Tom Jackson (TLC)

Tom Jackson is the executive editor of Equipment World magazine and has been writing about construction and related fields for 26 years. A 1979 graduate from the University of Alabama, Jackson is also a U.S. Army veteran and a father of two.
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Rule 2: O&O Skid Steers
November 25, 2013
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Rule 1: O&O Skid Steers
Based on a Case 430/440 model, 1700 to 2200 pound operating load, 2007 model, 4 year ownership/depreciation, 750 hours of use per year.
November 25, 2013
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Report: Mowers Top Item for Thieves
The National Insurance Crime Bureau released its annual report showing a seven percent drop in heavy equipment thefts since last year and a 19 percent drop since 2008.
October 15, 2013
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Design-Build
Leadership Lessons from Eisenhower
The trouble with most management and leadership books crowding the shelves is that many of them were written by people who’ve never managed anything bigger than their own publishing enterprises. I prefer biographies. And one of the best biographies I’ve read in many years is Eisenhower: In War and Peace, by Jean Edward Smith. So, what […]
October 3, 2013
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Too Busy to Not Text and Drive? Think again.
This film has nothing to do with construction, but show it to your employees anyway. It’s the best safety briefing you’ll give all year.
August 20, 2013
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Power of ‘Just Doing’ Will Be Revealed in Moore
It was a few days short of six months ago that I wrote about Hurricane Sandy and how volunteers should respond in the wake of catastrophic natural disasters. Those of you who are heading to Oklahoma soon might do well to read it here first.
May 28, 2013
Volunteers from Samaritan’s Purse help tornado victims after the April 27, 2011 tornado that went through Tuscaloosa, Alabama.
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How U.S. Can Think Big With Jobs
For landscapers and equipment manufacturers trying to find trained technicians, Germany offers a great example of how to do it right. The German Engineering Federation, VDMA, last month brought in more than 10,000 teens to participate in Bauma 2013 and a program they called Think Big. There, the teens got an up-close look at the […]
May 13, 2013
Design-Build
Jeff Burton Talks to Contractors About Racing, Conditioning
Similar to our Landscaper of the Year program, our sister publication Equipment World has an annual Contractor of the Year. The finalists won a trip to Las Vegas where they enjoyed time with NASCAR driver Jeff Burton. The driver of the No. 31 Caterpillar car gave a short talk, answered questions and posed for photos […]
March 19, 2013
Jeff Burton
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The Truth About Diesel
Although a great country, America is amazingly ignorant about cars and fuel efficiency. If you look in the center of the photo above, you’ll see a readout of 65 mpg. That’s the mileage a friend of ours, Peter Causer, of Volvo Construction Equipment, got in his Ford Focus 1.8 liter turbodiesel while in Europe two […]
January 28, 2013
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How Environmentalists Have Changed
One of the pleasures of going home for the holidays is sometimes finding the books I  left behind in college and getting to reread them. This year I stumbled upon a 1977 copy of John McPhee’s Encounters with the Archdruid. The book concerns three trips McPhee took with the “Archdruid,” David Brower, the controversial executive […]
January 9, 2013
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Signed, sealed, delivered: Facts and figures for the Fourth
On July 4, 1776, history changed forever with the signing of the Declaration of Independence, which lead to 13 colonies gaining their independence and the nation we know today coming to life. The Fourth of July is traditionally celebrated around the nation in a myriad of ways, whether it be family gatherings, barbecues, parades, concerts, […]
For use with asphalt and gravel, the CP1000 features an 88 cubic foot hopper capacity for narrow paving, utility trenches and patch jobs.
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