Our Top 5 most popular articles of 2024 are a combination of the latest in technological advancements, as well as a throwback to the machines of Canadian construction’s past.
While this year deliver interesting new tech, nothing grabbed more interest than a vintage dozer.
Here’s the top 5 most read articles, determined by pageviews on Equipmentjournal.com:
5: Hitachi heads to Guelph

In April, Hitachi Construction Machinery Co. has announced it will bring full-scale production of dump trucks to Canada starting in 2026.
The trucks will be manufactured by Hitachi Construction Truck Manufacturing, which is in Guelph, Ontario.
The subsidiary is currently responsible for the production and remanufacturing of dump truck maintenance and service parts.
4: Bobcat’s augmented reality

At CES, Bobcat introduced a new concept that allows operators to see more than the immediate jobsite in front of them.
Advanced Display Technology transforms the windows in equipment into an augmented reality display. The transparent screen allows the operator to see both the physical jobsite, as well as numerous other data possibilities to aid in the task at hand.
Advanced Display Technology is a concept developed by Bobcat in conjunction with LG Electronics and BSI Research. Built into the machine’s glass, the OLED screen from LG takes the place of the front cab windshield or side window.
3: SkyTy

At World of Concrete in Las Vegas, SkyMul demonstrated SkyTy, its rebar tying robot.
SkyTy is capable of completing the layout for rebar placement and post tensioning cables, as well as tying the thousands of ties required in rebar preparation for cast-in-place concrete applications.
The semi-autonomous robot leverages machine learning and computer vision to map the work area and locate rebar intersections to find, classify and plan the work to be done. SkyTy does not require CAD files or site plans to complete the task.
Based in Atlanta, SkyMul is a robotics start-up company founded by Georgia Tech alumni. The company’s goal is to automate many of the tedious, labour-intensive tasks required before concrete is poured.
2: 3D printing robots

Out top story of the year also originated at World of Concrete. New 3D printing robots from Gaudi are promising to build homes in record time and for a fraction of the cost of traditional methods.
According to Gaudi, the 3D printing robots can reduce material costs by 60 per cent, labour costs by 80 per cent and time on site by 70 per cent.
The 6-tonne Gaudi 1 robot is able to print homes up to two storeys tall, while the 11-tonne Gaudi 2 can tackle homes up to four storeys.
1: Caterpillar D2 crawler

Our most popular article of 2024 is this Caterpillar D2 crawler headed for the International Plowing Match held at Roseville, Ontario, near Waterloo — from our Looking Back section provided by HCEA Canada.
HCEA Canada had several antique machines on display from this little Cat D2 to the big I-H TD 30 dozer with a 4.3-metre blade.
The owner of the D2, Carl Roney, had stripped every part of the crawler and brought it back to perfection. One pull on the pup-engine and the diesel fired up! He also had his Caterpillar D13000 engine from the 1940’s at the same event.