Introduction No two construction projects are the same and so comparing timings of machine-control sites and traditionally-surveyed sites is a considerable challenge. The most accurate way of comparing timings of the two methods would be to complete two exact projects with each of the two methods. Obviously the economics of this make it impossible to accomplish on a large-scale project. However, two productivity studies have been completed comparing traditional survey methods

January 29, 2016 On January 28, 2016, Caterpillar held an earnings conference call discussing fourth-quarter and year-end 2015 financial results as well as the 2016 outlook. Chairman and CEO Doug Oberhelman, Group President and CFO Brad Halverson, Vice President of Finance Services Mike DeWalt and several analysts participated in the call. Click here to listen to the full conference call. During the call, Doug presented the following eight important discussion points: 1. 2015