Too many small carriers run their maintenance programs off hope and memory. And let’s be honest—that’s not a strategy. That’s a liability. Waiting until something breaks costs more than just money. It ...

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 ...

For businesses that rely on vehicle fleets to deliver goods, serve customers, or move people, every minute a truck or van ...

Maintenance can be made more efficient, helping make operations more efficient and profitable, by leveraging new digital technologies. Conventional time-based preventive maintenance (PM) is widely ...

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 ...

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 ...

Regular maintenance and inspections are a critical component of equipment operational efficiency. Undermaintaining equipment, especially high-use compact to midsize machinery, can happen for a variety ...

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 ...

Ultrasonic leak detection is an effective, nondestructive method way to pinpoint compressed-air leaks. Regular visual and auditory inspections, combined with leak tagging programs, improve staff ...