“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...

Preserved For A Lifetime

The Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) provides service to Chicago and 40 surrounding suburbs. The CTA’s 1,190 train cars operate over eight routes and 222...

Optimizing Your Truck Tire ROI

Contractors who are looking for a sure-fire way to optimize the return on their commercial truck tire investment should start with inflation. Quite simply, maintaining...

Concrete Outgassing

By Jennifer Crisman Although concrete is commonly perceived as a dry and dense substance, it is actually an inherently porous material that more closely resembles...

Casing Savings

By Phillip Mosier  Tread pattern and the cost of a tire gets a lot of attention from fleet managers running construction trucks, but it’s the...

Out From Behind the Eight Ball

Back in 1946, Nickolas Savko and his wife Gilda started their business in Columbus, Ohio, with a single pickup truck and a few employees....

Automatic Lubrication

Following the successful launch of the Lube Shuttle® manual grease guns by MATO GmbH, Beka-Max of America Inc. introduces three pneumatic MATO products: the...

Idle Reduction

Saving fuel is not the only benefit By Justin Smith Ever wondered why the reduction of idle time is always a hot topic? Have you ever...
welding

Self-Shielded Flux-Cored Welding

For structural applications, some contractors have made the switch from stick welding to self-shielded flux-cored welding to increase productivity and give themselves a competitive...

Reconditioned & Ready

DEUTZ Corporation will provide JLG Industries, Inc., an Oshkosh Corporation Company, with DEUTZ Xchange remanufactured engines for JLG’s aerial work platform (AWP) reconditioning program. “JLG...