Excavators

Success of Iron Horse’s Excavating Project Rides on EX1200s →

From Construction Equipment Guide... For a joint venture operating in Bartlett, IL, a major challenge of turning limestone reserves into profits is simply gaining access to them. As part of an agreement with aggregate suppliers Vulcan Materials and Bluff City Materials, Iron Horse Grading and Excavating is performing a mass excavation on a 186-acre (75.3 ha) site, to provide access to limestone known to be in the area. According to Dave Hansen, owner of Hampshire, IL-based Iron Horse, the project involves digging a portal 755 by 550 ft. Click for more...

Bruce Albea Widens Highway 27 With Excess Fill From Neighboring Project →

From Construction Equipment Guide... When Bruce Albea Contracting Inc., based in Rockmart and Newnan, GA, landed three recent road-widening jobs, the company needed to augment its equipment fleet. Deciding to spend its money on machines from a well-established dealer, Bruce Albea contacted Cowin Equipment, which opened its doors to Georgia customers one year ago. In preparation for moving an extensive amount of dirt and material for its upcoming jobs, Bruce Albea purchased a trio of Terex TA40 articulated trucks and a Kobelco SK480 hydraulic excavator. The first test for new equipment was a $22.7-million Highway 27 road-widening project in Troup County, near LaGrange, GA, that included multiple bridges over West Point Lake. Click for more...

Mercedes Plant Expansion Brings Vance 2,000 Jobs →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Construction crews in Vance, AL, are shifting into high gear to complete a $600-million expansion of the Mercedes-Benz M-Class (MBUSI) plant near Tuscaloosa, AL. The project, when completed later this year, will create approximately 2,000 new jobs and make small-town Vance home to one of the largest buildings in the state. “It will add 1.9 million square feet, roughly doubling the size of the plant,” explained Andy George, Rust Constructors Inc. Click for more...

Iron Exports Rise as Economy Recovers →

The U.S. construction industry is engaged in a fierce worldwide competition for projects that will be valued at hundreds of billions of dollars over the next 50 years. As the industry emerges from recession along with the rest of the country, worldwide markets beckon for construction equipment. Will U.S. contractors get there first? Sometimes. Nothing is certain in the new worldwide economy except that nothing comes easily. Click for more...

Maybank Drawbridge Days Numbered as Crews Raise New Bridge Over Stono →

The days when drawbridge openings meant traffic delays for motorists on Maybank Highway between James Island and Johns Island will soon become chapters in history books alongside others in Charleston’s rich and colorful history. By the summer of 2004, the South Carolina Department of Transportation (SCDOT) expects HDR Construction Control Corporation and Republic Contracting Corporation to complete work on a new $41.5-million structure that soars high above the river channel. Click for more...

UT Construction Uplifts Athletic Program’s Goals →

From Construction Equipment Guide... When the University of Tennessee (UT) at Knoxville decided that its 20 men’s and women’s intercollegiate teams needed a first-class facility, alumni donors answered the call with the “Step Up” initiative. Toby and Brenda McKenzie were the first to come forward with a significant gift. Such a tribute to inspire excellence was the funding foundation of the new athletics center that will bear their name. Click for more...

Providence Proceeds With ’Little’ Big Dig →

From Construction Equipment Guide... It’s no exaggeration to say that an enormous piece of tunneling machinery was shipped to Providence, RI, recently. The hard rock tunnel boring machine weighs 690 tons (621 t) and came all the way from Japan on a ship large enough to haul it. The machine will be used to bore an immense tunnel beneath Providence, which is designed to store up to 62 million gal. (235.6 million L) of sewage and prevent it from flowing into the nearby Narragansett Bay. The job is scheduled to take 22 years to complete. Click for more...

Chappell Tractor Adds Link-Belt Line for NH Customers →

From Construction Equipment Guide... LBX Company, makers of Link-Belt earthmoving, forestry and material handling equipment, has announced the appointment of Chappell Tractor Sales in Milford, NH, as a new authorized distributor of Link-Belt excavators, articulated trucks, wheel loaders, timber loaders and material handler. This appointment is effective immediately. “Link-Belt excavators have had a strong presence in New Hampshire and have built a loyal customer base through the years. Click for more...

Superior Maintains Commitment to Quality with Link-Belt →

From Construction Equipment Guide... t’s imperative that a company be very honest in its dealings, diligent in the pursuit of its objectives, and production oriented. “In other words, it must have a commitment to quality in everything it does. To accomplish this, it must employ personnel of the highest caliber. I am very proud to feel that we meet these criteria,” said the President-Treasurer of Superior Paving Inc., Willard R. Click for more...

Pioneer Crusher Makes the Day on Granite State Project →

When you’re doing highway work in New Hampshire, “the Granite State,” it comes as no surprise that you’ll run into that hard rock. That’s why Alvin J. Coleman & Sons Inc. of Conway, NH, is using a Pioneer 26 by 49 portable tracked crusher from Thompson Equipment Inc. of Lewiston, ME, on its latest project. Noah Coleman, vice president, said the crusher, leased from Thompson, is doing outstanding work on a $4-million road re-construction and widening job on 4 mi. Click for more...

