United Rentals White Paper Outlines Innovative Solutions to Maximize Performance on the Worksite
United Rentals Inc. has published a “white paper” outlining steps construction, industrial and manufacturing companies can take to improve worksite performance by connecting people and equipment through data. The approach provides innovative, yet practical, ways companies can link nearly every part of a worksite - from the perimeter gate to the back office - to increase safety, productivity and sustainability.
The white paper, Worksite Performance Solutions™, explores strategies to create connected worksites that deliver maximum performance.
“At United Rentals, our aspiration is to connect the worksite,” said Tony Leopold, senior vice president, chief technology & strategy officer, United Rentals. “By jointly innovating with our customers, we are developing new ways to improve worksite safety, productivity and sustainability.”
The white paper discusses how Worksite Performance Solutions help companies drive improvements in three areas:
Safety. Busy, high-traffic worksites can be dangerous places, and Worksite Performance Solutions enable companies to increase safety and security in a number of ways. Site and equipment access linked to RFID-enabled badges help ensure safe and authorized operations from the worksite perimeter to individual machines.
Productivity. The data behind a connected worksite provides valuable insights into worksite performance and opportunities to reduce equipment-related downtime. The cloud-based fleet management software, Total Control and a suite of OnDemand technologies give customers visibility and actionable insights that drive productivity.
Sustainability. Using data and innovative solutions, companies can identify practical ways to reduce costs and work toward sustainability goals. From alternative solutions that help save on fuel costs like battery energy storage systems, and solutions like environmental monitoring, customers can choose practical solutions that help them achieve business goals.
To learn more about United Rentals and Worksite Performance Solutions, visit unitedrentals.com.
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Michael Roth
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Michael Roth has covered the equipment rental industry full time for RER since 1989 and has served as the magazine’s editor in chief since 1994. He has nearly 30 years experience as a professional journalist. Roth has visited hundreds of rental centers and industry manufacturers, written hundreds of feature stories for RER and thousands of news stories for the magazine and its electronic newsletter RER Reports. Roth has interviewed leading executives for most of the industry’s largest rental companies and manufacturers as well as hundreds of smaller independent companies. He has visited with and reported on rental companies and manufacturers in Europe, Central America and Asia as well as Mexico, Canada and the United States. Roth was co-founder of RER Reports, the industry’s first weekly newsletter, which began as a fax newsletter in 1996, and later became an online newsletter. Roth has spoken at conventions sponsored by the American Rental Association, Associated Equipment Distributors, California Rental Association and other industry events and has spoken before industry groups in several countries. He lives and works in Los Angeles when he’s not traveling to cover industry events.