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A relatively short but critical bypass of U.S. Highway 70 around the small community of Havelock, in southeastern North Carolina, is now in its last year of construction after the state’s Department of Transportation (NCDOT) commissioned the project in 2019. When complete, the new freeway will be designated as a section of the state’s future Interstate 42.
That was the word from Brad McMannen, NCDOT’s resident engineer on the U.S. 70/Havelock Bypass, in late September when he was asked to give an update on the project.
He said the new 10.3-mi., four-lane divided highway, designed to divert
By Lucy Perry CEG CORRESPONDENT
FHWA and the road construction industry agree on one thing: The safety of crews in work zones is a priority. Ramped-up construction means the risk to highway workers is as great or greater this year than last. FHWA has proposed rule changes to meet broader impacts of work zones on both driver mobility and worker safety. AGC and ARTBA believe road workers should be the priority.
In September, FHWA announced proposed rulemaking amending its traffic safety and mobility regulations. The agency said it recognizes increasing road construcsee RULE page 32
The North Charleston, S.C., city council approved contract agreements Dec. 14 for a 50-acre development known as Battery Park along the west bank of the Cooper River.
The Louisiana DOTD is closing the Harvey Tunnel — one of only three highway tunnels in the state — for the better part of two years to perform tile, road, electrical, ventilation and drainage improvements at a cost of $53.7 million.
Duane and Jennifer Lopez moved to Ft. Myers, Fla., from Chicago in 2003, when Jennifer had an opportunity to transfer within her company. Duane left his small remodeling business where he was finishing basements and doing roofing work.
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The U.S. Department of Labor’s OSHA announced that the agency is replacing traditional hard hats used by its employees with more modern safety helmets to protect them better when they are on inspection sites.
HD Hyundai announced that it will present its innovative vision to create and encourage sustainability on land under the name Xite Transformation at CES 2024, the world’s largest electronics trade show.
Kubota announced it is returning as the presenting sponsor for another round of country music superstar Blake Shelton’s “Back To The Honky Tonk” Tour, which kicks off Feb. 22, 2024, in Hershey, Pa.
AEM’s new report, Benefits of Construction Technologies and their Impact on Society, details how four key innovations are helping construction sites become safer and more productive, while also reducing their environmental footprint.
40 JCB UNVEILS PLATINUM EDITIONS OF BACKHOES TO CELEBRATE 70 YEARS
JCB is celebrating 70 years of manufacturing its iconic backhoe loader with the unveiling of Platinum Editions of the 3CX and 4CX models. Company founder Joseph Cyril Bamford CBE invented the backhoe concept.
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Bobcat Company continued to expand its attachment offerings in 2023, empowering customers to accomplish more in landscaping, construction, forestry, agriculture and other industry applications.
Hart Fueling Service has added Thunder Creek Equipment’s lineup of fuel and service trucks and trailers to its expansive fuel equipment sales lineup.It will now rent, sell and support the full lineup.
68 AIR BURNERS COLLABORATES WITH VOLVO CONSTRUCTION, ROLLS-ROYCE
Air Burners, a manufacturer of air curtain burner systems, collaborated with Rolls-Royce and Volvo Construction Equipment to develop and test the BioCharger — a portable machine that turns biomass waste into energy.
70 WORLD OF CONCRETE 2024 TO FEATURE DEVELON EXCAVATOR TRIO
DEVELON will showcase three excavators at World of Concrete in Las Vegas, Jan. 23 to 25, 2024. The DX42-7 mini-excavator, DX225LC-7X crawler excavator and DX140W-7 wheel excavator will be on display.
74 FRECKMANN OF ALL CRANE’S DAWES RIGGING & CRANE RENTAL RETIRES
The new year will bring big changes to Dawes Rigging & Crane Rental, a member of the ALL Family of Companies, as it will be the first time in more than three decades that Steve Freckmann isn’t its general manager.
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The North Charleston, S.C., city council approved contract agreements Dec. 14 for a 50-acre development known as Battery Park along the west bank of the Cooper River.
A partnership made up of Jamestown L.P. and Weaver Capital Partners, each of which is based in Atlanta, and Charleston’s WECCO Development, will assist the city in transforming the former Charleston Naval Complex into a vibrant, mixed-use district and regional destination, according to a news release from the city of North Charleston.
The project, which is aligned to North Charleston’s “Battery Park Master Plan,” will include more than 1,400 residential units and a mix of commercial uses that support local and regional economic growth noted the release. It is designed to improve quality of life of area residents, foster more equitable and sustainable economic development, advance community health and wellness, encourage social cohesion and build community.
Battery Park’s development plans will establish a series of residential, retail, office, entertainment spaces and parks along the Cooper River waterfront and include the construction of a new pavilion with a market hall, event space and an active green fronting the river.
Within the 50-acre site, approximately 23 acres will become public spaces, parks and streets.
“Battery Park is an investment in — and commitment to — the future of North Charleston,” said Jay Weaver, founder and president of Weaver Capital Partners. “The project will be a catalyst
for community, providing access to the waterfront and greenspaces while creating opportunities for area residents, businesses, artists and restaurants. This is a vision many years in the making, and we are honored to partner with the city to bring it to life.”
As part of the agreement, the development team will target 15 percent Minority and Women Owned Business Enterprises contractor participation during the construction phase, establish a local apprenticeship program and reserve 17 percent of the residential units as workforce housing for people earning less than 120 percent of the area’s median income.
“Our promise to the people of North Charleston is simple: Battery Park will embrace the rich culture and history of the city while creating a Central Business District that will be a focal point of new possibilities,” explained Lucile Cogswell, president of WECCO Development. “Battery Park will be a defining destination offering experiences rooted in and inspired by the best that the Lowcountry has to offer.”
The vision for the redevelopment was outlined in North Charleston’s project plan, a culmination of decades of planning and community engagement, according to the city. Municipal officials issued a Request for Qualifications for a primary developer for the site in January 2023.
In total, seven development teams responded to the request before the city decided in May that the partnership of Jamestown, Weaver Capital Partners and WECCO Development would be the most qualified, experienced and capable of fulfilling its vision.
The development agreement was finalized in December by way of the city council vote.
Battery Park’s trio of developers also is developing a nearby site known as Navy Yard Charleston, which is projected to encompass approximately 3.5 million sq. ft. of commercial and residential space — including over 2,600 housing units — across 85 acres. Adaptive reuse of the historic brick “storehouse row” buildings, the base’s former power plant, and the former Naval Hospital will also be incorporated into Battery Park’s redevelopment.
Louisiana’s Harvey Tunnel opened nine governors ago, during Earl Long’s administration, and for much of its 66-year history has been maintained and repaired on a piecemeal basis: Close one or both lanes in one direction to traffic, work for a week or so, then repeat on the other side.
Now, in a break with that practice, the state Department of Transportation and Development (DOTD) is closing the entire underwater shaft — one of only three highway tunnels in the state — for the better part of two years to perform tile, road, electrical, ventilation and drainage improvements at a cost of $53.7 million.
The tunnel is located just south of the Mississippi River opposite downtown New Orleans in Jefferson Parish and allows eastwest traffic on U.S. Highway 90 Business to pass under the Harvey Canal.
“They’re going to redo it from top to bottom,” state Sen. Patrick Connick, R-Marrero, told the New Orleans Times-Picayune.
A Louisiana DOTD contractor began blocking westbound access to the four-lane tunnel beneath the canal in early October, and closed the eastbound side Nov. 27, a move that quickly generated complaints about congestion on the only nearby ground-level alternative: the two-lane Fourth Street drawbridge, which motorists have said is raised just about any time a tugboat approaches in the canal, backing up car traffic as far as 10 blocks.
Connick said he hopes to speed the tunnel work and to find some relief for Fourth Street motorists.
The traffic complaints would have been scarcely imaginable in 1839, when the West Bank was largely agrarian, and Nicholas Noël Destrehan secured laborers to excavate a canal connecting Bayou Barataria with the commercial land close to the river, the New Orleans newspaper noted.
“Completed by 1844, Destrehan’s canal soon became
busy with barges, luggers and schooners hauling timber, moss, finfish, shellfish and game in from swamps, marshes and bays,” historic geographer Richard Campanella wrote for Preservation in Print in 2021. “In [a] short time, Destrehan earned a fortune by charging tolls for vessels to sail there from the Mississippi River.”
In the 20th century, with oil and gas exploration under way in south Louisiana, the Harvey Canal became a locus for oilfield supply, fabrication and repair businesses. And the West Bank population grew along with it.
Still, the only one way to drive across the canal was at Fourth Street.
That was until 1957, when the tunnel opened after a four-year building effort costing $5 million, according to DOTD. Now a passageway for the West Bank Expressway/U.S. 90 Business, the four-lane tube is 1,079 ft. long.
