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Labor & Workforce Development

How to Attract and Retain a Traveling Construction Team During a Labor Shortage

Corporate Lodging Consultants

As these slim teams are needed for extended, out-of-town trips to worksites in other areas, it’s critical that their accommodations ensure their comfort and rest between shifts. Doing so ultimately keeps the entire team employed, safe, and productive.

As these slim teams are needed for extended, out-of-town trips to worksites in other areas, it’s critical that their accommodations ensure their comfort and rest between shifts. Doing so ultimately keeps the entire team employed, safe, and productive.

Construction Technology

Drones are Benefitting Earthmoving Operations

Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM)

Drones help reduce unplanned costs and rework throughout a project by providing a steady stream of jobsite progress data.

Adobe Stock 376800048 New Africa

Oils, Lubricants & Greases

How to Master Your Oil Selection

Petro-Canada Lubricants

For engine efficiency and fuel economy, selecting the correct engine oil is fundamental in helping to reduce fuel consumption and carbon emissions, as well as reducing unplanned maintenance.

For engine efficiency and fuel economy, selecting the correct engine oil is fundamental in helping to reduce fuel consumption and carbon emissions, as well as reducing unplanned maintenance.

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Construction Technology

How Wearable Technology Can Improve Safety on the Jobsite

Heavy Construction Systems Specialists, Inc. (HCSS)

Using the Internet of Things, construction firms can improve the safety of their workers and the jobsite.

AR smart glasses can be used in training, giving instructions on operating equipment while workers perform those operations.

Compact Wheel Loaders

Top 8 Tips For Wheel Loader Operators

Caterpillar - Cat

Loading, stockpiling, aggregate handling: You count on your wheel loaders to take on all kinds of tasks on the job site. What’s the best way to maximize their performance and productivity?

Take a straight-on (square) approach to the material.

Preventative Maintenance for Concrete Pavement: What Is It & What Does it Prevent?

International Grooving & Grinding Association

What is preventative maintenance for concrete pavement and what is being prevented?

Preventative Maintenance for Concrete Pavement

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Calculate the Productivity of Your Construction Business

GB Financial Services, LLC

How are your productivity stats standing up to the test of time?

If total sales increased by 20%, then expect the Sales Per Employee number to increase by that same percentage.

After a Flood: Tips for Tractor, Trailer Inspection, Reconditioning

Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems LLC

The devastating floods in Florida resulting from Hurricane Ian will require massive relief and rebuilding efforts, many of which depend on the trucking industry and thousands of truck drivers.

The first determination to make is whether the water affecting the vehicle was salt water or fresh water. If it was salt water, you’ll need to immediately begin replacing parts due to its extreme corrosivity.

Surface Prepping Blades: Which Tool Is Best?

National Flooring Equipment

How the right blade tooling choices can impact floor removal rates.

Surface Prep Blade Tooling Selection Tips

Concrete Equipment & Products

Constructing a Super-Tall Building

Very few contractors have the opportunity to build a super-tall building (defined by the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat as being taller than 300 meters or 984 feet tall). But we are all fascinated by the process and many you would love to get into a construction “skip hoist” attached to the side of the building, ride to the top and see how the magic happens. Concrete as a material dominates the super-tall market now and we in the industry can feel proud of this amazing building technology and what can be achieved.

By pressing a button R&S certified staff move the core forms, temporary steps, the placing boom, and a 6-ton crane 16-feet upward to start construction at the next level:

Concrete Equipment & Products

Specification Limits on Slab-on-Grade Placement Size

American Society of Concrete Contractors (ASCC)

ACI 302 has stated since 1980 that a limited placement size concept has not achieved any better shrinkage results, is more expensive, and adds time to the schedule.

Construction schedules and contractor economics typically require concrete placements of 10,000 to 20,000 square feet or from 30,000 to 50,000 square feet when a Laser Screed is used. This figure shows a 300,000 square foot pour that was completed within 24 hours in a single concrete placement.

Oils, Lubricants & Greases

Environmentally-Acceptable Lubricants: The Right Term to Look for on the Label

We’re seeing a growing interest in environmentally-friendly lubricants. Unfortunately, there are a lot of confusing and misleading terms out there in the market.

Under U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regulations, as well as the European Union’s Ecolabel (EEL) requirements, oils claiming to be EALs must meet specific criteria.

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