New Maintenance Mindset: Understanding iT4 technologies

Understanding exactly how the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) emission standards—and the interim Tier 4 (iT4) engines—will impact excavators, wheel loaders, and articulated dump trucks...

A Winter Checklist for Your Compact Equipment

Whether you’re using your compact equipment during winter or putting it in storage for a few months, it is critical that your equipment is...

Right Part, Right Time: Part 3 of 3

Storeroom efficiency netted positive results By Corey Crable In part one and two of this article, Superior Paving made the decision to improve its asset management...

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...

Road Repair

The Clark Avenue interchange is a highly traveled, four-lane road serving as a primary access point to California State Route 135 in Santa Barbara...

Chevron Rykon Heavy-Duty Grease

On February 1, 2024, Chevron announced the introduction of Rykon, a new calcium sulfonate complex-based grease. Designed for heavy-duty and extreme pressure applications, Rykon...
tire maintenance

Tire Selection and Proper Maintenance Lead to Long Tire Life

Long tire life starts with selecting the correct tires for your vehicle and maintaining them throughout their life. The type of tires contractors need...

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,...

Deck Maintenance Tips & Techniques

By Steve Getsiv Americans spend millions each year building, replacing and repairing decks. At an average cost of $16,000 per HomeAdvisor.com, a 16- by 20-foot...
Maintenance Repair and Operational Supplies

Maintenance Repair and Operational Supplies: Part 2

Maintaining proper storage for parts and materials inventory In part one of this series on the proper storage of parts, an explanation of the right...