Top 5 Benefits of Construction Equipment Telematics Telematics has been the hottest phrase in the construction equipment industry for the last three to five years. Google it and you will find no shortage of articles preaching the ROI virtues and on-site benefits of telematics. However, finding a concrete definition of telematics is considerably more difficult. […]

Fuel Economy a Factor of Two Variables: Fuel Combustion Inefficiency and Operator Error Fuel efficiency is the single most important economic component of heavy equipment construction development. Over the life of a quality machine, more money will be spent on fuel than the purchase and maintenance of the machine combined. With respect to the environment, […]

Construction Equipment Fuel efficiency Optimization: Site, Use, and Machine Optimization Construction equipment fuel efficiency is a factor of three variables. While the optimization of one factor increases fuel savings, by treating the three variables as a single system, an owner/operator or company can minimize fuel costs. The three factors that determine construction equipment fuel efficiency […]

How to Build a Green Construction Site Clean Construction USA is a component of the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) National Clean Diesel Campaign (NCDC). The objective of those who initiated the plan was to, “promote the reduction of diesel emissions from construction equipment and vehicles.” According to the EPA, there are more than 2 million […]

Top 5 Construction Equipment Manufacturers in the World International Construction magazine’s annual Yellow Table ranking of the world’s top construction equipment manufacturers for 2016 was released and, not surprisingly, the same manufacturers that have lead the world for more than a decade are still ranking right at the top. Caterpillar and Komatsu: #1 and #2 […]

Rentar Fuel Catalyst Can Help Reduce Emissions on Heavy Duty and Over the Road Trucks Although they are cautious to use only legitimate and repeatable data with respect to its pre-combustion diesel fuel saving catalyst/emissions reduction device, Rentar’s numbers regarding emissions are — nevertheless — surprisingly high. Tests for particulate matter reduction, black smoke elimination, […]

The Rentar Fuel Catalyst Will Increase Fuel Economy Dramatically Diesel engine manufacturers, equipment fleet managers and private equipment owners alike are rarely fans of emissions-reducing devices because, in general, emissions-reducing devices also reduce fuel economy and horsepower from an engine. While reducing emissions like greenhouse gases — CO2, CO, NO, Nox, SO2, etc.; — particulate […]

Global Warming and Climate Change Talk Drags On, and On, and On… Action Slow to Gain Momentum After 27 years, the global warming debate — whether it is real or not — is dead. The technology needed to slow global warming is here, yet few meaningful steps are being made. The Climate Action Report (CAR) […]

All About a Barrel of Crude Oil: What It Consists of and What the Different Levels Are in It When crude oil comes out of the ground, it’s nothing like the neat, consistent petroleum products with which we are so familiar. Surface facilities are required to separate water, sand and solids, natural gas, and hydrocarbons […]

The Miracle Paradox of the Rentar Fuel Catalyst Construction Equipment Magazine, the industry’s leading construction magazine/online-newsletter/blog source, posted an article on its website late last year titled, “Another Piece in the Emissions Puzzle.” The premise of the article is that new oils and government regulations developed and passed to combat greenhouse-gas emissions, “are just the […]