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...
Streamlined Field Service
To gain a competitive edge and save tens of thousands of dollars on some construction projects, proactive contractors who own, operate, and service their...
Aftermarket Options Set Stage for Customer Retention
Modern contractors require modern solutions when it comes to equipment acquisition. The solutions they seek today extend far beyond the initial purchase and require...
5 Signs Your HDD Tooling Needs to Be Replaced
Your HDD operation is only as strong as the tools in your shed. One broken piece in a drill string can stall your job...
Maintenance Operations
The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) has established several programs and policies to mitigate the safety and mobility impacts of work zones. One such policy...
Efficient Operation
As operations begin to slow down in the fall, it’s a great time to reevaluate maintenance and training procedures to ensure optimum plant efficiency...
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...
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...
“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...
Monitoring Machine Health and More
At ConExpo 2017, Caterpillar launched new Cat® Connect hardware and software to enable equipment managers to connect all of their assets—from the largest earthmover...