Lonnie Fritz

Lonnie Fritz is Senior Market Professional, Caterpillar Inc.

It’s time to transform compaction from an art to a science. Find out how intelligent compaction technology helps you achieve compaction specs in fewer passes — and how that translates into money saved.

Intelligent Compaction 101: How It Works and How You Benefit

It’s time to transform compaction from an art to a science. Find out how intelligent compaction technology helps you achieve compaction specs in fewer passes — and how that translates into money saved.

Onboard weighing systems are the key to reducing your cost of material handling. Find out how payload technology works and five ways it can improve your profitability.

How to Get the Most Profit Out of Every Pass and Load

Onboard weighing systems are the key to reducing your cost of material handling. Find out how payload technology works and five ways it can improve your profitability.

Steer Assist 3D comes as part of the factory-installed Grade with 3D package.

Easier Operation Starts With Automated Dozer Steering

There’s a simple way for operators of various skill levels to push light and heavy loads more effectively. Get the scoop on Steer Assist.

The obvious advantage of camera systems is a safer jobsite with less risk, equipment damage and downtime. The hidden benefit? Operators who work more confidently, efficiently and productively.

2 Simple Technology Retrofits to Make Your Site Safer

You don’t need to buy new equipment to take advantage of technology that improves site safety. Check out two affordable options you can add to your existing machines right now.

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Wheeled vs. Tracked: How to Choose the Right Excavator for Your Job

Are you better served by tracks or wheels? Here’s a quick look at the differences — and which type of excavator gets the edge in certain situations.

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Repair, Rebuild Or Replace? 10 Factors To Consider.

The cost of a repair versus the cost of a replacement machine shouldn’t be your only consideration. Run all the numbers to make a smart financial decision.

Don’t wait until severe weather shows up in the forecast to make preparations. Assign a team — including representatives from across your operation — to create a disaster readiness plan.

Disaster Planning: 4 Steps to Take on Your Construction Sites

If Mother Nature strikes, will you be ready? Follow these proactive tips to help reduce weather-related delays and costs.

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Your Six-Step Excavator Maintenance Checklist

Follow the steps in your maintenance manual, stick to a schedule and perform thorough walkarounds.

If you’re looking for a new way to train your operators, it might be time to go virtual. Take a look at the benefits equipment simulators can deliver.

Using Simulators To Speed Up Operating Training

If you’re looking for a new way to train your operators, it might be time to go virtual. Take a look at the benefits equipment simulators can deliver.

In the market for a dozer? Here’s how to make a selection that best fits your application and your budget.

Top Tips for Choosing the Right Dozer

In the market for a dozer? Here’s how to make a selection that best fits your application and your budget.

Take care of your dozer’s undercarriage, and it’ll take care of you. And don’t overlook the effect operating techniques can have on dozer maintenance, either.

Top 3 Dozer Maintenance Tips (Plus A Bonus)

Take care of your dozer’s undercarriage, and it’ll take care of you. And don’t overlook the effect operating techniques can have on dozer maintenance, either.

“Over” compacting wastes time, fuel and money. See how onboard technology can help you hit compaction targets as efficiently as possible.

Fewer Passes, More Fuel Savings: How Intelligent Compaction Saves You Money

“Over” compacting wastes time, fuel and money. See how onboard technology can help you hit compaction targets as efficiently as possible.

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Wheeled vs. Tracked: How to Choose the Right Excavator for Your Job

Are you better served by tracks or wheels? Here’s a quick look at the differences — and which type of excavator gets the edge in certain situations.

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5 Steps to a Safer Construction Jobsite

Looking for a quick safety refresher to share with your equipment operators? Here are five easy-to-remember tips that help make for safer shifts, every day.

Prepping your machines properly for winter season storage will save you some downtime come spring.

Winter Is Coming: Here’s Your Heavy Equipment Storage Checklist

Prepping your machines properly for winter season storage will save you some downtime come spring.

With remote-control technology gaining traction, perhaps the end to the operator shortage problem is finally in sight.

Is Remote Control The Solution To The Operator Shortage?

Construction is one of those fields that requires workers to be on-site, right? Maybe for certain jobs — but not necessarily for one of the hardest-to-fill positions: equipment operator.

Contractors are taking all kinds of steps to improve workers’ physical safety on the job site: Investing in operator training.

The Sound Of Safety: Protecting Your Team From Hearing Loss

Contractors are taking all kinds of steps to improve workers’ physical safety on the job site: Investing in operator training.

When you’re already stressed about keeping projects on schedule and meeting client deadlines, the last thing you need is a machine down.

6 Steps To Stop Downtime

Eliminating downtime is impossible, but controlling it? That’s definitely doable. Follow these tips to improve equipment uptime (and your profits).

With the busy summer construction season in full swing, you likely have quite a few pieces of equipment out on site and not a lot of time to keep track of them all. Sadly, that makes you a target for criminals.

Stop, Theft! 5 Simple Steps To Keep Equipment Secure.

Chances are you’ve got equipment out on site and not a lot of time to keep track of it. That can make you a target for criminals. Here’s how to stop them.

With the busy summer construction season in full swing, you likely have quite a few pieces of equipment out on site and not a lot of time to keep track of them all. Sadly, that makes you a target for criminals.

Stop, Theft! 5 Simple Steps To Keep Equipment Secure.

Chances are you’ve got equipment out on site and not a lot of time to keep track of it. That can make you a target for criminals. Here’s how to stop them.

Given the ongoing labor shortage in construction, you may think your chances of finding GOAT-level equipment operators are slim to none.

From Good To Goat: Quick Wins For Operators

Given the ongoing labor shortage in construction, you may think your chances of finding GOAT-level equipment operators are slim to none.

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From Good To Goat: Quick Wins For Operators

Given the ongoing labor shortage in construction, you may think your chances of finding GOAT-level equipment operators are slim to none.

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5 Green Building Trends that Benefit You and Your Clients

What is “green building” and what are the advantages? Check out some of the latest trends and consider how you might incorporate them into your projects.

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Recruiting Strategies: It’s Time to 'Fish in New Pools'

Got work to do but not enough construction workers to get it done? You’re not alone. Here are some creative ways contractors are finding new sources of labor.