Farther south, the Lapalco Boulevard bridge over the canal opened in 1972, and directly over
the Harvey Tunnel, the West Bank Expressway bridge opened in 1984. Combined, the expressway bridge and tunnel carry about 58,500 vehicles per day, the TimesPicayune noted. The state transportation agency ascribes about one quarter of that volume, or 15,000 vehicles, to the tunnel, and much of that comes from local motorists in the 2-mi.-wide corridor bounded by Manhattan and Barataria boulevards.
The Houma Tunnel is now the only highway tube in use in the Bayou State after the tunnel in Belle Chasse closed permanently Dec. 20 following completion of the new Louisiana Highway 23 bridge over the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway.
The federal government is paying for 80 percent of the rehabilitation to the Harvey Tunnel with the rest of the money coming from the state budget and from leftover toll revenue from the Crescent City
Connection Bridge in New Orleans. DOTD contracted with CEC Inc. to perform the renovation project.
The Lafayette-based contractor will remove and replace the tile in the tunnel’s walls and ceiling, rebuild the roadway and improve the electrical, ventilation and drainage infrastructure.
Both sides of the Harvey Tunnel reopened to traffic Dec. 22 for the winter holidays but will close again in January. The construction schedule runs through December 2025, according to the state agency, and noted that there might be brief periods where two of the four lanes are opened to traffic.
Connick told the TimesPicayune that he is trying to get the U.S. Coast Guard to reduce the number of times the Fourth Street bridge is raised for marine traffic so motorists can cross the canal there without a long wait.
“Like all major projects, you’re going to have to sacrifice some. It’s going to be a pain,” he explained. “But in the long run it’s going to be worth it.”
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Duane and Jennifer Lopez moved to Ft. Myers, Fla., from Chicago in 2003, when Jennifer had an opportunity to transfer within her company. Duane left his small remodeling business where he was finishing basements and doing roofing work in the Chicago area.
After arrival in south Florida, Duane picked up right where he left off in Illinois and started a general contracting company with a partner. He later left the company to move on to bigger things, establishing Extreme Painting & Contracting in 2016, which performed general contracting work such as painting, stucco, drywall and metal framing.
The work of this company spawned another company in 2018 called Extreme Disposal, which consisted of one roll-off truck and 50 dumpsters. Growth continued with the company expanding to include three Florida locations: Ft. Myers, Panama City and Tampa.
After more than a year to get permitting, Lopez opened a recycling transfer station in 2021 for construction debris. One week after the business finally got permitted, one of the “bigs” came in and bought it. With that additional capital, Lopez was able to go from one truck to 20 trucks and approximately 2,000 dumpsters.
“While we were running Extreme Disposal, we started doing demolition and land clearing,” he said. “After we sold Extreme Disposal, we continued with a few pieces of equipment and a couple trucks and in 2021 begun operating under the name Extreme Demolition & Land Clearing.”
Born from a dream and raised by industry demand, Extreme Demolition & Land Clearing has quickly become a force to be reckoned with in southwest Florida. Lopez said, “I’d say we’re probably the largest demolition contractor in southwest Florida.”
Extreme operates under a portfolio of four unique companies: Extreme Florida Roofing; Extreme Painting & Contracting — a full-service general contractor; Extreme
Demolition & Land Clearing; and Extreme Florida Metals — a 12,000-sq.-ft. metal shop for machining roofing products, including gutters, downspouts, drip edge, soffit, fascia gutters and more.
The big investment for the company was recently opening a recycling yard providing it the capability of recycling its own wood waste, horticulture debris and green waste for processing into a reusable product. Lopez said it also allows other companies to dump clean concrete, clay roofing tiles and other recyclables for processing.
Extreme sells the crushed and sized aggregate directly from the yard and ships the processed wood products to mulch bagging and coloring facilities for their resale.
The 15-acre processing yard is in Cape Coral, Fla., and saves Extreme a lot of money on its own recycling needs: “We charge other vendors to dump and then make
money on the finished product,” Lopez said.
“Much of the land clearing and demolition products received in the yard come from our own projects and job sites throughout southwest Florida. Now we make money on the project itself and the wood waste and concrete processing proceeds.”
Extreme started out with the purchase of two Case machines: a pair of Case CX 250 excavators; the rolling stock at the processing yard is now exclusively Case excavator and wheel loader products.
“Regular staffing on the recycling yard is six to eight operators on Case machines working five days a week. As we finish up other offsite jobs, we’ll haul the Case machines to the processing yard and utilize those operators with their machine to help catch up or get ahead on our needs here on
the recycling yard.”
Non-rolling stock products on the processing yard include products from Diamond Z, Morbark and Powerscreen. For the excavators, manual sheers and concrete densifiers have been added to assist in separating concrete and metal/rebar.
When Hurricane Ian hit in September of 2022 as a Category 5 Hurricane in Ft. Myers, Fla., Extreme Demolition & Land Clearing began buying more-and-more Case machines to keep up with the intense work required for cleanup and debris processing.
To simply say Extreme is “hooked on Case machines” is a bit of an understatement. In a mere two-year span of time, the company has purchased 17 new and four used Case machines with a vast array of attachments of buckets, grapples, thumbs, shears and densifiers, with most of the spe-
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The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration announced that the agency is replacing traditional hard hats used by its employees with more modern safety helmets to protect them better when they are on inspection sites.
In 2020, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported head injuries accounted for nearly 6 percent of non-fatal occupational injuries involving days away from work. Almost half of those injuries occurred when workers came in contact with an object or equipment while about 20 percent were caused by slips, trips and falls.
Dating back to the 1960s, traditional hard hats protect the top of a worker’s head but have minimal side impact protection and also lack chin straps. Without the straps, tradition hard hats can fall off a worker’s head if they slip or trip, leaving them unprotected. In addition, traditional hard hats lacked vents and trapped heat inside.
On Nov. 22, 2023, OSHA published a
Safety and Health Information Bulletin detailing key differences between traditional hard hats and more modern safety helmets and the advancements in design, materials and other features that help protect workers’ entire heads better. Today’s safety helmets also may offer face shields or goggles to protect against projectiles, dust and chemical splashes. Others offer built-in hearing protection and/or communication systems to enable clear communication in noisy environments.
The agency recommends safety helmets be used by people working at construction industry and the oil and gas industry; in high-temperature, specialized work and low-risk environments; performing tasks involving electrical work and working from heights; and when required by regulations or industry standards.
OSHA wants employers to make safety and health a core value in their workplaces and is committed to doing the same by leading by example and embracing the evolution of head protection.
cialty attachments coming from Floridabased Pemberton Attachments.
In addition to full-sized excavators and wheel loaders, the overall fleet now includes a Case TV450B compact track loader and Case’s largest built compact track loader, the TV620 with a land clearing mulching head. Extreme even purchased the first Case CX220E ever sold in the state of Florida.
The overall machine fleet for Extreme Demolition totals 30 machines, including some forestry machines like skidders and harvesters and a couple other excavators with hammers. The company owns and operates a fleet of approximately 30 trucks — mostly big tractor-trailers with 75-yard dump trailers.
The Extreme group of companies did not obtain the level of success it is experiencing by simply “going with the flow.”
“Our fleet was aging, we were having issues with them, and we weren’t getting quite the service timeliness that we needed. So, we tried Case.
“The service is great. Whenever we needed something fixed, [CASE Power & Equipment of Florida] was there within a couple of hours. We were back and forth
with Case for several months on what they were able to do for us and what we could get for our other machines without it hurting us too badly. They were able to make it work and after three months we struck a deal and here we are with all Case machines.
“These guys have been really good. Best service I’ve ever seen. They really stepped up to the plate and made it happen and we consider them a partner in our operation.
“Our sales rep, Todd Kundinger, has been great. He’s ‘Johnny on the spot’ when needed and will answer his phone at midnight if we have a need.”
In addition to reliability, Lopez said his Case machines are user friendly and the operators like them.
“In our business, we beat the Hell out of machines. Our first Case purchases from a year and a half ago are still running strong. What we do is far more damaging to a machine than the average contractor digging in the dirt. And these machines have held up great. They’re what I call EXTREME.” CEG
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HD Hyundai announced that it will present its innovative vision to create and encourage sustainability on land under the name Xite Transformation at CES 2024, the world’s largest electronics trade show.
HD Hyundai will share details about Xite Transformation at CES during a keynote speech by Vice Chairman and CEO of HD Hyundai Kisun Chung. The keynote will focus on the company’s comprehensive strategy and vision to create innovation in infrastructure construction.
Xite Transformation is HD Hyundai’s vision to solve pressing challenges humanity is facing such as safety, security, supply chain issues, climate change and more. The company is eager to embrace its role as a “Future Builder” by expanding its sustainability focus beyond ocean infrastructure to also include land infrastructure.
At CES 2023, HD Hyundai shared its Ocean Transformation strategy, which aims to fundamentally change the way the ocean is
utilized and to explore the infinite potential of the marine ecosystem. This year marks the third consecutive year for HD Hyundai to participate in CES as it spreads its influence as a keynote speaker. Now, the company plans to expand on its
previous vision to include transformative land infrastructure ideas.
HD Hyundai’s exhibit at CES 2024 will consist of three main themes: Future Xite, Twin Xite and Zero Xite.
