Illinois DOT to Rehabilitate Beloved, Rare Wooden Covered Bridge
The 150-feet-long Red Covered Bridge over Big Bureau Creek has been closed since late 2023...
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05:20
Komatsu Maintains 2025 Outlook Despite Q1 Revenue and Profit Decline
Total revenue in the quarter came in at $6.3 billion, down 5.2% compared to last year...
Ben Thorpe
21:46
Top Equipment Rental Companies Post Continued Rental Revenue Growth
United Rentals, Sunbelt parent Ashtead Group, and Herc Rentals continue to see a rise in revenue from equipment rentals...
Ben Thorpe
21:31
Notorious Atlanta I-285/I-20 Bottleneck Undergoing $1.7B Revamp
The interchange ranks as the 10th worst freight bottleneck in America and is being widened and reconstructed...
Ben Thorpe
21:22
Autonomous Construction Equipment Startup Bedrock Robotics Lands $80M in Funding
The company's aftermarket autonomy system is being tested on excavators run by construction contractors in Arizona and Texas...
Ben Thorpe
21:20
Massachusetts Bridge Project Reduces Girders Needed with High-Performance Steel
The girders, which are bring installed, will form the foundation to replace a structurally deficient bridge over I-495...
Ben Thorpe
00:20
White House Instructs USDOT to Ignore GAO Opinion on Frozen EV Charger Funds
Mark Paoletta, OMB’s general counsel, said the GAO’s opinion was “wrong and legally indefensible...
Ben Thorpe
00:20
DJI Rolls Out New Flagship Drone: the Matrice 400
The Matrice 400 features an obstacle-sensing system that can avoid buildings, at speeds up to 82 feet per second...
Ben Thorpe
15:30
Portland Cement Association Changes Its Name to American Cement Association
U.S. cement manufacturers have expanded the types of materials they produce beyond Portland cement, the group says in explaining...
