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Theft Prevention

Stop, Theft! 5 Simple Steps To Keep Equipment Secure.

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Chances are you’ve got equipment out on site and not a lot of time to keep track of it. That can make you a target for criminals. Here’s how to stop them.

July 7, 2022

With the busy summer construction season in full swing, you likely have quite a few pieces of equipment out on site and not a lot of time to keep track of them all. Sadly, that makes you a target for criminals.

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Dallas Federal Reserve Rings a Housing-Bubble Alarm

Recent acceleration of already speeding housing price increases are reviving mortgage-backed securities and have tripped the early-warning thresholds of some novel statistical tools being monitored post-Great-Recession.

March 31, 2022

Shaded areas indicate periods of inferred exuberance. Real house prices have risen much more steeply in the past year than in the run-up to the Great Recession. The Exuberance Index in the bottom panel tests market temperature and the confidence upper bound is the abnormality threshold. Current readings indicate U.S. housing showing signs of exuberance for more than five quarters through Q3 2021.

Construction Safety Technology

AI in Construction: Beyond Autonomous Machines

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Artificial intelligence is all around us – have you asked Siri or Alexa a question? Here’s how it is being used today to improve construction change orders, jobsite safety, equipment maintenance and reduce labor demand

December 29, 2021

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Construction News

Top 10 Construction Stories This Week: Chevy Leads the 2022 Silverado Pickup Line with E-Lockers

Also among the most-read stories: Volvo launches 5 new electric loaders and excavators, construction cost forecast issues a challenge, 11 tips to protect your company from cyber threats, Trimble releases scanner for robot dog

October 22, 2021

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Top 5 Rental, Construction Industry Trends to Watch in 2021

As the industry becomes more competitive and the market shifts, harnessing these five construction trends will prove valuable for any rental or construction firm.

April 29, 2021

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Construction News

Why Contractors Risk Getting Stuck With the Bill for the Social Security Payroll Tax Deferral

The cost:benefit analysis of President Trump’s campaign-season tax ‘loan’ for employees is convincing big employers to opt out, but the program holds a special risk to construction firms

September 18, 2020

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Top 5 Benefits of RFID for Rental Asset Tracking

Tracking assets is critical to properly managing inventory levels and transactions. An RFID system offers big benefits for equipment rental companies when properly deployed.

July 8, 2020

RFID can help equipment rental companies collect better data, reduce labor costs, and streamline their workflows.

[APP] Track and Record Asset Activity with Nektar

Nektar uses QR or 2D identification tags and smartphone GIS mapping technology to track and record asset activity

August 27, 2019

[APP OF THE WEEK] HaulHub Digitizes Material Hauling Scheduling and Tracking

HaulHub can help contractors manage material hauling needs with automated scheduling, invoicing and payments

June 4, 2019

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Construction News

Trump Adds 5G Cell Networks to China-Trade Bargaining Chips

FCC license auctions focus on different bandwidths than Chinese and European innovators of 5G network infrastructure depend on

April 22, 2019

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[APP] Field Tracking and Daily Reporting Made Easy with CrewTracks Mobile App

Track jobs, time, location, materials and equipment and use the data to build daily job reports

February 26, 2019

[APP] Track Construction Assets from Any Mobile Device with EZofficeInventory

Track equipment, tools, inventory or assets and plan maintenance with this web-based tracking app

February 19, 2019

Construction Toolbox

A Time Machine for your Construction Jobsite?

A new artificial intelligence 3D capture tool aims to reduce the cost, time and pain it takes to build through more efficient capture and analysis of construction jobsites

August 2, 2018

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[APP] Manage Your Mobile Workforce from Anywhere with MyMobileWorkers App

MyMobileWorkers allows users to track their workforce and jobs to get a full overview of what’s happening while workers are on the go

July 17, 2018

[APP] myGeoTracking App Combines Wifi and GPS to Track, Submit Location Data

The mobile workforce management and optimization app provides resource visualization, time-attendance and other types of operations reports on field activities

May 22, 2018

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[APP] Set-and-Forget Everlance App Automatically Tracks Mileage

Everlance is a 100% automatic mileage and expense tracking app that uses your phone’s accelerometer and GPS to create a business mileage log

April 17, 2018

Everlance calculates mileage, trip start time, end time and reimbursement value.

[APP] Track Vehicle Usage Without In-vehicle Hardware

With Azuga FleetMobile SSE, users no longer need in-vehicle hardware to get access to GPS tracking, driver behavior monitoring, location-based timestamps, driver rewards and more

February 20, 2018

Contractors are able to capture detailed trip data to find out how to become more efficient and increase their bottom line.

[APP] Monitor Your Construction Workforce with GPS and Hubstaff Mobile App

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.