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Get more from every machine on the jobsite. Read expert guidance on equipment selection, operation, maintenance and emerging innovations that boost productivity and maximize return on investment.

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    Increase Sales with Online Construction Equipment Auctions

    Take advantage of online auctions to reach more buyers and sell your construction equipment.
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    Asset Management Technology: Helping Finance Executives Uncover Additional Savings

    With recent advances in technology, such remote asset technology, many contractors are finding ways to run their businesses more efficiently, be more competitive and save money by monitoring their equipment usage.
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    Steps to Selling Equipment Online

    How do you sell equipment online?
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    Deciding Whether to Buy Construction Equipment or Rent

    Use these guidelines the next time you acquire construction equipment and feel confident in your decision. Determining whether to purchase a new piece of construction equipment is a decision that should be considered carefully, and the overall bottom line must be taken into consideration. Let’s look at factors to weigh when deciding whether to buy or rent new equipment.
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    Best Practices for Land Clearing

    Boost productivity by picking the right machine or attachment. Adding land clearing to your list of capabilities, rather than outsourcing this work, has many benefits. This work can help you keep crews busy between projects, maintain control of your project time frames, use your equipment efficiently and keep more cash at project completion. But you might be in for a surprise if you think,“It’s only lot clearing. How hard can it be?” Removing unwanted vegetation is not rocket science, but aspects of it can make a seemingly simple project much more complicated. When clearing land, use these best practices to ensure you do this work as efficiently as possible. Chippers vs. Mulchers Many contractors already have some equipment that can be used to clear unwanted…
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    Get More Value from Your Used Equipment

    Asset management is an important issue for today’s construction professionals.
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    Selecting Skid-Steer Loaders

    Determine how to effectively choose, operate and maintain skid-steer loaders to increase efficiency and gain a return on investment. Whether you are a long-time skid-steer loader owner/operator or you would like to enhance your equipment fleet, there is no question that matching the machine to the job should be your top consideration. Doing this is the first step to increased efficiency and uptime, as well as easy regular maintenance. In addition, skid-steer loader attachment options offer a versatility that is hard to match.
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    Select the Right Snowplow

    With the right plow, you can put your construction crews to work in slow winter months. Less time. Less labor. Less overhead costs. These days, it seems every company is stretched to do more with less. While ‘less’ seems to be the operative word, it is ‘more’ that matters. More efficiency. More productivity. And especially more profit.
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    Reduce Risks by Leasing Construction Equipment

    Four ways equipment leasing can be used to maintain a better cash flow and lower asset risks. Construction industry entrepreneurs are keenly aware of the economic downturn’s impact on their businesses. Many have developed a new appreciation for keeping cash on hand. They have also begun exploring risk management strategies with renewed intensity. In this current environment, it is worth considering equipment leasing as one risk management strategy. Equipment leasing offers both risk management techniques and compelling cash management advantages.
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    Heavy Equipment Innovations for 2011

    Shows such as World of Concrete and CONEXPO-CON/AGG will reveal new trends in heavy construction equipment. Contractors who remain successful in the current climate have done so by delivering inventive services and solutions that meet changing customer needs, including services that the competition previously overlooked. For example, contractors are seeking innovative work in areas such as alternative energy, conservation, infrastructure or other areas being funded through special initiatives like the American Reinvestment & Recovery Act.
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    Why Buy When Renting Makes Good Sense?

    Heavy industrial machinery can cost hundreds of thousands of dollars to purchase, without factoring in maintenance fees, repairs and fuel costs and yet only 35 to 40 percent of the people who use equipment rent vs. own.
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    How to Shop for and Evaluate a GPS and Telemetry System

    The hardware cost for a telemetry system will run you anywhere from $400 to $1,000 per unit with a monthly messaging charge between $5 to $30 per unit.
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