"This is not a textbook. It is a desk book that is full of ideas, examples and inspiration. It should be on your desk not on a forgotten bookshelf. It needs to be used and must become dirty, dog-eared and full of personal notes. Use it to look for methods, ideas and inspiration. Enjoy the challenge of thinking differently. There are no simple solutions and no shortcuts to change. Use this book to understand what you do, think creatively about the future and have courage in your decisions. Do not start at the beginning and read right through. Start with a chapter or section that looks interesting and addresses your concern. Explore from there. Browse and think; don't look for answers."

-Mike Vorster

The tools, techniques and ideas presented will enable you to:

Build a robust organization.
Define roles, responsibilities, authority and accountability. Know who does what.
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‍Know your cost.
Budget and manage owning and operating cost. It is the price of admission.
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‍Manage fleet average age.
There is an optimum ownership period. Know it and manage it.

‍Ensure utilization.
Always measure utilization. Utilization is a lead indicator of owning cost.

‍Maintain reliability.
Every down event is a cost event. Reliability is a lead indicator of operating cost.

Construction Equipment Economics is written for everyone involved with the management of heavy mobile equipment. It's for construction company owners who want to ensure that investments made in their fleet are achieving desired results. It's for operations managers who want to know about the complexities of equipment costing, internal cost recovery charges and the rate calculation. It's for controllers who need defensible numbers for rates, depreciation, internal billing, and capital decisions. It's for fleet and equipment  managers who are responsible for utilization, repair costs, replacement timing, and their cutting costs on yellow iron.