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The Contractor's Best Friend Podcast Season 7 Episode 9: How to Minimize Equipment Costs

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Ever wondered how to create preventative maintenance plans for your jobsite heavy equipment?

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The Contractor's Best Friend Podcast Season 7 Episode 8: Jobsite Security Part 2

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As construction industry equipment theft continues to be a problem, the latest technology can help prevent such theft and keep crews safe.

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The Contractor's Best Friend Podcast Season 7 Episode 6: Understanding CO2 Emissions Reduction

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The reduction of emissions in the construction industry will be a process. Caterpillar construction expert Jason Hurdis talks about how alternative-power sources will be phased in on the jobsite to meet emissions requirements.

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The Contractor's Best Friend Podcast Season 7 Episode 5: ‘Proactive’ Safety

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The importance of safety in the construction industry cannot be overstated. The jobsite safety talk is shifting away from being one of punishment to a discussion for everyone to participate in.

Influencing Field Production Through Greater Clarity

Pinnacle Development Group,Inc

In this article, the first of a four-part series, we will address how being clear in our communications as field leaders is critical to influence the actual production we want to achieve.

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The Contractor's Best Friend Podcast Season 7 Episode 4: Dozers: Going Back to the A-B-Cs

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In this episode of The Contractor’s Best Friend, construction expert Brad Humphrey sits down with Sam Meeker, Caterpillar’s dozer and track loader specialist, to talk about what contractors should consider when buying or leasing heavy equipment.

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The Contractor's Best Friend Podcast Season 7 Episode 2: Can Payload Technology Decrease My Unit Cost of Material Handling?

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Each payload cycle is an opportunity to increase profits and decrease costs on the jobsite. Three construction experts talk about how the latest technology can improve uptime when hauling heavy materials.

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The Contractor's Best Friend Podcast Season 6 Episode 33: Equipment Obsolescence

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Contractors should keep track of a machine's number of hours to get a better idea of when it might need to be replaced. There's also lots of new technology on the market that may get contractors thinking about an upgrade.

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The Contractor's Best Friend Podcast Season 6 Episode 32: Estimating Equipment Maintenance Cost

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Construction companies, no matter the size, need to establish a budget for equipment maintenance throughout the year to remain profitable.

Construction companies, no matter the size, need to establish a budget for equipment maintenance throughout the year to remain profitable.

8 Steps for Contractors to Ensure Repeat Business

Pinnacle Development Group,Inc

The secret to gaining repeat business isn’t selling what you’re “going to do” for the customer but what you have proven that you “can do.”

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The Contractor's Best Friend Podcast Season 6 Episode 31: Fuel Efficiency: Fuel Data: Quick Wins to Help Control Fuel Costs

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Three heavy equipment experts discuss fuel efficiency and how contractors can be more fuel efficient on the jobsite through the use of data. It's important to measure fuel usage, determine where fuel is being used and create a plan of action.

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The Contractor's Best Friend Podcast Season 6 Episode 30: Transition Non-Construction New Hires to Crafts People

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Fewer people are growing up with a farming, mechanical or construction background. It's no small hurdle, but most contractors are dealing with it today: teaching construction skills to young and new workers without construction experience.

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