showcased AM Bromley’s proven OTR tyre monitoring system (TMS) and Enaikoon’s powerful tracking system.

LiuGong Machinery Europe and Construction Plant & Machinery Sales (CPMS) have signed an official dealership agreement authorising CPMS to provide sales and after-sales support in southern England for the entire LiuGong portfolio. Established more than 40 years ago, CPMS has its own repair workshop, parts warehouse and experienced mechanics to provide support and routine maintenance to its customer base. The company also has a depot in London to cater for customers in the greater London area. “We are delight

StarTraq says the implementation of its browser-based road traffic offence processing software has been completed within the Land Transport Authority (LTA) of Fiji. Through the use of StarTraq Dome, the Fijian LTA is said to have installed the required infrastructure to process high volumes of offences promptly, efficiently and at a reduced cost.

SKF Insight features intelligent wireless technology that enables bearings to communicate their operating conditions continuously, with internally powered sensors and data acquisition electronics. Bearings have long been considered the heart of rotating machinery but now SKF has made them the brain as well.