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April 8, 2009
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Needs analysis software helps customers select the right-sized lube truck for their fleets
Written by: Jared Brox, Two Rivers Marketing, Des Moines, Iowa
Provided By: Iowa Mold Tooling Co. Inc., Garner, Iowa
Construction equipment needs regular maintenance. There’s no getting around it. It minimizes breakdowns and extends the life of your equipment, which, given the current economic situation, has become more important than ever. Many ...
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December 6, 2008
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Written by: Jennifer Oredson, Two Rivers Marketing
Field service has long been a big part of the construction business, and the trend has been growing in recent years. What has not been the norm, however, is field-service equipment for rent.
Contractors, rental operations and dealerships, to name a few, have been key clients of QT Equipment, of Akron, Ohio, ever since QT was founded in 1991. But the customers had to own service ...
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November 20, 2008
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Written by: Jennifer Oredson, Two Rivers Marketing
Bill Youngson doesn’t like to hear it can’t be done.
One dealer told Youngson, owner of Fleet Maintenance and Repair Inc., just that when he was trying to custom build a mechanics truck for his company. So Youngson went to another dealer that, like him, didn’t know the meaning of that phrase.
By getting the mechanics truck he wanted, there’s almost nothing that Youngson and his crews can’t ...
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November 4, 2008
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Written by: Jennifer Oredson, Two Rivers Marketing
Competitors are usually as willing to cooperate with each other as the Hatfields are to sit down to Sunday dinner with the McCoys. And it was that reality that got Len Strazza of AmeriGas thinking that there simply had to be a better way to do business.
“I believe in business partnerships,” says Strazza, who strongly felt that an industry collaboration, done the right way, could lead ...
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October 15, 2008
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Written by: Jennifer Oredson, Two Rivers Marketing
Mechanics trucks might not always be thought of as the heroes of the jobsite, but in many respects they are. When equipment breaks down and productivity stops, the mechanics truck swoops in, fixes the problem and brings dreaded downtime to a halt. In a sense, saving the day. But how effective would Superman be if he had a broken leg?
It’s a bit ironic that mechanics trucks — whose sole ...
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August 1, 2008
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Written by: Jennifer Oredson, Two Rivers Marketing
Gary Grose is one lucky trucker.
Grose, manager of Tipton Valley Honey Co., was the recipient of a new articulating crane when he appeared on an episode of “Trick My Truck” on CMT in July 2008. As soon as Grose found out he was ...
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January 4, 2008
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Written by: Jennifer Oredson, Two Rivers Marketing
No matter what the job, Dwayne McAninch knows speed is crucial, and never more so than on one of McAninch Corporation’s recent jobs. The Des Moines, Iowa-based contractor did all the site prep for the new airport in Branson, Mo., and it’s the biggest job in the company’s history. It also had an extremely aggressive deadline.
“We were working 24 hours ...
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