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Compact Track Loaders

Prepping Construction Fleets for Natural Disasters

Following a disaster in which flooding is an issue, contractors may need to change oils in the different compartments, such as axles and the transmission, if it was submerged.

TR is a veteran-led humanitarian organization serving global communities before, during and after disasters and crises. Its primary scope in heavy equipment disaster response includes route clearance, debris management and sawyer support.

Lubricating Equipment

Dedicated Fuel & Lube Truck Streamlines Maintenance

Sage Oil Vac Inc.

When selecting the right preventive maintenance solution, fleet size, the distance between jobsites, and fluid types and quantities must be considered.

Doug Holmes has built a successful business by investing in state-of-the-art equipment and technology that gives his company an edge over the competition.

Heavy Equipment Sticker Shock? What Can Contractors Do?

RDO Equipment Co.

This column offers advice about adjusting to higher sticker prices on most types of equipment.

Technicians evaluate equipment, giving contractors a full picture of their machine’s longevity.

Construction's Inevitable Shift to Alternative Power

What do new fuel options and emission regulations mean for contractors?

Grid-connected equipment is popular in the E.U. and on its way to North America.

Training & Education

United Rentals Hosts Trench Safety Webinar June 19

United Rentals Inc.

The webinar, Understanding Trench Safety Essentials, addresses commonly misunderstood aspects of trench safety.

Some of the commonly misunderstood trench safety issues will be discussed in the webinar.

Scania Establishes Erinion Charging Solutions Company

Charging stations will first be installed in European countries during the next several years. Erinion was founded by Scania to provide solutions for depot and destination charging, with the goal of accelerating electric truck adoption.

Erinion was founded by Scania to provide solutions for depot and destination charging, all with the goal of accelerating electric truck adoption in line with Scania’s purpose of driving the shift toward a sustainable transport system.

FleetWatcher to Use Paver Data to Track Work Zones, Improve Safety

The system uses data from pavers to navigation apps to identify work zones.

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Fleet Maintenance

AI's Role in Heavy Equipment Preventive Maintenance

AI can be trained to analyze and detect video imagery that would indicate a fault or safety hazard.

Already, computer vision is being used in both the oil and gas and the maritime sectors to monitor and detect corrosion, informing timely manual inspections and preventative maintenance, whilst multi-camera equipped autonomous robots monitor operations in factories and warehouses.

Volvo CE Invests $40.5M in EV Factories

Volvo Construction Equipment

In South Korea, an investment of $7.8 million is for a new battery pack production factory, and in Sweden $32.7 million has been used to advance electromobility for articulated haulers.

In South Korea, an investment of $7.8 million is for a new battery pack production facility, and in Sweden $32.7 million has been used to advance electromobility for articulated haulers.

Fleet Maintenance

Using 1 Fleet Platform in Construction

The notion that fleets could ever achieve their safety and efficiency goals, let alone attain the satisfaction that comes with a genuine culture of safety, without embracing a next-gen solution, is baffling.

Every day on the construction site is a dance with data from various technologies to help solve those challenges, including telematics, dashcams, maintenance management, digital inspections, ELD, fuel cards—the list goes on.

Coaching & Consulting

AEMP: The Present

Association of Equipment Management Professionals (AEMP)

AEMP facilitates the vital relationships between the End User, Distributor, and OEM/Suppliers.

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The Biggest Hurdle Facing EV Construction Equipment

Supporting EV adoption and the bolstering of the EV charging infrastructure creates ample opportunities in several job sectors, including engineering, construction, IT, cybersecurity, and networking.

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