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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

From the Vault

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

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Dirt Talk

Dirt Talk: Do We Need a New DTM Algorithm?
Does the industry need a wake-up call to improve DTM software? Or do you think the software you use is more than adequate for your needs?

March 11, 2010 | Comments (6)

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2010 March Issue

•	Industry Dirt: March 2010

•	Peering Underwater with Grade Control

•	Editor's View: Doing Good in Bad Times

•	Virtual Stringline: Why the Industry Needs a New DTM Algorithm

•	Benchmark Construction Pay Levels with FMI’s Compensation Interactive

•	New Holland Announces Solution for Tier 4 Interim Emissions Regulations

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Columns

Editor's View: Doing Good in Bad Times

When I started writing this editor’s note, I was solely focused on the economic forecast for the construction industry. I don’t have to tell you that it still isn’t very bright—you already know based on the struggle many of you are facing to keep projects in the pipeline.

by Kimberly J. Schwartz

Virtual Stringline: Why the Industry Needs a New DTM Algorithm

The design and construction industry has been using the Delaunay method algorithm for many years to build surface models. This is the method that our DTM (Digital Terrain Model) software uses to create TIN (Triangulated Irregular Network) files. ...

by Harry O. Ward , PE

Alternate Routes: Doze Down Dinner

Tired of the usual tactics for getting picky kids to eat? Maybe it’s time to manage mealtime like your jobsite.

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