Truss Tales

Stories and posts on the truss and components industry

Joe Kannapell, PE

Was Warren Buffet Wrong?

Joe Kannapell, PE

Can truss software work well without being bundled with the purchase of truss plates? That is a 46-year-old question that many have asked over the years. While I haven’t evaluated the newest software-only offering, I did personally evaluate two prior offerings while I was working in a...

Joe Kannapell, PE

Remembering a MiTek Warrior, Michael T. McMahon

Joe Kannapell, PE

Remote workers and road warriors should take a lesson from a master of both, autodidact Michael T. McMahon. Early in his 45-year career, while working in the Indian Country of North Dakota, he was inspired by another master, Chief Crazy Horse. “Hoka Hey” was his war cry at Little Big...

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