Upstate New York winters are the stuff of legend—no more so than in Syracuse, which averages over 115 inches of snow each year, the...

Many companies overlook the opportunity to save money, decrease costs, and increase profits through effective management of fleet/equipment operating costs (fuel, repairs, parts, personnel,...

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 previous two articles on Computerized Maintenance Management Systems (CMMS) dealt with why we need one and how to select one. The focus of...

By Keith Armishaw For decades, road and bridge repair contractors have relied on the power and precision of Hydrodemolition robots to increase efficiency for concrete...

When welding abrasion-resistant (AR) plate to a piece of equipment, it is important to select the most appropriate filler metal for the application—whether it’s...

They call Tony Beets “the Viking,” and as his nickname suggests, the veteran gold miner is a tough, determined character for whom failure is...

Servicing and maintaining your earthmoving scraper is a necessary, yet unappealing activity. Earthmoving contractors want to be out in the cut moving dirt, instead of doing...

Let’s start this off on the right foot. This article is all about how to affect fleet cost containment in the real world for...

Conducting routine maintenance on your equipment’s engine can sometimes be a cumbersome ordeal. And yet we know that frequent maintenance is essential to the...