Winter can bring downtime for contractors, especially those in Canada and the northern United States where snow is probably covering the ground.
While some construction contractors keep trucks busy plowing snow, trenchers or directional drills may sit idle all winter. So what do you do? How about performing general maintenance on your equipment?
Equipment maintenance is important. You want that truck, directional drill, trencher or other tool to last a long time. This time of year can give you and your crew ample time to go through that equipment, clean it out and get it ready for spring when things will kick up again.
If you’re in the market for new equipment, this is a great time of year to start looking at your options. Maybe you’ll even run into some year-end deals as the manufacturers try to off-load the 2015 models.
SHOPPING AROUND
In this issue of Dig Different you’ll find our annual Buyer’s Guide to help you in your search for new equipment. It includes a comprehensive list of manufacturers and their contact information.
We’ve broken the Buyer’s Guide down into category listings to simplify your search.
MONEY MANAGER
This time of the year also gives you the chance to go through those invoices — make sure customers are staying current on what they owe and make sure you are current on any outstanding bills.
Our Money Manager column gives you advice to help your income stay ahead of your outgoing cash. The column looks at issues like tracking where your money is coming in from and where it’s going, whether you should pay your bills as soon as you get the invoice or wait 30 days, and how to make sure your customers pay their bills.
LET’S HEAR FROM YOU
What do you do during these slow months of winter? Either email me at editor@digdifferent.com or visit our online forums at www.digdifferent.com and share.
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