Is your facility struggling to design an effective preventive maintenance (PM) program? An endless parade of books and articles tell us how to “do” PM. But it’s one thing to read and another entirely ...

Well-managed fleets of construction equipment have a detailed preventive/predictive maintenance program designed to meet specific desired outcomes and increase efficiency. Such programs include ...

In the modern business environment, equipment downtime not only causes interruptions; it eats away at profitability and dilutes competitive strength. Preventative maintenance (PM), a proactive asset ...

According to the American Transportation Research Institute, smaller fleets have their own maintenance facilities for routine PMs and oil changes, but they don’t have the educational programs or team ...

Bill White (right), equipment manager with Blythe Construction, reviews shop work flow with Damian Miszuk, shop foreman. Demand in the shop is coming under control as Blythe shifts priority to ...

Telematics capabilities from equipment manufacturers and third-party specialists are delivering more data with less effort. They are also presenting contractors with a new challenge: How do ...

There is that old adage, “If you want to improve something, you first have to measure it.” With that in mind, if you want to control your maintenance costs, you need to begin by developing a plan to ...

From construction to roadbuilding, utility work to landscaping, backhoes are one of the most popular pieces of equipment across numerous industries. Their wide range of applications often means ...