'Our equipment residual values have already gone up, and maintenance has reduced thanks to a dramatic decrease in idle time.' That’s the message from Heiðar Jón Heiðarsson, fleet manager for Icelandic contractor Íslenskir aðalverktakar - ÍAV hf, when Peter Haddock spoke to him following the recent introduction of the MachineMax telemetry system to the fleet.
A connected mixed fleet changes everything for Iceland contractor Grafa og Grjót (Grafa) as it rolls out its MachineMax data-driven solution. "It's amazing what you discover about your equipment and how you can change the way you manage your fleet and tasks when each machine and core attachments talk to you everyday…."
A six-hour drive from Reykjavik is a major new 19-km road project that will cut 11km off the journey users take on the main route around the island. With over 18,000 truckloads needed to move more than 500,000 cubic metres of material to complete its construction, every drop of fuel saved will make a big difference.