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32% of U.S. Businesses Plan to Hire Additional Staff in 2011

Bi-annual survey shows more than a third of companies globally intend to increase headcount in 2011.

Light- and Heavy-duty Hose Reels

Graco Hr 10177751

America's Community Colleges Unite to Train Students for Jobs in the Green Economy

Over 300 schools join the leadership initiative to create a more competitive U.S. workforce.

R4Tech Hybrid Suspension

Firestone Lifted R4tech 10851632

What Does It Really Cost to Run Your Sweeping Operation?

How Clark Construction Achieved 2.5 Million Hours Without a Lost-time Accident

Star Tron Fuel Additives

Stens Corporation

Stensstar 10171307

Rotella Ultra ELC Coolant

Shell Lubricants

Shellrote 10171300

Fuel Testing Packages

POLARIS Laboratories

So You Want to Rent a Lift...

Rental is an effective option to obtain boom lifts, scissor lifts, etc. But it's important to consider jobsite conditions and other factors to ensure you get the right lift for the application.

Working height is only one consideration when renting a lift. It's also important to consider such factors as available power, accessibility to the work area and underfoot conditions.

Four Fundamental Fixes = More Work, Less Spending, Longer Tool Life

An industry expert shines a spotlight on the most common, yet easy to correct, breaker maintenance mistakes.

Check tool tops regularly for mushrooming. These areas need be filed off before they become so large that they break off and cause further damage.

Learn to Safely Operate Aerial Lifts

Best Practices of General Training and Familiarization for Aerial Work Platform Equipment details what operators need to know to satisfy ANSI standard.

General safety training is the first step in ANSI's work-platform operator standard. It teaches operators how to inspect machines and jobsites, recognize common hazards and avoid them.

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