John Deere upgrades its popular L-Series backhoe loaders, unveiling significant machine improvements designed to boost productivity, maximize uptime and reduce operating costs. Ranging across the L-Series Backhoe lineup, the updates, which include engine upgrades, new pressure-compensated load-sensing (PCLS) hydraulics on...
The first time Daniel Bearden, Marrlin Transit vice president, laid eyes on a Kenworth truck was when he watched the classic film Smokey and the Bandit (1977) as a kid. The movie featured a Kenworth W900A, driven by a...
Autonomous trucking is poised to improve road safety and offer greater efficiency across the logistics industry. Waymo has entered a broad, global, strategic partnership with Daimler Trucks, the global market leader in large commercial vehicles. Their initial effort will combine...
This fall, SafeAl announces the upcoming launch of an autonomous construction site and our growing partnership with Obayashi Corporation. In collaboration with Obayashi, they will kick off this November with a pilot program in which a Caterpillar 725 articulated...
Trimble and Boston Dynamics announced a strategic alliance to integrate a variety of construction data collection technologies with Boston Dynamics' Spot robot platform. The jointly-developed solution will combine the Spot robot's autonomous mobility with Trimble's data collection sensors and field...
Swedish equipment supplier Sandvik Mining and Rock Technology has revealed an Automine Concept vehicle, a 'future vision' for fully autonomous mining vehicles. Sandvik Automation has yet again showed the world that they are the technological leaders in mining automation and...
The TRATON GROUP and TuSimple, a San Diego based self-driving technology company focused on heavy-duty trucks, announced the companies are entering into a global partnership to develop self-driving trucks. The partnership is the first of its kind in Europe, bringing...
Robot trucks have been hogging the headlines in mining’s new technology rush, but auto-drills are arguably the key to unlocking major value on a mine site. “If the drills don't perform, the trucks are going to run empty,” says Epiroc...
Byrnecut and OZ Minerals successfully implement automation upgrade for Sandvik development drill despite challenges of COVID-19. Leading contract miner Byrnecut Australia has become the first underground operator in the world to successfully use a new automation and tele-remote package for...
Sandvik AutoMine for Trucks is a first for autonomous ramp haulage applications in the underground mining industry, providing autonomous truck haulage not only in underground environments but now also on the surface. It turns Sandvik’s intelligent mining trucks into...