Excavators

Reputation for Quality Work Keeps Harrisburg Firm Busy →

From Construction Equipment Guide... When John Hockenberry started Mainline Excavating in June of 2000, he had one employee other than himself and just a couple of small machines. But Hockenberry never had any doubt as to whether or not his company would be successful. “I was a fairly young guy, but I’d worked for other contractors long enough to see what you had to do to make it in this business,” said Hockenberry. “One, you’ve got to be in an area where there’s work being done —- and there’s a lot of work in and around Harrisburg [PA]. Click for more...

Melrose Squeezes in Iron for Bulkhead Work on Long Island →

From Construction Equipment Guide... The task: Installing 395 ft. of new 10-ft.-high bulkhead within 10 ft. of the dining room at the posh Port Washington Yacht Club on Manhasset Bay in Port Washington, NY. The solution: Melrose Marine Service Inc., (MMS), Greenport, NY, is using a light, easily-operated Komatsu SK1020-5 skid steer loader with hydraulic controls to bring materials to the job site and help install pilings. “It’s small enough to run along the edge of the bulkhead and not distract diners,” said Eric Melrose, president of the company. Click for more...

Steel City Poised to Host February Expo →

From Construction Equipment Guide... The rapidly approaching Pittsburgh Construction Expo on Feb. 8 and 9, will be sure to end with a bang. By the time the show wraps up at the Pittsburgh ExpoMart in Monroeville, PA, not only will visitors have had the opportunity to check out the latest models of equipment from a host of major manufacturers, they also will have the chance to win a model 700 BDL Synthetic Dale Earnhardt Jr. Signature No. Click for more...

Two New Ingersoll-Rand Hydraulic Excavators Offer Several Features →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Ingersoll-Rand introduced two new hydraulic, compact excavators at a recent media event that company officials said will provide earthmoving power in the trenches. The 8.3 ton (7.5 t) ZX-75 and 13.8 ton (12.5 t) ZX-125 hydraulic excavators can be used for work in building, landscaping, rental applications and utility installation, as well as general construction and repair work. The ZX-75 excavator has an operating weight of 16,538 lbs. Click for more...

J & J Contractors Collars Challenges on Lynn Police Job →

From Construction Equipment Guide... The city of Lynn’s finest soon will be getting a new home to the tune of $12.5 million. The new police station in Lynn, MA, located approximately 15 mi. north of Boston, was in the design and approval process for six years when work finally began in August 2003. The four-story brick facility will cover 80,000 sq. ft. and feature additional parking. The project is slated for completion this April. Click for more...

Pittsburgh Construction Expo Begins on Feb. 8 →

From Construction Equipment Guide... The inaugural Pittsburgh Construction Expo is less than one month away! The show will be held on Feb. 8 and 9, 2005, at the Pittsburgh ExpoMart, in Monroeville, PA, just five minutes from the Pennsylvania Turnpike, and just 15 minutes from the heart of downtown Pittsburgh. The ExpoMart will feature approximately 40,000 sq. ft. of indoor exhibit space, plus an enclosed 30,000-sq.-ft. parking garage, which will accommodate several additional exhibits. Click for more...

Specialized LoDril Speeds Up Light Rail Job in Baltimore →

From Construction Equipment Guide... The Baltimore area, because of improvements to its Inner Harbor area and its proximity to our nation’s capital, has experienced tremendous growth over the past 20-plus years. To help handle the burgeoning traffic problems, which generally accompany such growth, the city implemented a light rail system in 1998. Today that system features 33 station stops and boasts average riderships in the 27,000 per day range. Click for more...

Archer Takes Aim at 2007 Greensboro Loop Finish →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Archer Western Contractors Ltd, is on schedule in meeting one of the most daunting challenges in its history –– building the western section of a new concrete loop around the city of Greensboro, NC, under a $117-million contract –– one of the largest ever let by the North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT). The eight-mile section of Interstate 40 (I-40), sometimes five lanes wide in each direction, cuts through many populated areas. Click for more...

MA Firm Turns ’Useless’ Land Into Valuable Commodity →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Kevin Sweeney, owner of Sweeney & Sons, Acton, MA, believes that land is like a canvas, “entrusted to us by our creator to demonstrate to the world that, through our collective effort, we can improve this small piece of land. If we do our jobs properly, we will leave this earth in a significantly improved condition.”In the Bay State, the majority of prime real estate was built upon long ago, and today’s developer must, by necessity, work with less than optimum land, requiring imaginative planning, creative engineering and a resourceful contractor with quality equipment to transform this land into a suitable platform for the homes. Click for more...

Firm Makes Fresh Tracks Through South Florida Muck →

From Construction Equipment Guide... A 50-year-old marina in Naples, FL, is being recycled into a brand new condominium-hotel-yachting complex on Naples Bay. One of the first steps in the redevelopment process is deepening the basin around which the complex will be built. The site is one of three parcels of land totaling 43 acres (17 ha) that are being redeveloped by Antaramian Development into what will be named Naples Bay Resort. The resort’s marina section alone will have 98 slips, an 85-unit hotel, 30 waterfront condominiums, a private yacht club and plenty of commercial space. Click for more...

