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FAA won’t issue commercial drone regulations until 2017 or later
The Federal Aviation Administration is so far behind in creating regulations for commercial drone and unmanned aerial vehicle use that the agency will miss its 2015 deadline for issuing those rules by a full two years, and maybe even more. According to a report from the Washington Post, Peggy Gilligan, a top FAA safety official, told a […]
December 11, 2014
Technology
Rugged new Trimble LL300S laser level stands up to jobsite abuse
Sensitive electronics don’t mix well with rough jobsite conditions, but the new generation Spectra Precision LL300S laser level was built to take just about anything you can throw at it. With its composite material housing, a metal sunshade and a glass lighthouse, the LL300S withstands drops up to three feet, tripod tipovers of five feet […]
December 11, 2014
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Dealers
Cat dealer Cashman Equipment installing camera-based system that monitors an operator’s fatigue
Las Vegas-based Caterpillar dealer Cashman Equipment has now made available a fatigue monitoring system for heavy equipment operators. Initially rolled out on Caterpillar mining trucks in 2013, the Seeing Machines Driver Safety System is currently installed on 4,000 mining trucks worldwide, and working on 20 mine sites in the United States. Designed to work with mining […]
December 10, 2014
Technology
John Deere launches GoHaul smartphone app for quick reference on E-Series articulated dump trucks
For fleet managers and operators getting a bit of help or a few tips on the John Deere E-Series articulated dump trucks in your fleet just got as easy as pulling out your phone. Deere has released a new app for iPhone and Android users called GoHaul that serves as a quick reference for the […]
November 20, 2014
Technology
AEMP’s fall symposium: Telematics finally gets the jump-start it’s been needing
If you weren’t there, I’m sorry to say, but you missed it. What was “it?” It was the feeling of 300 light bulbs going off above 300 people’s heads at the Association of Equipment Management Professionals 2014 Asset Management Symposium. Held in Nashville, Tennessee, November 3-5, the theme for this year’s symposium was: Telematics: driving […]
November 18, 2014
Technology
Construction app PlanGrid playing a key role in Apple’s new focus on enterprise
When Apple and IBM announced a partnership focused on more efficiently spreading iPads and iPhones throughout the corporate world, many were shocked. This was after all, the company Apple co-founder and former CEO Steve Jobs dissed (openly) and repeatedly. In the late 1970s and early 80s, IBM was the droning, robotic, corporatized behemoth Apple sought to […]
November 11, 2014
Technology
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
Technology
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
Technology
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
Technology
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
Technology
GEAR: Maximize your smartphone’s potential on the jobsite with Ryobi Phone Works connected tools
It’s easy to forget now that they’ve become so commonplace, but the fact that your smartphone is outfitted with a high-resolution display, camera, internet connectivity, GPS and sensors like an accelerometer and gyroscope make it an amazing device full of potential. Just look at all the great apps at your disposal on the iOS App […]
October 17, 2014
Technology
Face the Nation: How an artist, a construction company and GPS joined forces to sculpt a face atop the National Mall
The intrinsic power of GPS is its effectiveness in so many diverse applications. But while many tout the technology’s ability to pave a runway to millimeter specs, few would cite GPS as an artist’s tool. Yet that is precisely what transpired on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. There, a lot of behind-the-scenes work, an […]
October 16, 2014
Technology
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
Technology
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
Live from Topcon: Real time video with DS-200i total stations lets you see exactly what you’re measuring
Total stations can take snapshots of worksites and survey layouts. Now Topcon has added a video functionality to it’s line of direct aiming total stations. The DS-200i provides real time, touch screen video and photo imaging to captured and measured positions. The video allows for non-prism measurements to be aimed and measured to remote objects. […]
October 14, 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
Technology
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
Roadbuilding
Building a better highway construction jobsite
The brave men and women who don their steel-toed boots and neon green safety T-shirts to build the nation’s highways and byways put their lives on the line every day to create the road systems that motorists may take for granted. It’s not easy work when all of the variables of working in such a […]
October 9, 2014
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