Trimble RealWorks Announces Performance and UI Enhancements
Trimble RealWorks has announced a new version of its all-in-one point-cloud software platform. The new version of Trimble RealWorks — featuring performance and user interface (UI) improvements — will be available for download June 19. Changes include the following: Batch processing workflows are now available to automate data processing for large datasets saving users time on projects. New visualization and productivity tools include enhanced shading, improved registration automati...
FLS Transportation Services Limited Announces John Leach as New CEO
Montreal, QC - FLS Transportation Services Limited, one of North-America’s leading Third Party Logistics (3PL) firms, is delighted to announce the appointment of John Leach as Chief Executive Officer (CEO). Mr. Leach joins FLS from Coyote Logistics, where he was Chief Commercial Officer, responsible for customer-facing sales and marketing strategies and commercial growth. Commenting on his appointment as CEO, Mr. Leach said, “For the 30 years since its founding, FLS has been a best-in-class 3...
DEWALT Announces Procore Single Sign On Integration
SAN FRANCISCO, CA – DEWALT and Procore, a leading provider of cloud-based applications for construction, announce their partnership to develop a Single Sign On (SSO) integration that allows authorized users to securely access the DEWALT WiFi app via their Procore login credentials. First announced at ENR FutureTech 2017, the DEWALT Jobsite WiFi system continues to expand to bring increased connectivity to the jobsite. “Solid bandwidth is critically needed onsite, but field managers rarely hav...
FotoIN Mobile Now Fully Eliminates Manual Naming of Restoration and Claims Photos
ATLANTA - FotoIN Mobile Corporation (FotoIN), today announced that its patented photo documentation solution can now automatically name photos in the field per Xactimate naming specification (or any other file naming convention). Completely removing all manual steps and any typing of photo names or descriptions in the field, users save more than 75 percent of the time. Automatically named photos are also automatically synced and filed to customers’ existing storage repositories, cloud or in-h...
US Students Tackle Corporate America’s Greenhouse Gas Challenge
Montreal, Edinburgh - A new generation of US graduate students will tackle global corporate greenhouse gas emissions using state of the art greenhouse gas (GHG) accounting and reporting software from Ecometrica - in a first for the US education system. The downstream space and sustainability company has made its Platform available to students at George Washington University (GWU) in the US capital. The agreement will see budding environmental leaders on the Greenhouse Gas Management Ass...
Materials Testing and Inspection Services Company Alaska Testlab Selects Agile Frameworks for Improved Operational Efficiency
MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. - Agile Frameworks®, the leading provider of collaborative, cloud-based corporate, field, and lab information management enabling Profitable Engineering™ for the construction and engineering services sector, today announced Alaska Testlab has selected MetaField® to increase operational efficiencies of its construction materials testing and inspection services business. A veteran and woman-owned small business, Alaska Testlab provides inspection services identified by the In...
Study: San Francisco Rated Top City for E-Bikes
To celebrate "National Bike Month" this past May, Silicon Valley, California-based GenZe compiled a list of the top 10 U.S. cities where electrically-powered bicycles or "e-bikes" are becoming a popular "mobility choice" for work commuters – and five of the six top cities on that list are all located on the West Coast, the firm noted "U.S. cities are increasingly bicycle-friendly, adding shared lanes and bike paths designed for two-wheel commuters," explained Tom Valazek, GenZe's chief market...
Over Half of Highway Contractors Experience Work Zone Crashes, AGC Survey Finds
A national survey of 550 highway contractors conducted by the Associated General Contractors of America found that 54 percent of them said motor vehicles crashed into their construction work zones during the past year. On top of that, 48 percent of contractors who experienced work zone crashes reported injuries to either motor vehicle operators or passengers, while 24 percent of those crashes involved a driver or passenger fatality. "There are simply too many cars crashing into too many work...
Report Outlines Transportation Project Possibilities and Pitfalls for Georgia
A new report compiled by TRIP outlines the possible transportation projects Georgia could initiate based on the monies raised by the Transportation Funding Act passed three years ago, as well as the gaps such funding is not sufficient enough to cover. The report – entitled Modernizing Georgia's Transportation System: Progress & Challenges in Providing Safe, Efficient and Well-Maintained Roads, Highways & Bridges – looks at the impact of additional funds provided by passage of t...
FHWA Repeals GHG Highway Performance Measure
The Federal Highway Administration is formally repealing a final rule that added tailpipe carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions measurement requirements to highway performance assessments. Known as the "greenhouse gas" or "GHG" measure, the rule would have mandated state departments of transportation and metropolitan planning organizations to measure the percent change in CO2 emissions as part of assessments required by the National Highway Performance Program. FHWA said repealing this rule – whi...