A strike by over 10,000 workers at John Deere manufacturing facilities has entered its fourth week as workers reject a proposed deal with management by a 55% to 45% margin in a Nov. 2 vote.
With negotiations at impasse over raises and pension benefits in a new contract, employees at the construction equipment manufacturer's U.S. facilities went on strike at midnight on Oct. 14.
Further building out its investments in the operations space, Autodesk announced on Sept. 21 that it is entering into a partnership with iOFFICE + SpaceIQ, a provider of management software for capital planning and asset management for commercial buildings and properties.
When the COVID-19 pandemic first hit in early 2020, many fleet managers took a wait-and-see approach, hoping that the year’s construction season would not be lost entirely.
FieldGenius from Leica Geosystems brings survey and inspection data from the field directly into InfoTech's Appia, bridging a gap in road inspections that can introduce errors and delays.
Crane-mounted sensor and jobsite intelligence startup Versatile announced on Sept. 14 that it has secured $80 million in Series B funding. This comes on the heels of a $20 million Series A funding round secured in December 2020.
When looking to buy or sell a piece of construction equipment, options are often limited. There are a few big auction houses, a handful of websites and a local network of dealers, contractors and rental houses that might be interested.