Future Xite will present what
the future of next-generation construction machines will look like when utilizing advanced unmanned and automation technologies. Twin Xite will introduce site control solutions and remote control technologies based on dig-
ital twins. Zero Xite will focus on exhibiting the company’s wide experience and technological capabilities for green energy value chains.
According to HD Hyundai, “We are committed to being a Future Builder as we continue to design a brighter world for humanity, from ocean to Xite. We are excited to share our plans for how we are creating a sustainable future through a shift in the industry’s paradigm with those attending the show.”
Chung’s keynote speech will take place on Jan. 10. Representing the third Korean and third nonconsumer electronics company, Chung will showcase how comprehensive innovation in building smart infrastructure will shape a more sustainable future. The keynote will be given at the Venetian hotel in the Palazzo Ballroom on Level 5. In addition to HD Hyundai, other global top-tier companies, including Siemens, Walmart, L’Oreal, Nasdaq, Qualcomm and Elevance Health also will be delivering a keynote at CES 2024.
Kubota Tractor Corporation announced that it is returning as the presenting sponsor for another round of country music superstar Blake Shelton’s “Back To The Honky Tonk” Tour, which kicks off Feb. 22, 2024, in Hershey, Pa., and ends March 29, 2024, in Wichita, Kan.
Along with the tour sponsorship, Kubota also is launching the Kubota Blake Shelton VIP Concert Sweepstakes to provide customers and fans a chance to win tickets to see Blake Shelton perform at one of five tour venues.
“Wherever I am, when I’m on my Kubota, I know I’m in ‘God’s Country,’” said Blake Shelton. “Whether you’re at work or play, Kubota has equipment that’s just right for you. I’m thrilled they’re joining us for another round of my ‘Back To The Honky Tonk Tour.’”
The 17-date tour includes three stops in Canada and features platinum-selling, eight-time chart-topping recording artist Dustin Lynch and rising country artist Emily Ann Roberts, who was a member of Team Blake on the ninth season of NBC’s “The Voice.”
The Kubota Blake Shelton VIP Concert Sweepstakes, which launched Dec. 1 and ends Jan. 19, 2024, offers customers and fans the chance to win one of five VIP packages for an exclusive concert experience, including two VIP tickets, roundtrip flights for two, hotel accommodations for two nights, and a $500 gift card.
Tour stops for the Kubota Blake Shelton VIP Concert Sweepstakes include Austin, Texas, on March 1; Edmonton, Alberta, on March 8; Tacoma, Wash., on March 15; Palm Springs, Calif., on March 22; and Glendale, Ariz., on March 23.
“Blake counts on Kubota equipment at home on his farm and now he can count on Kubota to be with him on the road as he heads ‘Back To The Honky Tonk,’” said Todd Stucke, Kubota Tractor Corporation senior vice president of marketing, product support and special projects.
“We’re all about finishing what we started and doing things right in Kubota Country, so we’re looking forward to joining Blake for the second leg of his tour and connecting with fans and our dealers across the U.S. and Canada.”
To enter the Kubota Blake Shelton VIP Concert Sweepstakes, visit info.kubotausa.com/honkytonktour. For more information and a full list of tour dates for the “Back To The Honky Tonk” Tour presented by Kubota, visit www.BlakeShelton.com.
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AEM’s new report, Benefits of Construction Technologies and their Impact on Society, details how four key innovations are helping construction sites become safer and more productive, while also reducing their environmental footprint.
One of those technologies, machine control, is changing the way earthmoving and paving tasks are completed. Previously unimaginable levels of accuracy and efficiency are being achieved, resulting in job sites that are safer and more productive, and projects that are completed faster and with less waste.
“Machine control is a technology system that calculates the position of machinery,” said Brad Viernow, OEM director of North America Heavy Construction at Leica Geosystems, a supplier of sensors, software and services for geospatial data intelligence.
“To determine precise location, machine control uses measurement data from either satellites [i.e. GNSS] or an onsite surveying instrument called a total station. Then machine control is able to compare that positioning data to a project design.”
Armed with all of that information, machine control is then able to guide and assist the person operating a piece of equipment. It’s pretty simple: Better information leads to better results.
“On average, 52 percent of all rework globally is caused by poor data and missed communication,” said Viernow. “Sharing up-to-date data via cloud connectivity allows the equipment operator to see all of the design information on the panel in the cab while they are working. Going one step further, machine automation can also come into play. Machine control can actually take some of the work out of the operator’s hands while achieving the desired accuracy even more easily.”
Earthmoving and paving applications lend themselves well to machine control. Equipment operators must work within tight tolerances with respect to things like material placement, grade, cross slope and compaction density. That is why motor graders, dozers, excavators and pavers are among the most common pieces of equipment utilizing machine control today. However, the potential for machine control spans much further.
“There is no piece of machinery within the construction industry that isn’t seeing this type of technology being used in some way,” said Adam Woods, general manager of innovation and product portfolio Strategies at LBX Company, manufacturer of Link-Belt excavation equipment.
“Even something like a compactor, which seems like a relatively simple product that just rolls back and forth, will benefit from machine control. Machine control helps determine how much compaction has taken
place, and if any further compaction is needed to meet the desired specs. Automation is even allowing machines to do that all on their own. It’s all in the aim of making job sites more efficient.”
That goes for smaller job sites and equipment, too.
“The utility of something like a compact track loader, paired with the benefits of a technology like grade control, is really a winning combination,” said Sean Mairet, group product manager of Grade Control at John Deere.
Everything starts with the accuracy a machine control system helps deliver. Take grade control, for instance. The most advanced system, 3D grade control, deservedly receives a lot of praise. But even a more entry-level 2D system produces meaningful results.
A 2D grade control system helps eliminate inaccurate digging by guiding the operator as they dig. The operator specifies key parameters such as depth and slope in the software. A sensory system on the machine then measures those datapoints as the machine digs, providing visual and/or audible coaching to the operator via a display screen in the cab.
“This level of machine control is based on plane and slope,” Mairet explained. “It’s an ideal solution on projects that don’t require a complex site design, such as sloping terrain away from a house. The operator tells the machine they want to maintain a 2 percent slope, for example, and the 2D grade control system controls the blade or bucket to achieve that. From this standpoint, even a 2D system can help save a lot of time and material by not over-cutting or over-digging.”
Modern 3D grade management takes accuracy to another level. In fact, certain systems can help equipment operators achieve accuracy up to a millimeter. 3D systems also are more sophisticated.
3D systems tie into position information and a site design to pinpoint where a machine is located at all times. The position information is provided by either satellites (i.e. GNSS) or an onsite surveying instrument called a total station. Each has its own advantages. Regardless, the precision accuracy of 3D grade control can lead to even greater gains in efficiency and resource optimization.
Case in point, industry estimates suggest that construction projects see a 10 to 20 percent reduction in material use when grade control is deployed. That means the amount of asphalt and concrete saved on public road construction projects each year is enough to pave a two-lane highway from Chicago to
Phoenix. That has a direct financial implication for not only construction companies, but also everyday citizens. By increasing accuracy and reducing waste, taxpayers saved approximately $3.6 billion in material costs on public road construction projects in 2022 alone.
Grade control also can have a positive impact on project scheduling. Time is money on construction projects. When operating equipment with machine control, Woods has seen some construction companies improve productivity by 30 to 50 percent.
“Think about a project like an irrigation canal,” Woods said. “If that canal is 1,000feet-long with a 0.3 percent slope, that slope isn’t changing much from spot to spot. Machine control is able to constantly check
“On average, 52 percent of all rework globally is caused by poor data and missed communication.”
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that slope so it’s accurate. That’s where productivity can really climb, because the operator isn’t having to repeatedly stop and check grade. It’s almost unheard of anymore, but some contractors are even finishing projects ahead of schedule when using this technology.”
“We’ve found that 35 percent of working time on a job site is spent on non-valueadding activities,” Viernow added. “Additionally, rework can create an average of 10 percent schedule growth. Machine control helps reduce a lot of this waste throughout the construction process. By simply moving the right dirt the first time, you can really reduce a lot of waste on a job site.”
Machine control technologies like grade control can also help reduce safety-related incidents on a job site.
“Without technology like this, you need surveyors, civil engineers and other people on a job site to be constantly checking grade,” Woods said. “They are constantly walking up to and around the machine. They are oftentimes working within a trench. With grade control technology, you reduce the need for these people to place themselves in these potentially unsafe environments.”
There also are safety-specific machine control features that are helping enhance job
sites. A camera system is the first thing that comes to mind. Cameras give equipment operators enhanced visibility all around a machine, oftentimes calling attention to people and objects that are getting dangerously close to that machine.
As important as that type of operator guidance system is, machine control has the ability to do much more. Technology is capable of actually stopping a machine when a potential collision is detected. Additionally, Viernow said 3D avoidance zones can be created by leveraging another key construction technology, geofencing.
