Machine Weight & Stress
Mobile elevating work platforms (MEWPs) and telehandlers are often used on ground conditions that can vary greatly from site to site—from undeveloped terrain one...
Concrete Matters
Concrete, the world’s most widely used building material, is inexpensive, readily available, versatile, and strong. However, it is also a hard sponge and vulnerable...
EPS Insulation
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Since the 1930s, the commercial building industry has utilized expanded polystyrene (EPS) rigid foam insulation to achieve high-performance alongside cost-effectiveness. A...
Four Business Cases for Telematics
Though its only recently gained popularity in the last 2 to 3 years, telematics has been around much longer than people think. Telematics is...
Estimating & Bidding
By Raghi Iyengar
Estimating and bidding go hand-in-hand. It’s the previous job experience that informs the resume. The ingredients that make up the recipe.
To have...
Monitoring Tire Temps
As summer temperatures climb, so do incidences of heat related tire problems. Asphalt can radiate heat and compound problems like high temperatures due to...
IoT Revolution
Traditional telematics is a dot on a map—it is one-way data that requires someone to sit at a computer, interpret what the information is...
Fleet Management and AI
The advantages and disadvantages of using AI resources in commercial construction fleet operations, including ChatGPT.
By Hadley Benton
Today’s highly sophisticated and evolving Artificial intelligence (AI)-driven...
Live Field Data
By Mike Merrill
To be successful in the construction business, there are certain strengths a contractor must have. On-the-job experience, building knowledge, and organization are...
A Personalized Approach
Organizations with critical vehicle fleets find themselves at what I'd call a crossroads, though perhaps that's putting it too dramatically. Fleet managers everywhere seem...









