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What Does the Powerfleet/MiX Telematics Merger Mean for Construction?

Two telematics and GPS equipment tracking companies combine as the market GPS-enabled equipment IoT rewards scale.

How AI Can Improve Construction Scheduling

The AI Advantage: It's Time To Explore & Adopt Generative AI

One of the areas that has seen the greatest AI-powered innovation has been construction scheduling. Here's how self-performing concrete contractors can benefit.

The Command console is a lightweight, portable console supported by a shoulder harness. Offering line-of-sight machine control from up to 437 yds. away, it is suited for temporary or emergency remote operation with no on-site communications infrastructure required.

4 Machine Control Trends

Offroad equipment technology is evolving to enable fewer operators with less skill to do more either on site or from a remote, centralized location by automating with a higher degree of accuracy.

Panasonic offers products with a two-in-one form factor, so field workers get a laptop in the cab and a tablet for the site.

How Mobile Is Changing Construction

Construction takes place in the field, and construction software continues its evolution to harness the power of mobile applications to increase productivity and safety.

Fleet owners today are inundated with a range of equipment types and brands needed to manage active and upcoming jobs, and without the right solution in place to help keep track of everything, the pressure fleet owners feel starts to build up.

Emergence of Co-equipment Management in Construction

The CE market is already evolving, and as digitization continues to sweep the industry and change ‘the way things are done’, those who take action now can ensure their business is poised for long-term success.

Intended to be a solution for digital layout, the LN-50 has a 50-meter (164-ft.) range as compared to the longer-range, full-featured LN-150.

Topcon Releases LN-50 3D Laser

Intended to be a solution for digital layout, the LN-50 has a 50-meter (164-ft.) range as compared to the longer-range, full-featured LN-150.

Steer Assist 3D comes as part of the factory-installed Grade with 3D package.

Easier Operation Starts With Automated Dozer Steering

There’s a simple way for operators of various skill levels to push light and heavy loads more effectively. Get the scoop on Steer Assist.

With Hemisphere’s expertise and network, it is accelerating its strategic plan to attain leadership in automation technology, expedite delivery of a fully autonomous farming cycle, and extend and enhance automation and autonomy across a broad range of agriculture and construction applications.

CNH Purchases Hemisphere GNSS

This development strengthens CNH’s ability to provide technology for construction equipment.

Construction companies can improve vehicle safety on the jobsite through training and tracking equipment data.

Georgia Contractor Reins in Driver Behavior With Telematics

Decreases in speeding and hard braking events and improved truck spacing were just some of the wins for this company.

The physical dumping of materials will be handled remotely by one operator controlling multiple machines from a command center.

Teleo Unveils Autonomous Hauling Technology

The physical dumping of materials will be handled remotely by one operator controlling multiple machines from a command center.

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Equipment Autonomy in the Wild

While technologies like drive-by-wire and autonomy are used primarily in controlled sites like mines, and then even sparely, automation vendor Teleo is being used on a major residential development and gearing up for growth.

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Utility Field Tech Tips

With utility contractors bracing for explosive growth, we asked Tilson CTO Jason Burns what his company was using and what steers their advisory group gives utility contractors.

The GraphQL API simplifies development, eliminating the need for vendor libraries, intermediate data stores or working with convoluted networks of REST endpoints.

Point One Navigation Unveils GraphQL API for Location Data Integration

The GraphQL API simplifies development, eliminating the need for vendor libraries, intermediate data stores or working with convoluted networks of REST endpoints.

Mobile applications have infiltrated every other industry in the modern day, and the construction sector is no exception.

Smart Equipment Management: IoT Integration in Construction

Tomorrow's construction landscape is undeniably smarter and more connected, bridging the gap between digital technology and physical operations like never before.

By using Epiroc's VC double drum model, which doesn't have to move side by side, operators can dig different trenches, including those with flat bottoms.

Equipment for Underground Utility Construction

Numerous equipment and technology offerings are enhancing underground utility construction employees’ productivity and safety long term.

Contractors require real-time data to make informed decisions, ensure profitability and prevent costly overruns.

8 Elements of ADCM & the Future of Technology on the Jobsite

Site prep best practices: what works today, what contractors need to let go of and where the industry should be headed.

These M18 Rotary Lasers are impact protected with the ability to withstand 1.5-m drops and 2-m tripod tips.

Milwaukee Tool Launches M18 Rotary Lasers

These M18 Rotary Lasers are impact protected with the ability to withstand 1.5-m drops and 2-m tripod tips.

