A 50-tonne prototype dump truck is the centrepiece of Bell’s impressive stand at INTERMAT 2015 and offers a real glimpse of the heavy construction industry’s future.
Autonomous and remote control machines are not about to take over the world, but they can provide efficiency gains and savings in some operations – Colin Sowman writes The thought of autonomous machines may conjure up visions of an Orwellian future where society works for the ‘common good’ defined by an all-powerful being and in which people are insignificant in terms of their needs, aspirations and physical wellbeing; of machines that relentlessly carry out their task regardless of anybody or anything that
CEMEX is supplying a special grade of concrete for use on a busy logistics centre in Mexico.
The order has been for 21,500m3 of roller compacted concrete (RCC) to pave all of the roads for the new terminal of ALA Transportes, a division of Grupo Transportes de Monterrey (GTM) - the largest trucking company in Mexico. The trucking firm needed a tough and durable concrete grade to be able to cope with the loads exerted by the movements of around 400 heavily laden trailers/day at the facility.
Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) has planned its US$210 million I-69 Rebuild Project in Eaton and Calhoun Counties, work that will improve journeys for drivers in the area
The National Asphalt Pavement Association (NAPA) in the US is providing a comprehensive roadmap for reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions associated with asphalt pavements.
