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CONTRACTORS FIND BIG SAVINGS FROM EQUIPMENT
How to avoid telematics overload and cut costs. BY MARCIA DOYLE, EDITOR EMERITUS, EQUIPMENT WORLD
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irst things first,” advise contractors who’ve managed to tame the telematics data coming off their machines and on-road equipment. “The first question you need to ask is what do you want from this data and how is it going to make your operation better,” says Chris Caldwell, equipment superintendent with Roanoke, Virginia-based Branch Civil, which currently has a $70 million fleet, including around 100 pieces of heavy equipment. Josh Munna, who manages Barriere Construction’s Resource Optimization Center (pictured at right) agrees. “You need to understand what you’re looking for,” he says. The Metairie, Louisiana-based company has around 200 pieces of off-road equipment and 40 pieces of on-road equipment.
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