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Dealing With Diesel

Whatever the season—summer or winter—most fleet owners’ business and productivity goals make it necessary for them to keep their vehicles working throughout the year....

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...

Evolving World of Fuel and Lube Trucks and Trailers

"Son, pull the fuel and lube truck over and top off the DEF tank on the blade and then make sure that water truck...

The Analysis of Benchmarking – Part 2

Last month, the article on benchmarking reviewed its definition and the importance to business operations. This article will highlight the metrics of the process...

Top 5 Tips For Reducing Costs Through an Effective Tire Management...

For the fleet manager of a large collection of varied equipment, each with different tire needs, managing a replacement schedule for tires can be...

The Crown Curb

When a parking lot concrete overlay job is commissioned, there are standard procedures regarding the different design elements of the job. One such element...

Concrete Preservation

In 2011, the Indiana Department of Transportation and Purdue University launched a study to evaluate the effectiveness of a new soy-based concrete protection product...

Maximize Retreadability

Retreading construction tires can be an outstanding way to maximize return on investment and improve sustainability metrics, which are increasingly important to a growing...

Crafco Synergy

From its humble beginnings in 1976, Crafco has grown into the world’s most recognized and trusted materials and equipment manufacturer for pavement preservation products....

7 Strategies to Help You Reduce Maintenance Management Costs

The cost of equipment and facility management can run pretty high in businesses of every size, and managers or supervisors are always looking for...