Pro-Tec Slide Rail Provides Backbone for Excavation Job →

From Construction Equipment Guide... A need for increased wastewater treatment facilities in a growing community 20 mi. southeast of Wausau, WI, involved the construction of a lift station in a 40-ft. (12.2 m) deep, 28-ft. (8.5 m) wide, 45-ft. (13.7 m) long excavation. Digging the big pit was a challenge, primarily because of the unstable, sandy soil at a site adjacent to existing structures. To stabilize the excavation, A-1 Excavating of Bloomer, WI, opted for the Pro-Tec Slide Rail System as an alternative to steel sheeting. Click for more...

Storms Place Heavy Demand on Contractors →

“We’re not a storm-chasing contractor,” said David Sharpe, whose C-Sharpe Company LLC nevertheless is overrun with hurricane reconstruction work. The storm came to him. The restoration and waterproofing company’s office is in Orange Beach, AL, which pretty much was ground zero for Hurricane Ivan. The category 3 storm blew ashore Sept. 16, flooding streets, downing trees and power lines and almost destroying the beach area where Alabama meets the Gulf of Mexico. Click for more...

Richman Sons Set Sights on Scrap Supremacy With Sennebogen →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Bruce Richman had never seen a Sennebogen material handler until late in 2002. But he had looked forward to the day a machine like the Sennebogen 835 R-HD would come along for years before. Bruce and his brother David are third-generation scrap processors in Philadelphia, PA, sharing duties in the management of S.D. Richman Sons Inc. Bruce is vice-president operations and David is president of the family firm that was founded by their grandfather in 1909. Click for more...

Georgia Contractors See Big Results With Daewoo Iron →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Necessity is the mother of invention — but value is often the determining factor when buying that invention. So for two Georgia-based contractors, getting a powerful “invention” at a great price has been a profitable blessing. The staff of Tibbits Enterprises/JLT Enterprises Inc., based in Dallas, recently purchased a Daewoo Mega 400-V wheel loader and has put it to use at their wood recycling facility, which is located on the grounds of sister company Tibbco Inert Landfill Inc. Click for more...

Volvo CE North America Wins Multimillion Dollar Contracts for Iron in Iraq →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Volvo Construction Equipment North America has been awarded contracts totaling approximately $30 million by the United States government to build and deliver more than 200 units of construction equipment to the Iraqi government to be used in the reconstruction of that country. The contracts, awarded on behalf of the Iraqi government by the United States’ Department of State, are funded by a $21 billion reconstruction allocation from the Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act for Defense and for the Reconstruction of Iraq and Afghanistan, 2004, passed by the United States Congress in 2003. Click for more...

North American Distributors Tour Hyundai Asian Facility →

From Construction Equipment Guide... In 1940, Chung Ju Yung ran an automobile repair business. Through hard work and enterprise, he established Hyundai Engineering & Construction Company in 1947. In 1972, the company broke ground for what is now the world’s largest shipyard. Today, the companies, which Chung began include Hyundai Heavy Industries Co. Ltd. (HHI). This high-tech leader holds approximately 35 percent of the world’s market in diesel engines, operates the world’s largest shipyard, engineers and builds utility, processing and other industrial plants, is the largest supplier of offshore drilling facilities and is a growing presence in construction — manufacturing hydraulic crawler and wheeled excavators, wheel loaders, forklift trucks, skid steer loaders and other equipment. Click for more...

Malphrus Puts Volvo to Work on Hilton Head Links →

From Construction Equipment Guide... While some people head to the links to get away from work, others head to the course to get their work done. Such is the case with Malphrus Construction Company Inc., based in Hilton Head Island, SC. Whether it’s new construction for an entire course carved out of dense forest and murky swampland or a refurbished facelift to an existing course showing its age, there’s a lot of work to be done on the course. Click for more...

Stiles Excavating & Trucking Celebrates 40th Anniversary →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Do you believe in destiny?Mike Stiles, owner of Stiles Excavating & Trucking Inc., in Halfmoon, NY, does. It was back in the 1960s — when New York’s north country didn’t even have a Northway — that Stiles discovered his love of earth. He was working the land with his uncle and brother. “We were farmers. My uncle operated a grader for big road outfits. There wasn’t enough money made from farming, so we did extra dirt and earthwork. Click for more...

West Side Digs Up Faster Profits for Troutman Excavating →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Nine months ago, Troutman Excavating Inc. in Channahon, IL, purchased a John Deere 200CLC excavator from West Side Tractor and the company has since shaved two-and-a-half hours off of its dig time. “It’s quick. It’s strong. It’s been a great machine,” said Steve Troutman, owner of Troutman Excavating. “West Side’s been really good.”The company is using the excavator on a contract job it recently landed with Mantalbono Homes at the Amberleith Estates in Channahon, IL, where it has 191 foundations to dig. Click for more...

Crews Test Out New Technology On VA’s Rte. 123 →

From Construction Equipment Guide... In Prince William County, VA, crews currently are working to build a new bridge to carry Route 123 over the Occoquan River. The replacement is the final phase of a larger project to widen Route 123 for 8 mi. (12.8 km) between Burke Lake Road in Fairfax County and the Occoquan River. Upon completion, the $24.6 million concrete span will include three lanes in each direction with 10-ft. (3 m) shoulders, a median and a sidewalk on the south side of the bridge. Click for more...

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