Breakout Session: Tech Trends in Crane & Rigging The impact of technology on your personal life is obvious. But are you leveraging the latest technology to make your company more efficient and safer? Learn from a panel of experts about the benefits and limitations of emerging technology and how it will affect the industry. Panelists: Ted Blanton, Founder and Consultant, North American Crane Bureau (NACB) David Thornton, Senior Technical Product Manager, Fleet Cost & Care Tawnia Weiss, President, AIA Software

1. Industry Challenges in
Using Technology for
Maintenance, Assets and
Reporting
DavidThornton
SeniorTechnical Product Manager
Fleet Cost & Care

2. Agenda
• My Background
• Technology Challenges Regarding:
• Safety and Maintenance
• Reporting, Data and Business Intelligence
• AssetTracking
• Question & Answer

3. My Background
• Crane Industry Experience
• Software Experience
• Current Role

4. Service, Safety & Maintenance
Industry Challenge:
How can we achieve streamlined, full-circle maintenance
related communication?
• ELD advantages gained through integrations with operational software
• Dispatch’s and management’s ability to use data efficiently
• DVIR inspections and full work order cycle solutions
• Using mobile applications to generate work orders and address non-DVIR
deficiencies

5. Microsoft Power BI
Industry Challenge:
How can we better relate to the data we have at our
fingertips? What can we do to visualize our data to
make better use of it?
• Static reports provide data but are difficult to digest
• A visual representation of the data is needed
• Choosing the right metrics and data to make thoughtful
decisions

8. Asset Tracking
Industry Challenge:
How can we account for the growing number of components
and assets associated with doing business in this industry?
• As a company grows and adds to its inventory, tracking
components becomes critical
• Limitations of technology currently available, including: 4G LTE,
RFID, GPS, BT LE
• How can we effectively install and protect devices from wear
and tear?