Hilti Online Now Available In Spanish
According to Hilti, Spanish speakers made up approximately 13 percent of the total U.S. job market in 2005, and in the construction industry, that percentage jumped to nearly one out of every four workers. To meet the needs of this growing customer segment, Hilti Online is now available in Spanish....
AssetPulse Completes RFID Pilot for Tracking Construction Equipment
AssetPulse, a Silicon Valley startup focused on delivering complete customizable RFID-enabled asset tracking solutions, announced the successful completion of the first phase of its deployment to keep track of rented construction equipment at remote jobsites....
Coates Hire Adopts Oracle Software
Oracle, database and business application software maker, supplies grid computing, which allows organizations to link multiple physical servers to run a single application....
HCSS Launches Integrated GPS on Resource Management Software
Houston-based HCSS, the developer of HeavyBid estimating software launched an integrated GPS feature that significantly expands the capabilities of its resource management software, The Dispatcher. Managers can now make better decisions based on accurate information from the field, helping them utilize equipment more efficiently, lower fuel costs, reduce cycle times, minimize theft and identify underutilized rentals....
Trailer Rental Specialist Adds Qualcomm Tracking Solution to Its Fleet
St. Louis-based XTRA Lease, a provider of over-the-road trailer equipment rental and leasing in North America, and Qualcomm last week announced that XTRA Lease is expanding its service offering to include a customized version of Qualcomm’s T2 Untethered TrailerTRACS asset management system for its trailers. ...
Manitowoc Offers New E-training Courses
Manitowoc Crane CARE recently added three new modules to its popular E-training program. Basic courses on mechanical systems, pneumatics, and AC/DC drives and motors are now available online. The three new offerings join the mobile hydraulic and mobile electric courses previously available....
Billy Goat Industries Redesigns Website
Lee's Summit, Mo.-based Billy Goat Industries, a manufacturer of specialty lawn and garden equipment, recently launched its redesigned website www.billygoat.com....
NES Rentals Seeks New “Rental Results”
NES Rentals has signed a contract to implement rentalresult’s Customer Relationship Management software in its 80 United States locations....
Qualcomm Announces New Service for Customizable View of Equipment Information
San Diego-based Qualcomm, a provider of business-to-business wireless enterprise applications and services, last week announced the commercial availability of the Equipment Management Center, a service that combines the power of the GlobalTRACS equipment management system with advanced reporting to enhance the abilities of construction equipment companies, rental companies and contractors to view equipment information where, when and how they need it. ...
Foley Equipment Launches Updates Website
Foley Equipment Co., the Caterpillar dealer and Cat Rental Store in southwestern Kansas, recently re-launched its website, www.foleyeq.com. ...
Trimble Software Enhancements Expand Capabilities for Site Layout Applications
At the World of Concrete in Las Vegas, Trimble announced enhancements to the Trimble LM80 layout manager and Trimble LM80 desktop office software. The feature-packed solution is designed to allow general contractors and concrete contractors to take even more control of their construction layout. ...
Pave Tech Announces New Website
Prior Lake, Minn.-based Pave Tech last week launched its new interactive website, www.pavetech.com. Navigation is now easier and the site is full of new information. ...
TECSYS Wins Contract with Wagner Equipment
Montreal, Quebec-based TECSYS, a supply-chain management software company, announced last week that Wagner Equipment Co., a major Caterpillar dealer based in Denver, Co., selected TECSYS’ EliteSeries Warehouse Management System for IBM iSeries to manage its growing logistics operations of 31 facilities including distribution centers and outlets in three states....
Equipment Depot Launches Website
Elgin, Ill.-based Equipment Depot recently launched a new website to reflect its name change after the merger of Material Handling Services and Illinois Material Handling in July. ...
Manitou Launches New Corporate Website
Waco, Texas-based Manitou North America last week launched its new website, www.manitou.com....
Trimble Acquires Spacient Technologies
Sunnyvale, Calif.-based Trimble last week announced that it acquired privately held Spacient Technologies of Long Beach, Calif., in an all-cash transaction. Spacient is a leading provider of enterprise field service management and mobile mapping solutions for municipalities and utilities. ...
FleetTrade.com Hold Auction to Benefit St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital
FleetTrade.com recently opened an online auction hosting five items whose proceeds will benefit St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, Memphis, Tenn. The auction will be posted online from Nov. 9-21. ...
Wolseley Invests In Rentalresult For Brandon Hire Expansion
Result Group Limited, a longstanding supplier to Brandon Hire since 1997, last week announced it was selected to provide rentalresult business management software to all new Brandon Hire branches in the new expanded format, after the successful takeover earlier this year by Wolseley UK....
Qualcomm Acquires nPhase
San Diego-based Qualcomm, a provider of business-to-business wireless enterprise applications and services, last week announced that it has acquired Chicago-based nPhase LLC, a leading provider of machine-to-machine solutions that allow enterprises to manage and monitor widely dispersed, fixed machine assets....
Stihl Continues Partnership with ARI for PartSmart
Milwaukee-based ARI, a provider of technology-enabled business solutions that help equipment dealers, distributors and manufacturers build sales and profits, last week announced that Stihl Inc. will continue to support the use of PartSmart, ARI’s electronic parts catalog, by its United States dealer and distributor network. ...
Trimble to Acquire Meridian Systems for Construction Project Management
Trimble last week announced that it entered into a definitive agreement to acquire privately held Meridian Project Systems, of Folsom, Calif., in an all-cash transaction. ...
RMI Corp. Releases New Website
In an effort to provide users with a higher level of information, RMI Corp. recently released a new version of its website, www.rmiusa.com. ...
Qualcomm and TMTsoftware Announce Maintenance Management Solution
San Diego-based Qualcomm and TMTsoftware, a leading provider of fleet maintenance software, last week announced the full integration of TMT’s Transman, a maintenance management solution, with Qualcomm’s GlobalTRACS equipment management system and OmniTRACS mobile communications system, to create a complete and automatic maintenance management solution that helps to manage the entire fleet maintenance process....
Ariens Co. Expands Relationship with ARI
ARI, a provider of technology-enabled business solutions that help equipment dealers build sales and profits, last week announced that Ariens Co., of Brillion, Wis., has further extended its relationship with ARI by licensing EMPARTpublisher and EMPART XML Publisher...
Brigade Electronics Offers Broadband Alarms for Construction Equipment
The signs and sounds of commonly used warning lights and audible alarms are used so frequently that people have become complacent to them. Brigade Electronics offers multi-frequency broadband alarms called BBS-tek...
