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Tom Jackson

Tom Jackson is the executive editor of Equipment World magazine and has been writing about construction and related fields for 26 years. A 1979 graduate from the University of Alabama, Jackson is also a U.S. Army veteran and a father of two.

Gastrobus food truck in Los Angeles, California. Credit: Joe Seer / Shutterstock.com

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 ...

Kohler expands Command PRO EFI line with 34- and 38-hp gas models (WOC 2013)

Kohler expands Command PRO EFI line with 34- and 38-hp...

Posted on Feb 11, 2013

Kohler Command PRO EFI Last week, World of Concrete attendees got their first look at two new models of Kohler’s ...

Hilti introduces hollow drill bit, cordless technology at World of Concrete (VIDEO)

Hilti introduces hollow drill bit, cordless technology...

Posted on Feb 08, 2013

If you've ever suffered the dusty blowback of cleaning out a just drilled hole in concrete with compressed air, you're ...

Wacker Neuson intros new mini-excavator, wheel loader, dual fuel trowel at World of Concrete

Wacker Neuson intros new mini-excavator, wheel loader,...

Posted on Feb 07, 2013

Concrete contractors got a look at a number of new machines and refinements to old equipment at the Wacker Neuson ...

Briggs & Stratton refines Vanguard line of engines for traveling contractors (WOC 2013)

Briggs & Stratton refines Vanguard line of engines...

Posted on Feb 05, 2013

Briggs & Stratton Vanguard 32-horsepower engine Dan Roche, marketing manager for Briggs & Stratton Commercial Power, brought us up to ...

Stihl launches Rock Boss chainsaw-type concrete saw (WOC 2013)

Stihl launches Rock Boss chainsaw-type concrete saw...

Posted on Feb 05, 2013

  Stihl introduced a new chainsaw type concrete saw, the Rock Boss 461 today here in Las Vegas at the World ...

Perkins 1204F series engines do not need a DPF to meet emissions regulations

Perkins 1204F series engines do not need a DPF to meet...

Posted on Feb 04, 2013

Maintenance is necessary on any diesel engine, but the less, the better for the owner. To that end, Perkins has ...

Ethanol a suspect in corrosion from Ultra Low Sulfur Diesel

Ethanol a suspect in corrosion from Ultra Low Sulfur...

Posted on Feb 01, 2013

Without detection, remediation or treatment, traces of ethanol in your diesel may cause widespread corrosion on mild steel elements ...

Hundreds of thousands of immigrants participate in a march for Immigrants and Mexicans protesting against Illegal Immigration reform by U.S. Congress in Los Angeles in 2006. Credit: Spirit of America / Shutterstock.com

Opinion: Immigration reform will be good for...

Posted on Feb 01, 2013

Hundreds of thousands of immigrants participate in a march for Immigrants and Mexicans protesting against Illegal Immigration reform by ...

Volvo receives Equipment World Innovations Award

Volvo receives Equipment World Innovations Award

Posted on Jan 30, 2013

Pamela Messer and Ian Harvey (center and right) receive the 2013 Equipment World Innovations Award from our own Geoffrey Love, ...

Opinion: Diesel and the truth about MPG ratings

Opinion: Diesel and the truth about MPG ratings

Posted on Jan 28, 2013

America is a great country, but amazingly, breathtakingly and mindbogglingly ignorant about cars and fuel efficiency. If you look in the ...

Auto writer smokes Porsche 917 and gets a very big bill

Auto writer smokes Porsche 917 and gets a very big bill

Posted on Jan 23, 2013

A long time ago we got a big laugh out of an equipment journalist who sent a powered concrete trowel ...

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