ABSTRACT
One can accomplish all the detailed analysis that has been covered in the book so far to
ensure that the right equipment is selected, the system has been optimized for production,
and the appropriate estimating factors have been used, but when the machine breaks down,
the production drops to zero and the equipment starts costing money to its owner rather
than making money. Construction equipment maintenance programs generally consist of
three major components: preventive maintenance, routine maintenance, and major repairs.
If the first two programs are both aggressively applied and well managed, the major repair
program is minimized, and even more importantly, the first two programs occur as sched-
uled under the owners’ control whereas major repairs occur randomly and usually at times
when they seem to create the most distress to the project. Thus, to understand effective
construction equipment management, one must also understand effective construction
equipment maintenance.
