Equipment World

oCTobER 1-3, 2013 LoUIsvILLE, KENTUCKY Tomorrow is right around the corner. For utility contractors and municipalities, we have the keys to prepare for it. Learn about new technologies, innovations, insights and trends affecting the utilities industry—ranging from electric to telecom and water/wastewater to gas. Demo the latest equipment. Meet with the experts. Network with peers. Put the future in your hands at ICUEE, the International Construction & Utility Equipment Exposition. REgIsTER Now aT www.ICUEE.CoM.

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• Equipment: Marketplace: New products include the Doosan DX 140L-CR-3 excavator, Ditch Witch's JT20 directional drill, Sany's SRC885 rough-train crane and more.
• Machine Matters: When is bigger better? While there are advantages to bigger backhoes, the gap between them and smaller diggers is closing.
• Construction University: Marketing: How to give clients great reasons to choose you over your competitors.
• Product Focus: Service trucks
• On Record: How I almost got thrown off a boat
• Maintenance: DEF fluid management
• Quick Data: Single-drum compactors
• Contractor of the Year finalist: Ken and Melissa Lester, Lester Contracting Port Lavaca, Texas
• Final Word: How you ask for increased fuel taxes makes all the difference
• Safety Watch: Dump Truck Dangers: Clear a path for backing vehicles.