[VIDEO] The Key Change Contractors Must Make to Improve Profits with Drones

All drones aren’t the same; construction contractors must commit to the precision GPS of an industrial drone to get accuracy that can change construction processes

January 24, 2018

The Contractors Best Friend Podcast S5E3: The Impact of Electric Machines – Part 1

Caterpillar's electric drive construction equipment is saving fuel and increasing component longevity.

Recognize the Barriers to Successful, Profitable Construction Projects

Understanding and addressing the barriers to successful project completion can help you get them done profitably.

Top 10 Hottest Construction Stories This Week: Ensuring Forgiveness Under the PPP

Top 10 Hottest Construction Stories This Week: Ensuring Forgiveness Under the PPP

Most-read construction stories include a timelapse of a bridge in the United Kingdom, the March 2021 Dodge Momentum Index, selecting the best wheel loader tire, GM’s electric Chevrolet Silverado, and the complicated process of PPP loan forgiveness.

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The Smartphone: Your Construction Business-Development Secret Weapon

To truly unleash the power of the people who play a business-development role within your firm -- people whose primary value takes them often into the field -- arm them with these three key mobile CRM capabilities

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Cat Trial 10: Tech Test Proves Heavy Mechanics are Tech Ninjas

Caterpillar’s latest Trials video pits a group of dealer equipment techs against a skills-challenging obstacle course to highlight the essential talent these high-demand pros bring to heavy industry

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4 Technologies Made to Enhance Construction Productivity and Safety

No company can afford to increase productivity without working ‘smarter.’ Here are four machine technologies that can help boost your productivity AND safety performance

The Contractor's Best Friend Podcast: How Has COVID-19 Impacted Contractors?

Caterpillar experts discuss how they learned to adapt to the new normal.

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How to Make Your Construction Business Succeed for the Long Term

Today, it takes innovative strategy, decisiveness and a new vision to be successful. It takes guts to make tough decisions that will keep you in business, allow you to emerge as an industry leader, grow and profit.

The Dirt on Dozers: Push More Profits with Your Next Machine

The Dirt on Dozers: Push More Profits with Your Next Machine

Get the dirt from experts on what's new & how the latest tech can make your operations more efficient & productive. Attend this webinar 5/12 @1:00 pm CT.

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The Cost of Consistency

Success in the construction industry result from the ability to focus, study improvement needs and to preparation

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Understanding Construction Releases

Construction releases can be an advantage for contractors, if you understand them and know how to use them correctly.

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Putting Technology to Work on a Mixed Fleet

Caterpillar says you don’t have to invest in different machine control and guidance technology for every brand you own, thanks to interoperability

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A Surefire Plan to Nail Your Next Technology Implementation

Workforce-management technology that simplifies field data collection improves the profitability of decisions made from the data with an investment of methodical implementation planning

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February's Most Read Construction Tech Stories

There was no end to contech news in February 2021. Read about what's happening in construction with drones, apps, 3D printing and more.

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Clean Machine, Healthy Bottom Line

Simple tips for sanitizing equipment cabs in a couple minutes to keep your employees healthy and productive on the job

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Coronavirus Pandemic Accelerates Construction’s Opioid Addiction Problem

The COVID-19 pandemic’s disruption to daily life hit those with substance-use disorder hard, with deaths by opioid and methamphetamine overdoses increasing 38% and 35%. Construction is among three industries with the most abuse of the drugs

Digitizing workforce management will help construction companies recognize impressive benefits including reduction in labor costs.

7 Ways Construction Contractors Can Leverage the Power of Big Data

Today’s real-time collaborative technologies are mining large data repositories to get game-changing benefits from keeping all project decision makers on the same page

How Equipment Can Fill Construction’s Labor Shortage

The challenges of attracting workers into the construction industry and the role advances in equipment and technology can play in building the next-generation workforce.

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5 Tips for Onboarding New Employees

Orientation and onboarding are critical not only in introducing new hires to your company’s way of working, but also in making them feel like a valuable part of the team

When professional salespeople make regular sales calls on the right targeted prospects, your company will get its share of their business.

Win More Construction Jobs By Knowing and Tracking Sales Numbers

A major reason small to medium size construction companies struggle is caused by not implementing an effective sales and marketing plan.

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Resolve to Stop Doing These 5 Things in 2021

Rather than New Year’s resolutions that add things to your already full plate, why not stop doing some things that are eating up your time and money?

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Can a Contractor Stop Working If He Isn't Getting Paid

To determine whether or not to stop working if you are not getting paid there are many factors that need to be considered.

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How to Advertise Successfully on Facebook

A contractor’s guide to the most-effective ways to improve your Facebook ads

How to Mitigate COVID-19 Risks and Maintain Compliance this Winter

The unique safety risks and regulatory challenges construction companies will face this winter due to COVID-19 and how technology can help mitigate the risks and ensure compliance.

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HCSS Aerial Drone-based Data Analytics Platform

Additional features make jobsite mapping and data visualization easier and more effective.

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5 Tips to Keep Your Cash Flowing

Most business fail because of a disruption in cash flow. Here are five tips to keep your cash flowing.

The Dirt on Dozers: Push More Profits with Your Next Machine

The Dirt on Dozers: Push More Profits with Your Next Machine

Get the dirt from experts on what's new & how the latest tech can make your operations more efficient & productive. Attend this webinar 5/12 @1:00 pm CT.