Technology

Lucy Perry – CEG CORRESPONDENT - Wed March 08, 2023

Assessing Your Assets: Now Is Good Time to Optimize Fleet

With the bipartisan IIJA committing hundreds of billions to fund infrastructure projects over the next five years, now is the time for contractors to assess off-road fleets and start shopping for machine upgrades....

Patricia O’Brien – CEG CORRESPONDENT - Thu March 02, 2023

Technology Levels Playing Field Among Construction Firms

At every opportunity, construction firms large and small are looking to technology to help them become more efficient, streamline processes and improve sustainability. Technological trends in large firms include building information modeling (BIM), the use of advanced building materials and construction robotics....

Ritchie Bros. - Wed March 01, 2023

SmartEquip Celebrates Record Global Network Growth

SmartEquip is a leading technology standard for equipment lifecycle management, service and procurement support for the construction industry, with $1.4+ billion in equipment parts ordered through its network each year....

Volvo Trucks - Tue February 28, 2023

Volvo Trucks Launches Comprehensive Volvo Blue Service Contract to North American Customers

Volvo Trucks North America announced that the Volvo Blue service contract — its adaptive, dealer managed service plan, which is paired with enhanced connectivity and covers all preventative maintenance, is now available to customers across North America....

Volvo Trucks - Tue February 28, 2023

Volvo Trucks Doubles Updatable Modules for Remote Programming, Boosting Customer Uptime

Volvo Trucks North America recently announced an expansion to its remote diagnostics bundle by adding three new updateable modules to the remote programming service. The focus is on maximizing uptime by enabling routine software updates and parameter setting changes to occur while the truck is being loaded or the driver is taking a break, which can decrease unnecessary stops at the dealership and keep trucks running efficiently....

JESCO - Mon March 06, 2023

JESCO, ECI Technologies Announce Partnership to Provide GPS Modeling Solutions, Education to Contractors in Mid-Atlantic Region

JESCO, the official John Deere and Topcon dealer in New York, New Jersey, Maryland and Delaware, and ECI Technologies, a GPS Modeling firm based in Wilbraham, Mass., announced a strategic partnership aimed at streamlining access to GPS modeling services for customers....

New Holland Agriculture - Mon February 27, 2023

New Holland, Raven Industries Donate Precision Agricultural Education Simulators to 11 FFA Chapters

New Holland North America and Raven Industries, on the occasion of supporting and celebrating National FFA Week's Give FFA Day, announced the donation of agricultural technology education simulators to 11 FFA chapters across the United States....

Komatsu - Thu February 23, 2023

Komatsu, Cummins Partner to Create Integrated Approach to Equipment, Engine Monitoring

Unplanned downtime from equipment and engine maintenance at mines can be very costly. To create more value for customers, Komatsu and Cummins have partnered to deliver a new, integrated remote equipment monitoring solution designed to reduce unplanned stoppages, accelerate maintenance execution, and extend component life and maintenance intervals....

Montabert - Thu March 02, 2023

Montabert at ConExpo-Con/AGG 2023

Today, people often talk about topics such as industry 4.0 or IoT (Internet of Things) in their business. Behind this jargon is a simple idea: it is about being able to track data relating to a device, wherever it is and however it works....

Farm Progress - Thu February 23, 2023

Autonomy Startup Sabanto Expands Business

Autonomy startup Sabanto brought its unique approach to agriculture by performing field operations for farmers as a as a service. That's changing with the availability of a retrofit kit for the Kubota M5 tractor....