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Business
Construction’s Inflation Relief Opens the Door to Smarter Fleet Management
As inflation eases, construction companies are reassessing telematics investments to boost fleet efficiency, reduce downtime and stay competitive in a cost-sensitive industry.
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CM Labs Releases Walkaround Inspection to Motor Grader and Articulated Dump Truck Training Packs
March 11, 2025
Although ammonia has not been fully nailed down as a fuel just yet, there is ongoing testing and research occurring to find out whether ammonia should be one of the top alternative fuels out there.
Why Ammonia Engines Haven't Taken the Lead Yet
February 28, 2025
California has played the role of a kind of experimental state. The rest of the country watches to see what happens as California continues to invoke strict regulations.
How the California Emission Laws Affect Diesel Vehicles
January 31, 2025
The 2024 IPC improves public health through enhanced waste management requirements and plumbing system resilience to natural hazards.
International Code Council Reveals 2024 Plumbing Code and Mechanical Code
September 10, 2023
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What Contractors Really Think About EPDs
May 18, 2023
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At center, Joseph Shacat, NAPA Director of Sustainable Pavements, during the Sustainability Committee at NAPA Annual 2023
Material Processing & Debris Handling
What Everyone in the Asphalt Industry Needs to Know About EPDs
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Equipment
ANSI Experts Explain New Standards for MEWPs
Easy-to-understand graphs are essential when presenting data to leadership. Kevin Schlangen created simple line graphs of monthly progress in target areas. Here are a couple of graphs depicting change in “aggressive driving behaviors” that contribute to unsafe conditions and excessive fuel use.
Equipment Management
How to Sell the Telematics ‘Sizzle’ to Construction Company Leadership
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Fleet Maintenance
9 Questions to Ask Before Integrating a Fleet Management System
Equipment Management
Eight Equipment Initiatives that Put Management on Your Side
Association of Equipment Management Professionals (AEMP)
New research by AEMP and ForConstructionPros.com identifies what many equipment professionals did to gain their bosses’ confidence
“Reducing machine downtime” is critical because it keeps jobs moving. But AEMP members recognize it is also an issue dependent on mechanical knowledge – a skills box that many equipment managers recognize as a limit on their ability to contribute to their companies’ successes.
Management Standards
How Military Veterans Can Ease Construction Equipment Technician Shortage
Companies looking for loyal, disciplined, hardworking employees should check out the thousands of active-duty military members returning to civilian life every year
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Management Standards
Equipment Triangle Must Tackle Technician Shortage Together
Conditions are right for a motivated coalition of employers to reverse the construction-equipment technician shortage before it becomes completely debilitating
Sachse Construction Academy exposes 500 Detroit-area high school students to various skilled job opportunities while also allowing for hands-on training with skilled professionals.
Management Standards
How to Make Sure Batteries Start Equipment Reliably as Voltage Draws Grow
Here’s how your heavy-duty battery maintenance program can get consistent starts from continually improving battery technology
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Equipment Management
Winter Kills Off Summer-Weakened Batteries
Winter weather is no doubt hard on equipment’s starting batteries but most of their death spirals likely started under excessive heat
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Equipment Management
How the Recession Reshuffled Construction Equipment Buying Priorities
Association of Equipment Management Professionals (AEMP)
Surge in equipment buyers' use of rental, leasing and service contracts enlists dealers and manufacturers to share risk of machine ownership
The past 10 years has brought nearly 68% of equipment professionals surveyed to negotiate dealer service contracts with new machine purchases.
Equipment Management
Keys to Successfully Recapping Off-Road Tires
Construction equipment managers talk about how to know which off-road tires to retread, and when, to prevent failures and reduce costs
Since putting in place standards for which tires to retread and establishing life expectations with its tire partners, Copart’s recap tire failure rate has plummeted from 10% to 1%.
Equipment Management
Splitting Equipment-Triangle Value Three Ways Helps Everybody Prosper
Contractors who allow for their vendors’ success when negotiating equipment transactions tell how it’s improved their operations
Superior Construction is a heavy civil contractor with expertise in bridge and road work normally working ten to 15 jobs from its Northwest Indiana headquarters, and 30 to 40 jobs in its southeast region.
Equipment Management
How Contractors are Creating Safety Cultures that Beat Compliance Rituals
Some company leaders surpass safety priorities by building tools into their business DNA that empower all employees to include safety in whatever they see and do
“Safety dovetails between safety and operations,” says Clark's Kris Manning. “It starts with camaraderie on the jobsite and the genuine, shared concern for each other’s safety.”
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