Why is operator training so important for the modern day earthmoving or mining company? I sit down with Jay Collup of Collup Enterprises to talk everything operator training. Jay has an incredible background working for Caterpillar at Tucson Proving Grounds and other Cat dealers, which has made him an incredible resource for companies looking to train their people on all types and sizes of equipment. We cover Jay's story, what types of training Collup Enterprises provides, what style of training is effective, training green vs expeirnced operators, common operators mistakes, and 5 tips to become a better operator.

Learn more about Jay on his website https://collupenterprises.com/ or find Jay on social media, Jay Collup/@collup_withacameraphone

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Mack sits down with Ed Lingel, President of Daequip Premium Attachments, to talk everything buckets and entrepreneurship. The episode details the Daequip story products they offer, how they work with customers to spec custom buckets, the new Daequip quick coupler, their new facility in Abbotsford, Dormel Roll off bins, where the company is headed, and more!

Learn more about Daequip by visiting their website https://www.daequip.com/ or find them on social media @daequip

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What is marketing and why should earthmoving contractors market themselves? Mack sits down with Aria Morgan, marketing director for Plateau Excavation, an earthmoving company based out of Kennesaw, Georgia. They cover everything marketing for earthmoving contractors, from where to start, what value social media provides, websites, generating content on site, role of a marketing director, and more!

Learn more about Plateau Excavation on their website https://plateauexcavation.com/ or follow them on social media @plateauexcavation

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Revolutionzing the logging industry many years ago, winch assisted logging has enabled contractors to harvest previous unreachable timber resources. On this episode, Mack sits down with Kelway Cox, President of Timbermax USA, to talk all about the Timbermax product. They cover how/where the idea for winch assist slope work started, the origin of Timbermax product and how it is built, applications for Timbermax winch outside of forestry, and more!

To learn more about Timbermax, visit their website here https://timbermaxusa.com/

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Learn all about the largest earthmoving machines in the mining industry, the electric rope shovel! On this episode Mack sits down with Nicholas Voelz, Sr. Manager - ERS Product Management for Komatsu electric rope shovels. They dive into the history of the P&H rope shovel, current Komatsu ERS product line, application for rope shovels in mining, technology on these machines, and of course the P&H 4800 flagship of the Komatsu ERS product line.

Learn more about Komatsu ERS product here https://www.komatsu.com/en/products/electric-rope-shovels/

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On this episode Mack sits down with Ryan Haasen of Civil Craft Studio to talk all about how Ryan designs, builds, and delivers the incredible board room table dioramas he is most well known for.

Ryan has a long history in both construction and building things with his hands, originally starting wood working he soon found himself building construction dioramas and eventually the first board room table for Blue Con Excavating, was created! Ryan has since built many more large and small diorama.

Ryan has received worldwide attention for his work, you can find him on instagram @civilcraftstudio

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Clearview Demolition has a long history clearing the way for tomorrow demolishing buildings, bridges, pulp mills, and more. They recently began to acquire Link-Belt excavators, and now operate the largest fleet in Western Canada at 17 machines.

Mack sits down with Brad Morrison of Clearview Demolition, and Mark Williams of Inland Group to talk all about Clearview's fleet of LBX machines, how Clearview spec's their machines for demolition, Link-Belts new remote care app, touring the LBX factory, and more!

Learn more about Clearview Demolition here https://clearviewdemo.ca/ or find them on social media @clearviewdemolition

Learn more about LBX here https://en.lbxco.com/ and Inland Group here https://www.inland-group.com/en-CA/

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When most people think of renting equipment, they think mini excavator or bobcat, not many people know mining companies rent large haul trucks, dozers, wheel loader, excavators, and more!

Mack sits down with Cody Harman, President and Founder of Harman Energy LLC, a large equipment rental outfit based in Bluefield West Virginia. Mack and Cody talk all about the business of renting big equipment, advantages to renting vs owning, why mining companies rent equipment, buying and selling iron, and more!

Learn more about Harman Energy by visiting their website https://www.harmanenergy.com/ or finding them on social media @harmanenergy

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