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Roadbuilding

Technology is changing transportation at high speed. How DOTs can adapt now

As the world changes with the rapid advancement of connected devices and technologies, so must the transportation industry. In a business area where change is sluggish, departments of transportation across the country must adapt quickly to the evolving technologies that are going to impact their operations and budget. Connectedness. Big Data. Automation. There are at […]

April 16, 2015

Business

Caterpillar to crunch even more data through acquisition of marine analytics firm ESRG

Just in case you didn’t think Caterpillar was really serious about this whole Big Data thing, the company today announced it has completed the acquisition of a marine industry analytics company. Caterpillar Marine has acquired ESRG Technologies Group, a Virginia Beach-based company specializing in marine telematics and analytics. The acquisition will bring ESRG’s telematics software, which […]

April 15, 2015

Business

Caterpillar doubles down on dedication to equipment data with new Analytics & Innovation division

Following through on its March promise to work to begin rolling out predictive diagnostic improvements to its Produc Link telematics service “in the coming months,” Caterpillar has announced the creation of a new division within the company that will focus solely on data and creating new ways for its customers to put the information to work. […]

April 13, 2015

Technology

Komatsu unveils the D155AXi-8, its largest semi-automatic dozer yet

Komatsu has once again expanded its lineup of “intelligent” earthmoving equipment. With the launch of the D155AXi-8, the heavy equipment manufacturer now offers six machines with what its intelligent machine control tech onboard. iMC is built right into the body of these machines and on dozers offer the ability to run in automatic mode throughout […]

April 6, 2015

Roadbuilding

How DOTs could use drones to assess infrastructure damage from natural disasters

Researchers from the University of New Mexico (UNM), San Diego State University, and BAE Systems are working on a prototype drone system that could be used to detect and map transportation infrastructure damage as a result of natural disasters. The benefit is the speed at which these machines can reach a disaster area, which many […]

March 31, 2015

Technology

Navistar’s comprehensive OnCommand telematics service is now free on all International trucks

Navistar’s OnCommand Connection remote diagnostics system will now be free and standard on all 2007 and newer model International trucks, the company announced this week at the Mid-America Trucking Show in Louisville. It no longer will be charging a monthly fee for the service, the company announced, and it will be giving new OnCommand subscribers what they […]

March 27, 2015

Workforce

If construction wants to tap the millennial workforce, industry must abandon tribal knowledge for Web reference

Last week while attending the Association of Equipment Management Professionals Management Conference and Annual Meeting in Orlando, Florida, I heard a term I’d never heard before: “tribal knowledge.” I thought it sounded like a pretty cool thing until I looked it up on Google. Turns out tribal knowledge is a term used in SixSigma, which defines […]

March 25, 2015

Technology

Construction on first drone business park in the U.S. to begin soon

The former home of B-1B bombers and current home to the RQ-4 Global Hawk drone, North Dakota’s Grand Forks Air Force Base will soon become host to the first business park in the U.S. that solely houses companies involved in the fast-growing commercial drone business. With the Federal Aviation Administration giving its OK to the […]

March 25, 2015

Technology

AEM/AEMP draft telematics standard should be ready for integration by end of April

The Association of Equipment Manufacturers has announced that its draft telematics standard, developed jointly with the Association of Equipment Management Professionals, should be ready for OEMs and fleet managers to integrate into their systems by the end of April. The standard, currently in draft, or beta, was released for download in September. The program standardizes telematics data […]

March 24, 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

“Embrace disruptive technology or go out of business,” AEMP telematics, tech seminar warns contractors

The first telematics session at the Association of Equipment Management Professionals 33rd Management Conference and Annual Meeting started out with a dire warning about disruptive technology. Presenter Gerald Green, Caterpillar strategic development manager, asked the heavy equipment fleet managers in the standing-room-only audience, if any of them knew what happened to the Kodak company. Kodak, […]

March 20, 2015

Roadbuilding

Real-time remote production reporting comes to Roadtec machines through Guardian telematics upgrade

Despite launching its Guardian telematics service three years ago, Roadtec still views the technology as an egg it is slowly aiming to crack. Marketing manager Eric Baker referred to telematics as an industry buzz word, noting that its pervasiveness in the majority of all heavy equipment marketing has created a challenge for everyone in the industry. He sees the […]

March 18, 2015