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...

True Cost of Idling

Benefits of idle reduction technology Fuel and maintenance costs related to idling is a major concern for work truck fleets. Nationally, trucks burn four billion...

Casing Savings

By Phillip Mosier  Tread pattern and the cost of a tire gets a lot of attention from fleet managers running construction trucks, but it’s the...

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...

Proper Technique

Self-shielded flux-cored arc welding (FCAW-S) offers numerous benefits, including good weldability, high deposition rates, and excellent chemical and mechanical properties. These make the process...
tire selection

Making Your Tire Choice Easier

Tires are one of the most significant investments for a fleet and are crucial to keeping them on the road. Selecting the right tire...

Hydrodemolition Robots

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...

Nine Ways Your Machine Operator Can help Save You Money

Operator performance is a significant factor that affects construction companies’ bottom lines and there are many different, effective ways to boost that performance. Caterpillar...

Tire Savvy

By Ryan Lopes Just like a building or a road—or any contracting job—the quality of a tire is a factor of good design, good materials,...