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based on ENR's Top 400 Contractors Listing. There are many reasons why Trimble is the technology standard for highway contractors. They like the fact that all Trimble technology is proven. That the products are reliable in the toughest construction environments. That Trimble has a clear "Connected Site™" vision of the future. Most importantly, contractors value the services provided by Trimble's experienced distribution network. Talk to a Trimble dealer today and find out for yourself.
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Industry experts have done the research and the numbers add up to significant improvements for your business!
11% Material Savings
43% Fuel savings
71% Machine time savings
100% In tolerance
Read more in two unbiased productivity studies that provide clear evidence of solid returns that your investment in Trimble construction technology can deliver. Both studies demonstrate that productivity and unit cost improvements result from a reduction in surveying support and an increase in operational efficiency through savings in time, fuel and material yields.
Two-roads Productivity Study
A comparison of two roads being built, one the conventional way the other using Cat® AccuGrade® machine control.
Two-trenches Productivity Study
Read a comparison of two excavators performing trench work. One the conventional way, the other using Trimble® machine control technology.
Contractors are the best source of information on machine control technology, since they live it every day. Here's what a few of them have to say...
"We're completing our finish grading in half the time because we're using Trimble GPS machine control."
- Charlie Hollingsworth, Roxwell Const.
"We have proven through our experience and collecting data over the past five years that GPS grade control gives us a 28% to 33% increase in productivity. To do it any other way is truly archaic.”
- Tony Clark, M. Hanna Construction
“We’re completing projects sooner, and we’ve literally cut our rework by 70% by using the GPS system.”
- Joey Keiffer, Malphrus Construction
“We’ve achieved an estimated 25% to 35% gain in productivity using Trimble GPS grade control systems.”
- Gerhard Pilcher , H.B. Rowe & Co.
"Milk Source is very impressed with our capabilities... on a site like this, we're looking at some very unique, tight tolerances."
- Nick Mueller, Mueller Excavating
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