“Let’s say a person is operating an excavator in an area with a powerline right above them,” Viernow related. “Through locationbased geofencing, the operator could set up an automatic stop so the excavator arm couldn’t extend beyond a certain point.”
That makes things much safer and less stressful for the operator, which is one of the core objectives of machine control.
In addition to making equipment safer and more productive, machine control also makes equipment easier to operate. By improving accuracy and taking over certain functions, machine control can help operators become proficient in less time and fatigued far less often.
“It isn’t easy to hop into a piece of construction equipment and start doing what these operators are asked to do,” Mairet said. “Technology like grade control can help operators get comfortable and productive a lot faster. Even people who’ve been operating equipment for many years will benefit from technology that lightens their workload. That leads to happier and more productive operators.”
“With machine guidance, you can take a proficient operator and make them distinguished,” Woods added. “With machine control, a novice operator could learn to cut grade within a day or so of using the equipment. Without this type of technology, the necessary training could take months, if not years.”
To that point, machine control is one solution to the growing skilled labor shortage the construction industry is facing. Machine control allows equipment operators to rely on real-time data and semiautonomous operation, as opposed to intuition and decades of skill refinement.
“Machine control technologies are really modernizing the workflow,” Mairet said. “Good operators and surveyors have always been able to maintain grade. Machine control is just making that process much safer and more efficient. Machine control is really a modern approach to how we shape our world.”
tion activity can lead to traffic disruptions resulting in congestion and crashes. Loss of productivity and public frustration with work zones also were cited in the proposed rulemaking.
The goal is a “more coordinated and comprehensive” approach to safety and mobility issues across project stages, said FHWA.
AGC responded with a letter outlining the association’s emphasis on worker safety.
“Work zone safety continues to be one of the biggest concerns among highway contractors,” said AGC.
Last spring, the association released results of a highway work zone study conducted among its members.
“In fact, 97 percent of contractors report that highway work zones are either as dangerous or more dangerous than they were a year ago.”
Tracking a “concerning rise in crashes, injuries and fatalities,” the association said it hopes to see a reversal in “this disturbing trend.”
The AGC safety survey found that many motorists are in even greater danger from highway work zone crashes than construction workers.
Ken Simonson, association chief economist, said 28 percent of responding contractors experienced crashes that resulted in injury to construction workers.
“But more than twice as many firms — 59 percent — reported experiencing a crash in which drivers or passengers were injured.”
The survey noted that work zone crashes are twice as likely to result in fatalities to drivers or passengers as construction workers. In fact, 8 percent of contractors in the survey reported workers killed in crashes, and 16 percent noted drivers or passengers killed.
“In many cases, vehicle speeding contributes to these crashes in work zones,” said Steve McGough, president of HCSS, survey partner with AGC.
“Utilizing speed cameras with a zero-tolerance policy would go a long way to protect the traveling public and our workforce.”
Concerning was Simonson’s revelation that 97 percent of contractors believe work zones are either as dangerous, or more dangerous, than a year ago. More than half of respondents want automatic ticketing for speeding in work zones, noted the economist. Understandably, 79 percent want a greater police presence and 65 percent want stricter enforcement.
AGC pressed states to prioritize education and enforcement in order to make work zones safer.
The association said it wants every state to
implement a driver work zone safety course and deploy more police to work zones. AGC also urged states to authorize speed cameras in work zones and set tougher penalties for unsafe work zone driving.
“Nobody should die because our laws fail to penalize unsafe operations in work zones in the same way they punish drunk driving and stigmatize not using a seat belt,” said Simonson.
The association also urged motorists to be careful when passing through highway work zones. Simonson said AGC is releasing a new video featuring highway workers pleading with motorists to be more careful when passing through work zones.
In its proposal, DOT said its “principal mission is to ensure America is the safest, most efficient and modern transportation
system in the world.”
The proposed changes affect work zone safety and mobility and temporary traffic control devices. The changes would “clarify and correct certain aspects of the regulations that were last modified in 2004 and 2006, respectively,” said FHWA.
Work zones are a “necessary part of meeting the need to maintain and upgrade our aging roadway infrastructure,” the agency said. “Work zone activities are expected to increase significantly with the passage of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law [BIL].”
The BIL earmarks some $350 billion for highway programs from 2022 through 2026, FHWA noted.
“This represents a 55 percent increase in highway and bridge program funding over the Fixing America’s Surface Transportation [FAST] Act” of 2015.
Regardless of increased funding, work
zones already result in significant safety and mobility impacts, FHWA said adding that 857 people died in 774 crashes.
In 2020, the NHTSA said 117 road construction workers suffered fatal occupational injuries. And 62 of those were workers hit by a motor vehicle.
And while FHWA offers resources to assist states in implementing the revisions safety and mobility rule, implementation is varied across the country. The agency said many states have developed and implemented systematic procedures to assess anticipated work zone impacts in project development. But only a few have procedures to manage impacts during project implementation or to perform post-project evaluations.
And that’s despite increased availability of data sources and methodologies available to do so.
Further, many states have not embraced data-driven performance-based process reviews that these resources offer, said FHWA, even with encouragement.
“The FHWA acknowledges that a lack of clarity in what is required by certain parts of the regulation may partially explain the uneven adoption.”
The existing regulation has language considered necessary at the time to ensure state understanding but now superfluous to implementation, the agency added.
FHWA said it also recognizes the frequency of agency process reviews may hamper some states from more in-depth assessments.
BIL calls for revisions to ensure that the work zone process review is required not more frequently than once every five years. Plus, urged revisions would ensure only a project with a lane closure for three or more days shall be considered significant. And a state shall not be required to develop or implement a transportation management plan for a highway project not on the Interstate System.
This, “if the project requires not more than three consecutive days of lane closures,” said FHWA.
Where temporary traffic control devices are concerned, FHWA proposes adding a new subpart on appropriate use of and expenditure of funds. This would include uniformed law enforcement and protective measures between workers and traffic. It would also cover installation and maintenance of temporary devices during construction, utility and maintenance operations.
“The intent of the regulation was to reduce both worker and motorist fatalities and injuries in work zones,” said the agency. “Overall, work zone fatalities did decrease significantly from a high of 1,068 work zone fatalities in 2004 to 590 fatalities in 2011.
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traffic to the west side of the small town and encompass parts of Craven and Carteret counties, has progressed to the point that he felt confident in saying construction crews are likely to have the job finished late next summer — only a few months longer than his agency anticipated in 2014.
“A lot of that delay is because of the interchange at the north end of Havelock where U.S. 70 meets U.S. 70 Business,” he explained. “We had to hold up the construction until we got a redesign on that part of the project.”
Originally, the interchange was planned so that traffic would travel at 60 mph, but an upcoming project that ties into the bypass has a speed limit of 70 mph.
“With the bypass and that new project each having higher speed limits than the interchange, we needed a redesign to make it 70 mph throughout, meaning we also had to change some walls, and do a little bit of structure and field work,” McMannen said.
The change also boosted the overall price tag of the bypass. McMannen declined to name a cost figure for the redesign, but NCDOT currently lists the construction at $167.2 million.
Factoring in the costs for the project’s development, design, right-of-way acquisition and utility relocation, the grand total to build the Havelock Bypass is $221.25 million, the agency noted on its website.
Balfour Beatty Infrastructure in Wilmington, N.C., has managed crews to build the project since the effort began at Havelock nine years ago.
The Havelock Bypass is one component of NCDOT’s plan to upgrade the high priority U.S. 70 corridor to eventually become I-42 in eastern North Carolina between Raleigh and the Port of Morehead City on the Atlantic coast, a drive that currently takes a little less than three hours. Most of the roadway already accommodates four lanes of traffic.
Nine different projects make up the transportation agency’s plan to improve the route, most of which are either under construction or still in development. They include additional bypasses around the cities of Goldsboro and Kinston, and upgrades to the highway through the town of James City, just south of New Bern.
Connecting with the Havelock Bypass on its north end is a $242 million U.S. 70 upgrade that will start construction next year and continue northwest for 6.4 mi. to near Thurmond Road, where it will join the James City portion of the corridor. NCDOT projects that building effort to last about four years.
“Balfour Beatty Infrastructure will work on that part of the roadway as a design-build,” McMannen said. “They are continuing to work out the rights of way, the utilities and finalize the plans. Also, the Kinston Bypass west of here is one that is still in the design phase, while the Goldsboro Bypass has been completed, so there are different legs still being built and others undergoing their initial designs.”
Although much of the area is rural and more sparsely populated compared to points west and north, U.S. 70 in the Tarheel State’s eastern third is a key route for moving freight to and from the Port of Morehead City and plays an important role in evacuating people from the state’s beaches ahead of summertime hurricanes.
Additionally, two key East Coast military bases are just off U.S. 70 — the Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point on Havelock’s east side, and Seymour Johnson Air Force base in Goldsboro.
At the Havelock Bypass, Balfour Beatty has so far constructed 16 new bridges, and raised two existing overpasses across the new highway. No bridge or structure demolition was needed on the job, according to McMannen.
