Technical Article
700 to 1,200 words
Any article of a technical nature, such as new techniques, equipment,
testing, design, materials, etc. Please note that due to the
advanced nature of technical articles, professional writing assistance
may not be possible; however, editing services are always
available to polish up your piece.
Industry Trailblazer
600 to 1,000 words
Trailblazer articles are meant to highlight a significant contributor
to the driven pile industry and PDCA in general. These articles
should include how the person got started in the industry, their
education, companies for which they’ve worked, what the industry
means to them, what changes they have witnessed in the industry
throughout their career, their level of involvement with PDCA over
the years and/or how PDCA has impacted their career. The individual
must work for a PDCA member company in good standing.
Note: if self-written, Trailblazer articles are accepted in first-person
format, and a minimum of one photo is required.
Young Gun
600 to 1,000 words
Young Guns are individuals who are beginning their careers (less
than seven years) in the pile driving industry and are making an
impact at their company and/or with PDCA. These articles should
include how they decided to enter the industry, their education,
their role at their company and their future goals for themselves
and/or their company. The individual must work for a PDCA
member company in good standing. Note: if self-written, Young
Gun articles are accepted in first-person format, and a minimum of
one photo is required.
Photo guidelines
In most cases, photos are required to accompany an article.
Please include a separate Word document or email that includes
photo captions for each supplied photo as well as the appropriate
photo credit for all photos. Submitting a photo means you
are responsible for the permissions of reprinting that photo;
PDCA and Lester Publications, LLC will not be held liable for
any photos submitted without permission to print.
1. Images should be high-resolution (300 DPI), .tiff or .jpeg
format; not compressed, at 100 percent size. As a general
rule of thumb, the minimum file size should be 1 MB.
2. You can email photos to steve@piledrivers.org or
jharris@lesterpublications.com.
3. You can use a file transfer service such as Hightail or
DropBox to email many photos or large file sizes.
4. Alternate method if there are several photos or large files:
Go to lesterpublications.com and click on Contact
Us, then click the link under File Upload. Fill out
the simple form and proceed to Step 2 where you can
easily upload your files to the server. In Step 2, click
on Browse to locate the file on your computer, then
press Select. You will see a progress bar showing your
upload. Once the upload is complete, you can close
the browser window and the design team at Lester
will automatically be notified of the files.
Copyright notice
Please note that by submitting an article to PileDriver magazine,
unless otherwise arranged with PDCA and Lester Publications,
LLC, you are agreeing to allow PDCA and Lester Publications,
LLC six months of exclusivity in print and online formats,
beginning with the date of publishing, as well as the right to
store the article online indefinitely once that period is over. This
means that once your article appears in PileDriver magazine,
you may not send the same article to other publications until a
minimum of six months have passed, unless otherwise arranged
with PDCA and Lester Publications, LLC. This is to ensure the
editorial integrity and exclusivity of PileDriver magazine.
If you have any questions about submitting an article
to PileDriver magazine, or if you would like to request the
assistance of a professional writer, contact Steve Hall at
steve@piledrivers.org or 904-215-4771. t
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