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Complete Guide to Construction Site Grading

January 30, 2023 Equipment & Contracting Comments Off on Complete Guide to Construction Site Grading

What is Site Grading? Site grading is used frequently around the world—from some of the smallest, residential backyard jobs—to the largest industrial warehouse projects. The purpose of grading is to prepare a construction site for […]

Earthmoving & Excavation

How to Properly Inspect and Maintain Equipment Undercarriage

September 9, 2022 Equipment & Contracting Comments Off on How to Properly Inspect and Maintain Equipment Undercarriage

View the complete article here. You’ve got expensive equipment that needs to be maintained in order to be ready for the next job, starting with the undercarriage. If your work requires dozers, excavators, or even […]

Contractors

How Contractors are Making $1,000,000+ Per Year

June 20, 2022 Equipment & Contracting Comments Off on How Contractors are Making $1,000,000+ Per Year

It’s not just experienced contractors in their 40s and 50s. It’s young guns in their 20s and retirees coming out of retirement as well. They’re crushing it. Many of them are making between $500,000 and […]

Contractors

Using Construction Management Software to Improve Your Contracting Business

February 21, 2022 Equipment & Contracting Comments Off on Using Construction Management Software to Improve Your Contracting Business

Construction management software (CMS) consists of several different components that can supercharge your construction business. CMS can help you organize and track workers, clients, projects, documents, and equipment. It can increase communication between you, your […]

Asphalt & Paving

How to Set up a Portable Asphalt Plant

January 28, 2022 Equipment & Contracting Comments Off on How to Set up a Portable Asphalt Plant

View the complete article here. Some companies, like ADM Asphalt Drum Mixers, offer portable hot mix asphalt (HMA) plants that can be setup quickly and run by just two workers – a plant operator and […]

Earthmoving & Excavation

A Recipe for Cash: Engineered and Structured Soils

April 28, 2021 Equipment & Contracting Comments Off on A Recipe for Cash: Engineered and Structured Soils

In our last article, How to Hit Pay Dirt in the Soil Blending Business, we discussed how you can get started in the soil blending business. There is another profitable opportunity that is similar: engineered […]

Contractors

Formal Training vs. On-The-Job Experience

April 19, 2021 Equipment & Contracting Comments Off on Formal Training vs. On-The-Job Experience

View the complete article here. By Rick Longstaff – VISTA Training When it comes to heavy equipment, is it best for an operator to learn in a structured training environment – such as a classroom […]

Asphalt & Paving

How to Start Your Own Sealcoating Business

February 10, 2021 Equipment & Contracting Comments Off on How to Start Your Own Sealcoating Business

View the complete article here. Sealcoating is a good entry-level business. If you already have a solid work truck and contacts in your community, you’re off to a good start. In this article we discuss […]

Earthmoving & Excavation

Hitting Pay Dirt in the Soil Blending Business

February 8, 2021 Equipment & Contracting Comments Off on Hitting Pay Dirt in the Soil Blending Business

What do you do with a bunch of dirt you’ve just excavated? You can haul it away yourself to dump somewhere. Or you can pay someone to take it away. The better answer is to […]

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Abandoned Underground Mine Inventory and Risk Assessment – Part II

June 2, 2020 Equipment & Contracting Comments Off on Abandoned Underground Mine Inventory and Risk Assessment – Part II

View complete article here. In the first article in the Abandoned Mines series, we talked about the dangers and damage abandoned underground mines can cause. We also provided sources for the development of an initial […]

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