Daniel Cohen, product application specialist at Caterpillar, highlights the benefits of tiltrotators on compact excavators and other equipment, including their ability to enable more work to be done without the need to reposition the machine; provide more flexibility in the types of work that can be performed; and even reduce labor requirements by enhancing machine and attachment productivity.

Announced early October 2021, the Portland Cement Association’s Roadmap to Carbon Neutrality looks to provide “turn by turn” directions on how the U.S. cement and construction industry can drive towards the goal of being carbon neutral by 2050. This episode features Rick Bohan, vice president of sustainability and Jonathan Kozlowski discussing the Concrete and Construction links of the PCA Value Chain.

Tara Anderson, director of customer success at Newforma, discusses the role data plays in risk management, including the risks of “bad data”, plus shares how Project Information Management software can be used to capture more “intelligent data” and ensure that it’s readily available when needed.

Steve Ile, Regional Sales Manager, Thunder Creek, provides an overview of the latest developments in bulk diesel fuel, DEF and oil handling products, including trailers and truck upfits. Learn how products can eliminate the need for CDL or Hazmat endorsement while increasing jobsite efficiency.

At World of Concrete, Becky Schultz, editor, Equipment Today, sat down with Kevin Thieneman, chairman, LiuGong North America, to discuss the new products the company is bringing to the North American construction, quarry and aggregates markets in 2022, as well as the challenges and opportunities he sees for the company, and the industries it serves, in the year ahead.

Caterpillar’s Jason Hurdis, global market professional, GCI, discusses the role today’s construction equipment and related technologies can play in helping to address the industry’s labor and skills gaps by allowing existing workers to do more using the same tools. He also highlights how it can help companies attract new talent and open doors for a new pool of workers. 

At World of Concrete 2022, Becky Schultz, editor, Equipment Today, spoke with Edric Funk, general manager, Toro Siteworks, about the company’s advancements, and plans, in the areas of electrification, automation and connectivity – all of which, he says, are focused on meeting customer needs now and in the future.

According to the Associated General Contractors, prices for construction materials have outstripped bid prices by more than double since the start of the pandemic. In this episode of the Digging Deeper podcast features with Dmitry Alexin, the CEO of 1build – a real-time data platform for construction cost estimates.

With profit margins at their lowest, creating bids with accurate pricing has become do-or-die for residential and commercial contractors alike. Yet the industry has been slow to adopt technology to replace the status quo—an antiquated, printed directory of building costs that’s only updated quarterly or maybe even once a year. Join Jonathan Kozlowski, editor of Concrete Contractor magazine, and discover more about 1build’s platform and how it was designed to aid estimating and help you with more accurate bids.

Supply chain challenges, inflationary pressures and a severe skilled labor shortage could be challenging as contractors try to gear up to take advantage of the recently passed bi-partisan infrastructure package. Anirban Basu, Chief Economist, Associated Builders and Contractors shares his insights on how the year may play out.

In this episode of the Digging Deeper podcast, Dan Feinblum, partner, of HKA and John Paolin, the principal of business development from HKA speaks to us about the research behind their recently they published their 2021 CRUX Insight repot. A report on the intelligence on projects across the globe on claims and disputes, allowing people to find out the primary issues were.