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Safety

More than Tailgate Talks: Creating a safety culture in construction requires proactive, not reactive, judgment

Three people a day don’t go home alive in the construction industry. Nine people a day lose their lives due to distracted driving. Why? Complacency and cognitive bias, says Mike Bennett, the Vice President of health, safety, environmental and human resources for Cianbro a large contractor operating out of Pittsfield, Maine. Speaking at the Association […]

March 3, 2014

Construction Equipment

Air Force Master Sgt., combat veteran named AEMP Technician of the Year

It takes a lot to keep a big fleet running, even more so under enemy fire and on two continents. But Master Sgt. James C. Thomas III has proven himself adept at all these challenges and was named as the 2014 Technician of the Year by the Association of Equipment Management Professionals. Thomas received the […]

March 2, 2014

ConExpo-Con/Agg

ConExpo coverage begins and ends with honors for the best in the construction industry

Who are the best contractors, technicians and fleets in the heavy construction industry? We’re about to find out. While ConExpo is traditionally touted as an equipment show, immediately before and after the show, Equipment World editors will be reporting live from four awards ceremonies to recognize the best and most accomplished people and fleets in […]

February 26, 2014

Telematics

AEMP-AEM collaborate on telematics; new data points will revolutionize mixed-fleet equipment management

A historic collaboration between the Association of Equipment Management Professionals and the Association of Equipment Manufacturers announced today will bring about a new set of voluntary standards for telematics data feeds. In practical terms, the new standards mean that you won’t have to chase down your telematics data on multiple OEM websites, but rather have […]

February 23, 2014

Construction Equipment

Meet the previous winners of AEMP’s top equipment technician and nominate the next

In 2013, the Association of Equipment Management Professionals awarded the honor of National Technician of the Year to Matt Presser of S.J. Lewis Construction for private fleets and Bruce Brierley with the Virginia Department of Transportation for public fleets. According to the AEMP panel of judges, these two demonstrated outstanding technical skills, troubleshooting and diagnostic […]

December 22, 2013

Construction Equipment

Who is the nation’s best equipment technician? AEMP accepting nominations for top tech

The Association of Equipment Management Professionals is now accepting nominations for its Technician of the Year Award. The award will be presented to two technicians, one from the private sector and one from the public sector, who exemplify the best attributes of top-notch technicians: a high regard for safety, use of technology, mechanical mastery, innovation […]

December 17, 2013

ConExpo-Con/Agg

The 4 hottest ConExpo-Con/Agg 2014 education seminars

Pre-registrations are coming in strong ConExpo-Con/Agg education sessions according to to the Association of Equipment Manufacturers. The four sessions are proving the most popular in registrations, including three sessions co-sponsored by the Association of Equipment Management Professionals: Making a Business Case for Telematics Regardless of Your Fleet Size This session will detail how telematics data […]

December 12, 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

Maintenance

Learn over lunch: Tier 4 webinars focus on fluid contamination issues

Plan to have a seat in front of your computer and grab a sandwich as Richard Hassebrock presents two Tier 4 webinars in the coming days and weeks  on fluid contamination issues with Tier 4 engines, prevention planning and PM process planning. The webinars will get started, 11 am CT on Thursday June 13 and […]

June 10, 2013

Workforce

Lack of skilled construction workers and technicians could choke off economic recovery

Goldman Sachs today released a report naming the 40 stocks it thinks will boom in the coming months. Not surprising, the list was dominated by gas, oil and energy companies: 18 out of the 40 to be exact. Two mining companies were in the mix as well, as were Cummins and Goodyear. The technical advancements […]

May 7, 2013

Business

Smart, skilled class of contractors necessary to navigate worst recovery in modern history

In this era of partisan news both sides will spin any facts any way to make their side look better. So getting any kind of macro-level read on the real state of the economy is difficult if not impossible. But from what I’ve seen with my own two eyes and heard with my own two […]

March 26, 2013

Business

AEMP names top fleets and technicians of 2013

Who are the top technicians and who had the best run fleets in the country this year? The Association of Equipment Management Professionals named those individuals and organizations at its 31st Annual Management Conference in Jacksonville, Florida, this week. Taking the top honors as the 2013 AEMP Private Fleet Technician of the Year was Matt […]

March 21, 2013