John Deere offers a range of grade management solutions: SmartGrade, SmartGrade-Ready with 2D, 3D Grade Guidance and 2D Grade Guidance.

Eliminate Rework with Proper Grade Management

John Deere has made it their goal to reduce wasted time on jobsites. Their solutions for grade management allow contractors to get the job done right the first time.

Make the switch to grade control easy with these quick tips.

4 Tips for Making the Transition to Grade Technology

Grade control is no longer a luxury — it’s a requirement on many projects today. Here’s some advice to help ease the switch from traditional to technology-driven construction.

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Leica BLK2FLY Indoor UAV

New capabilities, already tested in the field by early adopters, give BLKFLY users powerful tools for indoor lidar scanning to support progress tracking, quality control, as-built capture prior to industrial refits and more.

Caterpillar was an early pioneer of grade control with products like Grade with Assist, which automates the bucket and stick to continuously optimize the blade position, helping operators hit grade 45% faster.

Grade Control Tech Update

A quick overview of how grade control, already indispensable to heavy and civil contractors, is evolving for additional use cases and construction disciplines.

One solution to combat the blind-spot risk is using a real-time awareness and alert system. This combines a sensor tag worn by personnel on the ground which communicates with receivers installed in all the machines and vehicles onsite.

How Tech Elevates Safety

Technology transformations improve safe operations on construction sites.

Teletrack Navman's new an AI-enabled, dual-camera device that adds value to video imagery by tightly integrating with other data flows in Teletrac’s TN360 fleet management software

Teletrac Navman Goes Beyond the Dashcam

How Teletrac Navman sits as the market for GPS-enabled fleet management and telematics splinters into subcategories from slap and track to OTR solutions to true enterprise asset management for construction equipment.

Sensors actively monitor the machine’s platform load and sound an alarm as well as interrupt normal operations if it is overloaded.

Aerial Lifts: Elevating Safely With Stability

New ANSI regulations and technology make scissor lifts and boom lifts even safer.

vSite CEO Alec Pestov demonstrates his augmented reality solution using a Microsoft Hololens headset.

Live from Advancing Construction Technology

Contractors are researching AR supplier as a competitor folds and Topcon rolls out its Aptix integration platform.

Many construction companies and equipment vendors still rely on phone calls and written logs to track equipment transported to and from jobsites as well as its actual use.

How Satellite Connectivity on Construction Jobsites Improves Project Coordination

In the construction business, safety, timing and security are essential to delivering projects successfully and satellite connectivity can help you accomplish that.

For rental companies, Sites enables users to see what is on their site or yard, where equipment is and whether it is on its way in or out.

Trackunit Unveils Jobsite Location Solution Trackunit Sites

For rental companies, Sites enables users to see what is on their site or yard, where equipment is and whether it is on its way in or out.

From the ability to remotely customize cab settings and control attachments to improved diagnostic capabilities and troubleshooting, the benefits of control systems are revolutionizing the construction industry

Advances in Machine Control

Advancements in machine control are bringing improved safety and efficiency to work truck operations.

The Command console is a lightweight, portable console supported by a shoulder harness. Offering line-of-sight machine control from up to 437 yds. away, it is suited for temporary or emergency remote operation with no on-site communications infrastructure required.

4 Machine Control Trends

Offroad equipment technology is evolving to enable fewer operators with less skill to do more either on site or from a remote, centralized location by automating with a higher degree of accuracy.

Technology needs to be managed and monitored for obvious reasons such as equipment usage, condition, and location.

6 Reasons Why Managing Edge IT is Critical for Construction Companies

Effective IT asset management plays a critical role in the success of construction companies, especially as more assets are deployed in unmanned, remote sites.

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GPS Trackit Rolls Out E-commerce Platform

The new e-commerce platform enables individuals to browse, select and buy GPS trackers and video telematics products.

Dash cams add value to GPS for theft prevention by offering a more powerful deterrent since clear images are available of perpetrators stealing of vandalizing equipment.

Tech for Construction Theft Protection

From GPS tracking and fixed and equipment-mounted cameras to cybersecurity approaches to back office tech for white collar theft, criminals may soon find contractors a harder target.

The Contractor's Best Friend Podcast Season 7 Episode 1: Benefits of Factory-Integrated 3D Grade Solutions

Grade control is one of the hottest topics in construction as technology continues to advance in this area, integrating it with machines and adding new pieces of the puzzle, including improved safety.