Adding Value: You Can’t Manage What You Can’t See
Have you ever asked yourself, “I wish my organization would just see the value our maintenance operations bring?” It may seem like the maintenance...
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...
Streamlined Fueling
We do power. That simple statement is the foundation for Grade Tech Power Services, a civil contractor and family-owned business that grades and excavates...
Taking Care of Your Mechanics Truck
A properly inspected and maintained truck minimizes costly downtime
Contractors depend heavily on mechanics trucks to get sidelined equipment back in the dirt and generating...
Smooth Running
Maintenance and analysis can help extend the life of trucks and equipment
You and your equipment work hard and properly maintained equipment is vital to...
Crack Sealing Correctly
In the 1990s, the Federal Highway Administration conducted an ambitious test spanning several years at five locations across the US and Canada. The goal...
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...
Follow Up and Follow Through
If you peruse the OEM manuals, you will often see certain checks or lubrication assignments recommended to be completed daily or weekly. Because of...
Taking Care of Your Rubber Track
Compact track loaders are one of a jobsite’s most versatile pieces of equipment, so when it comes to the machines’ rubber track undercarriages, taking...
Harnessing the Power of CMMS
Although the majority of enterprise software systems have some form of maintenance module, many are inherently loosely structured and offer only very basic capabilities,...









