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KY Contractor Tackles First Sunshine State Project →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Elmo Greer and Son’s first project in Florida should improve safety for the state’s residents when Mother Nature rears her ugly head. The London, KY-based contractor is widening 27 miles of Route 60 in Indian River County from Interstate 95 to the Florida Turnpike in three separate contracts. The roadway continues west all the way to Clearwater on the Gulf coast. Barbara Kelleher, public information director for Florida Department of Transportation’s district four, said people along both coasts use Route 60 to evacuate to the opposite side of the state when a hurricane is about to hit. Click for more...

TDOT’s Largest Highway Contract Starts in Knoxville →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Bruce Nicely is stressing the importance of Ray Bell Construction Co.’s deadline to his crew members like never before. The Brentwood, TN, company started work this spring on an $85-million SmartFIX40 project in downtown Knoxville. It’s not only the largest contract amount in Tennessee Department of Transportation’s (TDOT) history, but it also brings promise of the largest incentive —$6 million if crews complete the two phases of work in the contract by Sept. Click for more...

Airy’s Inc. Flexes Its Staying Power With Volvo Equipment →

From Construction Equipment Guide... In highly competitive industries, successful companies find ways to stay busy. Thanks to Airy’s Inc.’s “unparalleled service and quality work” motto, the company has enjoyed success and staying power for the past 40 years. Based in Tinley Park, IL, Airy’s Inc. is an underground contractor specializing in heavy highway construction, sanitary/storm sewer installation and repair, and water main installation and repair. Click for more...

McAninch Makes Over Missouri’s Route 60 →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Since February of 2002, Iowa-based McAninch Corporation has worked on three consecutive contracts involving the reconstruction of Route 60 in southern Missouri. The dollar amount for the entire project totals more than $48.5 million with funding coming from the Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT) and federal sources. Since McAninch Corporation was the successful bidder on all three sections, the projects were unified and constructed as one job. Click for more...

John Deere Machines Keep Laser Construction on Target →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Fifteen years ago, Gary Klein and Mark Ellickson initially struggled to find work as they began their own construction company, Laser Construction Inc., in Lemont, IL. The two had been working in large construction together since the 1970s. They went their separate ways in the 1980s, but decided to reunite after nearly a decade of working separately. “We were both unhappy with our situation and wanted to do something different,” said Ellickson. Click for more...

Delaney Rebuilds After Fort Ann Dam Fails →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Failure of the new Fort Ann Dam in upstate New York is under investigation by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, the New York State Department of Conservation (NYSDEC), the new dam’s contractor and by its design engineer, according to a source familiar with the situation. Failure of the new dam, which was completed in May, resulted in flooding that destroyed parts of State Route 149 between State Route 91 and U.S. Click for more...

Trumbull Leads $93M Rehab of ’Burgh’s I-79 →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Remember lava lamps and Archie Bunker? After more than 30 years, these pop icons have become outdated, just as the 5.8-mi. (9.3 km) stretch of Interstate 79 North near Pittsburgh has. Original construction of this highway began in the late ’60s and was completed in 1972. Today, the length of roadway between exits 54 and 60 in Allegheny County is in desperate need of repair. The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) let the project on Dec. Click for more...

Asphalt Care Takes on Yanmar Excavator Line for Southeast PA →

From Construction Equipment Guide... MMD Equipment, the parent company for Yanmar Excavators, has announced that Asphalt Care Equipment & Supplies, of Bensalem, PA, will be a dealer for Southeastern Pennsylvania. Yanmar Excavators has eight models on the market ranging from 2,340 to 17,310 lbs. (1,061 to 7,852 kg). The B-8 is the lightest model and comes with a 9.1-hp (6.8 kW) engine, which gives the machine the ability to dig to a depth of 4 ft. Click for more...

Dirt Finally Moving at Library Site →

From Construction Equipment Guide... When the city of Fairhope first voted to build a new library in 2003, the projected cost was $3.9 million. By 2005, when the groundbreaking actually took place, this figure had risen to more than $7 million. It took an architect’s vision to overcome problems that have beset the construction of the library for more than two years. And despite setbacks, all concerned with the project have remained enthusiastic. Click for more...

Peters Construction Co.’s New Fleet Helps Crew Finish Job in Six Days →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Bob Peters, owner of R.A. Peters Construction Co. Inc. in Social Circle, GA, grew up in the grading business. The son of a grading contractor, he started operating a 2U series D8, a 1952 model, at just 6 years old. Peters still owns the D8 to this day. He took his early experience in earthmoving and built a thriving grading business. Recently, Peters decided it was time to replace his existing fleet of excavators with Link-Belts. Click for more...

