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The Contractors Best Friend

The Contractor's Best Friend Podcast Season 6 Episode 23: Monitoring Equipment Utilization and Managing Availability

Caterpillar - Cat

Contractors need to have full visibility into the use and availability of heavy equipment on the construction jobsite. Tracking that equipment utilization comes down to telematics and connectivity.

December 21, 2022

Construction Equipment Remote Operation is Ready for Prime Time

Caterpillar - Cat

On this episode of Digging Deeper, ForConstructionPros’ Wayne Grayson is joined by Caterpillar Product Specialist Alan Pumklin to go in-depth on remote equipment operation.

December 15, 2022

Telematics & E-ticketing – How Technology Is Shaping Construction

How more efficient can construction be with predictable numbers? Earthwave Technologies and FleetWatcher discusses telematics and e-ticketing technology in the construction industry and the vital role the construction contractor has in shaping technology.

January 18, 2022

Financing, Insurance & Leasing

Leverage Telematics to Realize Insurance Incentives

Russ Young, Vice President of Growth at Tenna and Chad Hollingsworth, Principal at On Target Consulting share their experience with leveraging telematics to earn insurance incentives.

December 7, 2021

Caterpillar's Fred Rio Talks Autonomy on the Construction Jobsite

Caterpillar - Cat

What could autonomous technology mean for construction businesses and equipment operators?

July 7, 2021

How Autonomous Technology Can Save Substantial Construction Project Time and Costs

SafeAI founder discusses his company’s autonomous technology solution for heavy equipment and how such technology can save significant project time and costs as well as enhance safety on construction jobsites.

June 23, 2021

Best Practices for Telematics Installations

Reasons contractors see failure with telematics adoptions and the right ways to build buy-in from the field to ensure success (from contractors who have done it first-hand).

March 29, 2021

Construction Safety Technology

RE2 Robotics Transitions Autonomous Technology From Military to Construction Applications

This "add-on" autonomous equipment technology, currently being tested in military applications, offers opportunities to enhance safety and efficiency on construction sites, as well as help address the operator skills gap.

February 24, 2021

Concrete Technology

The Research in Concrete Sensor Technology

American Concrete Pavement Association (ACPA)

Pushing construction technology further to get real time data from concrete sensors, Purdue researchers have been working on a years-long project to investigate the value of integrating concrete sensors with the internet of things.

February 3, 2021

Rental’s The Bottom Line

Talking Training and Safety with Fairchild Equipment

Fairchild Equipment

Fairchild Equipment discusses company's safety first mentality.

November 17, 2020

Rental The Bottom Line Final

Equipment Monitoring & Logistics

Telematics Solution Manages Both Equipment and Operators

The Earthwave Technologies telematics system focuses on measuring operators not just equipment usage.

September 14, 2020

Equipment Monitoring & Logistics

Volvo Construction's James Bretz Discuss How Telematics Increase Uptime

Volvo Construction Equipment

The role of telematics continues to evolve as the technology progresses, and the dealer will play a more important role in the future.

July 30, 2020

[PODCAST] Link Belt Excavators Get Wide-Angle-View Cameras with Object Detection Tech

Link-Belt Excavators

Adam Woods talks about not only LBX products but what the company is doing with technology, including grade control and the wide angle visual enhancement system.

March 15, 2020

[PODCAST] Coretex's Dean Marris Talks IoT Opportunities for Ready Mix Concrete Industry

Telematics and IoT to help ready mix companies run their businesses more effectively.

March 14, 2020

[PODCAST] Caterpillar's Fred Rio Talks About the Roadmap for Autonomy on Construction Jobsites

Caterpillar - Cat

What could autonomous technology mean for construction businesses and equipment operators?

March 10, 2020

Equipment Monitoring & Logistics

[PODCAST] Telematics Adoption Trends in Rental Operations with Otonomo's Todd Brockdorf

How to ensure your rental company gets the most out of telematics data for its construction rental fleets.

January 20, 2020

Equipment Monitoring & Logistics

[PODCAST] Current and Future Benefits of Telematics Data Analysis with Otonomo's Todd Brockdorf

Telematics data analysis helps make construction jobsites safer and reduces business operating costs.

January 20, 2020

Equipment Monitoring & Logistics

Verizon Connect’s Integrated Video Technology Aims to Improve Commercial Driver Safety

Verizon Connect

On this edition of The Digging Deeper Podcast, Kevin Aries discusses transportation management, combating unsafe driving habits and Verizon Connect’s new Integrated Video service.

December 30, 2019