North American Sweeper Magazine

In mid-December, President Obama signed into law an extension and expansion on The Tax Relief, Unemployment Insurance Reauthorization and Job Creation Act of 2010. The law, among other things, provides 100 percent depreciation bonus for equipment placed in service after December 31, 2011. The tax law then provides for 50 percent depreciation bonus for equipment [...]

The economy is in recovery and has been since 2009…supposedly. But unemployment is still on the rise, as are gas prices, which is a prominent issue in the minds of everyone, especially those in the street sweeping industry. Using equipment that runs efficiently is a challenge companies like Schwarze, TYMCO and Nite-Hawk have met head-on. [...]

The numbers alone are intimidating. Fifty-seven acres. Four million square feet of parking decks. Almost four miles of road surfaces. And all of this is in snowy Minnesota, to boot. Welcome to the Mall of America. Street sweepers, property managers and others responsible for commercial pavement know that keeping their lots and sidewalks clear of [...]

Retirement used to be simpler. All you had to do was put in your time at work, retire and collect your checks. Between the company pension and Social Security, most retirees figured they had it made. However, times have changed. For most people in the working world, traditional defined-benefit pension plans have become a thing [...]

True Regenerative Air Sweeping with Less Environmental Impact On February 2, 2011, TYMCO introduced the Model 210h, a Model 210 Parking Lot Sweeper powered by the TYMCO hDrive Power System. hDrive is an optimized hydraulic power system that gives Model 210h owners all the simplicity and low maintenance of sweeping without an auxiliary engine. The [...]