In addition, Balfour Beatty is overseeing the work of a number of key subcontractors on the U.S. 70 bypass, including Barnhill Contracting Co., to handle asphalt work; Bullington Construction Inc., in charge of installing guardrails; Gosalia Concrete Constructors, builders of the concrete barrier rails; National Erectors, rebar and steel professionals; and four companies that hauled in stone, riprap, aggregate base stone (ABC), and asphalt to the job site: Military Federal Construction, More Tons LLC, M&J Trucking Inc., and RL Thompson Inc.
McMannen said that most of the borrowed hauling on the bypass has been done by Balfour Beatty with off-road trucks. He added that all but one pit is on the new road alignment where the subs used on-road trucks – the other pits
required off-road vehicles.
With much of the Havelock construction site being in a part of the state where wetlands are prevalent, excavation was required to remove less desirable undercut material to allow for aggregates to be trucked in to give the new roadway a more stable base, he added.
“We have had 95,000 cubic yards of undercut excavated, then replaced by borrow from the pits that totaled 4.9 million cubic yards, and we still have some left to bring in for various tie-ins,” said McMannen. “We are still scheduled to get close to 5.8 million cubic yards of material before the work is done.”
The result will provide the Havelock Bypass better drainage and a more solid support for the highway’s pavement.
Although the construction’s completion late next summer is in sight, McMannen said much work still needs to be accomplished to build a bypass that meets federal interstate standards.
“We are working on the interchanges — the bridges on both ends of the project,” he said. “The next step is to detour traffic onto the bypass at the interchange with U.S. 70 that continues into Havelock on the north end of town. We also will continue to build the tie-ins and construct bridges and road surfaces, even though a lot of the work is completed.
“In addition, the contractors are still bringing in a lot of ABC stone to get the roadway covered up and get it paved to help with drainage and erosion control measures, and we have most of our pipe work completed too. At this point in the project, there are just a variety of things that still need to be done.”
McMannen could not think of too many days since the effort began when the work has slowed down at the Havelock site.
“It has been fairly busy from the get-go and stayed consistent throughout most of the project,” he said. “It is a great operation because we are still hauling, as I said, and the structural crews will work on a couple bridges at a time and then move on to another one. Plus, when we have one subcontractor finish a component of the job, another sub comes in to perform their task. That keeps things buzzing on site. In a single month, we will have 125 to 150 different people out
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JCB is celebrating 70 years of manufacturing its iconic backhoe loader with the unveiling of Platinum Editions of the 3CX and 4CX models.
Company founder Joseph Cyril Bamford CBE invented the backhoe concept, and the first JCB model was manufactured in 1953 after he combined a lightweight backhoe with a Major Loadall tractor loader. It created, for the first time, a single machine which combined a front shovel and rear excavator arm.
While it took 20 years for JCB to build 50,000 backhoes, under the leadership of JCB Chairman Anthony Bamford, more than 900,000 have now been made.
JCB has been world market leader for backhoes for almost 25 years and today manufactures the iconic machine in the UK, India and Brazil. A total of 70 limited-edition 70th birthday 3CX PRO and 4 CX PRO machines will be manufactured.
Bamford said, “The backhoe loader is an incredibly versatile machine, and thanks to continued innovation and evolution, it remains just as relevant today as the day it was first invented. The JCB backhoe loader remains one of the most popular pieces of construction equipment in the world, and it has a very exciting future ahead of it.”
The Platinum Edition models will have servo excavator controls, Powerslide, air conditioning and bidirectional auxiliary flow hydraulics. The machines also will have limited edition platinum decals and grill badge and platinum-colored wheels. The cab will have an embroidered graphic in the carpet and upgraded seat material with 70th anniversary branding, along with a steering wheel center cap featuring the 70th logo.
Each machine also will have a special plaque, and customers will receive a special platinum gift pack with the backhoe loader.
Over the last seven decades JCB has continued to develop and enhance the backhoe loader concept, with turbocharged engines, powershift transmissions, all-wheel drive and extending dipper arms. The machine has broadened in appeal, with the launch of the skid steer based 1CX, the all-wheel steer 3CX Compact and the larger 4CX and 5CX equal-sized wheel machines.
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In the woods of Roxboro, N.C, Chase Allen recently channeled his farming roots into a new venture. Founded in June 2020, during the thick of the COVID-19 pandemic, CL Allen Land Management was Allen’s answer to an unexpected halt in everyday activities.
“People had projects they wanted done around their house, but not everybody has the equipment to do it,” said Allen, whose company zeroes in on forestry mulching, armed with a new Fecon FTX150-2 mulching tractor. “We’ve got a range of Fecon equipment — from excavator and skid-steer mounts to a specialized machine. They aren’t just machines; they’re fun to run.”
Allen’s passion for running equipment was cultivated from days on his family’s tobacco farm.
“Growing up, it was all tractors and equipment,” said Allen. “One night, a mulching YouTube video caught my interest. Having an excavator on hand, I thought I could do a lot of the mulching they were doing on the video. The interest only grew from there.”
His upbringing not only sparked the interest but also provided him with the right skill set.
“Growing up on a farm, you turn into a driver, operator, mechanic, everything,” commented Allen. “I always aimed for something beyond just tractors. My background and the timing worked out just right.”
Despite CL Allen Land Management’s growth, Allen stays close to home, focusing on areas around Roxboro like Person, Caswell and Orange counties. He relies on word-ofmouth advertising to find new clients and has built a strong reputation in the area.
For Allen, every piece of equipment has its place and purpose. Forestry mulching offers a distinct advantage for clients who don’t want the hassle of hauling away debris or dealing with grading issues.
“A recent customer wanted their land cleared without creating huge piles,” Allen noted. “There was a lot of underbrush and pine trees roughly 8 inches in diameter. When you consider the added cost of hauling debris away, grinding it into a fine mulch made sense. That’s a typical job, and what’s nice is our Fecon machine didn’t bog down; it goes as fast as you can run it.”
The Fecon FTX150-2 mulching tractor helps Allen complete jobs efficiently, and he doesn’t shy away from taking pride in the equipment.
“This machine’s only job is to mulch and grind trees,” said Allen. “From my experience, it’s just a better option than a skid-steer. It’s heavier, stronger and more efficient. Time is money at the end of the day, and this machine saves both.”
Allen also spoke about the innovative features of the machine and their practical applications.
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“One of the features I love is the increased ground clearance,” said Allen. “With 21 inches of ground clearance, I can drive over the whole tree, which increases efficiency compared to the 8 inches of ground clearance on some other equipment.”
Beyond efficiency, the Fecon FTX150-2 is an environmentally friendly machine.
“The environmentally friendly hydraulic fluid is what the machine is designed to run, ensuring that if a breakdown happens, we won’t harm the environment,” explained Allen. “You’re also reducing ground disturbance and preventing erosion by mulching the brush instead of ripping it out of the
ground and creating holes or runoff issues. It’s reassuring to know that the machine and process are working together to limit their environmental impact.”
The machinery Allen uses also reflects a keen awareness of technological advancements and their benefits.
“The joystick control on the machine was something new for me, but I quickly adapted,” Allen said. “It’s electric instead of hydraulic, and the sensitivity is a bit different, but it didn’t take long to learn. I think anyone could learn how to do it.”
Choosing the right brand isn’t just about the machine’s performance on the job. It’s also about the support that comes after the purchase. For Allen, Fecon’s customer service played a significant role in his choice.
“I’ve talked with multiple salesmen for Fecon,” stated Allen. “I really like their service department because if it’s something I can’t figure out, I pick up the phone, talk to a person, and nine times out of ten they tell you right then what the problem is.”
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Rock breaking projects on land are tough, but nothing Atlas Copco handheld breakers can’t handle. Fracturing rocks underwater, on the other hand... now there’s a challenge
of a much higher order. Just ask Pina Dalgıçlık naat San and Trade (PDIST), a specialist underwater contractor based in Bakırköy, one of the oldest districts in Istanbul, Turkey.
The company is currently using Atlas Copco’s robust LH 390 pneumatic breaker for an intensive eight-month underwater electrical infrastructure project, as part of a wider effort to energize cruise liners and cargo ships across Turkey and Malta.
The “Malta Medium Voltage Underwater Cable Laying” project will enable vessels to plug into shoreside electricity to charge onboard systems while berthed at port, swapping out the need for fuel-dependency in place of clean electric.
Coupled with Atlas Copco’s LP 18-40PE Hydraulic Power Pack, the LH 390 handheld hydraulic breaker is being used to crush rocks beneath the water’s surface in order to prepare the area for underwater electric cables. On land, the LP 18-40PE Hydraulic Power Pack transmits power to drive the submerged LH 390 breaker unit, which is tasked with the demanding job of fragmenting rocks and dislodging them from the ground to forge a clear path for the cables, which will transmit electricity to allotted onland charging ports.
While such a demanding application may land other air units in troubled waters, Atlas Copco’s LH 390 hydraulic unit has proven itself to be tough enough to take such a challenge in its stride. As one of the most powerful handheld breakers in the world, the titan LH 390 is designed to break anything, anywhere.
