In the last decade, the construction industry has undergone a quiet revolution. What once required surveyors with total stations, grade checkers with levels, and operators relying on hand signals and experience alone is now being replaced by precision-guided machines that can achieve tolerances measured in millimeters—all in real time. If you’re still running dozers, excavators,…

Trimble Earthworks is a powerful system—but it only runs as clean as the workflow behind it. Most “Earthworks problems” aren’t hardware problems. They’re usually one of these: This article is a field-first playbook: how to load models, verify you’re on the right surface, handle revisions, and keep your project library organized so the crew can…

If you’ve ever loaded a model into a dozer and watched it “look right” until the operator starts cutting… you already know the truth: A 3D machine control file is either a production multiplier or a production killer. When the files are built correctly, you grade faster, reduce rework, tighten tolerances, and keep the job…

This is the blue-collar, real-world checklist to keep Trimble Earthworks honest and keep you productive. The goal is simple: start the day knowing the machine is telling the truth—then run. 1) Pre-Start (2 minutes before you even move dirt) 2) Confirm You’re on the Right Job + Right Design (Most common screw-up) Inside Trimble Earthworks:…