October 2009 Utility Contractor - Table of Contents |
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COVER STORY - Mobile Metal Gear - Battling Through the Troubled Truck Market
Nose-diving sales, bankrupt companies and government bailouts have all taken their toll on the long, tough road of a downward spiraling truck market. Brothers in work truck arms — like Sterling and General Motors (GM) medium-duty chassis cabs — have been lost. Though the war against slumping sales continues, it looks like there’s a break in the battle, bringing relief and a sense of hope for the future. more >>
By Jason Morgan |
Feature Story - Predicting Your Business Future - The Five Stages of Strategic Business Planning
Strategic planning has become an annual administrative rite. Every year, contractors brush off last year’s plans and doggedly seek to update their contents. Once completed, the task, like filing tax returns and conducting employee reviews, is checked off for another year. What value do you really get from your current planning process? more >>
By Brad Dawson |
Feature Story - The Minnesota Utility Contractors Association - Utility Contractor’s Salute to a NUCA Chapter
Though the National Utility Contractors Association (NUCA) headquarters is strategically placed in Arlington, Va., a mere stone’s throw away from Capitol Hill, its heart is pumping across the country. Like any association, NUCA gains its strength from its 24 chapters. Each year. more >>
By Jason Morgan |
Feature Story - Track It Out - Mighty Tracked Trenchers Tackle Utility Installations
Its presence is undeniable. Casting an intimidating shadow over the jobsite, the tracked trencher hungers for productivity, as it chews up earth and rock. You’re likely to find these ditch-digging beasts on utility, pipeline, mining and wind farm installation jobsites, but to pigeon-hole the tracked trencher would be folly. more >>
By Jason Morgan |
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