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Coaching & Consulting
Save a Gallon an Hour on the Jobsite by Reducing Idle Time
Caterpillar - Cat
Instead of focusing on fuel prices, a smarter strategy for construction contractors is focusing on ways to reduce fuel burn.
December 1, 2022
Instead of focusing on fuel prices, a smarter strategy for construction contractors is focusing on ways to reduce fuel burn.
Machine Grade Control, GPS, Laser & Other
Shrink Your Fuel Bills With These Machine Technologies
Caterpillar - Cat
Five factors play a role in fuel efficiency: idle time, operator technique, job-site set-up, equipment selection and configuration, and technology. Let’s take a closer look at that last item.
August 9, 2022
Five factors play a role in fuel efficiency: idle time, operator technique, job-site set-up, equipment selection and configuration, and technology. Let’s take a closer look at that last item.
Coaching & Consulting
The Link Between Idle Time and Sustainable Operation
Caterpillar - Cat
The key to reducing machine emissions is burning less fossil fuel. You can do that in multiple ways.
June 14, 2022
Reducing idle time is one of the easiest steps you can take on your journey toward more sustainable operation—and it’s one that can have a significant effect on both your bottom line and your carbon footprint.
Scissor Lifts
Preventive Maintenance Matters: Guidelines for Maintaining Electric Scissor Lifts
JLG Industries Inc.
Fleet owners and operators should remain vigilant and continue to conduct all required inspections and maintenance to maximize productivity and ensure operator confidence in the field.
December 22, 2020
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Apps
[APP] Track and Record Asset Activity with Nektar
Nektar
Nektar uses QR or 2D identification tags and smartphone GIS mapping technology to track and record asset activity
August 27, 2019
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Apps
[APP] Fleetwatcher Helps Contractors Keep Fleets Utilized, Productive and Efficient
FleetWatcher
Off road GPS fleet management solution designed to reduce idle time, fuel costs, equipment costs and under-utilized equipment
August 6, 2019
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Apps
[APP] Streamline Construction Processes with Traqspera
Traqspera is a cloud-based management system for employee, training and project management; asset and tool tracking; safety; timesheets and billing
July 30, 2019
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Apps
[APP] Digitize Your Heavy Equipment Inspection and Maintenance with HVI
JRS Innovation
Heavy Vehicle Inspection (HVI) is a cloud-based mobile app designed to help digitize the inspection and maintenance of vehicles and equipment from the field
July 9, 2019
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Apps
[APP] Get a Real-time View of Safety Performance with eCompliance
eCompliance
Share collected safety data from the jobsite immediately between the worksite and the office with eCompliance mobile app
January 29, 2019
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Apps
[APP] Track and Manage Mixed Fleets with Fleet Intelligence Mobile App
Fleet Intelligence Global / Foresight Intelligence
Protect assets, maximize utilization, increase uptime and more with access to key machine data on your mobile device
July 10, 2018
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Apps
[APP] Instantly Manage Heavy Equipment Inventory with Mobile App
Snappii
Snappii’s Heavy Equipment Inventory mobile app lets construction contractors quickly and easily manage heavy equipment inventory using barcode scanning
February 6, 2018
Manage your heavy equipment inventory with one mobile app.
Apps
[APP] Complete Heavy Equipment Inspections with Any Mobile Device
Snappii
Conduct detailed inspections covering each major system and component of heavy equipment with Snappii's Heavy Equipment Inspection mobile app
November 28, 2017
Snappii’s Heavy Equipment Inspection app instantly enables equipment inspections with any mobile device.
Coaching & Consulting
Show Me the . . . Data!
Caterpillar - Cat
In 20 years since Tom Cruise and Cuba Gooding Jr. made 'Show me the money!' one of the best-known movie quotes, data has become the surest way for contractors to help themselves to the big money
July 24, 2017
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Apps
ForConstructionPros App of the Week: Equipment360 Mobile Mechanic
Heavy Construction Systems Specialists, Inc. (HCSS)
Maintenance management solution tailored for the construction industry connects your mechanics and technicians on the jobsite to the shop
May 24, 2016
Mechanics and technicians can work offline in remote locations and use tablets to schedule jobs, check equipment status, work orders, inventories, time cards and more.
Apps
App of the Week: Spectrum Equipment Field Entry
Dexter + Chaney
Use this mobile app to record the meter readings and fuel transactions for your heavy construction equipment
December 23, 2014
Users can select a job and view all equipment assigned to it as well as view the location of equipment in the field.
Equipment Monitoring & Logistics
Contractors Initiate Fundamental Change in Equipment Costs
The CONEXPO 2014 announcement of a standard for communicating equipment-telematics data marks a paradigm shift destined to change the competitive-bid playing field
March 17, 2014
Construction Toolbox
Case Banks on Buying Heavy Equipment Market Share with Free Maintenance
CASE Construction Equipment - CNH
ProCare program offers no-charge maintenance and repair for three years on the heaviest Case earthmovers. Will it be enough to inspire brand swapping?
September 12, 2013
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Concrete Thoughts
The Goal of Jobsite Safety Is Getting Workers Home at Night
Any jobsite safety program should be focused on getting workers home at night.
March 12, 2013
At Lloyd Concrete Services, Rustburg, Va., President Steve Lloyd encourages his workers to tape photos of their families in their hard hats, reminding them the goal of jobsite safety it getting home each night.