Tom Jackson

Tom Jackson is a contributing writer for Equipment World magazine and has been writing about construction and related fields for more than 20 years. A 1979 graduate from the University of Alabama, Jackson is also a U.S. Army veteran and a father of two.
Technology
Spot-r EquipTag and Clip give contractors non-GPS solution for equipment tracking
Keeping track of stuff and people on busy jobsites is hard. GPS driven telematics systems can help, but as the phrase implies, require “systems.” The Spot-r EquipTag from Triax Technologies tracks operator identity, equipment location and utilization indoors or out, without the need for a clear line of sight to the sky—in other words without […]
December 27, 2017
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Gear
12th Day of Construction Gifts: Danner Vicious the “most comfortable all-day boots”
In my review of the Danner Vicious, I said these boots are the most comfortable boots I’ve ever owned, noting “They’re so comfortable I have to be careful not to leave them on when I go to bed. I kid you not.” The boots combine the comfort of a hiking boot with hefty protection. On […]
December 22, 2017
1 Danner Vicious boots
Safety
The GuardHat monitors everything you need to know about workers’ safety
GuardHat manufactures a smart hard hat with sensors in it that continuously transmit data to a safety control center, enabling the system to pinpoint each worker’s location to within a foot and detect dangerous conditions. It can also monitor vital signs, take video of the immediate surroundings and detect impacts and sounds such as blasts. […]
December 22, 2017
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Construction Equipment
New Cat C9.3B engine sets stage for the future: Simpler, smaller, more HP and torque
Caterpillar has launched a new engine that will serve as a blueprint for many of the company’s engines to come. The C9.3B is a simpler, lighter engine system with 18 percent more power compared to previous engines said Christopher Massey, commercial manager, industrial engine group. Ratings on this six-cylinder, 9.3-liter platform run from 335 to […]
December 20, 2017
Cat C9.3B engine
Gear
9th Day of Construction Gifts: DeWalt’s 35-ft. tape measure and compact laser range finder a great combo
Half of all construction is measuring things. So why not get the construction worker in your life an additional tool, or two, for the task. They’re perfect stocking stuffers, and it is literally impossible to have too many tape measures. DeWalt has come out with two innovations in this regard. The 35-foot tape measure has […]
December 19, 2017
DeWalt tape measure 12 days
Gear
REVIEW: Danner’s Vicious boots wrap hiking comfort in a durable, protective shell
Whether you get them for yourself or somebody else, boots are always a welcome addition under a construction worker’s Christmas tree. I’ve had a chance to spend a couple months in these new Danner Vicious boots and have to say that these are the most comfortable all-day boots I’ve ever owned, bar none. Danner’s DNA […]
December 13, 2017
1 Danner Vicious boots
Safety & Compliance
With time running out on ELD deadline, some are in a panic
On Monday, December 18, the drivers of many if not most heavy duty commercial vehicles will be required to have a functional electronic logging device (ELD) with them in the cabs of their trucks. It’s not like they weren’t warned. The ELD mandate from the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has been years in the […]
December 12, 2017
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Gear
3rd Day of Construction Gifts: Bosch GLI12V Max pocket worklight
It’s winter. Daylight’s at a premium. Hence Dad, or the construction worker in your life, would really appreciate some illumination. This Bosch GLI12V Max Worklight is just the thing every tradesperson can use. It runs on a Bosch 2.0 amp/hour Slimpack battery that will give you 10 hours of runtime and 300 lumens of light. […]
December 11, 2017
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Safety Watch
22 tons tip over on a tiny jack
Experience was no match for the weight of a dozer when a 70-year-old heavy-equipment mechanic was fatally crushed while lowering a 44,200-pound dozer off a bottle jack.
December 5, 2017
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Maintenance
Why every equipment operator should know how to service their machine
Most people think modern construction equipment is more reliable. Yet in the 1950s the average breakdown rate was about 20 to 25 percent. By the 1990s that figure had risen to 60 percent. Why, when the equipment was getting better, were emergency repair rates creeping up decade after decade? According to Preston Ingalls, president and […]
November 27, 2017
Equipment Opertor maintenance service technician
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