Alan Rider

<p>When it comes to the life of a contractor, surprises are not always a good thing. But the 2022 Toyota Tundra is a notable exception.</p>

<p>Pickups are one of the most common sights on the jobsite, but fresh engines and battery-powered upstarts may shake up the status quo this year.</p>

Some areas of the region are sinking as fast as 19 mm — .75 inches — a year.

<p>The role of heavy-duty pickups on the jobsite hasn’t changed much over the decades.</p>

<p>For decades, heavy-duty pickup-truck manufacturers have fought a number of shortcomings—reliability and longevity come immediately to mind—in winning the business of the all-important commercial buyer.</p>

<p>In the world of work trucks, it’s not every day that a segment-leading model gets a complete makeover, but the all-new 2017 Ford Super Duty is the line’s first major change since 1999, the company says.</p>

There are jobs for which only a jackhammer will do, and there are situations that call for a tool with more finesse.

Like time and money, the space on the rooftops of public and commercial buildings is a finite resource. Now, a curvy, new solar cell offers building owners and contractors an opportunity to make the most of all three. The system consists of dozens of hermetically sealed glass tubes containing a cylindrical core of thin-film photovoltaic material arranged in a 3.5-ft x 5-ft rectangular aluminum framework to create panels specifically designed for optimal performance on low-slope rooftops. Photo:…