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Extend Manufacturing Launches Line of Towable Mini-Excavators
Terex Introduces TA400 Articulated Truck at AED
EZ Grout Hog Crusher Job Site Material Recycler
907H Rounds Out Strong Cat Compact Wheel Loader Lineup
All-New Articulated Loaders from GEHL

Web Exclusive: Get More Work Out of Your Work Trucks
Maximizing fleet productivity starts with getting the most out of your vehicles. To a large degree, the best approach is driven by the type of fleet you operate and its drive cycles. ...

by Robert “Bob” Johnson

Smooth Operators
What does it take to be a smooth operator in today’s world of advanced heavy equipment? Operators work with machines that are increasingly outfitted with impressive equipment and instrumentation, from laser- and robotic- to GPS-guided indicate and automated systems.

by Kimberly Jensen

Machine Management
Construction machines are costly--to acquire, operate, maintain and even to manage. Use the wrong machine for the job, run one past its scheduled service hours, misdiagnose a series of similar failures, rent a machine out only to have it misused, unused or sitting onsite with its engine idling… and you’ve got problems. Machine monitoring and remote management help solve some of these problems.

by Joseph V.R. Paiva PLS, PE, PhD

Estimating Excavation
Retail Price: $39.50
 
How to calculate the amount of dirt you’ll have to move and the cost of owning and operating the machines you’ll do it with. Detailed, step-by-step instructions on how to assign bid prices to each part of the job, including labor and equipment costs. Also, the best ways to set up an organized and logical estimating system, take off from contour maps, estimate quantities in irregular areas, and figure your overhead.


Dirt Talk: How to Re-Invest in Your Company
Are you a laggard or a leader when it comes to investing in your company?
by Harry O. Ward , PE | December 21, 2009 | Comments (0)

907H Rounds Out Strong Cat Compact Wheel Loader Lineup
The new 70-net horsepower (52-kW) model features a skid steer loader style coupler, auxiliary hydraulic system, Cat C3.4 diesel engine, two-speed hydrostatic drive, standard differential locks in both axles, parallel-lift Z-bar loader linkage and high-visibility operator's station.

 • Tips for Success in 2010
 • Renewing the Runway
 • Editor's View: Have You Heard of AMG?
 • Money Matters: Looking into the Crystal Ball for 2010
 • Extend Manufacturing Launches Line of Towable Mini-Excavators
 • Terex Introduces TA400 Articulated Truck at AED
Editor's View: Have You Heard of AMG?

Although I first heard the term “AMG” a couple of years ago, we’ve never used it in the pages of Site Prep before this issue. AMG stands for automated machine guidance; we’ve always referred to this technology as “machine control.”

by Kimberly J. Schwartz


Money Matters: Looking into the Crystal Ball for 2010

It’s a new year and you know what that means— it’s forecast season.

by Ron Riecks


Alternate Routes: Film on Ice

Last November, film fans watched a feature film on a screen made entirely of ice at the Stockholm International Film Festival.


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