Heavy Equipment

Dedicating a Safety-First Approach to Jobsite Vehicle Use

A high volume and variety of vehicles on jobsites spells risk and liability. Here are strategies to create a safe and productive construction environment that protects workers and vehicles.

Are Shortages Coming in 2021? Not If Contractors Create a Backup Plan

The construction manager who anticipates disruptions and creates backup plans has the best chance to deliver a project on time and within budget.

How the Rental Industry Is Keeping Equipment Rentals Safe

by Tony Conant | Oct 10, 2020
Equipment | Fleet Management | Heavy Equipment

Shortly after COVID-19 hit, ARA launched the "Clean. Safe. Essential." program—an initiative to enable equipment rental stores to operate as safely as possible in the new normal.

Simulation Can Help Retain Skilled Equipment Operators and Reduce the Skills Gap

The benefits of simulation-based training go beyond fuel savings and minimizing equipment wear and tear. It demonstrates an organization’s commitment to investing in human capital right from the start.

Five Traits of a Quality Equipment Operator

by Ted Larkin | Aug 2, 2020
Equipment | Heavy Equipment

It takes a combination of several important elements and personality traits for an equipment operator to earn and then maintain an excellent safety record. Fortunately for safety directors, these traits can be continually improved over time with the right safety programming and culture in place.

Software Technology Can Improve Heavy Construction Trucking Efficiency

by Mike Morneau | Jun 15, 2020
Equipment | Heavy Equipment | Vehicles

Specialized software technology provides schedulers and dispatchers with considerable benefits over the combination of disconnected, offline tools they have traditionally relied on to plan, assign and manage trucking activities and communicate with drivers.

Four Ways Technology Can Help Manage Heavy Rental Equipment Throughout a Project

by John Clark | May 6, 2020
Equipment | Heavy Equipment

When construction companies look at increasing operational efficiencies, using technology to manage the rental process of heavy equipment can save time, money and resources that can be better spent in other areas of the business.

Improve Equipment Maintenance with Information Technology

by Talmage Wagstaff | Mar 25, 2020
Equipment | Heavy Equipment | Project Management | Technology

As CMMS systems, mobile device management and remote technical assistance prove their indispensable roles in equipment maintenance, some mechanics are trading screwdrivers for handheld scanners without much of an argument.

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Dedicating a Safety-First Approach to Jobsite Vehicle Use

Are Shortages Coming in 2021? Not If Contractors Create a Backup Plan

How the Rental Industry Is Keeping Equipment Rentals Safe

Simulation Can Help Retain Skilled Equipment Operators and Reduce the Skills Gap

Five Traits of a Quality Equipment Operator

Software Technology Can Improve Heavy Construction Trucking Efficiency

Four Ways Technology Can Help Manage Heavy Rental Equipment Throughout a Project

Improve Equipment Maintenance with Information Technology

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