100 million yards pumped in 4 years? That number caught me off guard

I was looking at our company's records last week and realized we've moved over 100 million cubic yards of material since 2020. Half the guys in the shop say that's rookie numbers for a Gulf Coast outfit like ours, but the other half think it means we're pushing too hard and burning out our equipment. What do you all think, is hitting a big number like that a sign of success or a warning sign that we need to slow down before something breaks?

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skyler_fox725d ago

Listen, those numbers mean you're running that fleet like a rented mule and that's fine as long as you're staying on top of maintenance. 100 million yards in four years is a solid pace for a Gulf Coast crew, not crazy fast but not slow either. The guys calling it rookie numbers are probably just trying to flex or they're used to some outfit that runs 24/7 like a factory. The ones worried about burning out equipment have a point though if you're skipping oil changes or letting mechanics slack off. Check your hourly meter readings on your oldest dozers and haul trucks, that'll tell you the real story. If they're under 10,000 hours and running clean, you're doing just fine.

alicea265d ago

Read somewhere that those hourly meter readings can be misleading if the crew's been idling a lot or running light loads. Seen a few outfits where they log 15,000 hours but half of that was just sitting in the yard or crawling across flat ground. Real hard hours are the ones hauling max payload on steep grades or pushing hard in rocky borrow pits. A dozer with 8,000 hard hours is way more worn than one with 12,000 easy hours. So I'd look at the type of work too, not just the meter.