Under the intelligent gaze of a Trimble robotic total station, A Propst Construction (Concord, N.C.) motor grader, operated by Raymond McDonald, blades off a treated and compacted base for new lanes ...

Contractors are leveraging cutting-edge technology, such as machine guidance and grade control systems for dozers to enhance their efficiency and productivity. Since their introduction to the ...

The GCS600 system on this motor grader provides cross-slope and elevation control, but the user can initially install the lower-cost GCS500 system for cross-slope control, then upgrade to the more ...

MUNICH, April 15, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Trimble (NASDAQ:TRMB) today announced that its Trimble ® GCSFlex™ Grade Control System is fully upgradeable to the advanced Trimble GCS900 Grade Control System.

It’s a bit of a stretch to realize zero human interaction in the operation of heavy construction equipment. However, make no mistake. The move is on to make it happen. “Part of the problem involves ...

LAS VEGAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Topcon Positioning Systems has announced 2D-MC, an automatic grade control solution for compact track loaders. Now available in North America, 2D-MC is a low-cost 2D ...

Liebherr Gen 8 dozers now integrate with Unicontrol for simple, cost-effective 3D grade control on new or retrofit machines.

Trimble GCS900 Grade Control System, using Trimble Universal Total Station and MT900 Machine Target, is designed to be capable of providing advanced high-speed, steep angle tracking for millimeter ...

On a project on the Butterfield Landfill — about 45 miles south of Phoenix, Arizona — Buesing Corp. needed to excavate and haul 1,850,000 cubic yards of dirt from a landfill more than 60 feet deep ...

CHC Navigation has released the TG63, a 3D Grade Control System designed for motor graders. With a tightly coupled dual-GNSS positioning system and inertial sensor, the TG63 provides reliable 3D ...

When Hilton Head, South Carolina-based Malphrus Construction Company, Inc. won the site preparation bid for a new Target import warehouse in Pt. Wentworth, Georgia, Todd Malphrus, company vice ...