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How Technology Is Changing the Way Equipment Operators Are Trained

by Drew Carruthers | Sep 26, 2019
Equipment | Heavy Equipment | Tools | Training | Workforce

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

by Ben Preston | Sep 2, 2019
Business | Business Development | Economy | Equipment | Finance | Heavy Equipment | Tools | Vehicles

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.

Purchasing Construction Equipment: Calculating the Return on Investment

by Ben Preston | Jun 18, 2019
Equipment | Heavy Equipment | Tools | Vehicles

Buying used construction equipment, especially high-ticket items, can be an unsettling process. There are few resources to know what is considered a good price before purchasing.

ARA Forecast Continues to Project Steady Equipment Rental Growth

by American Rental Association | May 20, 2019
Business | Business Development | Economy | Equipment | Heavy Equipment | Vehicles

Equipment rental industry revenue to surpass $60 billion in North America this year.

Equipment Rental Revenue Growth Continues to Outpace Economy

by American Rental Association | Apr 21, 2019
Business | Economy | Equipment | Heavy Equipment | Tools | Vehicles

The latest five-year forecast from the ARA calls for equipment and event rental revenues in North America to surpass $61.5 billion in 2019, including $55.8 billion in the United States and $5.7 billion in Canada, up 5.3% compared to 2018.

How to Make a Preventative Maintenance Schedule

by Pete Miller | Apr 8, 2019
Equipment | Heavy Equipment

In the construction industry, where deadlines are tight and reputation important, there is a lot at stake if a machine breaks down. Here are the consequences of irregular machine maintenance and tips on performing it correctly.
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