Beck Equipment Turns 35, Reflects on Success Strategy →

From Construction Equipment Guide... When Roger Beck founded Beck Construction in 1968, the company was primarily an excavation and grading contractor. Thirty-five years later, the company, now named Beck Equipment Inc., prides itself in its commitment to good, used equipment. With years of industry experience under its belt, the company has proven its used machinery is a value to its customers. The Beck Equipment story began soon after Roger Beck returned from a tour in Vietnam, where he served in the Navy’s construction battalion. Click for more...

Skanska Doesn’t Break for NJ’s Route 18 →

From Construction Equipment Guide... For students at Rutgers University, in New Brunswick, NJ, the summer 2003 break is vacation time, a respite from the hectic activities during the academic year. For Slattery Skanska Inc. it’s just the opposite — a 10-week window in which to jam the critical items of a $75.9-million, 26-month highway interchange job, specifically closing main roads to put bridge steel in place and do excavation. Slattery Skanska, headquartered in Whitestone, Queens, New York City, is the prime contractor for the New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT) on the Route 18 Extension 2A, a 1.7-mi. Click for more...

$162M Skyscraper Grows Roots on Mobile Waterfront →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Workers currently are laying the groundwork for the tallest skyscraper in Alabama and one of the tallest buildings in the Southeast. The Retirement Systems of Alabama’s (RSA) $162-million, 800-ft. (243.8 m) tall office building is scheduled to be complete in late 2005, according to Ron Blount, project manager. In January, Skanska USA Building, Atlanta, GA, won the $6-million contract for the foundation portion of the Battle House Office Tower and Hotel project, which overlooks Mobile’s waterfront. Click for more...

Wilson Breaks Ground on Atlanta’s Glenwood Park →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Preparation for the “footprint” of Glenwood Park, a project that has been deemed a “city within a city,” is currently under development by Green Street Properties LLC in east Atlanta. John W. Wilson Grading Inc., based in Fayetteville, GA, won the contract to provide the site preparation and infrastructure for the project, which at total buildout could reach a value between $150 and $200 million. Click for more...

Blythe Construction Speeds Up NC I-85 Widening Project →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Design-build, a method of construction used by the ancient Greeks on buildings such as the Parthenon, is relatively new in American construction practices. Abandoned by modern architects and builders, the process is resurfacing in projects throughout the county. The design-build process is playing an important role in the widening of I-85 in North Carolina. As an extremely efficient process, in which engineers prepare the design while construction is under way, design-build eliminates bidding periods and redesign. Click for more...

Ten Years, $230 Million Later, I-26 Crosses Finish Line →

From Construction Equipment Guide... From the Tennessee border, south through Madison County, NC, to Buncombe County, NC, extensive work along a 14-mi. (22.5 km) stretch of Interstate 26 has been under way for the past 10 years. On any given day, there were between 50 and 275 workers at the job site, along with three contractors and 79 subcontractors, hired over the course of the project. According to Randy McKinney, assistant resident engineer with the North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT), Division 13, the old highway running between Buncombe County, NC, and the Tennessee border is a steep and curvy two-lane road. Click for more...

Terex, Daewoo Enter Supply, Distribution Agreement →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Terex Corporation announced July 18 that it has entered into an agreement with Daewoo Heavy Industries and Machinery to distribute crawler excavators and wheel loaders under the Terex brand inNorth America. The agreement includes crawler excavators from 13 to 47-ton (11.7 to 42.3 t) operatingweights and wheel loaders with bucket capacities from 2 to 5.3 cu. yds. (1.5 to 4 cu m). Terex Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Ronald M. Click for more...

C.C. Mangum Bulls Through Dry Shot Rock for NC Development →

From Construction Equipment Guide... The Park at Southpoint, a mixed-use development, is currently under construction in Durham, NC. Developer/owner David Johnson hired C.C. Mangum Contractors LLC, as the general contractor for the project, which will cost approximately $9 million. Situated on 98 acres (39.2 h) in Durham, the site is just north of I-40 on the east side of State Route NC 751 and 16 mi. (25.6 km) west of Raleigh. The site is being developed to accommodate an auto complex, retail shops and restaurants. Click for more...

Urban Diamond SC Interchange Project Sparkles →

From Construction Equipment Guide... A $16-million urban diamond configuration project will improve the traffic flow at the U.S. 378 and I-26 interchange in Lexington County, SC. The project, which began in January and is slated for completion in October 2004, consists of a bridge replacement and interchange modifications in West Columbia. South Carolina Department of Transportation (SCDOT) officials said the improvements are necessary to ease the traffic congestion in the heavily-traveled area. “Traffic control has been the most difficult part of the project because it’s a high-traffic area with many businesses and hotels in the vicinity. Click for more...

Oak Contracting Makes the Grade for $27.5M High School in Owings Mills, MD →

From Construction Equipment Guide... By the start of the 2003 school year, high school students in the Owings Mills, MD, area will have a brand new school. Construction of the building is well under way under the direction of Oak Contracting Corporation, Baltimore. Work began on Aug. 15, 2001, and is scheduled to be complete by July 15, 2003. According to Mark Harvison, Oak Contracting’s assistant project manager, the total cost for site development and the building is $27.5 million. Click for more...

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