In The Dirt
Join Mack Plovie In The Dirt with featured industry guests as they discuss, dissect, and explain trending topics in the construction & mining industries. If you like learning about new technology, industry hot topics, business, heavy equipment, and anything dirt related for that matter. This podcast is worth a listen. Find Mack on social media @earthmovers_media and check out our website for more! https://earthmoversmedia.com
Episodes
100 episodes
Inside New Zealand's Largest Coal Mine, Stockton Mine
New Zealand is well known for beautiful scenery, great culture & food, and amazing tourism, but did you know it is also home to one of the most unique coal mines in the world? We visit Stockton Mine, a metallurgical coal mine located on New...
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34:16
Hauling a Cat D11 Down the Highway
Can you haul 200,000+ lbs of Cat D11 down the highway? Absolutely in Alberta. Mack narrates the journey filming CMT Ventures hauling Heavy Metal Equipment huge Cat D11 from Calgary to Fort McKay, Alberta. Stay tuned for more dirt content like t...
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28:15
Maintaining the World's Largest Earthmovers w/ Fernando Moron
How do you maintain the worlds largest earthmovers? Mack sits down with Fernando Moron of Drummond Ltd to find out what it takes to maintain the largest draglines in Colombia. From how a dragline works, what application these machin...
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40:02
The Coal Hard Truth w/ Matthew Mackowiak
What role does coal play in North America's future? Do we need coal to help transition to a renewable energy based economy? What is coal used for in our daily lives?Mack sits down with Matthew Mackowiak of Core Natural Resources to talk ...
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33:27
Coal Mining Explained - Inside Saskatchewan's Largest Mines
We take you inside Saskatchewan's largest mines to show you how they mine coal to generate electricity for the world around us. Mack narrates his visit to Poplar River Mine, a large open cast lignite coal mine, home to some of the biggest earth...
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29:53
Learning to Operate Equipment From the Ground Up w/ CeeJay Turner
I sit down with CeeJay Turner of Dirt Turner Ltd to learn about his journey starting off as a laborer on exploration drilling crews, to now being a highly sought after contract operator in the Lower Mainland of British Columbia. On ...
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53:45
Cutting a Cheque for a $440 Million Dollar Equipment Fleet
The mining industry has been busy buying equipment for new mines and updating existing fleets, Mack details a few of the biggest equipment deals for the largest mining companies in the world. Stay tuned for more episodes about dirt and equipmen...
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What's Happening With The Podcast & What's to Come w/ Mack Plovie
The podcast is BACK, on this episode Mack details whats been happening, whats to come, and what episodes you can expect to hear more of. Stay tuned for more dirt content!Pick up some swag on our website! https://earthmoversmedia.com/
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Canada's Largest Collection of Vintage Equipment w/ Alex Burnett
Heavy Construction Heritage Society based in Devon, Alberta has the largest collection of vintage equipment that built the world around us as we know it. Mack sits down with Alex aka @burnoot to detail how the HCHS started, why they exist, what...
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Walking on Water with Amphibious Excavators w/ Shamus Oshea
How are amphibious excavators built? What application are they built for? On this episode Mack sits down with Shamus Oshea of Oshea Equipment to talk about amphibious excavators, the business of renting equipment, and more!Learn more abo...
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44:19
Moving Dirt, the New Zealand Way w/ Mack Plovie
What is earthmoving and mining like in New Zealand? Well Mack travels around the world to find out. On this episode, Mack sits down with Richard Clark, Brand and Events manager with Terra Cat to talk all about Mack's adventures in New Zealand.<...
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56:04
Canada's Largest Heavy Equipment Auction w/ Mark McPyke & Rob Chappell
How BIG is Ritchie Brothers spring auction? Well on this episode, we find out! Mack sits down with Mark McPyke, Edmonton yard refurb manager, and Rob Chappell, Regional Sales Manager for Ritchie Brothers to talk all about Ritchie Bros big sprin...
