The construction industry in North America has a big problem with small assets — namely, tools. Thanks to underutilization and lack of accountability, it overspends on tools to the...

When your generator is powering a critical process, you can’t afford for it to fail or run out of fuel. And if either happens, you need to know, pronto. That’s where telematics...

How well you manage your equipment use on a project, and your fleet in general, can make the difference between a large profit and a small one — or even none at all. Many...

With telematics you can learn everything you ever wanted to know about a piece of equipment: its location, the number of hours it’s in operation each day, the amount of fuel it’s...

Equipment that’s well maintained lasts longer and is less likely to break when you need it most. That’s the point of preventive maintenance. But through the use of telematics...

Construction equipment, whether rented or owned, represents a big chunk of a project’s costs. Using it wisely often results in saving money. Telematics can tell you exactly where...

When you hire a subcontractor for a big job, do you know if the sub has the promised number of crew members working on your project on a given day? If a worker fell, how fast would...

Remote monitoring and instant alerts save time, money and manpower. Pumps are like toddlers: You have to watch them constantly. If a pump breaks down, it’s bad news because it...

Combine telecommunications, especially wireless telecommunications, with informatics, a branch of computer science that involves information systems, and you get telematics. The...