The Art of Equipment Fuel Efficiency

Here Are A Few Core Principles That Affect Fuel Efficiency Throughout The Life Of A Machine And How To Get The Most Out Of Each Gallon. By CASE Construction Equipment Diesel costs are one of the heaviest line items in a contractor’s budget. Smart equipment use, maintenance and selection, however, can significantly reduce the amount of diesel fuel burned each…

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Hitachi Unveils ZXLink Connectivity at No Additional Charge

Hitachi Construction & Mining Division, an operating division of John Deere Construction & Forestry Co., announced that customers will no longer need to renew their ZXLink connectivity service subscription. Plus, customers can enable ZXLink on compatible machines at no additional charge. Once customers enable ZXLink, they can select to automatically activate it on future compatible models to further streamline fleet…

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John Deere Introduces Protect Service Plan

To better support customers through improved aftermarket and support capabilities, John Deere announced its service program for construction equipment, John Deere Protect Service Plan. With John Deere Protect, required maintenance is performed at every 500-hour interval by an experienced dealer service technician. As a result, customers can decrease their risk and long-term ownership costs, positively impacting their bottom lines.  “Our…

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Sandvik Celebrates My Fleet 1,000th Unit Milestone

Purpose-designed to help customers get the very best out of their investment, Sandvik Mobile Crushing and Screening announced it’s now offering a Premium data subscription on new equipment and retrofit packages complimentary for seven years. This marks the celebration of the 1,000th mobile unit to leave the factory with My Fleet connected.   

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Granite Touts Telematics

July 2, 2019 – Granite’s 2018 Sustainability Report, available on its website, focuses on many aspects of the company’s business. One interesting part is the inclusion of telematics and how it factors into its sustainability efforts. In the section “Using Telematics to Reduce our Carbon Footprint,” the company said one of its goals is to reduce greenhouse gas emissions/fuel consumption associated with…

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John Deere Offers Connected Support for Dealers

Designed to improve customer service and machine monitoring, John Deere announced the new John Deere Connected Support. Enabled through the JDLink telematics connection, John Deere Connected Support leverages a suite of dealer and factory tools to deliver increased productivity, uptime and lower daily operating costs. “With John Deere Connected Support, dealers take a proactive approach, efficiently improving service and the…

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Luck Stone Partners with Airware to Expand UAV Data Processes

Luck Stone, the construction aggregate division of Richmond, Va.-based Luck Companies, plans to accelerate its growth in Unmanned Aircraft Vehicle (UAV) technology through a new partnership with Airware, a national and global provider of commercial enterprise solutions for capturing and analyzing aerial data.

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Deere Partners with HCSS

Continually looking for ways to increase productivity on the job site, John Deere is partnering with HCSS – one of the construction industry’s leading providers of management solutions – to further enhance the capabilities of John Deere WorkSight and to put the power of JDLink data in the hands of customers. The partnership stems from the Association of Equipment Management…

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