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Safety
Trucks: Five to drive
Truck manufacturers have been busy the past several years. Between the Chicago Auto Show in February and the NTEA Work Truck Show last month in Atlanta, no fewer than five new trucks aimed at contractors and vocational applications appeared. The five new models cover the gamut from International’s new heavy-duty, “prestige” pickups to Sterling’s new […]
June 12, 2007
Safety
Cover Story/Productivity guide: Pull-behind scrapers and power units
As earthmoving systems became increasingly mechanized in the 1930s and ’40s, pull-behind scrapers, usually coupled with dozer power units, were a highly popular and effective way of excavating and transporting large amounts of dirt. Eventually, pull-behind units were supplanted by motorized scrapers. By the 1990s, hydraulic excavator/articulated dump truck teams were considered the state-of-the-art way […]
June 12, 2007
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Productivity Guide: Telescopic handlers (6,000 pounds lift capacity/40-foot reach height)
Telescopic handlers are among the most specialized types of construction equipment working on jobsites today, but contractors who use these machines solely in logistical roles are robbing themselves of productivity in other areas. Telehandlers in this class can use buckets for limited site prep or cleanup work in addition to other attachments such as augers […]
June 12, 2007
Safety
Productivity Guide: Articulated dump trucks 25 to <35 metric tons
A key component for ensuring high earthmoving productivity is identifying the right types of equipment to do the job. For many contractors, hydraulic excavators in the 45- to 90-metic ton classes are ideal, high-production earthmoving machines. But while excavators excel at digging earth, they are not suited for removal of spoil material. When that becomes […]
June 12, 2007
Business
Truck Management: Truck News
Mack celebrates 100 years in Lehigh Valley In 1900, John Mack and his brothers hammered together their first commercial vehicle – a sight-seeing bus. That bus went on to log more than 1 million miles before retiring. And 100 years ago, in June 1905, the success of the Mack brothers’ commercial trucks led them to […]
June 12, 2007
Safety
Special Report: Tire trouble
China’s explosive growth, the war in Iraq, a shortage of raw materials and the boom in mining and construction all came together in late 2004 to create a huge spike in demand for earthmover tires. How tight is the market? If you attended the ConExpo-Con/Agg construction equipment trade show in March you were no doubt […]
June 12, 2007
Safety
Application Tips: Utility locating systems
If you’re using utility locating systems before hand digging or vacuum excavating around One Call marks, you’re ahead of the curve. The majority of contractors don’t use utility locating devices, says Dave Gasmovic, president of McLaughlin Boring Systems. If you are one of those contractors, you could save yourself a lot of time and perhaps […]
June 12, 2007
Business
Contractor of the Year: Duke Long, Interstate Sawing, West Bend, Wisconsin
During his 12-year stint as a concrete cutter working for another company, Duke Long would practice a mind game. “Every time I stepped out of a truck on a job, I pretended it was my business and my job,” he says. The fantasy only went so far, however. When he was 33 years old, Long […]
June 12, 2007
Business
Contractor of the Year Finalist: Jim Schier, Schier Construction Company
Why work? For Jim Schier, president of Schier Construction, it was just part of his nature to build things. As a child he obsessed over building blocks and erector sets, a fascination that eventually led to a career in construction. But after 25 years of running his own company what seems to motivate Schier today […]
June 12, 2007
Safety
RentSmart: Ride-on compactors
Ride-on compactors have become a rental staple. These machines are used on everything from bike paths to interstates, and compact soil, aggregate subbases and asphalt. Because there’s such a vast array of sizes and types of these machines (see chart on page 50), everybody offers them for rent: independent rental dealers, regional and national chains […]
June 12, 2007
Workforce
Men vs. women operators
Many people assume that operating heavy construction equipment is a man’s job. After all, these are big, powerful machines. Grease on the hands, mud-caked boots and the scent of diesel in the morning are just part of the job. No place for women, right? Wrong. While there are few women operating yellow iron, the ones […]
June 12, 2007
Business
Maintenance/Management: Hiring, training and keeping technicians
If you are a construction company owner or manager, hiring your first equipment technician is a step not taken lightly. After all, servicing and repairing machinery is not how you make money. And most of today’s equipment dealers offer such comprehensive maintenance and extended warranty packages you could run equipment for years and never have […]
June 12, 2007
Safety
What drives your safety program?
When it comes to safety training, why you do it could have a bigger impact than you think on how you instruct your employees and ultimately, the results of your safety program. “It’s all about attitude,” says Peter Kuchinsky II, owner of CBA Construction Safety Check, a safety consulting and training company. “It’s a mindset […]
June 12, 2007
Business
Maintenance lessons from the mining industry
Mining machines are the giants among giants – trucks with 13-foot-tall tires, dozers with 850-horsepower engines and shovels that gobble up 50 cubic yards with a single bite. This equipment is so big and expensive it has to be managed with a precision and rigor that rivals the engineering efforts at NASA. Many of the […]
June 12, 2007
Safety
How to rent gen sets and light towers
Night work is a fact of life for several contractors. Take Jim Jacobs, owner of Jim’s Concrete of Bevard, Jacksonville, Florida, who uses light towers on early morning pours. “We typically use four light towers for our larger, 20,000 to 30,000 feet pours,” he comments. “Two of those will be rented, since we need light […]
June 12, 2007
Safety
Pull-behind scrapers
If you’ve been using self-propelled scrapers for small site development jobs that last less than six months and involve short haul distances, you might want to consider using pull-behind scrapers. “Most of our sales come from people who previously had been running self-propelled scrapers,” says Mark Miskin, president of Miskin Scraper Works. “When you hook […]
June 12, 2007
Safety
Reach out-of-the-way work areas with a rented articulated boom aerial lift
If your work site is located above machinery and around overhead conduits, then the up-and-over capabilities of the articulating boom aerial lift is your best rental choice. “These compact units can get into tighter areas than other types of lifts, plus they have a greater range of motion,” says Jason Bullock, operations manager, JPS Equipment/Volvo […]
June 12, 2007
Business
Contractor of the Year finalist: Larry Lafollette, Lafollette Excavating, Strafford, Missouri.
To Larry Lafollette, Lafollette Excavating, life doesn’t get much better than this. He’s doing the type of work he enjoys best – utility and site development jobs requiring lots of face time with his clients – and he’s getting to do it with his two sons, Brad, 29, and Eric, 25. “That’s my version of […]
June 12, 2007
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