Content Tagged: "Telematics"

EquipmentShare has opened a new industrial and upfitting center in Moberly, Mo. The company said it is investing more than $46 million in the facility and expects to create 151 new jobs over the next four years.

Rental Management is producing the Rental Software Series. For the December 2023 issue, we profile Quipli, Atlanta.

Trackunit has strengthened its relationship with Hilti by adding more than 500,000 Hilti On!Track tags to its global network of Bluetooth gateways.

When Art Tidwell saw the concept of rental picking up steam, he jumped on board, opening Arvada Rent-Alls in 1963 in Arvada, Colo. 

Many are discovering that diesel generators combined with battery energy storage systems (BESS) can help reduce an organization’s carbon footprint by lowering construction fuel needs and emissions. The right generator and BESS combination can provide enormous environmental and economic benefits, making a construction project more sustainable while lowering noise pollution. Paralleling generators to create micro-grids can also optimize runtime efficiency for the project. Read more here.

Josh Nickell, the American Rental Association’s (ARA) vice president, equipment segment, discusses telematics and GPS for rental equipment and how it can assist an equipment rental company in this month’s Equipment Rental Insider video.

In this episode of the Equipment Rental Insider Podcast, Josh Nickell, the American Rental Association’s (ARA) vice president, equipment segment, discusses telematics and GPS for rental equipment and how it can assist an equipment rental company.

Artificial intelligence (AI) has taken the media by storm this year. OpenAI’s ChatGPT has been a major factor in that. 

The Utility Expo 2023 returned to the Kentucky Exposition Center in Louisville, Ky., last week with a record-setting gathering of over 21,000 utility construction professionals from all 50 states and 60 countries.

Perkins Engines Co., Peterborough, UK, has rebranded with a promise of “delivering smarter solutions to advance sustainable power” and a renewed purpose in helping customers build and power a better, more sustainable world, the company says. 

The Perkins 2600 Series engine platform from Perkins Engine Co., Peterborough, UK, is configurated to meet the emission standards of European Union (EU) Stage V, U.S. EPA Tier 4 final as well as other versions.

One new feature and two safety key performance indicators (KPIs) have been released by Haulotte, L’Horme, France, and are available for all SHERPAL users.

For Raymond Gardner, 22, building a career at Rent Smart, his family’s equipment rental business in Grant and Sparta, Mich., was always the plan. 

ClearSky Smart Fleet connectivity from JLG Industries, McConnellsburg, Pa., is an Internet of Things (IoT) technology that has 25 features.

The 2806J-E18TAG1 ElectropaK engine from Perkins Engines, Peterborough, UK, can be used as a stationary prime source of power to a mobile unit serving the rental sector, the company says.

The ELEVATE Live 2.0 telematics package from Skyjack, Guelph, Ontario, Canada, is an update from teh company's ELEVATE Live telematics system.

Discover what happened when one rental operator didn’t follow up on his gut instinct and what other tips you can use to help protect your equipment from theft.

Hello, American Rental Association (ARA) Region Seven members. During this busy rental season, we all have to remember to pay extra attention to theft and, in particular, the prevention of it at our facilities, at job sites and through conversion. Thieves continue to up their game. As a matter of fact, operations on the Front Range have recently seen an increase of thefts of Toro Dingos, according to Toro's Jody Kerr.

Volvo Construction Equipment (Volvo CE), Shippensburg, Pa., has named Hoffman Equipment, Piscataway, N.J., as its 2022 Dealer of the Year in North America.

The Extendo 1544X telehandler from Pettibone/Traverse Lift, Baraga, Mich., is part of the company's X-Series lineup.

CONEXPO-CON/AGG took over Las Vegas again for an event to remember. In 2020, an intangible uneasiness marred the largest construction exposition in North America.

Sinoboom North America (NA), Katy, Texas, has entered into a telematics partnership with global IoT solutions provider Trackunit, Aalborg, Denmark.

United Rentals, Stamford, Conn., has surpassed 335,000 pieces of equipment outfitted with telematics technology in its rental fleet. 

Technology, safety and innovation all go hand-in-hand in an everchanging world of work environments from the home to the construction job site.