Weighing 73 lbs. and offering 125 bar of pressure, its high pressure-to-weight ratio also means users can achieve optimal performance without compromising on portability, the manufacturer said.
The LH 390 handheld breaker is coated with premium water resistant, anti-corrosion and anti-rust paint, meaning it can be plunged in saline ocean water and remerge unscathed. Before use, the machine’s robust design and high-quality components also are rigorously tested at Atlas Copco’s in-house testing facility, ensuring it is suitable to weather any storm.
The PDIST team is required to physically dive underwater to power their tools, which is why it is important to not only have a breaker unit that is tough enough to crack rocks underwater, but also easy to maneuver
and work with. Fortunately, Atlas Copco’s LH 390 handheld breaker’s slim design and lightweight design offers a smooth user experience.
“Mobility is one factor that is really critical to this operation,” said Serdar Yaygili, PDIST general manager. “We are routinely diving into the water to remove rocks and debris from the seabed, then swimming back up to the surface again — all while operating and carrying our handheld breaker.
“The LH 390’s high power to weight ratio means we can get plenty done in a short space of time, improving our team’s productivity and enabling us to ‘crack’ on with our project with ease — pun intended.”
The LH 390’s vibration reduction technology and low noise also means that PDIST can work comfortably for a full workday, without risking injury.
Once finalized, the project is predicted to reduce the emissions of visiting cruise liners and cargo ships significantly supporting the region’s electric and net zero transformation. PDIST is spending two months completing rock breaking work in Bandirma, Turkey, and another six months in Malta.
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Metso is launching the Reactorwell upgrade — a new generation feedwell upgrade — for maximizing thickener and clarifier performance while minimizing flocculant consumption and bringing significant operational cost efficiencies.
The first-class feed system upgrade features high solids retention and mixing efficiency. It eliminates feed short-circuiting and offers low shear for ideal floccule growth and even discharge symmetry. The new feed system upgrade provides optimum feed conditioning for thickeners and clarifiers.
Due to its many benefits in addition to low flocculant usage, the Reactorwell upgrade is part of Metso’s sustainable Planet Positive portfolio.
The Reactorwell upgrade enables a big leap forward in thickener and clarifier performance as it utilizes maximum settling area due to its high exit symmetry. It also provides improved overflow clarity as well
as higher underflow density. Additionally, the Reactorwell upgrade allows better thickener operability with an improved response to process changes.
“The Reactorwell’s design allows it to be integrated into existing mining operations as an upgrade that is compatible with most makes of thickeners. We offer expertise and support to retrofit existing infrastructure without major modifications. The Reactorwell can also be upgraded to a new channel configuration if process conditions significantly change,” said Andrew Mcintosh, senior product manager, thickening at Metso.
The Reactorwell upgrade is easy to maintain due to its intelligent design and modularity. It consistently achieves high unit area throughput and the improved Autodil performance minimizes the need for pumped dilution, leading to lower total cost of ownership.
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Luck Stone, one of the United States’ largest family-owned producers of crushed stone, sand and gravel, has invested in a 110 tph sand wash system to replace its sand screw equipment.
Luck Stone, which is celebrating its 100th year in business this year, is headquartered in Richmond, Va.
Starting with a single quarry in Richmond, the organization now has 30 locations across the United States to provide aggregate materials and services for the construction of roads, bridges and buildings.
The firm recently invested in a 110 tph EvoWash sand washing system from industry experts CDE in a bid to optimize output and reduce wastage at its site in Atlanta, Ga.
Previously, the company produced a washed sand using a traditional sand screw however Luck Stone found that the technology was not optimal in getting the desired specification.
Luck Stone sought out expertise from wet processing experts at CDE to help optimize their sand processing, reduce waste and ensure their products provided the best quality for concrete customers.
Luck Stone has many years’ experience producing sand and gravel, and this project benefited from its strong technical understanding and clear goals.
Through various sand gradations and test analysis, CDE found that if Luck Stone want-
ed to produce an in spec concrete sand, the removal of the 30-50# sand was essential, which had to be done in an optimized environment.
In order to optimize output, CDE replaced the existing sand screw equipment with its EvoWash technology, processing at a rate of 110 tph.
Commenting on the installation process, Brent Junior, senior process specialist at Luck Stone said: “We did a lot of work ahead of installation with gradations analysis, having CDE run simulations along with our own simulations so that we really knew what we needed to do to have the right controls when the plant was installed.
“The installation was really great. On a Thursday morning, we started disassembling the sand screw. The team worked through the weekend and by Monday morning we were operating and producing in spec sand. It was great to minimize downtime and start making product right away to meet customer needs.”
Joe Teague, vice president of sales of CDE added: “This project is a great accomplishment. Thanks to all the collaboration and preplanning with both companies the install went smoothly on site.”
A compact, modular sand washing system, the EvoWash separates the smaller sand and gravel fractions through an integrated highfrequency dewatering screen, sump and hydrocyclones which provide unrivalled con-
trol of silt cut points and eliminates the loss of quality fines with significant commercial value, the manufacturer said.
Incorporating CDE’s Infinity Screen technology, the EvoWash offers optimal dewatering results, which enables operators to produce a range of high-quality sands that are market-ready straight from the belt.
Protecting revenue by eliminating the need for maintaining settling ponds, the EvoWash can integrate seamlessly into existing operations to reduce site footprint. The technology minimizes downtime and, with an increased number of parameters to ensure improved accuracy on the material cut point, removes the double-handling of materials, as highvalue fines can often be lost and trapped at the bottom of ponds when processed with traditional sand screw equipment.
The CDE EvoWash allows the operator to make adjustments to the blending of final products as they discharge off the dewatering screen. It also allows adjustment in the feedbox, prior to material entering the dewatering screen leaving a complete adjustable cut point in real-time, which is essential for a potentially fluctuating feed. This enables the operator to perform a consistent and optimized concrete sand product
With CDE’s technology, Luck Stone is producing three sand products: concrete sand, asphalt sand and masonry sand to be used in construction projects across Georgia.
Since its installation, CDE’s CustomCare support has been at the heart of the relationship as Plant Manager for Luck Stone Mike Maldonado said: “Customer support is very important and the partnership with CDE is very important. Having that support and customer service has always been key for me. As busy as we are here with everything that’s going on, it’s important to have that person who you can contact to get you the information or help that you need to help solve the problem. With CDE, we know we have this support.”
Teague concluded: “The EvoWash is one of our core products and is much more efficient than the sand screw technology. It also helps produce a much drier product than a screw would so you’re able to sell straight off the belt. Operators can also make quick adjustments to be able to blend different sands.
“This is our first project with Luck Stone, it’s been a great experience for CDE, the professionalism and the collaboration that we experienced from our team working with their team early on was great and we look forward to continuing our partnership.”
CDE currently has a trade in deal where producers can trade in their sand screw for CDE’s EvoWash.
For more information about the new trade in deal, which is only available for a limited time, visit cdegroup.com/swapyourscrew.
The icy grip of the winter season presents a unique set of challenges for wash plant operators, but with effective planning materials producers can protect their investment and ensure their operations are ready for an efficient return to production in spring.
When it comes to plant maintenance, it is essential that any potential complication is identified and remedied quickly to protect an operator’s investment and ensure optimal performance, particularly during the coldest months of the year when washing and classifying equipment is especially susceptible to the elements.
“In this business, time is money,” said Mike Matusik, a customer relationship manager at CDE.
“Implementing a robust maintenance program year-round will safeguard equipment from the taxing cold weather, helping to minimize downtime for unscheduled maintenance and maximize product output.
“With planning and preparedness, operators can ensure the safe and efficient shutdown of a wash plant in winter and facilitate an efficient restart of operations in the spring. While there is no one-size-fits-all approach, there are some basic steps operators can take to protect their investment.”
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When it comes to plant maintenance, it is essential that any potential complication is identified and remedied quickly to protect an operator’s investment and ensure optimal performance, particularly during the coldest months of the year when washing and classifying equipment is especially susceptible to the elements.
• Water Management: Effective water management as the cold weather sets in should be paramount for operators. It’s advisable to drain all standing water from tanks and pumps when plants are mothballed for the winter season otherwise you risk lines freezing, cracking, and leading to a delayed and costly restart in the spring.
• Insulate: The winter months can bring unforgiving conditions, so consider insulation to protect pipes, valves and pumps. Ensure your control cabin has been closed and, if possible, keep the internal heating on to protect the beating heart of your plant from plummeting temperatures.
• Open Valves: In addition to draining the system and, where possible, insulating pipes valves and pumps, it’s also advisable to keep valves open during winter shutdown as this will prevent any residual water accumulating in the system.
• Spray Bars: Clean out spray bar nozzle heads and ensure smaller pipework is free of debris such as silt and sands. Ensure your spray bars are receiving adequate water pressure, and the spray from the nozzles are fanning at the correct angle. This will allow you to get more water on to the screen to ensure the product is getting the best washing treatment.
