For decades, telescoping material handlers or telehandlers have been working in high lift and extend applications — feedlots, factories, construction sites, orchards and rental yards….
For many contractors, whether general, electrical, HVAC or mechanical, every now and then a project comes along and its impact trickles beyond the building’s future…
Equipment costs are a significant expense for every construction company. And despite the strength and durability of heavy construction equipment, harsh working conditions will eventually…
Trailering behind vocational trucks is often taken for granted. For instance, Class 8 drivers in over-the-road and less-than-truckload applications tend to experience fewer loading issues…
Over the years, ICUEE has become the utility industry’s premier platform for growth and that was recognized when ICUEE won the number-two spot in the…
It’s common knowledge that time is money and that’s why an off-season isn’t an option for water well drillers. At the end of the day,…
Whether it’s landscaping, tree care work or even utility installation, compact tool carriers, often called compact utility loaders (CULs), are small, versatile machines that can…
One of the many perks of compact equipment is the ability to transport it rather easily and, in most cases, without a CDL. Compact track…
From inner city projects to landscaping and precision demolition, compact machines are the pint-sized powerhouses putting versatility into action. Here people at the heart of…
From larger, scattered amenities to confined spaces and smaller crew sizes, the challenges that jobsites present today – whether commercial, residential or municipal – are…
Excavation projects by definition are dangerous operations that require caution and planning, especially when the excavation is intended to create a work space for personnel…
In an unusually early winter season, large sections of the country have already experienced snow, ice and inclement weather, and the Outdoor Power Equipment Institute…
Fuel is one of the greatest operating costs for any contractor who owns heavy equipment and/or trucks. Working in a way that can save fuel…
The fear of jobs in the construction and manufacturing industry being automated by machines has never been higher, but research shows these fears should be…
Mobile elevating work platforms (MEWPs) lift workers, tools and supplies for the completion of many different types of overhead jobs. Formerly known as aerial work…
Twenty-five years ago, Peter Vieveen was just a man in his garage, hoping that the idea he had spawned might lead to a more secure…
A switch yard expansion job for a utility customer called for at least a year-and-a-half commitment working around difficult jobsite limitations. Complicating factors included energized,…
Will Brown, the owner/operator of North Georgia Land Management, has been destined for his job since he was little. Will grew up logging and doing…
One of the biggest trends that has emerged from this year’s abundance of early equipment launches is the promotion of both commercially available and prototype…
At concrete and aggregate recycling sites, recycled aggregate is produced by crushing concrete and asphalt to reuse the aggregate in the construction industry as a…
