Category: Technology & Services
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Slow & Steady: State of the Concrete Industry
Marianna Kopsida, PhD, industry manager – IMF & Vertical Construction at Trimble, shares her insight into the state of the concrete industry and the challenges contractors are managing daily. Concrete Contractor connected with Kopsida over email in June 2025. Q. What have been the biggest challenges for concrete contractors so far in 2025? Concrete contractors…
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6 Benefits of Concrete Truck Predictive Maintenace
Predictive maintenance is rapidly transforming the landscape of fleet management across the construction industry. In the concrete industry specifically, where uptime, reliability, and efficiency are crucial, implementing a predictive maintenance strategy can provide substantial benefits. Predictive maintenance leverages data and technology to anticipate when equipment or machinery are in need of servicing. This approach is…
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Robots in the Mix – Autonomous Remote Tech in Concrete Equipment
As contractors manage challenges in skilled labor, many have gone towards technology and machines to find higher productivity and efficiency at the jobsite. While earthmoving equipment like compact track loaders and excavators offer cabs for operator comfort and safety, machines for the concrete contractor commonly have the operator riding on top or walking behind. It’s…
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Gordian Reports Concrete Construction Material Costs Holding
It seems everything is more expensive. Eggs, for one easy example. Practically everything else in the grocery store. In construction, the fluctuating price of materials seems never to favor the contractor. Even concrete, the annual perspective according to Gordian, says that the price of concrete is up 0.84 percent from Q2 of 2024. In their…
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Understanding Concrete Slab Load Capacity
Concrete slabs form the backbone of countless industrial and material-handling facilities. Whether supporting heavy machinery, mezzanines, pallet racks, or conveyors, a slab must be able to bear concentrated loads. Yet, too often, insufficient analysis of load capacity results in costly over-engineering or catastrophic structural failures. The good news is that many pitfalls associated with improper…
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Study Finds Concrete-eating Bacteria on Road Tunnels
A biofilm forms on the interior surface of concrete as seawater penetrates the concrete of a road tunnel. A study by researchers at Chalmers University of Technology (located in Sweden) points to the mechanisms behind the degradation and its unexpectedly rapid progression. Permit me to nerd out with some concrete science news for a moment. …
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Concrete Contractor 2025 Top Products Award Winners
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in Buggies, Coatings & Sealants, Colors & Stains, Concrete Accessories, Concrete Contractor Top Products, Concrete Equipment & Products, Concrete Hand Tools, Concrete Materials, Concrete Mixers, Concrete Pavers, Construction, Conveyors & Misc. Placing, Curbers, Decorative Concrete, Electric Tools & Accessories, Featured, Flatwork Accessories, Floor Polisher, Misc. Hand Tools, Polishing Materials & Equipment, Portable Lighting, Rammers/Tampers, Rebar Accessories & Equipment, Repair & Rehabilitation Products, Saws – Other, Screeds, Technology & Services, Telescopic Handler, Waterproofing, Worksite EquipmentConcrete Contractor’s Top Products award recognizes the innovative products, tools, machines, solutions, and equipment designed for the concrete contractor. Winners of the Concrete Contractor Top Product Award are designed to both help overcome the challenges contractors face daily but do so with innovative ideas and ingenuity setting contractors up for success in the years to come. Congratulations…
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Using AI to Build Smarter Subcontractor Risk Management
Construction success relies on orchestrating countless moving pieces. With the average project having 24 different subcontractors—and often many more on large commercial builds — there’s a huge opportunity to simplify relationships and build trust. While AI is reshaping how we approach project planning, safety monitoring, and more, its most exciting potential is in how it…
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How AI Agents are Leading the Future of Construction
Envision your future job site: autonomous bots doing layout, material staging and installations; drones conducting inspections; and office staff using virtual reality to interact with a digital twin comparing the plans to the as-built. For leaders of most construction firms, that future state for the field is not something they expect to see this decade.…
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Tracking Leased Concrete Equipment | For Construction Pros
In the concrete and construction sectors, leased equipment is vital to project success. From concrete mixers to cranes, leasing enables companies to leverage high-performance machinery in a much more cost-effective way than through outright ownership. Effective management of these leased assets is challenging and can directly impact profitability, compliance, and operational efficiency. Asset management software…