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52:33
100 Years of Caterpillar's Most Iconic Dozer, the D8 w/ Sam Meeker
Arguably Cat's most iconic dozer, the D8, turns 100 this year alongside Caterpillar. Mack sits down with Sam Meeker, market professional for medium track type tractors (D4-D8 size), to talk about the next gen D8 which so happens to be in produc...
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44:09
Building Buckets and Engineering GET - Hensley Industries w/ Ryan Parker & Fred Duling
How are buckets designed and built? Mack sits down with Ryan Parker and Fred Duling of Hensley Industries to talk everything buckets and GET. They discuss the history of Hensley Industries, engineering/designing a bucket, what makes Hensley buc...
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48:40
Why Companies Should Invest In Operator Training w/ Jay Collup
Why is operator training so important for the modern day earthmoving or mining company? I sit down with Jay Collup of Collup Enterprises to talk everything operator training. Jay has an incredible background working for Caterpillar at Tucson Pr...
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54:57
Manufacturing Equipment Attachments & Growing a Business w/ Ed Lingel
Mack sits down with Ed Lingel, President of Daequip Premium Attachments, to talk everything buckets and entrepreneurship. The episode details the Daequip story products they offer, how they work with customers to spec custom buckets, the new Da...
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52:01
Marketing a 40+ Year old Earthmoving Company w/ Aria Morgan
What is marketing and why should earthmoving contractors market themselves? Mack sits down with Aria Morgan, marketing director for Plateau Excavation, an earthmoving company based out of Kennesaw, Georgia. They cover everything marketing for e...
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48:50
Setting the Standard in Winch Assisted Slope Work w/ Kelway Cox
Revolutionzing the logging industry many years ago, winch assisted logging has enabled contractors to harvest previous unreachable timber resources. On this episode, Mack sits down with Kelway Cox, President of Timbermax USA, to talk all about ...
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55:56
Mining More with Komatsu Electric Rope Shovels w/ Nicholas Voelz
Learn all about the largest earthmoving machines in the mining industry, the electric rope shovel! On this episode Mack sits down with Nicholas Voelz, Sr. Manager - ERS Product Management for Komatsu electric rope shovels. They dive into the hi...
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52:13
Telling a Story with Construction Dioramas & Boardroom Tables w/ Ryan Haasen
On this episode Mack sits down with Ryan Haasen of Civil Craft Studio to talk all about how Ryan designs, builds, and delivers the incredible board room table dioramas he is most well known for.Ryan has a long history in both constructi...
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34:58
Clearview Demolition Grows the Fleet with Link-Belt Excavators w/ Brad Morrison & Mark Williams
Clearview Demolition has a long history clearing the way for tomorrow demolishing buildings, bridges, pulp mills, and more. They recently began to acquire Link-Belt excavators, and now operate the largest fleet in Western Canada at 17 machines....
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51:26
Buying, Selling, and Renting Heavy Equipment in the Mining Industry w/ Cody Harman
When most people think of renting equipment, they think mini excavator or bobcat, not many people know mining companies rent large haul trucks, dozers, wheel loader, excavators, and more!Mack sits down with Cody Harman, President and Fo...
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Shattering Stereotypes & Breaking Barriers, Women in Canadian Construction w/ Amanda Duong
The construction industry is changing, while it is still a male populated industry, more women are entering at all levels as operators, trades, managers, even CEO's. On this episode Mack sits down with Amanda, grader operator, to talk about her...
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Powering our World, Cat® Industrial Diesel Engines w/ Allen Chen
Cat diesel engines have a long histroy powering our world whether it be in heavy equipment, on highway trucks, generators, and more. On this episode Mack sits down with Allen Chen, product manager for the new Cat C13D engine, they talk all abou...
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51:26
Autonomy, AI, & Heavy Equipment. The Jobsite of the Future w/ Bibhrajit Halder
Autonomous equipment operation has been widely used in Mining since the 2000's, whether on haul trucks or dozers, its become a popular business practice to help miners be better miners. Lately, autonomous technology has been deployed in the con...
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