7 Tips for Welding Abrasion-Resistant Plate
When welding abrasion-resistant (AR) plate to a piece of equipment, it is important to select the most appropriate filler metal for the application—whether it’s...
Tire Savvy
By Ryan Lopes
Just like a building or a road—or any contracting job—the quality of a tire is a factor of good design, good materials,...
Concrete’s Enemy: Water
By Jennifer Crisman
Concrete has been used as a strong, durable building material for thousands of years, dating back to many ancient concrete structures that...
Pavement Preservation
Crafco transformed how pavement cracks were repaired more than four decades ago. Today, they are among the most recognized and trusted materials and equipment...
Engine Maintenance
By Brian Hatch and Susan Doyle
Where would we be without reminders? For machinery, it’s those pesky lights, that show up on the dashboard, and...
Keep Aerial Equipment Working Harder, Lasting Longer
In theory, everyone knows that preventive maintenance is the key to keeping aerial equipment, including boom lifts, scissor lifts, and telehandlers, running at peak...
“The Viking” Uses Blue to Mine for Gold: Part 1 of...
They call Tony Beets “the Viking,” and as his nickname suggests, the veteran gold miner is a tough, determined character for whom failure is...
Breaking Up Is Hard To Do
Proper maintenance for a rig-mounted hydraulic breaker is extremely important to guarantee the longevity of a machine, which ultimately impacts a company’s bottom line....
An Ounce of Prevention
Ask professionals of any trade whether it’s better to repair something or prevent it from being damaged in the first place, and the answer...
True Cost of Idling
Benefits of idle reduction technology
Fuel and maintenance costs related to idling is a major concern for work truck fleets. Nationally, trucks burn four billion...









