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AGGREGATES MANAGER October 2015 26 by Allison McNeal Proper and timely scheduled maintenance will extend the life of equipment and increase a truck's resale value. One tool for extending equipment life, increasing uptime, and lowering ownership costs may be a planned maintenance contract. N o one can fully predict when a ma- chine will experience maintenance issues. However, when maintenance issues arise, understanding how to properly maintain your articulated dump truck (ADT) can save you signifi cant downtime and reduce your overall cost of ownership. Brian Bereika, Doosan ADT product specialist, explains how you can predict expenses, min- imize downtime, easily service your ADT, and increase the resale value by planning ahead for maintenance. Predicting expenses Unplanned maintenance can result in a loss of production, create higher costs for parts, and increase service time. By assessing what equip- ment and tools you use on a daily basis, you can better predict your expenses and use that infor- mation when creating a planned maintenance (PM) contract. "Like any piece of heavy equipment, proper and timely scheduled maintenance will extend the life of the equipment and save the owner money over time," Bereika says. "A PM contract