The 2nd Annual Machine Control Report
For the second year in a row, Site Prep has compiled exclusive research from contractors regarding the use of machine control technology. The 2009 report reveals the machine control usage patterns of contractors, as well as their future plans for technology adoption and growth. ...
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Lime Modification in the Limelight
The village officials in Sugar Grove, Illinois, had a problem. Their project to build a new road—Municipal Drive—about 40 miles west of Chicago was facing wet, weak and unstable soil conditions. Determined to stay on schedule so pavement construction could resume, everyone involved in the project gathered for a meeting on site in early November 2008. ...
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From Farm to Fairground
“Building a new county fairground from scratch is not the kind of job you work on every day,” observes Ruben Cuevas, chief surveyor of Lake County Grading Company in Libertyville, Illinois. “That’s one of the things that makes it so interesting.” ...
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Tigercat in Elmia
Tigercat displayed harvesting and biomass systems as well as a skidder and forwarder based scarifiers at Elmia Wood, the world's largest forestry equipment exhibition.
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Three New Construction Lasers from Leica Geosystems
The Leica Rugby 260SG, 270SG and 280DG lasers offer contractors a real choice of features and functionalities for virtually any application from simple flatwork, to complex dual grades and vertical control.
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IMT Revamps Articulating Cranes Product Line
Seventeen of the company’s 22 articulating crane offerings are new or improved, with lift capacities ranging from 1,740 pounds (790 kg) to 35,405 pounds (16,060 kg) maximum rating at a radius of 14′5″.
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Titan Trailers Strengthens Sales and Service in Western Canada
Mike Kloepfer, President of Titan Trailers Inc., is pleased to announce that western Canada’s largest trailer sales and service network has been appointed as exclusive distributor for Titan Trailers for the Provinces of BC, Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba.
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Editor's View: Mulling Over the Machine Control Report
Last year, after we published the results from our first survey on machine control, I received quite a few e-mails from readers. The response was encouraging, and we knew we had to continue to provide this research to our readers.
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