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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.