Advice & Tips

"Is it true that piston pumps require less power to run than gear pumps?"
Let's pop the hood on this question. 

As the holiday season approaches, finding the perfect gifts for hardworking team members is a challenge. In an industry where practicality meets hard work, the right gift can not only show appreciation but also improve daily operations. To help you out, we've gathered some top suggestions vetted by industry professionals to help you choose gifts that resonate with your team.

Digital marketplaces have placed all manner of equipment at buyers’ fingertips—making buying heavy equipment and commercial trucks online an increasingly efficient and secure experience. Though many security protections exist, there will always be scammers employing deceitful methods to exploit buyers. 

Whether you're involved in purchasing or maintaining construction equipment for use or sale, you know the immense value it holds. However, have you contemplated the ever-present threat of theft? In this comprehensive guide to preventing construction equipment theft, you’ll learn how to begin shielding your assets and keeping your construction equipment secure.

Imagine a world where cost-cutting and efficiency take center stage. It's not a pipe dream—it's just what happens when your dealership begins using the best tools for the job—the right dealer management system. 

Depending on one’s lifestyle preferences or what role they see truck driving playing in their lives, each of these will appeal to a different subset of drivers. In this guide, we’ve rounded up responses to this question from actual truck drivers to get to the bottom of why a truck driver may prefer OTR trucking or local truck driving and how to find your “happy place” on the road as a truck driver. 

This guide contains a comprehensive collection of hacks, exercises, and tips to help support truck driver wellness. Some of these are based on years of scientific research. Others are based on years at the wheel from fellow truck drivers. All are designed to ensure a long and pleasant journey as an over-the-road truck driver. 

While mental health professionals have a wide array of recommendations for coping with the stress and loneliness that comes with the open roads, we also wanted to hear from fellow truck drivers on how others found relief. What was one of the most popular replies? “Get a dog.” Let's check out some breeds! 

Hot weather has the potential to seriously impact the functionality and longevity of your construction equipment. High temperatures can cause engine overheating, tire blowouts, and fluid degradation—among other issues. Let's look at how to combat potential damage from hot weather.

Scratchin' your head over whether to buy or lease your construction equipment? In this comprehensive guide, we provide the short answer, the long answer, and everywhere in between to help you make an informed decision. 

When done right, a compelling product description can make a commercial truck or item of heavy equipment sound like an exciting business investment. But writing product descriptions can seem daunting, but they're actually not! So, how do you write descriptions that not only showcase your equipment effectively but also catch the eye of your potential buyers?

Whether you’re about to take your excavator, bulldozer, semi-truck, or dump truck on the job or you’re getting it ready to sell, you’ll want to make sure to stay on top of maintenance. A failure to do so can result in everything from a head-scratching pickle to something potentially life-threatening.To help with this task, we reached out to professional heavy equipment mechanics for their sometimes less-than-conventional wisdom on heavy equipment and commercial vehicle maintenance. 

While a CDL ensures that a truck driver understands the rules of the road and the technical aspects of operating a truck, there’s a lot you just have to learn by experience. Fortunately, hardworking veteran truck drivers are some of the most helpful people you’d hope to meet—especially to new drivers asking for help on online forum pages. This article is a summary of tips and advice from veteran truckers to rookie drivers—the tips they don’t necessarily teach in trucking school.

When deciding upon what heavy equipment you can afford, the initial purchase price of the equipment is only the tip of the iceberg. Behind that upfront cost is a wide variety of associated costs for buying, keeping, and using said equipment. Let's look at them all. 

Heavy equipment is expensive—that’s a given. Still, wanting the best price is also a given. But here’s a secret that many don’t want you to know—many sellers are open to lowering their prices. And even if they’re not, the answer is always “no” until you ask.

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In this article, we’re breaking down some of the pros and cons of buying a box truck from dealerships, rental companies, and private sellers.

Selling machinery is not a daunting task but your results can vary based upon the amount of work you put into your products' listings. Whether you are looking to sell heavy equipment, machinery, commercial trucks, trailers, or parts, here are five tips to getting better results and attracting more buyers.

What is a Federal excise tax? How does it impact the heavy truck and trailer industries? Get help wrapping your head around FETs with this handy piece and video.

As the saying goes, “If you fail to plan, you plan to fail.” This also goes for your pre-sleep routine. If your idea of a pre-sleep routine is simply to turn off the light and jump into bed, you may be greatly limiting your potential for highly restorative sleep.