Spring is in the air, so it's time to gear up for a busy land-clearing season. As you prepare for mulching tasks, ensuring your...

In part one of this article, we shared a primer on cost containment and looked at reducing the cost of maintenance without losing the...

Equipment wears down and sometimes breaks—it’s a fact of doing business, but when it happens unexpectedly, it can lead to unnecessary downtime, costs, and...

Servicing and maintaining your earthmoving scraper is a necessary, yet unappealing activity. Earthmoving contractors want to be out in the cut moving dirt, instead of doing...

High fuel prices are here to stay. Today, the average cost per gallon of diesel fuel in the U.S.¹ is at or near the...

Schildberg Construction Co. is a family owned business that has been moving dirt and crushing rock for the past 75 years. At Schildberg, nearly...

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...

The American Petroleum Institute (API), working with engine manufacturers and oil makers, is completely redesigning heavy-duty engine oil specifications. Nearly a decade has passed...

In highway work zones and along high-speed corridors, impact attenuators and crash cushions often serve as the last line of defense between a vehicle...

In the 1990s, the Federal Highway Administration conducted an ambitious test spanning several years at five locations across the US and Canada. The goal...