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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

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PHOTOS: A tour of Trimble’s connected jobsite: Network of dozers, workers and the office removes chaos from construction

[imagebrowser id=142] When Trimble president and CEO Steve Berglund opened the company’s 2014 Dimensions user conference Monday, he mentioned how, from a technology standpoint, not much has changed for the company over the last several years. On a slide he showed three categories the company offers solutions for: 1) Modeling, analytics and decisions support; 2) […]

November 6, 2014

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Doosan Telematics now available for the company’s full line of heavy equipment

Doosan has launched an upgraded telematics package for the company’s full line of heavy equipment. Standard on all machines except for DX63-3 and DX85R-3 compact excavators, Doosan Telematics is in response to customer demand for machine-to-machine communication and equipment monitoring. Outfitted with a complimentary three-year subscription that includes prepaid wireless service, Doosan machines can be […]

October 31, 2014

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Smartphone use increases among construction contractors, as does use of apps, interest in video

Clear trends have emerged in the past four years as contractors rely more heavily on technology, according to a new Equipment World survey on Internet use and social media. In this year’s survey, 66 percent of contractor respondents say they have an Internet-enabled phone, a rise of 14 percent over the 2011 survey. This lags […]

October 27, 2014

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Construction tech conference Trimble Dimensions 2014 is right around the corner and we’ll have full coverage

Each year Trimble hosts a big conference in Las Vegas to give both current and future users of its technology first-hand knowledge on how its devices and software can improve their businesses. We’ll be in attendance and posting coverage here and if you’re interested, it’s not too late for you to join us. The conference […]

October 16, 2014

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Drone research report available from IDTechEx

Last month we introduced you to the world of drones in construction. If you’re looking for more information on drones and are prepared to take a deep dive exploration (albeit paid) into this burgeoning technology, check out the report: Unmanned Aerial Vehicles: Electric UAVs 2014 to 2024 from the research company IDTechEx. The report, authored […]

October 15, 2014

Technology

This data collector makes telematics easy

Telematics can be very complex, or in this case very simple. The ST-575-HWI wireless hour meter from OEM Data Delivery can be installed on any make or model of equipment. With it you can wirelessly identify and track the machine, and collect information on hours and idle time. It will also give you cumulative hours […]

October 13, 2014

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Brinno’s BCC 100 time-lapse camera records your construction project from the ground up with no fuss

If you’ve ever wondered how they take time lapse photos and videos of big construction projects going up, the answer is the Brinno BCC 100 Time Lapse Video Construction Camera. The camera can be set up anywhere and captures video in a 140-degree field of vision. It is dustproof and comes with a water-resistant housing […]

October 10, 2014

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Daqri’s Smart Helmet is a hard hat that fills a worker’s vision with useful data based on surroundings

The photo above is not a still from the next Tron movie. It’s a hard hat equipped with Google Glass-like augmented reality features that a company called Daqri hopes construction firms and the industrial market will embrace. Daqri calls it the Smart Helmet and says it was “designed with the industrial work place in mind.” And while […]

October 9, 2014

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New “bridge in a backpack” construction method saves Vermont town time and money

Those who have driven in the Fairfield, Vermont, area recently may have wondered what construction crews were doing placing hollow tubing over Wanzer Brook. Don’t worry, the crews weren’t going crazy. They were implementing a new bridge construction method dubbed “bridge in a backpack.” According to a report from the Burlington Free-Press, the hollow tubes are made of […]

September 16, 2014

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EYES IN THE SKY: How drones and UAVs are already affecting construction jobsites

Despite the public’s concerns, many in the construction industry are finding drones can play a vital role in their work. Whether they’re used for surveying, to show clients and potential clients an aerial overview of completed projects, to monitor job sites to ensure safe practices or to inspect bridges and other structures, drones have the […]

September 15, 2014

Technology

A crash course in telematics: AEMP Asset Management Symposium will have answers to questions everybody is asking

If you have a lot of questions about telematics and how you can make this technology work in your construction business, you’re not alone. 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 […]

September 15, 2014