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Simple to Complex: Know Your Excavator Grade Control Options
With many advantages, and quick payback, deciding to use grade control system on excavators is pretty much a no-brainer. The tougher choice is deciding which systems is the right fit for your operation.
Business
Dennis in the Dirt with Hammett Excavation: Technology Solves Labor Challenges
Construction Technology
Autodesk Event Focuses on AI, Interoperability
Profit Matters
Grade Control: It’s Not Just for Earthworks Contractors Anymore
Construction Technology
What's New at Trimble Dimensions 2023
Surveying & Layout
An Important Message for Contractors Relying on GNSS Receivers
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Equipment Monitoring & Logistics
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.
Personnel Management
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.
Profit Matters
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.
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Profit Matters
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.
Business
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.
Machine Grade Control, GPS, Laser & Other
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.
Profit Matters
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.
Business
CNH Purchases Hemisphere GNSS
This development strengthens CNH’s ability to provide technology for construction equipment.
Equipment Management
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.
Machine Grade Control, GPS, Laser & Other
Teleo Unveils Autonomous Hauling Technology
The physical dumping of materials will be handled remotely by one operator controlling multiple machines from a command center.
Machine Grade Control, GPS, Laser & Other
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.
Construction Technology
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.
Machine Grade Control, GPS, Laser & Other
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.
Construction Technology
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.
Underground Equipment
Equipment for Underground Utility Construction
Numerous equipment and technology offerings are enhancing underground utility construction employees’ productivity and safety long term.
Equipment Management
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.
Machine Grade Control, GPS, Laser & Other
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.
Digging Deeper
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.
Profit Matters
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.
Surveying & Layout
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.
Profit Matters
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.
Construction Safety Technology
How Tech Elevates Safety
Technology transformations improve safe operations on construction sites.
Equipment Monitoring & Logistics
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.
Equipment
Aerial Lifts: Elevating Safely With Stability
New ANSI regulations and technology make scissor lifts and boom lifts even safer.
Equipment Monitoring & Logistics
Live from Advancing Construction Technology
Contractors are researching AR supplier as a competitor folds and Topcon rolls out its Aptix integration platform.
Construction Technology
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.
Machine Grade Control, GPS, Laser & Other
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.
Machine Grade Control, GPS, Laser & Other
Advances in Machine Control
Advancements in machine control are bringing improved safety and efficiency to work truck operations.
Profit Matters
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.
Construction Technology
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.
Machine Grade Control, GPS, Laser & Other
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.
Profit Matters
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 Contractors Best Friend
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.