CanLift Deploys AI Across Road Service Team and Advances Integration with Live Business Data

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CanLift Deploys AI Across Road Service Team and Advances Integration with Live Business Data. (2026, October 20). Toronto Star. https://www.thestar.com/globenewswire/canlift-deploys-ai-across-road-service-team-and-advances-integration-with-live-business-data/article_cb62b993-0236-540e-8657-9b71f3923def.html

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CanLift Equipment Ltd., a Canadian-owned equipment rental company, has deployed Keycard AI tools to all its road service technicians and integrated these tools with live operational data. This move follows a year of testing how AI can enhance workflows and customer service. Ryan Fitzgibbon, Director of Technology & Marketing and Head of AI at CanLift, emphasized that the goal is for AI to reduce administrative tasks, improve information access for employees, and allow them to focus more on serving customers effectively.
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CanLift Equipment Ltd., a Canadian equipment rental company based in Burlington, has deployed Keycard, an AI-enabled tool, to all of its road service technicians. This move is part of the company's efforts to integrate artificial intelligence into daily operations and improve customer service by reducing administrative tasks and providing employees with better access to information. CanLift also developed an internal system that connects AI environments to live operational data, aiming to enhance workflow efficiency after a year-long trial period. Ryan Fitzgibbon, Director of Technology & Marketing and Head of AI at CanLift, emphasized the importance of using AI to support employee expertise and customer service rather than relying on AI tools alone.

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Burlington CanLift Equipment Ltd. Canadian GLOBE NEWSWIRE Keycard

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Burlington GPE · 1× CanLift ORG · 1× CanLift Equipment Ltd. ORG · 1× Canadian NORP · 1× GLOBE NEWSWIRE ORG · 1× Ryan Fitzgibbon PERSON · 1×

Narrative

“If AI can remove administrative work, give our people better access to information and free them to spend more time applying their expertise and serving customers, that’s where we want to invest.”
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2026-10-20 · Toronto Star
CanLift Deploys AI Across Road Service Team and Advances Integration with Live Business Data · assertive framing

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CanLift Equipment Ltd. has rolled out Keycard to all of its road service technicians, bringing AI-enabled tools into everyday field service work. asserted
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In addition, the Canadian-owned equipment rental company has developed an internal integration layer that connects approved AI environments to selected live operational data. asserted
that → own → data
Both efforts build on a year of testing how AI can improve workflows, support employees and optimize service responsiveness for customers. asserted
AI → build → customers
“Access to AI tools alone doesn’t create business value,” said Ryan Fitzgibbon, Director of Technology & Marketing and Head of AI at CanLift. asserted
Fitzgibbon → create → CanLift
“If AI can remove administrative work, give our people better access to information and free them to spend more time applying their expertise and serving customers, that’s where we want to invest.” asserted
we → remove → customers
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