Heavy Equipment

New ANSI A92 Standard to Boost Efficiency, Safety in Access and Lift Industry

by Jeff Stachowiak | Dec 4, 2019
Equipment | Heavy Equipment

The new ANSI A92 standard for the access and lift equipment industry addresses new issues, simplifies the MEWP classification terminology, supports design efficiency, and promotes both safety and education.

Equipment Leasing Versus Financing: Which One Is Right for Your Business?

The right choice between an equipment lease or an equipment loan depends entirely on contractors’ business situations. The main things to consider are how much cash is available now, what the needs of the business are and how quickly the equipment being considered will be outdated.

Five Trends in Construction Equipment Rental

by Beth Hoff Blackmer | Nov 7, 2019
Equipment | Heavy Equipment

The equipment rental industry is growing and changing. Following are five construction equipment rental trends to watch for in 2020.

Enhancing Productivity With Connected Scissor and Boom Lifts

by A. Vincent Vasquez | Oct 16, 2019
Equipment | Fleet Management | Heavy Equipment | Technology

Connected machines that enhance productivity, such as boom and scissor lifts, are here. The question is, who owns the data and what value can be created by it?

How Technology Is Changing the Way Equipment Operators Are Trained

Today’s operating engineers carry the equivalent of hundreds of libraries in their hip pocket, giving them more access to information than ever. As time goes on, it will become more accurate to think of today’s operator as tomorrow’s system engineer.

Six Tips for Maintaining Heavy Equipment

by Bryan Christiansen | Sep 14, 2019
Equipment | Heavy Equipment

Establishing a cost-focused, carefully planned heavy equipment maintenance program means fewer equipment failures, less downtime, improved schedule attainment and lower equipment costs.

Six KPIs for the Equipment Rental Elite

Make data-informed decisions a habit and embed this into the company culture. This turns risk into calculated risk, panic into preparation and gut decisions into strategic ones.

Strong Preventive Equipment Maintenance Requires Specialized Software

by Jennifer Angrisano | Jul 23, 2019
Equipment | Heavy Equipment

Preventive maintenance is essential to keeping maintenance costs low and uptime high, and heavy construction contractors will struggle to sustain a strong preventive maintenance program without specialized software.

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New ANSI A92 Standard to Boost Efficiency, Safety in Access and Lift Industry

Equipment Leasing Versus Financing: Which One Is Right for Your Business?

Five Trends in Construction Equipment Rental

Enhancing Productivity With Connected Scissor and Boom Lifts

How Technology Is Changing the Way Equipment Operators Are Trained

Six Tips for Maintaining Heavy Equipment

Six KPIs for the Equipment Rental Elite

Strong Preventive Equipment Maintenance Requires Specialized Software

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