January 2024

Equipment Today January 2024

January 2024

To help construction employers retain and recruit new talent, technology can play a critical role by offering safer working conditions.

Forward Bound: Reflecting on 2023's Construction Trends, Envisioning 2024

Equipment that operates with zero engine exhaust emissions opens up an entirely new world of applications, such as interior construction and demolition, landscape and urban renovation jobs.

Battery-Powered Equipment Electrifies Jobsites

Safety technology encompasses all new technologies now being applied to workplace safety.

Automated Bodyguard: Safety Technology Adds Protection for Workers

Mini excavators are ideal for clearing, grading and applying fill material to prep pathways with minimal disruption.

4 Money-making Ideas for Your Excavator

Road Widener offers the Offset Vibratory Roller, designed for easy operation without the need for extensive training.

Alternative Power, AI & Remote Control in Roadbuilding

Moog Construction engineers at a dig site test some automated capabilities and machine control on various compact construction vehicles.

Four Things to Think About When Selecting Machine Control Solutions

Depending on your use case, different construction equipment machine control options may be a better fit than others.

Editor Jonathan Kozlowski talks with ANA during World of Concrete 2023.

Construction Industry Looks Ahead to 2024, World of Concrete

Equipment Today introduces new column and shares the state of the industry report.

When trying to decide if you can use one type of diesel engine oil for your fleet, you should ideally develop a register of your equipment.

Implementing Changes to Reduce the Total Cost of Ownership From a Lubricant Perspective

Lubricants can help keep costs down when managing a fleet of heavy equipment.

Geotab reported that for a fleet of 100 vehicles, each vehicle drives about 2.2 miles out of the way to fill up and each gas station stop adds more than 20 minutes to each trip, with nearly eight fill-ups a month.

Permitting & Safety in Mobile Fueling

For fleets considering the adoption of a mobile refueling service, permitting is one important step that adds to overall fleet safety but is often overlooked.

Everyone will likely pay more in taxes. How much more, and how prepared you are, is up to you.

Long-term Tax Planning for Your Construction Biz

Management needs to spend time with tax experts to understand what their tax position was for the past year, how it looks for the current year, and to see what is on the horizon for the following year.

Milling during BOMAG Innovation Days

PAVE/X Essentials

Co-founder Jessica Lombardo shares what you should know about this exciting new event from IRONMARKETS that is launching this year.

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State of the Industry: Construction in 2024

Equipment Today releases its annual State of the Industry report on the construction sector.

Ryan Delahoyde

Bobcat Experts Explain Their Thoughts on the State of the Construction Industry

Among many challenges are talent acquisition and retention and an overall economic slowdown or soft landing.

Elwyn McLachlan

Trimble Sector VP Discusses the Construction Industry Moving into 2024

McLachlan says the labor shortage was the biggest industry challenge in 2023 and will continue into the New Year.

Kevin Lieberum

Ford Pro Commercial Truck Brand Manager Weighs in on the State of the Construction Industry

Lieberum talks electrification, connectivity and modems, trucks as mobile power sources, and machine learning with driver-assist.