Items Tagged with 'equipment management'

Class action lawsuit asserts contractor's right to repair its own skid steers, compact loaders and excavators without going through Deere or its dealer network.

Caterpillar has responded to a lawsuit from Doosan Bobcat alleging it infringed on 14 patents for everything from machine controls to energy management. Cat asserts that it was in fact Bobcat that reverse-engineered its technology through a "competitive intelligence program." 

Turner has launched First Equipment Co., an equipment rental and logistics subsidiary.

Under terms of the acquisition from Conti Group, expected to close in early 2026, Tenna will operate as a separate unit

A lawsuit in U.S. federal court and a complaint to the International Trade Commission against Caterpillar and its largest Texas equipment dealer allege patent violations on machine controls, skid steer designs.

Largest-yet deployment of startup firm's autonomous excavators helps with operator shortage on 130-acre manufacturing site.

As inflation and supply shortages drive up the prices of construction materials, the rising stakes have emboldened criminals.

When Kyle Wiens first posted a step-by-step repair guide online for his college laptop back in 2003, he didn’t think he’d one day be submitting filings to state legislatures on device owners’ rights to repair and maintain anything they own, from smartphones to farm tractors.

The issue of Right to Repair touches any device with embedded systems, with implications for the construction equipment sector

Today’s construction equipment manager faces a wide range of challenges in effectively managing a fleet.