Excavators

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...

Pentagon Ramps Up Safety With Route 110 Relocation →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Another project designed to enhance security is rapidly nearing completion at the Pentagon in Arlington, VA. According to Kenneth A. Catlow, principal deputy director of the Pentagon Renovation and Construction Program Office, the contract called for the relocation of Route 110 away from the Pentagon, providing additional safety for facilities on the Pentagon reservation and to comply with the Department of Defense Anti-terrorism Standards for Buildings. Click for more...

Daewoo Targets No. 3 Position in Excavator Manufacturing →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Daewoo Heavy Industries America Corporation (DHIAC) has announced its new “Jump to the Top” initiative, which is being executed worldwide throughout all Daewoo Heavy Industries and Machinery Ltd. (DHIM) organizations in an effort to help lead Daewoo to the No. 3 position in worldwide excavator manufacturing by 2008. Daewoo currently holds the No. 4 position with 11.2-percent excavator share behind Caterpillar, Komatsu and Hitachi, according to information compiled from the Off-Highway Research International Database Service and the Korea and China National Official Sales Records. Click for more...

Volvo Enlists Sales Representatives for ’Boot Camp’ →

From Construction Equipment Guide... For the men and women selling Volvo Construction Equipment, job training is a test of endurance, stamina and teamwork -–– in essence, it’s the manufacturer’s version of military boot camp. For two days, Volvo dealers from the United States, Mexico and Canada send their sales staff to an intense training program aimed at not only teaching product knowledge but also selling skills. Click for more...

Dozer Fleet Makes the Grade on Fall Line Freeway →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Robinson Paving’s road to success parallels the path cut by Georgia’s ever-expanding Fall Line Freeway. Based in Columbus, GA, the company is situated at the front door of the high profile project: a four-lane highway expansion cutting through Georgia’s peach, pecan and paper country. Scheduled for completion in 2009, the reconstructed corridor will not only provide a direct shot from Columbus clear to the other side of the state in Augusta, but will also open up trucking routes, granting easier access to major roads such as Interstate 16 (to coastal docks in Savannah) and Interstate 75 (north to Atlanta and south into Florida). Click for more...

Project Update: Second Phase of Carolina Bays Parkway Nears Finish →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Myrtle Beach, SC, is too popular for its own good. More than 10 million visitors travel to it each year for coastal recreation or golf. In fact, it is the second most popular golfing Mecca in the country. By the turn of the century, Myrtle Beach ranked second in the U.S. in per capita housing construction and had become a major retirement center. Needless to say, all these tourists and retirees are congesting the roadways that lace Horry County as well as Georgetown County to the south of Horry. Click for more...

Daewoo Gives Maine Business Ammunition for Success →

From Construction Equipment Guide... One might think that after serving in Iraq with the U.S. Marines during the first Gulf War that Cole Leavitt’s enlistment into his father’s business, Gorham Tractor & Equipment Co., would be a walk in the park. Business, though, is never that easy and can be replete with its own form of landmines, avoidable by good planning, smart decisions and gaining — and keeping — customers’ respect. Click for more...

MD Firm Finds Cost Effective Solution in Mobile Crushers →

David Berg is a man of his word — and he’s got drawers full of awards and certificates to prove it. Customers large and small — from private contractors to state agencies — are impressed with the quality operation and efficient demolition and crushing work his companies perform. Berg is a man in love with his job and the industry he is part of in Baltimore, MD. Berg is owner of two companies, Berg Corporation and the Crushing Corporation of America, focused on demolition and contract crushing work, respectively. Click for more...

Caterpillar Dealers May Sell Terex O&K Hydraulic Excavators →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Terex Corporation has reached an understanding with Caterpillar Inc. that will allow Terex the opportunity to distribute and support the Terex O&K line of hydraulic excavators through Caterpillar’s independent dealer network. Terex will continue to operate its branch locations and support its existing dealer agreements while focusing on using the strength of the Caterpillar dealer network. In those areas where Terex has existing distribution, various forms of local collaboration will be explored with the Caterpillar dealers. Click for more...

Contractors Vie for Top Spot at Stafford Open House in GA →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Stafford Tractor Co. and Stafford Heavy Iron held an open house and equipment rodeo on Saturday, Aug. 7, at its adjacent facilities in Lawrenceville, GA. On the picture-perfect Saturday afternoon, a steady stream of more than 300 attendees made their way to the event. Numerous displays of JCB, Link-Belt, Liebherr and Vibromax equipment as well as pre-owned machines were on the Stafford Heavy Iron lot, as manufacturer representatives helped demonstrate their machines. Click for more...

Wright Brothers Clears Strip for Henderson, TN, Airport →

From Construction Equipment Guide... A simple matter of dollars and common sense drove the decision to build a new $15-million regional airport in Henderson County, TN, to take the place of a smaller local airport in Henderson and another in adjacent Decatur County, TN. “This airport is being built because it was going to cost more to bring the other airports up to safety standards than it would be to build a new airport,” said Danny Azbill, chairman of the Beech River Regional Airport Authority. Click for more...

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