Follow Up and Follow Through
If you peruse the OEM manuals, you will often see certain checks or lubrication assignments recommended to be completed daily or weekly. Because of...
Mobile Fuel, DEF, Lube, and Maintenance Solutions Help Drive Contractor Uptime
Equipment owners and fleet managers are driven by the bottom line. In the construction industry, that bottom line is affected largely by the total...
Concrete Outgassing
By Jennifer Crisman
Although concrete is commonly perceived as a dry and dense substance, it is actually an inherently porous material that more closely resembles...
Pavement Preservation
Crafco transformed how pavement cracks were repaired more than four decades ago. Today, they are among the most recognized and trusted materials and equipment...
Achieving 70,000-mile Interval
For any transportation company, taking vehicles off the road for regular oil service is a constant challenge. While necessary, it means the loss of...
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...
What to stock? What to order?
When it comes to inventory, one of the questions often heard is, “What parts should we keep on-hand versus direct buy?” There are no...
Trailer Maintenance Tips
Heavy-haul trailers see it all—rocks, ruts, bumps, and jolts. It all translates to an increased risk of damage.
Troy Geisler, vice president of marketing and...
Harnessing the Power of CMMS
Although the majority of enterprise software systems have some form of maintenance module, many are inherently loosely structured and offer only very basic capabilities,...
The Hidden Costs of Tool Ownership and How to Address Them
By Adrian Gram
Having the right tools for a project is a game-changer, but it can seem like a necessary evil if you have to...









