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Balancing snow and ice removal with street sweeping can be a tough act for contractors. Both services are critical, but they come with very different challenges. Snow and ice removal demands immediate action during winter storms, while street sweeping focuses on maintaining cleanliness and compliance. To succeed in managing both, you need the right strategies, …

Snow and Ice Removal vs. Street Sweeping: How To Balance Both Read More »

Again, it’s December, the natural time to reflect on the past year and look forward to the next one, to think about lessons learned, and form expectations and plans. Taking stock of 2024, consider your best business decisions, worst mistakes, milestones reached, targets missed, and how it all shook out in the year-end financials. Looking …

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If you work to scale your pavement sweeping business in 2025, among other challenges you can expect to encounter, you will need to overcome the effects of high inflation. The skyrocketing inflation rate of recent years (the rate of change in prices) may or may not decrease appreciably over the next year under the new …

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Here are some essential tips from the Bucher brand’s top industry expert on pavement sweeper truck maintenance. Bucher Municipal manufactures one of the industry’s leading sweeper truck lines, famous for safety, performance, ease of use, and comfort. Recently, Johnny Kidwell, Bucher Assembly Head and premier industry expert on Bucher pavement sweeper truck manufacturing and maintenance …

Bucher Pavement Sweeper Truck Maintenance Tips 2024 Read More »

As the winter season draws near, it’s crucial for municipalities and contractors to winterize their street sweepers to withstand the coming harsh weather. Effective winterization helps ensure that sweepers stay operational and in peak condition, minimizing downtime and costly repairs. Elgin Sweeper, a leader in street sweeper manufacturing with over a century of expertise, produces …

Winter Ready: Essential Tips for Preparing Your Street Sweepers Read More »

At NAS, we are very fortunate to have Costas Cordonis, the industry’s foremost expert on sweeper truck equipment. He has agreed to share here with readers some critical knowledge about maintaining pavement sweeping trucks built by Schwarze, the world’s most famous manufacturer of this class of heavy equipment. Costas Cordonis, Warranty & Training Administrator, Schwarze …

Top Priority Tips for Maintaining Schwarze Sweeper Trucks Read More »

You probably already know you should contribute to a retirement plan, claim premiums you paid for health insurance, make gifts to your family, employ and pay your children, etc. You also may know you can make changes in your estate and claim gift tax exemptions that will end after 2025, prompting you to be creative …

11 Business Tax Tips for Small Business Owners for 2024-2025 Read More »

Street sweeping is more than just keeping roads free of debris. A big part of it is managing the waste you collect in a responsible way. Handling waste properly is a crucial part of the job for street sweeping and paving contractors. It may not always be glamorous, but it’s a necessary piece of the …

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As winter approaches this year, northern commercial pavement sweeping companies once again face the seasonal challenge of keeping the functional parts of their road equipment working. That includes the hydraulics and the hydraulic motors. These critical components must operate efficiently throughout the winter months. Regional Winter Issues with Hydraulics Motors During the coldest months in …

Winter Tips to Protect Hydraulic Motors Read More »

Leading with our ears? It’s true, we like to listen and learn about your street sweeping program challenges before we start telling you about us. When you speak with any of our product specialists or sales representatives, our first question is, “What do you sweep 80% of the time?” Why is this our first question? …

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