Victor L. Phillips Parlays Light Iron Success Into New Market →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Lynn Ronnebaum, Kansas City branch manager of The Victor L. Phillips Company, has spent the last eight months revamping the company’s personnel as it moves forward into the crushing, screening and pavement and compaction markets. By hiring new management, Ronnebaum is positioning the Kansas City branch to be a premier player in the quarry market. Although Victor L. Phillips is one of the oldest compaction equipment dealers in the nation, it wanted to revitalize its sales position in this area. Click for more...

Quality Grows From Single ’Tonka’ to Fleet of New Hollands →

From Construction Equipment Guide... When William Hammersmith founded his business, Quality Construction, his friends mocked his small excavator by referring to it as a “Tonka.” Twenty-one years ago, before his son, Tony, and his wife, Lisa, joined the firm, Hammersmith started out humbly with just one employee — himself. Then, he focused on local utility work. Those days are gone. In early May, Hammersmith finished a 220- by 80- by 22 ft. Click for more...

GPS Makes the Grade for McAninch Corporation in NC →

From Construction Equipment Guide... A road relocation project in North Carolina includes several unique features, including custom-built equipment and a heavy reliance on Trimble GPS technology. The $40.4-million project involves the relocation of existing Route 16 in Lincoln and Catawba counties to a new divided four-lane roadway. The contract for the project was awarded to McAninch Corporation, of West Des Moines, IA. The company’s management team for the project includes Doug McAninch, president and COO; Don Taylor, vice president, National Division; Scott Hintz, general superintendent; Adam Whittington, project manager; and Bill Howard, project superintendent. Click for more...

Ditch Witch’s Mini Machines Making a Mark in Florida →

From Construction Equipment Guide... In order to think big, Ditch Witch of Central and South Florida is looking small. “The trend over the past few years has been moving to compact equipment and the addition of these products is a logical extension of our traditional line of underground construction equipment,” said General Manager Kent Stephenson. “Their productivity, ease of operation and the versatility offered by more than 70 attachments makes these machines multi-purpose tool carriers capable of doing many different jobs.”The popularity of the smaller machines comes from their ability to move in areas that would otherwise require hand labor. Click for more...

Firm Celebrates Gold With Hitachi Orange →

From Construction Equipment Guide... The 750 employees of Texas Sterling Construction are celebrating the company’s golden anniversary. Its 50th is shaping up to be its best year ever, in part due to Hitachi. In 1981, Sterling Construction founders Jim and Pat Manning moved from Michigan way down south to the booming Houston metro. Terry Williamson joined the company in 1990, and expanded the company’s capabilities by jump-starting the concrete paving division. Click for more...

New Bridge in Pennsylvania Carries On Old Tradition →

The current project to replace a southwestern Pennsylvania bridge carrying US Route 40 over the Youghiogheny Reservoir raises memories of a span constructed almost 200 years ago — a bridge that still emerges occasionally from beneath the water that drowned a score of local villages during the 1940s. The First Two BridgesThe original Great Crossings Bridge was 40 ft. (12.2 m) high and 30 ft. (9.1 m) wide. Click for more...

Fastracs Makes Tracks in New York With Caterpillar Iron →

From Construction Equipment Guide... “Back in the day,” more than 70 years ago, when Red Hook, NY, seemed as far away from New York City as one could get, Oakleigh Cookingham, the sheriff of Dutchess County, made a decision that has been a work in progress ever since. Before he left the sheriff’s office, Cookingham purchased a 200-acre farm in Red Hook, located approximately 80 mi. north of New York City, in the Hudson Valley. Click for more...

Relief Coming for Notorious Cape Cod Clog →

From Construction Equipment Guide... When the Sagamore Rotary in Massachusetts was first built approximately 70 years ago, traffic leading to scenic Cape Cod was still light. The region was still a popular getaway, but by 2005 standards, it was an easy drive. Times have changed, though, and so have the traffic patterns throughout metropolitan regions of the United States. The numbers have always ballooned on Cape Cod during the summer months, but today’s numbers have boomed beyond understanding. Click for more...

White Oak Inks Big Kubota Sale For C. W. Wright Job →

From Construction Equipment Guide... With the promise of three years of steady work in his company’s future, Jay Spruill went on the hunt for a new fleet of heavy equipment. C. W. Wright Construction Company had received the contract from Progress Energy to install underground cable in a multitude of new subdivisions in Haines City and Buena Vista, FL. With no end in sight for Florida’s housing boom, Spruill knew he’d be able to keep new equipment quite busy and decided to buy. Click for more...

ACS Industries Plays it Safe With Customers, Employees →

From Construction Equipment Guide... When it really comes down to it, safety is Joe Zeno’s top priority. Sure, the president of ACS Industries Inc., originally known as American Coupler Systems, in Kent, OH, is looking to make a profit, but not if it means putting his employees or his customers in a dangerous situation. At its Ohio facility, the company, which first introduced the ACS quick coupler system for wheel loaders in 1968, earned Ohio Workman Compensation’s highest safety rating and boasts the lowest number of incidents of lost time in its category. Click for more...

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