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Business

The complexity of leadership

Alan Bracken started at age 19 and created a successful asphalt paving company from scratch.  And what he found after his company reached a financial plateau was that to grow any further he had to grow as a leader.  The leadership track he put himself on not only helped his double the company’s business and […]

August 24, 2012

Construction Equipment

Make sure fuel is clean before it gets into today’s equipment

The high fuel injection pressures on today’s diesel engines require a level of cleanliness not seen before, says Jim Doyle with Donaldson, speaking at The Construction Symposium, taking place today in Dallas, Texas. Fleet owners must now make sure the fuel is filtered before it reaches equipment, Doyle says. Each time fuel is transferred — […]

August 22, 2012

Safety

Defining what it takes to be a professional equipment manager

The education portion of the Randall-Reilly Construction Symposium kicked off today in Dallas with a presentation from Guy Gordon, who is director of asset management for Aegion, chairman of the Association of Equipment Management Professionals. Gordon began by asking attendees to define who manages the equipment in their construction companies. He noted that everybody: operators, […]

August 22, 2012

Construction Equipment

On Record

As the equipment ages…   By Marcia Gruver Doyle   When reviewing the responses to our latest equipment strategies survey, I was struck on how similar the answers were to last year’s survey. It appears that equipment owners are holding steady in their equipment management and acquisition plans: buying plans were modest, with small increases […]

August 6, 2012

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February 28, 2012

Business

Equipment World names $100,000 Dream Package winner

Equipment World magazine has named Jonathan Kimmett of Arrowhead Enterprises, Crownsville, MD, as the winner of Equipment World’s 2011 Contractor’s Dream Package. Kimmett will receive a prize package worth almost $100,000 in products and services during Equipment World’s Contractor’s Dream Package Winner Event on November 8th. The event will be hosted by Koons Ford, Annapolis, […]

November 2, 2011

Construction Equipment

Charlie Daniels to perform at Charlotte Diesel Super Show

Music legend Charlie Daniels will take the stage at the Charlotte Motor Speedway Oct. 7 during the Charlotte Diesel Super Show. Daniels has hit songs such as “Long Haired Country Boy,” “The South’s Gonna Do It” and “The Devil Went Down to Georgia.” “Charlie Daniels is one of the most popular entertainers of our time,” […]

March 3, 2011

Roadbuilding

Mike Anderson’s American Iron

The U.S. market alone was on target to finance close to 1,200 tracked and rubber-tired asphalt pavers in 2010. That’s essentially the same as 2009.

February 1, 2011

Business

Machine Matters

Heavy trucks, Heavy drama 2010 may have been the Year of the Engine in trucks, but 2011 welcomes an old engine supplier into the full truck game By Mike Anderson Yellow iron customers who also buy heavy-duty trucks are about to enter a new era of choice, opportunity and perhaps conflict. The dominant brand of […]

November 9, 2010