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Management Standards
Should Contractors Signal SOS on Truck HOS?
Equipment managers struggle to abide by tighter DOT Hours of Service truck-driver restrictions in the face of relentless demand for mobile service technicians
A proposed rule change would allow drivers of single-unit vehicles to claim off-duty drive time as personal conveyance.
Equipment Management
Track Chain Tension is Your Key to Cutting Undercarriage Costs
Maintaining track sag is harder to do than it is to say because tension is constantly changing, but check these tips to beat the odds
To determine track tension, measure to the grouser tip from a straight edge or string stretched from the carrier roller to the idler or sprocket, whichever sags most. Check the manuals for the machine model at hand for the full procedure and specific sag prescription.
Equipment Management
How to Make Telematics a Tool for Managing Machine Life and Projects
With progressive goals and intentional planning, telematics can do so much more than find machines and make sure they’re fueled up
Branch Civil is a heavy-civil construction company with three Virginia offices and a fourth in North Carolina. Roughly 60% of the company's mixed fleet is telematics-equipped. The goal, through normal attrition over the next several years, is 100%.
Equipment Management
Hiring & Onboarding Tips
How to make great hires and build outstanding teams. Insights from Gil Gilbert, CEM, CASS, fleet director for Henkels & McCoy's Pipeline Division.
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Equipment Management
Performance Guarantees Help You Buy Equipment Performance Over Price
Performance guarantees help Skansa USA balance risks associated with equipment ownership cost
Over the years, Skanska USA has developed a matrix method to negotiate performance guarantees across the United Sates.
Equipment Management
Using Oil Analysis Data
Advancements in engine technology promise extended drain intervals, but only if the numbers back it up.
Filtration suppliers are continuing to push the limits on newer technologies that offer tighter control on efficiency with reduced pore size.
Equipment Management
Buy, Rent or Lease Construction Equipment?
Understand all of your options before you decide. Insights from Phil Picone, Regional Equipment Manager, Granite Construction.
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