Smart Driving Makes Sense…and Saves Dollars: Driving tips to improve fuel...
High fuel prices are here to stay. Today, the average cost per gallon of diesel fuel in the U.S.¹ is at or near 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....
Paver Restoration: Hardscape Contractors Learn to “Seal the Deal”
In the past, the hardscape industry has sold concrete pavers and natural stone as a maintenance-free investment that will last a lifetime. However, over...
Harnessing the Power of CMMS, Part II
This is the second of a three-part series on Computerized Maintenance Management Systems (CMMS).
Basically, CMMS helps to:
Improve the reliability and availability of equipment
Increase the...
Street Repair
When a pothole appears on the streets of Edmond, Oklahoma, residents expect it to be filled within 24 hours. That doesn’t leave a lot...
7 Strategies to Help You Reduce Maintenance Management Costs
The cost of equipment and facility management can run pretty high in businesses of every size, and managers or supervisors are always looking for...
Breaking Winter’s Grip
The temperatures at a jobsite can make operating compact equipment power sources tough. In fact, simply getting a small engine to turn over can...
Tracking Your Way to Best-in-Class Fleet Maintenance
In addition to personnel, equipment is essential to heavy civil construction operations. Keeping a fleet on the job and in safe, working order is...
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...
Tire Care
By Scott Holub
Proper tire care is a very important part of protecting a company’s bottom line. Tires are a major investment for equipment, so...








