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Before selling an asset in your fleet, you might want to get a construction equipment appraisal to establish its value. This consists of...

At 20-years-old, Regina McMichael’s husband died after falling off a roof at a job site where he was working. That was the...

Do your office staff and field staff get along? If the answer is no, think about the daily stress that truth places...

Seeing a need for smaller vacuum excavators in urban settings, manufacturers are continuing to make their units smaller, keeping them road legal...

Eric “EJ” Herron understands what it’s like to be a small contractor trying to decide whether to invest in new technology. For nearly 10...

When faced with installing new pipelines in some of the rockiest topography around, trenchless pipe rehabilitation contractor Kurt Fossen knows the path of least...

Within a year of launching his sewer and drain cleaning business, Mark Joski began to diversify. He first added excavation services and...

We’re in the middle of a labor shortage. With more jobs than workers, companies are increasingly willing to hire anyone who’s willing to...

Effective communication is key to the success of any contractor. One of the best tools for improving on-the-job communication is two-way radios. Two-way...

The more kinds of work you can do, the better. That’s the basic philosophy of ESP&P Industrial Services of Jonesborough, Tennessee. “Disney World...

Fluids are essential for machine operation. It’s important for contractors to familiarize themselves with how to handle them and use them to ensure...

“Why would I hire a contractor who chooses a middle finger shot as his Twitter profile picture? Goodness knows I made some...

When it comes to selecting a trailer to haul heavy equipment, you have more than a few options to consider. And when...

When servicing excavators, most inspections focus on the hydraulics, boom arm, and cab controls as they are the heart of the machine’s...

Business leaders must be prepared for some employee turnover. Sooner or later, you’re bound to have an employee who leaves the company,...

In each issue, Dig Different magazine captures the work that contractors do through both words and pictures. When photographers accompany profiled contractors on job sites,...

“Is lining pipe worth it? I hear all the sales guys tell me I need to line pipe, but I have a...

Skid steer or compact track loader? The answer depends on several factors — not the least of which is cost — but...

No employee, no human is infallible. The best companies understand this. They do their best to hire and train right so that...