• Safety Protocols: Winter also poses additional safety concerns for plant operators. Consider refreshing and rehearsing your training procedures to ensure your teams are well versed in the appropriate safety protocols when working in the vicinity of a wash plant to avoid slips, trips and falls.
Proactive and preventative approaches to plant maintenance during winter months are essential for long-term efficiency and profitability, but unforeseen challenges can still arise despite best laid plans, explained fellow CDE customer relationship manager Andrew Bunting.
“A responsive service is key when the unexpected occurs.
For the CDE CustomCare team, the name of the game is minimizing and, where possible, wholly eliminating any unexpected downtime by supporting customers to get up, running and processing material again as fast as possible, whether that’s during the normal production season or when starting up production again once winter is behind us.”
In order to respond in a timely manner, CDE holds stock of parts locally, from screen media and cyclone parts to marsh mellow springs, motors, and gearboxes. These are all available for immediate dispatch to customers from CDE’s North American headquarters in Fort Worth, Texas.
“Our CustomCare team holds a complete order history detailing critical plant components and spare parts for each of our customers’ wash plants. This helps ensure straightforward re-ordering and allows our service engineers to maintain a comprehensive overview of how a plant is performing.”
Prevention is always the number one focus, Bunting added.
“We work closely with our customers to deliver regular preventative maintenance inspections which are highly effective at identifying potential issues before they arise and adversely impact production. Our plant health checks are just one part of our commitment to providing a lifetime of care to customers and ensuring their long-term success.”
As part of its free plant health check initiative, CDE’s expert service engineers will analyze the plant’s condition, highlight signs of wear or irregular noises, identify parts in need of replacing, schedule regular maintenance, support and advise operators, and recommend fast-moving parts ideal for storage on site.
For more information about CDE CustomCare and to order parts, contact: customcare@cdeusa.com.
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While machinery can sometimes be prone to issues, Allen’s Fecon machine proves its resilience through its track record.
“This particular machine hasn’t been serviced yet,” admitted Allen. “Even with the prior Fecon products, the only service issues I’ve run into are from operator error. I’ve put 2,000 hours on the Fecon equipment since then and haven’t had any issues. They’re made to run hard.”
Allen’s choice is a testament to the combination of sturdy machinery and solid after-sales support that businesses can rely on.
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The upcoming work schedule for CL Allen Land Management shows no signs of slowing down.
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Implementing a magnetic separation process includes several steps, from flowsheet selection to ramp-up and ensuring planned capacity. Alongside financial aspects, miners must also evaluate executional and operational factors when selecting the most feasible solution.
To facilitate the selection, Metso is now introducing modular magnetic separation plant units designed for high recovery and simplified operation.
“As the industry leader in mining process technology and modularity, we are excited to launch the magnetic separation plant units. Besides easy installation and maintenance, the scalable units have been designed to provide unrivaled selectivity, resulting in high recovery of fine and ultrafine particles,” siad Alex Lagerstedt, vice president, plant solutions at Metso.
Compared to a traditional delivery, the modular plant units result in the earliest time-to-volume. Due to maximized pre-fabrication in a controlled workshop environment and minimized site work, installation is safer, faster and of better quality, the manufacturer said.
The magnetic separation plant units feature a flexible scope to meet the needs of the end customer or Engineering, Procurement and Construction Management (EPCM). Delivery includes proven technology for the entire magnetic separation circuit with in-house testing for equipment sizing and flowsheet design, and it also can include automation, installation and commissioning advisory, training, maintenance and service.
Metso’s advanced magnetic separation equipment portfolio consists of SLon Vertically Pulsating High Gradient Magnetic Separators (VPHGMS), Metso High Gradient Magnetic Separators (HGMS), and/or dry and wet Low Intensity Magnetic Separators (LIMS). Additionally, the plant units can be equipped with OKTOP feed tanks, slurry pumps, hoses and valves, and coupled with process control systems and various ancillary products and sampling systems.
“Metso’s high gradient magnetic separator portfolio features a wide range of processing options for many particle sizes and applications, ranging from iron ore concentrates, rare earth ores, battery and industrial minerals to tailings recovery. Combining these magnetic separators into plant units results in flexible and efficient flowsheets,” said Peter Jansson, product manager, magnetic & physical separation at Metso.
For the magnetic separation plant units, Metso also can provide an integrated service offering through its global network. The scope ranges from maintenance, modernizations & retrofits, process optimization to spares and wears, training and Life Cycle Services.
The magnetic separation plant units are Metso’s sixth complete plant unit launch for concentrator plants. The previous launches include stirred mill and horizontal mill plant units, flotation, thickening and filtration plant units. For more information, visit metso.com.
Bobcat Company continued to expand its attachment offerings in 2023, empowering customers to accomplish more in landscaping, construction, forestry, agriculture and other industry applications. Bobcat offers hundreds of highquality attachments and implements, providing customers with leading jobsite versatility.
“Compact loaders, excavators and other carriers are only as productive as the attachments and implements they power,” said Lee Smith, general manager of Bobcat attachments. “Bobcat is continually developing attachments that help our customers expand their jobsite capabilities and
accomplish more.”
In 2023, Bobcat continued to expand its diverse lines of attachments and implements to include the following new products:
• Super-Flow Planers: Bobcat super-flow planers are high-powered attachments capable of milling concrete and asphalt up to 7 in. thick. These versatile attachments take advantage of the extra hydraulic power available in the Bobcat T86 compact track loader and S86 skid-steer loader — the only compact loaders to offer three hydraulic flow options in one machine, with super flow generating up to 42 gpm and 4,061 psi. The super-flow planers are available in 24-in. and 48-in. cutting widths. Bobcat also offers a 40-in. planer compatible with both super-flow and high-flow hydraulics. In all, Bobcat offers six planer attachments that accommodate standard, high-flow and super-flow hydraulics.
• Disc Mulchers: Bobcat introduced its disc mulcher attachment to help operators power through tough landclearing applications. Compatible with a host of Bobcat skid-steer and compact track loaders, the disc mulcher features a high-velocity disc fitted with four-point, hardenedsteel teeth that make fast work of trees and thick brush. The disc mulcher cuts down trees up to 14 in. thick and can turn heavy brush and trees up to 6 inches thick into a bed of mulch, making this attachment ideal for land-clearing applications within agriculture, landscaping, hardscaping and res-
Ignite Attachments, a manufacturer of compact equipment attachments, added to its growing lineup of direct-to-you products with a new mini excavator (MEX) auger.
The launch expands Ignite’s lineup of augers for compact equipment. Like other models in the lineup, the MEX auger offers self-aligning vertical accuracy for precise, accurate vertical holes in any situation and planetary drive system for ample torque for even the toughest drilling conditions. Compatible with Kubota KX057-5 models, the new auger features a high-quality hydraulic motor and 2-inch HEX shaft for powerful drilling capabilities in landscaping, construction, road, municipality or agricultural applications.
“Agility is one of the primary drivers for Ignite Attachments,” said Matthew Foley, lead engineer. “Whether that’s direct-to-you shipping, transparent pricing or expanding our product line to fill a gap in the market. Our design team brought the award-winning features of our auger lineup to mini excavator operators looking to maximize their fleet versatility.”
The new auger has a drilling depth of 50 in. with a standard bit, or up to 86 in. with optional extension.
Like other auger offerings, the MEX auger attachment features a unique joint between the mounting frame and drive unit to ensure straight, vertical holes, even while work-
ing on contoured, sloped or uneven ground.
“We’ve taken the guesswork out of drilling,” Foley said. “With our self-balanced alignment feature, customers get perfectly straight holes without spending time worrying about the carrier’s stance.”
Ignite Attachments offers quality-designed and -manufactured tools that are easy to purchase, attach and use. In today’s fast-paced, connected economy, Ignite offers a reliable, cost-effective solution for compact equipment operators of any brand. Online ordering and direct shipping allow customers to shop confidently and on their own schedule. Ignite backs every attachment with a comprehensive warranty and excellent customer support, ensuring customers can rely on their tools for years to come, the manufacturer said. For more information, visit www.igniteattachments.com.
Compatible with Kubota KX057-5 models, the new auger features a high-quality hydraulic motor and 2-in. HEX shaft for powerful drilling capabilities in landscaping, construction, road, municipality or agricultural applications.
idential and commercial development. The disc mulcher is available in 48-in. and 60-in. cutting widths.
• Drum Mulchers: Bobcat has introduced a drum mulcher attachment for select excavators. Previously offered for select compact track loaders and skid-steer loaders, drum mulchers make fast work of heavy brush and trees up to five inches thick. This attachment allows excavator operators to clear trees and stubborn overgrowth along steep roadsides, riverbanks and other hard-to-reach areas. Bobcat offers three models, the 28DMX, 36DMX and 50DMX, with cutting widths of 28, 36 and 50 in., respectively. The mulcher lineup can be operated with excavators ranging from 4 to 10 tons. Featuring axial piston hydraulic motors, these drum mulchers optimize rotor speed and torque for maximum productivity in a wide variety of land-clearing applications.
