Winter time in the northern hemisphere always means less construction and paving activity, however, keeping an ongoing stockpile inventory is still crucial. Stockpile Reports’ clients often ask whether it is too cold and snowy to measure their inventory with the company’s iPhone app or a drone. Read on for all the answers to your winter-related stockpile measurement and management questions.
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DroneView Offers Drone Market Outlook for 2019
Looking back over the past year we see clear evidence that drones have moved from questionable fringe products to mainstream productivity tools. Their use cases are plentiful and have been broadly embraced and implemented in production workflows by organizations large and small for mapping, inspection, cinematography, public safety, among numerous other uses.
Read MoreProposed Drone Rules Would Cover Flights Over Populated Areas; Night Use
U.S. Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao outlined a proposal that would allow drones to operate over populated areas and end a requirement for special permits for night use: long-awaited moves that are expected to help speed commercial use of small unmanned aerial vehicles in the United States.
Read MoreTRUX Wraps Up Year of Explosive Growth
TRUX, a comprehensive dump truck logistics platform, announced it is preparing for a national rollout in 37 new markets in 2019, and expanding operations in its existing markets. Currently, hundreds of the nation’s leading contractors in New England, Tennessee and southern California use TRUX to dispatch thousands of third-party dump truck providers. The platform recently launched in northern California and…
Read MoreCemen Tech Introduces Two New Dump Trailers
Cemen Tech introduced two new dump trailers – the DT-100 and DT-200 – to complement its line of volumetric concrete production solutions. Ideal for hauling concrete, sand, stone, mulch and other materials, these new heavy-duty 1- and 2-yd. dump trailers are designed for use in residential building projects, rental yards, landscaping applications and other small- to mid-sized jobs.
Read MoreHow to Prepare Your Employees for a Drone-Filled Future
By Lauren Elmore Gone are the days when decision makers in the aggregates industry had to rely on guesswork to determine whether they could meet a client need. With the advent of drone technology, the investment needed to take inventory measurements has been significantly reduced, which means companies can perform these inventories on a regular basis and ensure decisions are…
Read MoreKenworth Introduces New Vehicle Electronics for T680, T880, W990
Kenworth introduced new vehicle electronics for its flagship T680 over-the-road and T880 vocational models, and the recently introduced Kenworth W990, equipped with the PACCAR MX-13 or PACCAR MX-11 engines.
Read MoreHow Drones are Transforming the Industry
Drones. You’ve Heard About Them And Seen Them Everywhere.
Read MorePropeller Aero, DJI Join Forces to Launch New Drone Solution
Propeller, a cloud-based drone analytics company, announced a partnership with DJI, the world’s leader in civilian drones and aerial imaging technology, to create the Propeller PPK Solution leveraging the DJI Phantom 4 RTK drone. This solution provides customers in the civil, mining, aggregates and waste-management industries with a reliable and fully integrated drone mapping system, helping them collect highly accurate…
Read MoreThurman Scale Announces New Desktop Scale Instrument Family
Thurman Scale announced the new TS600 vehicle scale instrument family, an economical vehicle weighing instrument with numerous features, including outbound and stored tare functions. The midrange TS600 is an excellent general-purpose vehicle scale instrument, perfect for customers who need to upgrade or replace an existing analog instrument or require a mechanical-to-digital or an analog-to-Intalogix conversion. It is also ideal for…
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