The Right Truck for Maintenance
Trucks customized to a contractor’s specific application can help crews and equipment work at full capacity while avoiding missed deadlines, voided warranties, and unnecessary...
Proactive Maintenance
As a construction contractor, you know your machinery is one of the most significant assets in your operation. However, the construction equipment that you...
Maintenance Repair and Operational Supplies: Part 1
Even the best oil filter is of no use if the gasket/O-ring seal is brittle. And, if you manage a lot oil filters, hydraulic...
Bust the Rust
Galvanic corrosion frequently afflicts structures such as commercial roofing, infrastructure elements and facades, and is also common in the restoration of existing structural steel...
Scissor Lift and Boom Lift Maintenance
How caring properly for mobile elevated work platforms pays off over time
By Rafael Nuñez and William Dovey
When contractors need to work for extended periods...
Innovative Heating Solutions
Winter is on its way, which leaves contractors in many industries vulnerable to the damaging conditions of freezing temperatures. However, extreme and unfavorable weather...
Tire Codes 101: Understand what works for your application
One of the most important factors in tire selection is tread choice, and that all starts with understanding the tire codes.
THE ABCS AND 1-2-3S...
Equipment Repair Evolution Revolution: Part 1
While the skilled technician gap continues to widen, the downtime and repair cost rates for equipment operators continues to climb. This is a constant...
Geotechnical Innovation
By Michael Close, M.S., P.E.
Frequently, an owner agency releases a letting for a bridge replacement or rehabilitation utilizing tried-and-true solutions without knowing that more...
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....









