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Training: Learn more and earn more — online
In the past you went to school, graduated and took a job. Your education pretty much stopped the day you took home your first paycheck. Today the Internet has opened up hundreds of new career advancement possibilities. You can get basic craft training, professional certification classes, continuing education credits, safety training, equipment maintenance best practices […]
December 6, 2007
Business
Side By Side: Leases vs. loans
While it may be simpler to pay cash or take out loans on your vehicles and equipment, loans might not always be the best choice for the strategic needs of your company. To find out more about the different financial impacts of leases and loans we talked to two experts from LeasePlan USA: Bryan Steele, […]
December 6, 2007
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Roadbuilding
First Word: New partners
Expanding any business can be a daunting, nerve-wracking process. Along with the potential advantages comes a barrage of questions. As the owner of a construction firm, for instance, you have to ask yourself: Do I or my employees have the knowledge and expertise to perform this kind of work? Do I have the right team […]
December 6, 2007
Safety
How to Use: Trash pumps
While using a trash pump may be a straightforward operation, knowing what your pump can do – as well as knowing what it can’t – means more productive performance from a piece of equipment to which you may not have given much thought. Keep these tips in mind to make your pump work harder for […]
December 6, 2007
Maintenance
Product Focus: Compact excavators
Simplify maintenance with long service intervals John Deere’s new 17D compact excavator features numerous improvements over previous models, including adjustable-width tracks and a backfill blade with foldable end sections. With these features, the 17D fits through a 40-inch opening. Fully extended, the machine’s width is 50 inches. The reduced tail swing 17D has 20 percent […]
December 6, 2007
Business
Contractor of the Year Finalist: Mark Rose – December 2007
Mark Rose’s farm background gives a natural connection to his business, which he started in 1989 at the age of 23. He relishes the growth his firm has seen – the company realized $8.5 million in sales last year. “We’re maintaining about a 20-percent growth margin per year, and it’s all because of our employees,” […]
December 4, 2007
Safety
‘Highway Survivor’ teaches kids safe driving in work zones
A district of the Missouri Department of Transportation is using the popularity of TV reality series “Survivor” to teach high school juniors and seniors about safe driving in work zones. With the show’s theme music playing in the background, students stand on a giant canvas highway and answer safety questions posed by road construction and […]
November 16, 2007
Business
Contractor of the Year finalist: Dick and Brian Churchill
Although hard work can take you a long way as a contractor, adaptability and a willingness to consider new ideas can truly set you apart from the competition. Brian and Dick Churchill of The GroundsKeeper, a commercial landscape contracting firm in the Boston area, have done just that. Intelligent choices paired with meticulous attention to […]
November 14, 2007
Maintenance
Kenworth opens companys largest North American dealership
Kenworth has opened a 122,000-square-foot location in Salt Lake City, Utah, at a cost of $13 million. The facility, one of nearly 300 dealer locations in the United States and Canada, is the largest Kenworth dealership in North America. Kenworth Sales Company-Salt Lake City has 55 service bays with 8 bays dedicated to preventive and […]
November 14, 2007
Maintenance
Voters cast ballots on seven transportation initiatives
Four of seven state and local initiatives on the Nov. 6 ballot relating to new highway and transit investment were approved with strong voter support, according to a report by the ARTBA. Ballot measures included new taxes, existing sales and property (or vehicle) tax extensions, and approval for bond issuances. In Texas, voters approved 63-37 […]
November 12, 2007
Business
Cover Story/Machine Matters: Let’s give them something to talk about
Last year about this time, the talk was about new EPA ’07 engines in heavy duty vocational trucks. Truck manufacturers have done a heck of a job building efficient Class 8 trucks around the EPA ’07 engines and are deep into planning for the next emission deadline in 2010. But trucks do not haul on […]
November 11, 2007
Maintenance
Vertically opening hoods allow easy access to engines
The BW213-40 Series of 13-ton single-drum vibratory rollers from Bomag perform a variety of site preparation applications, including highway construction and maintenance, airports and landfills. The BW213D-40 and the BW213DH-40 smooth drum rollers compact granular and mixed soils, while the BW213PDH-40 padfoot roller works in cohesive and semi-cohesive soils. All three units feature Tier 3 […]
October 18, 2007
Maintenance
Cut trenches up to 8 feet deep, 24 to 36 inches wide
The Wolfe Man 8000 wheel trencher features a LCD +1 Digital Control System designed with Sunstrand hydraulics and an independent, hydrostatically driven Caterpillar track system. Powered by either a 450-horsepower Caterpillar or Cummins Tier 3 engine, the Wolfe Man 8000 cuts trenches between 24 to 36 inches wide and up to 8 feet deep. Gear […]
October 9, 2007
Maintenance
Marketplace
Plate compactors’ isolators ensure vibrations transmit to soil Ingersoll Rand’s PAC Series of plate compactor attachments for carriers from 3,000 to 60,000 pounds transmit powerful vibrations through the baseplate into the soil for work in foundations, seawalls, slopes, trenches and other confined spaces. In addition to compacting soil and other materials through direct contact, the […]
October 4, 2007
Business
ICUEE Show Planner
Educational opportunities abound at ICUEE Attendees to this year’s International Construction and Utility Equipment Exposition, held October 16 through 18 in Louisville, Kentucky, can take advantage of more than 40 workshops and seminars targeting the latest industry technological, regulatory, operational and safety issues. Sessions run from 8:15 to 9:30 a.m. and 10:00 to 11:15 a.m. […]
October 4, 2007
Safety
’07 Site Prep Supplement
For more than seven years, the use of data has expanded from takeoff to site data, and back to the office again. No longer is the information generated used for one scope of a project. You can now transfer this data across various departments of your company, improving your production and bottom line. Here’s how […]
October 4, 2007
Business
Reporter: This year’s ICUEE to be largest ever
Approximately 17,000 industry professionals will attend the 2007 International Construction and Utility Equipment Exposition, scheduled for October 16-18, 2007, in Louisville, Kentucky. The show, held at the Kentucky Exposition Center, will feature 1.118 million net square feet of products and equipment for the construction and utility industries. Held biennially, the show will feature exhibit and […]
October 4, 2007
Maintenance
Rent Smart: Aerial lifts
Sixty-one percent of Equipment World survey participants rate telescopic booms as the most common aerial lift they rent, with scissor lifts and articulating booms tied for second place, according to May 2007 survey results. When renting aerial lifts, 45 percent say they typically rent the machine on a weekly basis, as opposed to renting on […]
October 4, 2007
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