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Don Staruk

  • “Having telematics is great, but managing the data it provides is the most important thing,” says Rory Anderson. TCIA file photo courtesy of ClearWay Industries LLC, a utility-contractor accredited, nine-year TCIA member company based in Glenwood, New Jersey.
    September 15, 2024

    Incorporating Fleet Telematics: Pros and Pitfalls

    By Don Staruk

    Telematics is a tool that may help lower insurance premiums, as well as address other fleet-related issues and expenses, but only if used in conjunction with company policies and programs that encourage or enforce better driving habits. And if not [...]

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  • March 1, 2022

    Independent Tree Helps Keep Suffrage Alive

    By Don Staruk

    Lisa Carrelli-Kraus, co-owner of Independent Tree, with the Centennial Oak in South Newbury, Ohio. Photo by Jeani Brechbill Photography. The Women’s Suffrage Movement was a decades-long fight to win the right to vote for women in the United States. The [...]

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  • March 1, 2022

    Carving a Path for Women in Tree Care

    By Don Staruk

    Those who participated in the pre-conference Women in Tree Care Workshop learned about resources to help them succeed. Photos by Richard May. A standing-room-only workshop held in conjunction with TCI EXPO ’21 in Indianapolis this past November gave women in [...]

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  • PHC sales, PHC contracts, customer retention, PHC pricing
    February 1, 2022

    Business of Plant Health Care, Part 10: Marketing and Selling PHC Contracts

    By Don Staruk

    “Your clients have to understand what you are doing, why you are doing it and what to expect. Client communication is key!” says Chris Kemp. TCIA file photo by Kathleen Costello. To this point in our series, we’ve discussed the [...]

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  • October 1, 2021

    How to Avoid Failing Roadside Inspections

    By Don Staruk

    In the industry, many times we treat trucks as an afterthought, but in reality, we should treat trucks the way pilots treat airplanes. The driver of a 20-ton truck has a huge amount of responsibility. Photo courtesy of The Townsend [...]

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