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...

“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...

With Technology Comes Responsibility

Technology is changing the way we work, enabling us to reach higher, lift more, and work faster. But with these changes comes the responsibility...

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...

S.T. Wooten Transformation: Part 2 of 3

For one of the largest heavy construction firm in North Carolina, getting a handle on inventory control and standardizing maintenance procedures are the keys...

Synergy Works

By Greg Norris Software for equipment maintenance provides powerful opportunities to cut costs and increase uptime, but success is not as simple as downloading applications...
EFI

The Tools to Embrace Engine Innovations

Advancements in technology continue to yield better engines, improve fuel efficiency, and extend maintenance intervals. But beyond delivering superior products, technology has fundamentally changed...
ELD

Compliant and Productive

The Electronic Logging Device (ELD) mandate continues to be a source of concern and frustration for many construction materials haulers, and even though the...

5 Trailer Sizing Tips

Trailer sizing tips for earthmoving equipment By Troy Geisler From bulldozers to excavators, scrapers to dump trucks, finding a trailer to haul the necessary earthmoving equipment...

Nine Ways Your Machine Operator Can help Save You Money

Operator performance is a significant factor that affects construction companies’ bottom lines and there are many different, effective ways to boost that performance. Caterpillar...