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[APP] Sign and Send Documents Directly from Your iPhone

The Document Sign & Send app allows an iPhone or iPad user to open a document from email, sign it using a finger or stylus, and send the signed document back to the sender either through email or fax

The Document Sign & Send app allows an iPhone or iPad user to open a document from email, sign it using a finger or stylus, and send the signed document back to the sender either through email or fax.

Construction Safety

The Top 10 Standards OSHA Cited Contractors for this Year

Construction drew 53% of all OSHA inspections and 44% of all penalties from October 2015 to September 2016; here are the most-common citations

Caterpillar Chairman and CEO Doug Oberhelman to Retire in 2017

Board of Directors elects Jim Umpleby, currently a Caterpillar Group President, to succeed Oberhelman as CEO

After more than 41 years with Caterpillar Inc., Chairman and CEO Doug Oberhelman has elected to retire, effective March 31, 2017.

Construction Technology

Five Tools that have Improved Contractors’ Job Site Connectivity

The Associated General Contractors’ IT Forum identifies several options for improving a construction firm’s ability to gather important project-management data from remote sites

Sierra Wireless developed the AirLink MP70 (www.sierrawireless.com) as a high performance, LTE-Advanced vehicle router for mobile mission critical applications, and contractors are using it in job trailers as well as vehicles to connect sites will no internet infrastructure.

[VIDEO] Demo: Creep Speed Control on Cat D Series Skid Steer and Compact Track Loaders

Creep speed control lets you match the travel speed of the machine to the optimal performance level of the work tool.

[Video] Creep Speed Control Feature on Cat D Series Skid Steer, Multi Terrain and Compact Track Loaders

[APP] Reduce Foreman Time Card Entry Time with HeavyJob Mobile App

Heavy Construction Systems Specialists, Inc. (HCSS)

HeavyJob Mobile is a time card and reporting app designed specifically for the construction industry

Pre-fill crew and equipment information.

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Defend the Danger Zone. Keep People Safe.

With machines and crew members moving in the same space at the same time, contact seems inevitable. Here's how you can add a layer of protection to your safety processes using technology

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[APP] Improve Data Collection with Canvas Customizable Form Builder App

The Canvas mobile app has over 20,000 pre-built, customizable form templates to chose from to help improve data collection

Canvas 8 is a mobile platform and app that allows construction contractors to customize forms for data collection, automate how data collection is done and reduce paperwork. It provides construction contractors with a way to collect, share and learn from the data they use everyday with real-time insights.

Machine Grade Control, GPS, Laser & Other

[QUOTABLE] How BIM and Mobile Computing are Redefining Construction Productivity

Dan Johnson, president of Mortenson Construction, talks about how contractors are bridging the construction productivity gap by combining BIM and mobile computing

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Machine Grade Control, GPS, Laser & Other

[VIDEO] How Caterpillar Vision Link Gives Strack Inc. a Hybid-Excavator Competitive Advantage

Georgia contractor Jonathon Strack explains how his company turns competitors' imprecise understanding of operating costs to their advantage in the Southeast's civil/utility market

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[QUOTABLE] Strack Inc. Leans on Technology to Keep a Competitive Edge

Georgia heavy contractor responds to increased bidding competition by gaining a clear vision of their actual operating costs that allows them to invest in equipment advantages

[VIDEO] How Caterpillar Vision Link Gives Strack Inc. a Hybid-Excavator Competitive Advantage

How (and Why) to Determine your Breakeven Point

Contractors who don’t know their costs don’t know how to price work; but breaking even isn’t a goal, it’s more of a star by which to navigate

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