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EW Survey: Contractors and digital technology 2008
Way back in the dark ages of 2004 we surveyed you, our readers, about what you were doing with digital technology – GPS systems, computers, software and internet/web usage. After four years we thought it would be interesting to ask the same questions. The differences won’t surprise anybody – almost all of you are hooked […]
April 5, 2008
Business
Perspective: Feet in the dirt
Step into any high-tech manufacturing facility today and you’ll see CNC machines shaping components with speed and precision while robotic welding arms dance back and forth at a superhuman rate. Behind the assembly line, computer algorithms guide the logistics, bin filling and just-in-time delivery. Factory managers use data from computers and insights from line workers […]
March 2, 2008
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February 1, 2025
Business
Trucks: International enters Class 8 big bore engine market
Until now, if you wanted big-bore power in your International trucks you had to go to Cat or Cummins – an arrangement International made clear it wanted to change. Today, after three years of development, International has its engine: In Las Vegas in January, company officials pulled the curtain off of the new MaxxForce 11 […]
March 2, 2008
Business
Product Report: Qualcomm’s GlobalTRACS Lite System
In the middle of any day can you say for certain where every single piece of your equipment is? And whether or not it’s working? And whether or not it’s due for maintenance? With telematics systems like Qualcomm’s GlobalTRACS and its recently introduced GlobalTRACS Lite, that information is a mouse click away. The Lite model […]
January 31, 2008
Business
First Word: Time for learning
The first quarter of 2008 is a great time to reward key employees (and yourself) with a trip to an industry trade show. Thanks to the ever-expanding educational opportunities at these events, sending managers to a show can serve not only as a pat on the back for a job well done, but as a […]
January 1, 2008
Business
Qualcomm and Vermeer address demand for equipment with telematics
Qualcomm, provider of business-to-business wireless enterprise applications and services, recently announced that it is working with Vermeer Manufacturing, manufacturer of industrial and agricultural equipment, to address growing demand for equipment supporting advanced telematics capabilities. Under the agreement, Vermeer will endorse Qualcomm as a provider of telematics products for the Vermeer equipment lines and pre-wire its […]
October 3, 2007
Business
Cover Story: Digital Earthmoving
You are – right now – living through a revolution: A diverse array of technologies have converged to utterly change the way earth is moved. As with most revolutions, these advances happened in stages. The development of high-pressure hydraulic control systems and powertrains was revolutionary to men who cut their teeth on primitive clutch-and-brake and […]
June 12, 2007
Maintenance
Trucks: Jobsite trucks
International’s new Class 5 dedicated to vocational applications International has extended its medium-duty vocational truck offerings with the September launch of its 4100 model. This Class 5 conventional truck is designed for a wide array of applications, including construction, landscaping, flatbed and service body roles, dry van and utility service needs. “The International 4100 retains […]
June 12, 2007
Business
Truck Management: Truck News
Mack celebrates 100 years in Lehigh Valley In 1900, John Mack and his brothers hammered together their first commercial vehicle – a sight-seeing bus. That bus went on to log more than 1 million miles before retiring. And 100 years ago, in June 1905, the success of the Mack brothers’ commercial trucks led them to […]
June 12, 2007
Maintenance
Flash Facts – April 14
MANUFACTURER NEWS Komatsu, Hitachi plan to strengthen European market Komatsu and Hitachi Construction Machinery recently announced plans to strengthen their marketing operations in Europe. Komatsu will disperse its marketing operations among three factories this month. Hitachi has taken increased stakes in its sales agents in Britain and Italy and recently established new sales agents in […]
April 15, 2003
Maintenance
Telematic technology for construction equipment gaining popularity, survey shows
A recent study on the use of telematic technology in construction equipment found that three out of four equipment manufacturers in North America offer products and services with the technology to their customers. Telematics, the wireless communication that has been used for years in automobiles, is a two-way communication system between vehicles or equipment and […]
March 25, 2003
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