Working and driving in London, one of the busiest capitals in the world brings many challenges, particularly when driving a six-axle 44tonne articulated tractor unit and low loader semi-trailer with a precious load of asphalt pavers, compactors and streetmasters.
Additional safety considerations have to be taken for the road traffic, cyclists and pedestrians, in day and night operations, which place additional responsibilities on professional drivers.
Eurovia decided to run a safety review to improve
An array of advanced earthmoving machines are coming to market, offering increased performance, lower fuel consumption and reduced emissions
The global market for earthmoving machines has been particularly strong over the last year. Demand for new equipment has been at a high, with sales of crawler excavators proving especially robust. Manufacturers have responded by increasing output, while tempting customers with new models offering major performance gains.
Dozers
In the market for dozers, Caterp
Singapore’s road safety statistics continue to improve as the number of road crash deaths dropped to a record low in 2017. There were 141 road deaths in Singapore in 2016, while road deaths in 2017 fell to just 122. This is the lowest level of road fatalities for Singapore since 1981. In all there were 7,724 road crashes in Singapore during 2017, a 7% reduction from 2016. Reductions in DUI offences, speeding and red light running were all noted during 2017. Of note is that 13 of those pedestrians killed in
Ahead of bauma China 2014, Aggregates Business International visited the company’s Liuzhou, southwest China HQ, to hear about the company’s bold growth plans and how it’s keenly focused on tailoring its product output to domestic and international market demand - Guy Woodford reports
Taking shape on a huge area of land next to the company’s impressive Liuzhou, China HQ, LiuGong’s new R&D centre, set to open in spring 2015, will take the ambitious firm’s product capabilities to an even higher level. Starti
