The Contractor's Best Friend

Big jobs, small jobs, and every size project in between needs different sizes of equipment to match the application. This podcast explores how the depth and breadth of construction equipment available today provides contractors with versatile options to meet their needs.

Brad Humphrey sits down with experts from Caterpillar to discuss how to put more life into virtual meetings to make them effective as can be. Since the onset of the pandemic virtual meetings have become an everyday thing. So how can construction contractors optimize the time spent in these virtual meetings? Tune in to this latest podcast to find out a few helpful suggestions.

In the latest podcast, Brad Humphrey and the Caterpillar experts share ideas on how to spot talent in your workers. As Brad points out, spotting talent is a never ending process. This podcast highlights different approaches on how to spot the talent you have and what to do once you've identified that talent.

In this podcast, Brad Humphrey sits down with Jason Hurdis, Lonnie Fritz and Scott Hagemann from Caterpillar to discuss matching equipment to project needs. Contractors need to understand the details of a project to make sure they are using the right equipment. Listen in to hear their hands on, practical advice and best practices on how to do a better job of matching the right equipment with the job.

Brad Humphrey and the Caterpillar experts take on round two of their discussion on electric construction equipment. In this podcast, the focus is on the maintenance of this equipment. Maintenance considerations for an electric transmission are different from the traditional transmissions in diesel equipment.

Listen in now to hear the second part of the electric equipment discussion.

Brad Humphrey sits down with the Caterpillar experts to talk about the hot topic of electric construction equipment. The Caterpillar experts reflect on the company's path with electric equipment, Cat's newest electric machines and how the move to electric equipment will impact the construction industry.

How do contractors get the most from preventative maintenance customer value agreements (CVAs)? What's the impact and the positives for a contractor?

Brad Humphrey, the Caterpillar experts and contractor Chris Seger, fleet manager with Pavecon, dive into this topic to explore how CVAs help contractors improve uptime.

Brad Humphrey talks with the Caterpillar experts on how the coronavirus has impacted Caterpillar over the last year as well as the effect it's had on construction contractors. They share their experiences and how they've adapted to a "new normal".

What do the Caterpillar experts recommend when it comes to increasing consistency of equipment uptime?

Brad Humphrey and the Caterpillar experts offer tips on how to increase uptime through scheduled maintenance and leveraging digital technology. Tune in now for this latest podcast.

It's no question that you need to be monitoring your equipment undercarriage for signs of wear. But how often?

Brad Humphrey and the Caterpillar experts dive into best practices for measuring and maintaining equipment undercarriage. Undercarriage should be measured at least twice a year, but jobsites, material conditions and other factors play into whether it should be inspected more frequently. Tune in now for this latest podcast.