The Contractor's Best Friend

What do leaders, owners and contractors have to do to protect workers and comply with government mandated precautions in this current COVID-19 environment and post pandemic? Communication will be even more important for leaders and contractors as well as not over-complicating things for employees.

Brad Humphrey and the Caterpillar experts dive into new angles for safety tips during and after this unprecedented time including the need to raise the bar on hygiene on jobsites, setting accountability standards, training workers and continuing to have daily safety talks.

Tune in now, for this timely podcast that will help you navigate this pandemic environment.

In this podcast, Brad Humphrey  and the team share a few stories about how to look less at the mechanical skill set and focus on the soft skill set when hiring. Also, they remind us to keep the younger generations learning within the first 30 to 90 days, they hunger for knowledge.

Tune in now and put these ideas to work for you and your company.

The #1 problem amongst contractors is labor, with a shortage of over 1 million workers in the industry. Finding talent can be difficult, but the team discusses new ways to find employees including Veterans and the younger generation.

Listen now, as Brad Humphrey and the Caterpillar experts, Lonnie and Jason, address how to find AND keep labor as well as changing the social stigma surrounding the construction industry.

There is no easy answer to the question of “Should I buy or lease this new piece of equipment?”. There are a few things to keep in mind when deciding.

1.     Match the machine to the mission

2.     Life of the technology

3.     Utilize your dealer network

Brad Humphrey and the Caterpillar subject experts discuss the decision-making process, how fast technology is advancing and how to utilize your dealer network, end to end.

S3E16: Intelligent Compaction Part 1

The Compaction Process continues to be big topic on the jobsite. It can attribute 5% of total cost of value stream and is the most important process. This technology is helping contractors become more efficient on the fly, detecting the problem and fixing it to make sure you have a quality product.

Join Brad Humphrey and the Caterpillar subject experts as they discuss the benefits and technologies behind intelligent compaction.

Whether it's reading the manual or watching how-to videos, everyone on your crew learns differently.  Don’t underestimate the time each individual would need to understand the features and benefits of the new machine.

 Brad Humphrey and the team discuss the benefits of investing in training and the five steps of educating your crew on new equipment.

What is your process for when you buy or a new piece of equipment? Before everything else, you should start to train your operators on the entire piece of equipment, not just turning the buttons on and off.

Join Brad Humphrey and the subject matter experts as they discuss when the learning process should start, how to leverage the resources at your fingertips and so much more. Tune in now, and out these ideas to work! 

Drone usage has become more widespread across jobsites. The fact of the matter is, who is the right person to be trained as a drone pilot and what are the steps to getting them certified?

Brad Humphrey and the Caterpillar subject experts dig deeper into the topic of drones. They uncover the necessary training and technology surrounding drone usage and why you need to add this to your inventory.

A different perspective

S3E12: Drone’s-eye View

Drones have continuing to be a hot issue in our industry. In fact, drone usage has increased every year for the past several years. They have also proven to be much safer and more accurate solution to site maintenance and surveying.

Brad Humphrey is joined by the Caterpillar subject experts to discuss all things drones and to give a perspective of the vast applications drones can be used for.  

Data can come in all sizes, from fuel efficiency to cycle segmentation, and can be overwhelming at times. These metrics are available to help us do our jobs more effectively, while executing in tight timelines.

Brad Humphrey and the Caterpillar subject experts continue the conversation on new equipment and technology, taking a deeper dive into telematics. Tune in and put these ideas to work!