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....
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...
State of Charge: Battery Systems
Problems and why they matter
By Stefan Eshleman
Batteries can be monitored for many different things. None of these different things are as important as the...
“The Viking” Uses Blue to Mine for Gold: Part 2 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...
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...
Bypass Filtration
You change your oil not because you want to, but because you have to, or risk premature wear and untimely mechanical failures. You need...
Skid Steer Loaders
If you want more uptime, lower overall operating costs, greater resale value, and a longer life for your skid steer, preventive maintenance (PM) is...
Diesel Exhaust Fluid Is the New Flat Tire
Since DEF has been introduced to the construction industry, it has been plagued as an unwanted burden that we all hoped would never happen....
Tech Takeover
Digital transformation continues to open new doors for streamlining processes, innovating faster, and improving the customer experience. And it’s had a significant influence on...
Self-Shielded Flux-Cored Welding
For structural applications, some contractors have made the switch from stick welding to self-shielded flux-cored welding to increase productivity and give themselves a competitive...








