The Contractors Best Friend

The Contractor's Best Friend Podcast Season 7 Episode 15: Ideas to Keep Potentially Talented Employees Engaged

Construction expert Brad Humphrey sits down with Jason Hurdis, Caterpillar’s global market professional for quarry and aggregates, to discuss retaining workers.

The Contractor's Best Friend Podcast Season 7 Episode 14: 'Second Chance' New Hires

December 6, 2023

The Contractor's Best Friend Podcast Season 7 Episode 13: Maximize the Trade-In Value of Your Equipment

November 22, 2023

The Contractor's Best Friend Podcast Season 7 Episode 12: When It Rains, It's Time to Train

November 8, 2023

The Contractor's Best Friend Podcast Season 7 Episode 11: Jobsite Safety

October 25, 2023

The Contractor's Best Friend Podcast Season 7 Episode 10: Why Implement Compact Technology into My Operations?

October 11, 2023

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

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

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

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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.

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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 3: Increasing Use of Cameras in Company Vehicles

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Three construction experts talk about the reality of using vehicle cameras in heavy equipment on construction jobsites.

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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 7 Episode 1: Benefits of Factory-Integrated 3D Grade Solutions

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Grade control is one of the hottest topics in construction as technology continues to advance in this area, integrating it with machines and adding new pieces of the puzzle, including improved safety.

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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.

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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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The Contractor's Best Friend Podcast Season 6 Episode 29: Benefits of Aftermarket Safety Solutions

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There are several aftermarket safety devices and techniques that can be applied to construction equipment that can greatly enhance the overall safety of the construction jobsite.

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The Contractor's Best Friend Podcast Season 6 Episode 28: Matching Workers to Your Equipment

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It's a no brainer -- you want your most experienced equipment operators performing the most complex tasks on the jobsite. What about new workers, though?

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The Contractor's Best Friend Podcast Season 6 Episode 27: Transition from Traditional Construction Methods to Use of Grade Technology

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Long past are the traditional grade stakes that once dotted a construction jobsite. Now, lasers and other technologies can do that job. That's one of many examples of technology changing the landscape of the modern jobsite.

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