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Six Tips for Maintaining Heavy Equipment

by Bryan Christiansen | Sep 14, 2019
Equipment | Heavy Equipment

Establishing a cost-focused, carefully planned heavy equipment maintenance program means fewer equipment failures, less downtime, improved schedule attainment and lower equipment costs.

Prepare for Automated Construction Fleet Vehicles

by Carl Heinlein | Sep 3, 2019
Equipment | Robotics | Technology | Vehicles

With so many operational technologies becoming available across the industry, contractors must remember to take an intelligent approach to strike the right balance of personnel and automation in their work.

Six KPIs for the Equipment Rental Elite

Make data-informed decisions a habit and embed this into the company culture. This turns risk into calculated risk, panic into preparation and gut decisions into strategic ones.

Avoid the Risks of Multitasking While Driving Construction Fleet Vehicles

When a conscious effort is put into several tasks behind the wheel, such as texting and driving, the brain is significantly strained. Here's how fleet drivers can avoid distraction.

Tips for Safe Excavator Operation

by Doug Miller | Aug 19, 2019
Equipment | Training

Trained professionals are a fundamental part of excavator work. However, with great machinery comes great risk. Here's a look at important safety tips all excavator operators should follow.

Six Reasons to Use Regular UAV Surveys on Every Construction Project

UAV surveys are becoming a critical part of any construction project, as a way of saving time and money while bolstering safety and security. Moreover, they're a simple and cost-effective addition, and they are becoming more useful and versatile all the time.

Jobsites and Machines of the Future: Diesel, Hybrid, Renewable, Connected, Autonomous and Electric

by Allen Schaeffer | Aug 6, 2019
Equipment | Fuel Tracking | Vehicles

The future construction site will be more connected, automated, efficient, hybridized and lower in emissions than ever before, and still dominated by advanced technology diesel engines.

Strong Preventive Equipment Maintenance Requires Specialized Software

by Jennifer Angrisano | Jul 23, 2019
Equipment | Heavy Equipment

Preventive maintenance is essential to keeping maintenance costs low and uptime high, and heavy construction contractors will struggle to sustain a strong preventive maintenance program without specialized software.

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Tips for Safe Excavator Operation

Six Reasons to Use Regular UAV Surveys on Every Construction Project

Jobsites and Machines of the Future: Diesel, Hybrid, Renewable, Connected, Autonomous and Electric

Strong Preventive Equipment Maintenance Requires Specialized Software

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