More from Tom Jackson
Report: renewables will lead to blackouts in the...
Posted on Mar 01, 2013
This is what happens when politics trump engineering. California is being warned of impending blackouts because there’s insufficient electrical generating ...
Fracking as a form of birth control?
Posted on Mar 01, 2013
An oil drilling rig in North Dakota. Teen-age pregnancies have plummeted in North Dakota and that state’s researchers give the ...
GEAR: Man Hanger is a wire hanger made from rebar
Posted on Mar 01, 2013
Tired of those wimpy wire hangers you get from the cleaners? The Man Hanger is hand-bent, made from honest to goodness rebar, ...
AEMP hosts lunchtime Metrics in Equipment Management...
Posted on Mar 01, 2013
The Association of Equipment Management Professionals (AEMP) will host its March Learn Over Lunch webinar, entitled “Metrics in Equipment Management,” ...
Understanding hydraulic fluid
Posted on Mar 01, 2013
Hydraulic fluid at left clearly separates out, or de-emulsifies, the water that accumulates in the system. Engine oil on ...
Behind the scenes: Ritchie Bros. auctions $176 million...
Posted on Feb 27, 2013
When the last gavel fell at Ritchie Bros.' annual big auction last week the company had sold more than 9,400 ...
Undocumented workers make up half of Texas’...
Posted on Feb 26, 2013
A report released Thursday alleges that half of the construction workers in Texas are undocumented, aka illegal aliens. Why is nobody ...
Ritchie Bros. shares more details on new EquipmentOne...
Posted on Feb 22, 2013
If you want to sell, but don't particularly want to put your heavy equipment up for sale at an auction, ...
Ritchie Bros. president sees turnaround for...
Posted on Feb 21, 2013
Ritchie Bros. President Rob Mackay discusses the construction industry at the auction company's big event in Kissimmee, Florida. The Ritchie ...
Ram 1500 will be first modern half-ton pickup with...
Posted on Feb 14, 2013
Finally, a carmaker steps up to the plate and hits the home run we’ve all been waiting for. Chrysler announced this ...
Opinion: Carbon tax bill would hurt job growth
Posted on Feb 13, 2013
That was fast. The pundits hadn’t even stopped pontificating on President Obama’s State of the Union speech when it was announced ...
Opinion: Food trucks an American and construction...
Posted on Feb 12, 2013
Gastrobus food truck in Los Angeles, California. Credit: Joe Seer / Shutterstock.com I couldn’t help but notice an ugly irony ...
VIDEO: Spire-mounted camera captures ascent to the top of...
Nearly two weeks ago, as construction workers looked on with ...
GEAR: Volkswagen Amarok concept pickup boasts V-6...
Just a few weeks ago we posited that if Volkswagen ...
VIDEO: Dump truck spins a massive burnout, smoke show
It's Friday and we don't know about you but we're ...
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