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...

Crack Sealing

For many regions of the country, freezing winter temperatures keep sealcoating contractors and pavement maintenance professionals cooped up, unable to get out onto the...

Field Fabrication

Mobile welding typically involves a wide variety of work—from heavy machinery repair one day to fabricating ornamental fences the next.  Having the right equipment and...

Right Part, Right Time: Part 2 of 3

Improving storeroom efficiency netted bottom line results By Corey Crable In part one of this article, Superior Paving Corp. made the decision to improve its asset...

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....
Trailer Maintenance Tips

Trailer Maintenance Tips

Heavy-haul trailers see it all—rocks, ruts, bumps, and jolts. It all translates to an increased risk of damage. Troy Geisler, vice president of marketing and...

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...

Mobile Fuel, DEF, Lube, and Maintenance Solutions Help Drive Contractor Uptime

Equipment owners and fleet managers are driven by the bottom line. In the construction industry, that bottom line is affected largely by the total...

Quest for Quality

Using Top-Notch Paint According to the McGraw-Hill 2013 Construction Forecast, U.S. construction starts for 2013 will rise 6 percent to $483.7 billion, slightly higher than...

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...