Pannell Co., primarily a line-clearance contractor, recently earned its TCIA Utility Contractor Accreditation credential. Photos courtesy of Pannell Co. When Jeff Pannell and his father were clearing land and building fences in the Texas Hill Country, little did Jeff know [...]

In colder climates, workers need to be aware of cold-related threats such as hypothermia, frostbite and trench foot. These stresses are preventable and treatable, but they can be deadly if ignored. TCIA file photo by Richard May. Back when I [...]

Tree work being done along the Boston Common. TCIA file photo by Kathleen Costello. As your business providing tree services to residential and small-business owners develops, it is not uncommon to run across the opportunity to work for larger buyers [...]

Wherever you now stand in your career, you were once the “newbie” – the new employee, the new ground worker, the new trimmer, perhaps even the new owner. TCIA staff photo. Wherever you now stand in your career, you were [...]

This article started out looking at safety leadership and fairly quickly evolved into a message that applies to leadership in general. As such, I will often flip back and forth discussing “safety” and “leadership,” as they are similar from this [...]