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Sharpening the saw: AEMP’s 2015 Asset Management Symposium to focus on how telematics can improve safety
Everybody knows telematics can improve productivity, but fleet managers and contractors are just beginning to discover how this technology plays a big role in making heavy equipment and trucking safer. That’s the theme for the Association of Equipment Management Professionals yearly Asset Management Symposium, which will be held October 6-8, in Cleveland, Ohio. The education […]
August 21, 2015
Technology
In-cab video monitoring with telematics driver scoring brings big benefits to truck fleets
One of the biggest concerns fleet managers have is the safety of their drivers and operators and there is no better way to improve the safety of trucks and equipment than technology. But signing a check for and wiring up a bunch of systems won’t solve your problems if that’s all you do, said presenters […]
March 23, 2015
Technology
Two experienced fleet managers tell how telematics data helps make their companies more competitive, explain how to adopt the technology
There will come a time in every construction company’s life, when a trigger event will make the deployment of telematics not only advisable, but even necessary. And that time is fast approaching for almost every company, said Guy Gordon, CEM, director of asset management at Aegion, and Dan Samford, vice president equipment assets, Herzog Contracting. […]
November 10, 2014
Technology
What “Moneyball” and telematics have in common: they both turn information into success
If you’ve seen the movie “Moneyball”, you understand how information can become a game-changer.  And if you have any smarts at all you’ll find that what worked in Moneyball can also work in any business—especially construction when you learn to use telematics. The movie and the book by the same name, chart how Oakland Athletics […]
August 26, 2014
Technology
Need to know more about telematics? Learn from the best at AEMP’s 2014 Asset Management Symposium
Telematics is reshaping the way we do construction, but the learning curve is steep and many contractors struggle to master it on their own. Recognizing this, the Association of Equipment Management Professionals has dedicated the conference education portion of its 2014 Asset Management Symposium to telematics. The symposium will be held November 3-5, in Nashville, […]
July 31, 2014
Construction Equipment
AEMP to collaborate with ARA on education, training and research
The Association of Equipment Management Professionals today announced a partnership agreement with the American Rental Association. The collaboration will enable the two groups to share information, education and training opportunities and research initiatives. “Equipment fleet management is a key element to running a profitable equipment rental business and AEMP has excellent education, certification programs and […]
July 16, 2014
Telematics
Managers of largest heavy equipment fleets in America voice frustrations with telematics: torrents of data, unintuitive software
Last week I attended the Association of Equipment Management Professionals annual retreat and strategy session.  As chairman of the AEMP’s conference education committee I have a lot of opportunity to rub elbows with end user members and I usually pick up some good intelligence on what the managers of these big fleets are thinking, what […]
June 18, 2014
Telematics
German trade association endorses AEM/AEMP telematics standard
Just months after two United States based equipment associations announced a new standard to govern fleet telematics, a German-based trade association has said they like it and want to participate. The Association of Equipment Management Professionals and the Association of Equipment Manufacturers announced today that VDBUM will be supporting the new telematics standard. VDBUM serves […]
May 20, 2014
Telematics
Why most contractors don’t use telematics and how AEMP and AEM are trying to change that
One of the biggest and most confounding challenges in the heavy equipment industry is how to get more construction companies to use telematics to monitor and manage their fleets. The technology is well established and the ROI well proven, yet surveys continue to find only a small percentage of contractors using the technology. The Association […]
July 25, 2013
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