Equipment telematics, jobsite visibility and machine health.
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Construction equipment telematics turns engine hours, fuel burn, location and fault codes from excavators, loaders, cranes and generators into one view of the fleet. This section follows the OEM platforms, such as Caterpillar VisionLink, John Deere JDLink, Komatsu Komtrax and Volvo CE ActiveCare, and the third-party systems that pull data from every brand.
We cover utilization and idle time, preventive maintenance, theft recovery, machine control and the AEMP and ISO 15143 standards that let mixed fleets share one feed. Each story explains what it means for owners, equipment managers and rental fleets.
Las Vegas Grand Prix Inc. has picked EquipmentShare to supply connected equipment for building, running and tearing down the Formula 1 race site. The company's T3 platform will report machine health and limit who can start equipment on the Strip-side footprint.
Continue reading: Las Vegas Grand Prix brings in EquipmentShare's T3 to run its race-site fleetTrackunit and DEWALT, a Stanley Black & Decker brand, announced a partnership that lets DEWALT Tool Connect tools be detected across the Trackunit Network. Contractors can locate DEWALT tools through equipment already connected on site, with tool location data shown inside Trackunit.
As construction fleets connect more machines, the next step for telematics is a real-time view of jobsite operations rather than dots on a map. Mixed-fleet platforms and AI could turn that view into decisions about idle equipment, maintenance and rentals.
Trackunit has released the Spot S300, a battery-powered tracker that connects unpowered assets such as trailers, containers and welders to its platform without wiring. The device has been available for order since Oct. 1, with first shipments scheduled for November.
DEWALT has launched the Tool Connect Partner Network, which lets Geotab-equipped vehicles, Trackunit-connected machines and BoxLock storage units detect and report the location of DEWALT Tool Connect tools. Existing Tool Connect users can activate the integrations now, and the company says more partners are expected within a year.
JCB has made its LiveLink telematics system standard on all mini excavators and site dumpers, so customers get connected machine data from delivery. The company says LiveLink is now available across its entire construction and agricultural equipment ranges.
