Construction Equipment Owner

This episode of the Construction Business Podcast focuses on project management software basics and how construction business owners and project managers can utilize this tool on the job. Typically equated to a dashboard in a vehicle, in general project management software gives the user a snapshot of the overall project. With this tool, contractors are able to much more easily organize everything that goes into the project and pull everything together. This leads to greater productivity, efficiency and in the end revenue on each job.

Listen now as Craig Capano, Dept. Head for Civil Construction and Environment with the Wentworth Institute of Technology, shares his insights on project management software and discusses the benefits these systems have for contractors.

Guest: Craig Capano
Contact: capanoc@wit.edu

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Lisa-Jane Romer, Motorola Director of Product Operations - Sprint Account is the guest on this bonus episode of the Construction Business Podcast. Our third podcast of the week focuses on emerging technologies of mobile phones that can help construction business owners and their employers work more efficiently. Lisa also gives a sneak peak of the Motorola i776 and the Motorola i576.

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Josh Kanner, co-founder of Vela Systems, is the guest on the latest episode of the Construction Equipment Owner’s Podcast. Josh takes a look at the recent crane collapse and talks about how the application of mobile field software can aid in minimizing the probability of a future accident. He also discusses the use of mobile field software for the purpose of general safety inspections and how implementing a system like this can benefit the contractor throughout the entire construction business.

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Doug Mitchell of RentalMetrics.com joins us to share his insights as to how companies can get the maximum return on their investment using GPS technology in their fleet. The technology goes well beyond dots on a map and when leveraged can lead to an increase in efficiency, customer service, and your bottom line.

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Scott Hagemann, Application Specialist in the Productivity Solutions Group at Caterpillar, discusses Caterpillar’s machine control and guidance technology solution, the AccuGrade^TM Grade Control System. Scott shares some insights into how contractors can use the technology to gain a competitive advantage over their competition by working more productively, more accurately and with a higher degree of jobsite safety.

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In the first installment of the Construction Equipment Owner’s Podcast - which will be a regular feature of this blog - ForConstructionPros.com Editor Sam Simon speaks with Bill Coleman, COO of IronPlanet. The two discuss online auctions and how contractors use the service to purchase and sell equipment. Press play to begin listening to the interview or click the download link to save the file and play on any device that plays MP3 files.

Also, check back for upcoming Editor’s podcasts about pavement sweeping, hearing protection, National Demolition Association study results and much more.

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