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Don Staruk

  • 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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  • October 1, 2021

    Working With Insurance Companies on Storm-Damage Claims

    By Don Staruk

    Providing storm-damage cleanup is challenging work for tree-service companies. What can make it even more challenging is being properly paid for that work, particularly when insurance companies are involved, which they usually are. Determining a fair price for this challenging [...]

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  • PHC sales, PHC, PHC technician qualifications, pesticide certification, PHC training and safety
    July 1, 2021

    Business of PHC, Part 4: Who Do You Need on Board to Get Started?

    By Don Staruk

    An Almstead crew performs soil injection at Liberty State Park, near the 911 Memorial, in Jersey City, New Jersey. Photo courtesy of Arborjet. For the fourth installment of this series, we asked a number of industry professionals what we thought [...]

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  • July 1, 2021

    Tips and Best Practices for Using Lowering Devices

    By Don Staruk

    The Hobbs H-2 is designed for lowering lines from ½-inch to ¾-inch diameter, and has a working load limit (WLL) of up to 3,000 pounds. The H-2 has a lifting capacity of 1,000 pounds. Photo courtesy of Bailey's. There are [...]

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  • May 1, 2021

    Innovations in Mechanical Row Equipment

    By Don Staruk

    There are a number of methods used to clear and maintain utility rights of way, or ROWs, but they all fall into two categories – mechanical, including things like brush mowers, saw trimmers and aerial lifts, or chemical, including materials [...]

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