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® October 2 2024 Vol. XXXVI • No. 20
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Linder Industrial Machinery Company Expands Into Virginia Market...14
See STORY page 50
Case Power & Equipment Holds 580EV Demo Event in Tampa, Fla. ...18
Thompson Machinery Holds Cuts Ribbon On New Rental Store in Tenn. ...30
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The Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT), along with Jones Bros., are in the middle of a widening project along U.S. 411/SR 35.
Table of Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 Paving Section . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32-49 Off-Road Trucks Section . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .51-66 Auction Section . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .84-89 Business Calendar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .89 Advertisers Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .90
Fleet Management Gets Smarter … Artificially AI for Construction’s Needs Quickly Changing How Contractors Handle Their Iron Assets The business of fleet management is always improving as better, more efficient ways to maintain equipment and prevent downtime circulate among users. Research has found that equipment managers see the benefits of artificial intelligence as a tool to mitigate operational disruptions caused by escalating costs, safety regulations and sustainability and the demand for digital transformation. This year Info-Tech Research Group published the results of research into factors affecting the fleet management industry.
By Lucy Perry
CEG CORRESPONDENT
see FLEET page 76
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AI is transforming the way fleet management teams communicate not only with each other but with the rigs at work on a job site.