Working efficiently and safely is a non-negotiable for tree care jobs – so we’ve compiled a selection of tools and equipment that we’ve seen help our customers complete jobs faster without compromising safety. Hydraulics Pole [...]

Custom Truck's aerial lineup. All photos courtesy of Custom Truck. Custom Truck One Source, a publicly traded provider of specialized trucks and equipment for tree care, utility and infrastructure work, operates more than 40 locations across North America. [...]

Cover of “The CODIT Principle: Tree Biology and Arboriculture, Second Edition." Photo courtesy of the International Society of Arboriculture (ISA). In the August 2017 issue of TCI Magazine, I reviewed Dirk Dujesiefken and Walter Liese’s “The CODIT Principle: [...]

In tree care, safety is often treated like overhead. Necessary. Required. Important, sure – but expensive. Harnesses, helmets, training days, downtime for tailboards, safety managers, documentation. When you’re running multiple crews and watching fuel, labor and equipment costs climb, it [...]

Timothy M. Walsh, CTSP. Like most of us, I didn’t enter arboriculture chasing credentials. I entered because I loved the work: the pace, the responsibility, the crews and the satisfaction of doing difficult work well. But over time, [...]