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Section: Equipment > Equipment Technology > Site Surveying & Layout
Dozers
Top Tips for Choosing the Right Dozer
Caterpillar - Cat
In the market for a dozer? Here’s how to make a selection that best fits your application and your budget.
March 10, 2023
In the market for a dozer? Here’s how to make a selection that best fits your application and your budget.
Compact Wheel Loaders
Wheel Loader Or Backhoe Loader: What’s Best For Your Job?
Caterpillar - Cat
When it comes to loading tools, what’s your pick? To make a smart choice, you need to understand the differences between — and the different advantages of — each option.
January 24, 2023
When it comes to loading tools, what’s your pick? To make a smart choice, you need to understand the differences between — and the different advantages of — each option.
Compaction
Fewer Passes, More Fuel Savings: How Intelligent Compaction Saves You Money
Caterpillar - Cat
“Over” compacting wastes time, fuel and money. See how onboard technology can help you hit compaction targets as efficiently as possible.
January 24, 2023
“Over” compacting wastes time, fuel and money. See how onboard technology can help you hit compaction targets as efficiently as possible.
Coaching & Consulting
Get Attached To Greater Earnings Potential
Caterpillar - Cat
With the right mix of work tools, a single piece of equipment can carry out tasks that would otherwise require an entire fleet — and do so across different job sites and different seasons of the year.
July 9, 2022
With the right mix of work tools, a single piece of equipment can carry out tasks that would otherwise require an entire fleet — and do so across different job sites and different seasons of the year.
Machine Grade Control, GPS, Laser & Other
Safety Takes To The Sky: Drones In Construction
Caterpillar - Cat
Contractors are using drones for site surveys, stockpile profiling, material measurement, inspections, client reporting and more.
May 12, 2022
Contractors are using drones for site surveys, stockpile profiling, material measurement, inspections, client reporting and more.
Equipment
Komatsu Gets Proactive with Dozer Machine Control 100% of the Time
Komatsu America Corp.
Fully integrated dozing control system lets operators perform auto-stripping, auto-spreading and high-production dozing, as well as finish grading
August 13, 2019
Komatsu Transitions 2
Apps
[APP] Bring CAD/BIM Models to Life with AR MobiLive App
VisualLive (Visual Live 3D LLC)
MobiLive enables contractors to push 3D content to iOS devices and visualize it in an augmented reality environment
November 6, 2018
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Apps
[APP] Monitor Your Construction Workforce with GPS and Hubstaff Mobile App
Hubstaff
Hubstaff monitors the location of a contractor’s workforce in the field using a GPS tracking feature
October 3, 2017
Hubstaff is a subscription-based time tracking service where the mobile app uses GPS to track employees’ time and helps streamline payroll management.
Apps
[APP] Track Your Fleets in Real-time with GPS Trackit Mobile App
See each vehicle’s address, recent event, speed and direction all on the same screen as the map with the GPS Trackit fleet tracking app
September 26, 2017
Vehicle trails let users choose a date and time range to display a map view of a vehicle’s reported locations during that time.
Construction Toolbox
Take Your Construction Company Back to School
A variety of resources offer online, on-demand construction courses and training that are designed for continuing education and growing construction companies
September 14, 2017
School
Machine Grade Control, GPS, Laser & Other
Pop Quiz: Do You Need 3D Grade Control?
Caterpillar - Cat
If you answer 'true' to most of the questions in this quiz, a two-dimensional grade-control system might make your earthmoving equipment more profitable than an investment in 3D grade automation
August 21, 2017
Cat Slope Assist
Apps
[APP] Track Field Employee Clock Ins and Outs with Timeero Mobile App
Timeero is a GPS time tracking mobile app built for the construction and trade contractors industry
July 25, 2017
With Timeero, employees clock in and out and their GPS location and time is recorded.
Machine Grade Control, GPS, Laser & Other
How Do Employees Feel About GPS Tracking?
New research measures reaction to being tracked by GPS on the job for employees who don't have experience with the technology and those who do; the difference will surprise you
February 7, 2017
According to a recent TSheets survey, the number one concern of employees who don't have previous experience with workplace GPS tracking is data drain, and the number one concern for employees who do have experience with GPS tracking is battery drain.
Apps
ForConstructionPros App of the Week: NCheck Bio
NCheck Bio Attendance 3.0 enables mobile or on-site time and attendance logging using fingerprint or face biometrics with GPS and offline/online sync
March 1, 2016
The app’s GPS logging capabilities track a user’s geographical location at each check in and check out as well as tracks how many hours remote employees spend in different places.
Apps
ForConstructionPros App of the Week: JobSnaps
Construction contractors can create photo reports for onsite issues, conduct survey and audits, manage job progress information, manage project risks and record as built details all on the JobSnaps mobile app
December 22, 2015
The free Basic JobSnaps account provides contractors with up to 100 snaps and two collaboration users. Contractors can upgrade to a small, medium or large account option to increase the number of snaps and users.
Apps
App of the Week: Autodesk BIM 360 Layout
Autodesk
The BIM 360 Layout mobile app streamlines the process of creating field points in a project model to laying out those points on a jobsite with a total station
February 17, 2015
The BIM 360 Layout app features a first person immersive view of the building model as the user walks the jobsite to layout field points.
Business Services
How No Snow Means More Maintenance Work
March 6, 2012
Pavement Roundabout
Celebrating Innovation
May 18, 2010
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