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Technology

The 5 best smartphones for construction work

Team communication and connectivity are two of the most important aspects of any successful business and the smartphone has done a lot in the past six years to make both of those things easier. However, picking the right smartphone is just as important as choosing to augment your business with a smartphone in the first place. […]

November 6, 2013

Technology

No. 2: Caterpillar B15

While the Galaxy S4 Active went for rugged and sleek, the Caterpillar B15—the company’s first smartphone— goes for rugged with attitude. The device is military spec with an IP67 rating. That means it’s waterproof, dustproof and will survive a 5.9-foot drop to hard concrete. The device can also operate in temperatures ranging from 122F to -4F. […]

November 6, 2013

Technology

No. 4: Samsung Galaxy Note 3

Make no bones about it: the Samsung Galaxy Note 3 is a giant phone. With a 5.7-inch display, it makes even 5-inch phones like the Nexus 5 look small, not to mention the iPhone 5S. And that’s exactly what some folks like. And for some, like those who want to jot down information on their […]

November 6, 2013

Business

Caterpillar CIO says priorities include improving supply chain, providing customers with productivity-boosting IT solutions

In an interview with Forbes, Caterpillar Vice President and Chief Information Officer Randy Krotowski detailed his first 100 days at the company and laid out his goals and priorities for the company’s information technology division. Krotowski came to Caterpillar in February of last year after spending nearly 30 years with Chevron. Krotowski says it took some […]

September 3, 2013

Construction Equipment

74 tips for reducing equipment costs (46-55)

Last week, we hit the halfway point in this series of 74 tips for reducing your equipment costs. Here is the next set of tips: 46: Learn more about MRO Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul is the science of inventory control applied to maintenance spares.  Rigorous adherence to inventory control process is a science… not an […]

August 30, 2013

Roadbuilding

New York Times columnist Thomas Friedman: ‘Average is over’

Best-selling author and New York Times columnist Thomas L. Friedman spoke Sunday in front of a group of public works professionals about the challenges posed by globalization, changing technology, deficits and energy consumption. During his session at the American Public Works Association (APWA) Congress and Exposition, Friedman noted that within a seven-year span at the […]

August 26, 2013

Construction Equipment

Trimble’s Loadrite X2350 onboard weighing system boosts excavator efficiency

Trimble has announced its new Loadrite X2350 payload management system for excavators, an onboard weighing system that aims to help in optimizing bucket loads and monitoring cycle times. The X2350 quickly and accurately weighs material in the bucket, displaying the information on an indicator in the cab. Useful for earthwork and mining applications, the X2350 […]

August 15, 2013

Technology

House printing, crawling, concrete-eating demo robots point to automated jobsites of the future

As we noted in our piece on Komatsu’s new D61i-23 dozer, which uses machine control technology to automatically raise and lower its blade from rough dozing to finish grading, it’s easy to imagine a time when equipment won’t need human operators. You might shudder at the thought of robots preparing sites and then putting together […]

July 18, 2013

Technology

Topcon launches rugged SL-100 modem for connecting Sitelink3D network

Topcon’s Sitelink3D is a pretty amazing thing to see in action. The Web portal provides real time jobsite management, data control and system support and during our coverage of Komatsu’s new fully-automatic D61i-23 dozer, we got to head inside and watch as the work of the dozer and a few other pieces of equipment was […]

July 16, 2013

Pickups

GammaTech Tablets

GammaTech Introduces New Model to the Tablet Family Workers need mobile applications that can withstand the dangers of construction sites. Sites call for technology that is durable, lightweight and rugged. When it comes to these types of technology, GammaTech’s line of Durabook tablets is up for the challenge. Whether used indoors or in an office, GammaTech’s […]

July 11, 2013

Telematics

Don’t ignore telematics: How gradually adopting the technology greatly benefits your largest expense

“We think machine communication and connection is a huge change event for the industry, a complete game changer,” Kevin Karlix, John Deere’s director of sales, North America, told editors at a recent company press event. “In fact, we understand that construction equipment lenders in China are now requiring a remote disable on machines they finance.” […]

July 1, 2013

Technology

Samsung’s water- and dustproof Galaxy S4 Active redefines top-of-the-line in rugged smartphones

The design isn’t quite as exciting as Caterpillar’s take on rugged smartphones, but Samsung’s new Galaxy S4 Active certainly continues the recent and satisfying trend of water- and dustproof phones that aren’t hideous and a pain to use. In the past, most smartphones granted with an IP67 rating were bulky and badly specced—typically running an […]

June 6, 2013