Digging Deeper - ForConstructionPros

Sanibel Island is home to just over 6,000 local residents, but receives more than 1.5 million tourist visits annually. The community depends on tourism and business coming over from the mainland to sustain its local economy. On September 28th, the devastation of hurricane Ian brought the most intense and destructive winds that Lee County, Florida has ever seen. During the storm, the Sanibel Causew...

Hundreds of millions of dollars are now available to states for infrastructure projects, one of the most highly touted is the “Reconnecting Communities” pilot program that seeks to undo the effects of transportation initiatives that negatively impacted neighborhoods and communities across the country. This episode is part 1 of a new series focused on investigating the history these effected areas,...

On this episode of Digging Deeper, David Young, backhoe specialist at Caterpillar, joins us to talk about the future of the backhoe. Has its dramatic drop in utilization across the construction industry placed it in danger of becoming a relic? Or will Cat’s approach to keeping this machine fresh preserve the machine’s future as a fixture on many jobsites. Listen to find out. 

Featuring Bryan Williams, Portfolio Manager at Trimble, this Digging Deeper episode covers the technologies that can help minimize construction project delays. While efficiencies have improved with smartphones on the jobsite, there’s still a timely difference between the intended information versus what is actually happening in the field. How can we build smarter?

Digging Deeper welcomes in Jeff Jacobsmeyer of Case Construction Equipment to discuss their long-awaited Minotaur DL550—a machine that is half dozer, half CTL. We first saw this machine in a concept phase just about five years ago at ConExpo. Since then, Case has put in a lot of time to refine and prove this machine capable of doing large loading tasks, but also real dozing as well. Jeff takes us...

Once COVID hit the U.S., everything from fuel to construction material shortages spun out of control - supply chains shut down, materials became a lot more expensive, and it became very difficult to predict when (or if) materials would become available. This episode of the Digging Deeper podcast features Jonathan Kozlowski’s interview with Maria Davidson, CEO and founder of Kojo, to get a look at...

Digging Deeper is joined by Daniel Cohen, a product application specialist at Caterpillar to discuss compact machines and attachments. Daniel provides insight into the the maturation of the compact machine segment as well as into individual machine categories and best practices on matching work tools to a these machines.

Caterpillar Senior Market Professional, Construction Industries Lonnie Fritz joins the Digging Deeper Podcast for a comprehensive discussion of the connected job site. What is it and how can connected equipment and processes make contractors more successful? Fritz lays out the role specific offerings from Caterpillar play in this rising market trend, including Cat Connect, 3D Grade Control, Vision...

Is the housing shortage a true shortage of housing or is it a backlog due to the current rate of construction? What can be done to speed that and catch up to the needs of the country? This Digging Deeper episode features the interview of editor Jonathan Kozlowski and Chris Anderson, CEO of Vantem.

Caterpillar Senior Market Professional, Construction Industries Lonnie Fritz joins the Digging Deeper Podcast for a comprehensive discussion of the connected job site. What is it and how can connected equipment and processes make contractors more successful? Fritz lays out the role specific offerings from Caterpillar play in this rising market trend, including Cat Connect, 3D Grade Control, Vision...

Asphalt contractors, concrete contractors, and construction professionals alike, deal with credit card purchases daily. This Digging Deeper podcast looks into surcharge fees and compliance. Featuring an interview with editor Jonathan Kozlowski and Kurt Benjamin, CEO of CardX West.

This Digging Deeper episode features an interview with Mark Malekoff, director of Thermal Intelligence - an equipment manufacturer out of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Mark and his co-founder used their first-hand experience in dealing with equipment that didn’t meet their standards for reliability and efficiency and brought a sustainable solution to construction jobsites.

For contractors and the reconstruction and repair of the country’s infrastructure, hydrodemolition can be a key element in the efficiency of a job. This Digging Deeper episode features an interview with Keith Armishaw, business development manager for Aquajet’s North American subsidiary. Armishaw and editor Jonathan Kozlowski talk about the use of hydrodemolition in today’s concrete infrastructure...

Equipment Today Editor-in-Chief Erica Floyd talks with Briggs & Stratton Product Manager Chris Meyers about the features OEMs should look for to save time and money in these times of lean labor supply and high jobsite demand.

While decarbonizing the built environment has long captured the attention of Silicon Valley, they have recently started focusing on the foundational material itself: cement. The increased attention on low-carbon cement comes as the Portland Cement Association is working to meet the goals set out in its Roadmap to Carbon Neutrality—carbon neutrality across the entire cement-concrete-construction ch...

While decarbonizing the built environment has long captured the attention of Silicon Valley, they have recently started focusing on the foundational material itself: cement. The increased attention on low-carbon cement comes as the Portland Cement Association is working to meet the goals set out in its Roadmap to Carbon Neutrality—carbon neutrality across the entire cement-concrete-construction ch...

E-SMART’s tiny dashboard cameras are mounted in trucks and use artificial intelligence (AI) to read highway construction signs. These cameras dynamically reduce the truck’s speed for safety. The company partnered with Deeplite to make its AI smaller, lighter, and faster, enabling computer vision on these small dashboard cameras. Learn more about how AI keeps our roadways safe.

Integrated Roadways is embedding sensors inside precast slabs of materials to help create network that will support the current and future needs of drivers, owners, vehicles and devices.

In this episode of Digging Deeper, Caterpillar’s Scott Hagemann joins the show to discuss the company’s entire range of machine control solutions across several categories of equipment. It’s the machine control deep dive you need to make an educated buying decision!

On this episode of Digging Deeper, we’re joined by Todd Roecker of Doosan Infracore North America. Acquired last August by Hyundai, Todd takes us through what will happen to the Doosan brand of equipment in the next year, and what impact Hyundai’s purchase of the company will have on both Doosan Infracore and Hyundai’s own equipment brand.

This Digging Deeper episode features a conversation with 3D concrete printing contractor Zach Mannheimer, founder and CEO of Alquist 3D. They are part of a handful of 3D concrete printing companies here in the U.S. and head up the construction of a 3D home from the summer to fall of 2021. We spoke about the impact the technology can have on the construction industry, the potential benefits contrac...

With the list of struggles for paving contractors growing by the day, manufacturers are working hard to develop equipment and technologies to help. In this episode of Digging Deeper, Jessica Lombardo talks with Brian Nagel, Global Sales Consultant at Caterpillar, Inc. about how contractors can lean on their equipment to help them get the work required of them done right, the first time. 

This Digging Deeper Podcast episode features an interview with Mike Hammer, of Generational Equity, discussing what happens behind the scenes in the merger and acquisition process. And, yes, we also ask what first things a contractor should do if considering selling the business. Generational Equity is a mergers and acquisitions advisor for privately held businesses headquartered in Dallas.

Rick Bohan, vice president of sustainability for the Portland Cement Association, explains the fifth link in the PCA Roadmap to Carbon Neutrality value chain: using concrete as a carbon sink. He talks to us to clear up some confusion surrounding the natural phenomena and carbon capture technologies.

Erica Gilliland, craft recruiting director at McCarthy Building Companies, discusses the challenges the construction industry faces in hiring and retaining craft workers and other skilled laborers, and the steps construction companies can take to not only attract talent, but also help to build that talent and continue to meet future workforce needs.