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Gear

GEAR: Trimble’s TirePulse Monitoring System gives real-time pressure, temperature alerts

Reduce your fleet’s maintenance costs with Trimble’s TirePulse Monitoring System, which provides real-time pressure and high-temperature alerts via Trimble’s VisionLink. Part of the company’s Connected Site line, TirePulse assists fleet managers and site supervisors in scheduling preventive tire maintenance, extending the life of the tires and increasing fuel efficiency while reducing the possibility of overheating […]

August 7, 2013

Construction Equipment

NYC concrete contractor Ferrara Bros. moves to mixer fleet powered by natural gas

Ferrara Bros., a construction company from Flushing, New York has taken delivery of 15 concrete mixers equipped to run on compressed natural gas. The McNeilus Standard ready-mix trucks are powered by Cummins Westport ISL-G CNG engines and configured on a single pusher axle with a gross vehicle weight of 80,000 pounds. Including its 17 CNG […]

August 6, 2013

Home

74 tips for reducing equipment costs (11-20)

In my first post covering equipment cost-cutting tips 1-10, I addressed several equipment cost cutting basics, including the impact of faithfully using a computerized maintenance management system. Here are cost-cutting strategies 11-20:   11: Eliminate “buddy jobs” I have seen unnecessary use of two-man jobs many times while analyzing maintenance operations.  If they aren’t really […]

August 5, 2013

Business

74 tips for reducing equipment costs (1-10)

One thing I learned long ago was the bottom-line impact of reducing costs.  I don’t mean cutting costs—I mean reducing costs.  There is a significant difference. One brings immediate relief to the bottom-line while the other brings more sustainable results. Over the next several posts, I will share 74 tips to help you reduce costs. […]

July 31, 2013

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

Business

ARA forecasts U.S. equipment rental to generate $33.6 billion this year

The American Rental Association expects the U.S. equipment rental industry to generate $33.6 billion in revenue this year, an increase of 7.3 percent over 2012. The data is part of ARA’s Rental Market Monitor which was recently updated. The ARA expects construction and consumer spending to be the most important drivers behind equipment rental in […]

May 22, 2013

Business

Rent, buy or lease? The crucial answer to your next equipment purchase

Ready for a new dozer, excavator, forklift or other piece of heavy equipment? Construction activity has started to pick up but is in a slow climb. In this atmosphere, is it better to rent, purchase or lease? That depends on a variety of factors, according to Peter D. Gregory, senior vice president of the Construction […]

May 1, 2013

Maintenance

Save money, boost uptime, be a hero with smart tire management

There are two truths every contractor or fleet manager should know about tires. 1. Tires are expensive. After fuel and wages, tires are your biggest operating expense; bigger than maintenance, oil changes and all the rest. 2. Most tires don’t wear out. They’re run to destruction. In other words, you’re often not getting your full […]

May 1, 2013

Business

Technician shortage, telematics, fleet value highlighted in key notes from AEMP annual meeting

Whenever I go to a big conference and hit it hard from sunup to late in the evening, I take back a lot of good big ideas and assignments to work on. But then there always a few dozen random but interesting things you hear too. My latest case was the Association of Equipment Management […]

March 27, 2013

Business

NPL Construction: How one of the top private construction companies manages its equipment fleet

Licensed in 37 states, energy distribution contractor NPL Construction says it takes a strategic sourcing approach to the equipment suppliers for its 5,500-unit fleet: They have several partnerships and high expectations. “We tend to have one of the newest fleets in our industry,” says Jim Connell, director of business development/strategic partnerships for the Phoenix, Arizona-based […]

March 20, 2013

Gear

Nissan enters compact van market with launch of budget-friendly NV200 at Work Truck Show

It’s hard to believe that just five years ago, Nissan, a global player in commercial vehicle markets had a net presence of zero in North America. It’s a different scenario today. WIth the successful launch of both a full-sized commerical van and the from-scratch establishment of a commerical-focused dealer network, you’d think the Nissan team […]

March 7, 2013

Business

Mercedes-Benz positioning Sprinter commercial vans as “high-profile” fleet support vehicles

What’s up with Sprinter? A lot, as it happens. Following the dissolution of the Daimler-Chrysler merger in 2008, Sprinter has flown under the radar a bit here in the States. But the distinctively-styled Mercedes vans remain available at select Freightliner dealerships. Moreover, according to Claus Tritt, Vice President of operations for Daimler Vans, Mercedes is actively growing […]

March 7, 2013