• Augers: Dig holes with speed and plumb-line accuracy with a Bobcat auger attachment. Bobcat has expanded its lineup of hydraulic-powered augers with four new models, the 12PH, 14PH, 20PH and 25PH, which offer a variety of torque and speed options to match a wide range of soil conditions and applications. Durable Bobcat augers are compatible with compact loaders, excavators, compact wheel loaders, telehandlers, small articulated loaders, Toolcat utility work machines and mini track loaders. The new augers are part of a larger lineup with various widths and digging depths. The lineup includes augers with hex shafts and shafts that accommodate both hex and round bits.
• Heavy-Duty Brush Cutters: The Bobcat heavy-duty brush cutter makes fast work of clearing heavy brush and small trees. The brush cutter’s high-efficiency, direct-drive AP4 motor maximizes hydraulic horsepower for optimal cutting of tall, thick vegetation, including trees up to 10 in. in diameter. The high cutting speeds, combined with the heavyduty blades and stump jumper, maximize inertia to cut through dense vegetation in one pass. Compatible with a variety of compact track loaders and skid-steer loaders, the heavy-duty brush cutter is available in 62-in., 74-in. and 86in. cutting widths. The lineup offers five motor options which align with standard- and high-flow carriers.
• Grapples: Bobcat has expanded its diverse lineup of grapples to include an 80-in. and 86-in. root grapple, industrial bucket grapple and industrial fork grapple. There are 16 total models to tackle a variety of jobsite needs. These heavy-duty grapples are compatible with a wide variety of skid-steer loaders, compact track loaders, mini-track loaders, Toolcat work machines, telehandlers, small articulated loaders and compact wheel loaders.
• Brush Grapples: Bobcat brush grapples for compact tractors are the ideal property management attachment for gathering and stacking brush, tree limbs and other loose materials. Available in two sizes, the 48-in. grapple is compatible with Bobcat 1000-platform sub-compact tractors while the 60-in. grapple fits all 2000-platform compact tractor models. Lightweight, yet Bobcat tough, these grapples open wide to take big bites and get more done with every cycle.
• Snow Blades for UTVs: With the Bobcat family of utility vehicle plows, operators can push back winter to get more use from their machine. Plow through deep drifts and quickly clear snow from wide sidewalks, walkways and driveways with the heavy-duty V blade, heavy-duty straight blade or the medium-duty, straight-blade attachment.
• Finish Mowers: Maintain large lawns with PTO-driven finish mowers that are compatible with select Bobcat compact tractors, sub-compact tractors and the UW53 Toolcat utility work machine. These implements feature high blade speeds, convenient access to maintenance points and a rear discharge that allows operators to mow close to buildings and other structures. Connected to a 3-point hitch, the finishing mowers follow the ground contour to reduce scalping and leave behind an even, professional cut. Bobcat finish mowers are available in widths of 60 and 72 in.
Attachments are a cost-effective alternative to operating high-cost machines dedicated to performing a select few jobsite tasks. With Bobcat attachments, customers can expand their jobsite versatility, save time, reduce labor, generate new income sources and leave behind great results. In 2023, Bobcat also expanded its product offerings to include more time- and labor-saving components, including hydraulic tilt couplers and mechanical pin grabbers for excavators, as well as more laser-guided technology offerings.
For more information, visit Bobcat.com.
With a 12-cu.-yd. elongated spoil tank design and 1,200-gal. freshwater tank capacity, the Vermeer VXT600 vacuum truck is the lightest vacuum excavator in its size class, weighing in at just 40,000 lbs.
The Vermeer VXT600 vacuum excavator has undergone a redesign to enhance its performance.
The load capacity has been increased for road use, and the component and technology reliability and serviceability have been optimized. Furthermore, the machine has incorporated performance-enhancing features to boost productivity for vacuum crews.
With a 12-cu. yd. elongated spoil tank design and 1,200-gal. freshwater tank capacity, the Vermeer VXT600 vacuum truck is the lightest vacuum excavator in its size class, weighing in at just 40,000 lb. This new design allows for even weight distribution when traveling while maximizing the volume of material hauled. It also has a low profile with a height (with boom) of 12.25 ft. so that it can maneuver under trees, power lines and bridges.
The VXT600 is a powerful digging machine that operates quietly while on the job. It features a vacuum system that is powered by a 6,400-cfm. Helical tri-lobe Jurop blower. With a 23-ft. boom, an 8-in. diameter dig hose, a vacuum level of 27 inHg, and a water pump that produces 10 gpm of flow at 3,000 psi (206.8 bar), the VXT600 can dig quickly and deeply. Additionally, the boom dig hose can be stowed with the dig tube attached to minimize setup time between digs.
When it’s time to empty the spoil tank, crews will appreciate the labor-saving and efficient functionality of the VXT600 vacuum truck. They don’t need to unstow the boom before dumping, and the tank’s camover door is easy to operate. The spoil tank can be lifted to a 50-degree angle for quick offloading. For even more efficient
cleanouts, an optional tank vibrator is available. Additionally, the VXT600 includes a handwashing station for operator convenience.
“We have incorporated many features that contractors appreciate about the popular Vermeer VXT300 vacuum excavator to create the larger and more powerful VXT600,” said T.J. Steele, product manager of Vermeer MV Solutions.
“We believe this second-generation VXT600 is exactly what the industry is looking for in a high-production vacuum excavator. It is an excellent choice for utility contractors who want to increase their potholing productivity. We designed the new VXT600 from the ground up with the goal of making the lightest 12-yd truck on the market.”
The VXT600 has a 7-in. LCD electronic
display and a full-function wireless remote with the option of a belly pack or handheld unit. There are two chassis options available: a Kenworth T880 truck with a 510-hp (380-kW) Paccar MX-13 engine and a 6speed Allison 4500RDS transmission; and a Mack Granite truck with a 505-hp (377kW) Mack MP8 engine with a 6-speed Allison 4500RDS engine. Both chassis have an 86,000-lb. GVWR and two pusher axles. Other customization accessories available for the VXT600 include a 180-cfm, 110-psi (7.58 bar) air compressor for dry digging and powering pneumatic tools, a 20-gpm water pump to allow crews to dig with two wands, a 420,000 BTU Dynablast hot water heater, and a cold weather kit to heat cabinets, water lines and valves.
For more information, visit vermeer.com.
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Fontaine Specialized, a recognized technology leader and innovator in the lowbed trailer industry, has unveiled enhancements across its complete line of hydraulic equalizing spreaders for Magnitude Series lowbeds.
The redesigned models now feature improved geometry, enabling them to effortlessly raise the rear axles off the ground for more convenient maneuvering while boasting up to 25,000 lbs. capacity per axle, the manufacturer said.
The new EQ1 stands out as a single axle spreader employing an optional rear flip axle with the ability to transfer up to 25,000 lbs. The EQ2, a tandem axle configuration, incorporates both an optional intermediate and rear flip axle, providing the remarkable ability to transfer up to 50,000 lbs.
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Since 2005, all EQ spreaders seamlessly integrate with any Magnitude fixed or modular deck model that Fontaine Specialized offers. This covers all flat level, drop side rail, or beam decks, and even includes the modular extendable deck (MX) for the 55 and 60 ton trailer models. Your Fontaine dealer can help you tailor a Magnitude lowbed to fit your specific application.
Heather Gilmer, VP sales, said, “Our Magnitude Series is a truly versatile line of heavy-haul lowbed trailers, with ratings ranging from 55 to 80 tons. In addition to the enhanced hydraulic equalizing spreaders, Magnitude trailers feature a dual cam pawl gooseneck and a robust tridem bogie offering seven ride-height positions at front and rear. This heightened flexibility is invaluable for operators who need to move loads over obstacles or under bridges.”
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Hart Fueling Service has added Thunder Creek Equipment’s lineup of fuel and service trucks and trailers to its expansive fuel equipment sales lineup.
The Pennsylvania-based supplier of fueling solutions for businesses nationwide will now rent, sell and support the full lineup of Thunder Creek fuel and service solutions, including the Multi-Tank Trailer (MTT) that revolutionized bulk diesel delivery for the construction industry, and the Multi-Tank Upfit (MTU) — a truck chassis-mounted evolution of the same design.
Hart Fueling Service serves all 48 states in the U.S. mainland with fuel deliveries, mobile fleet fueling, generator refueling and mobile fueling — providing customers with diesel and DEF on sites ranging from commercial and industrial operations to disaster response and construction sites.
“The Thunder Creek lineup is a natural extension of everything we do and provides our customers with extremely versatile tools to further support their mobile fueling and service needs,” said Jason Hartley, president, Hart Fueling Service. “We’ve forged a business around demanding schedules, wild off-road environments
and reliable services, and Thunder Creek is cut from that same cloth.”
Thunder Creek Equipment designs and manufactures innovative, premium diesel fuel and service and preventative maintenance solutions that are used in a variety of industries including construction, roadbuilding, oil and gas, and utility construction. This includes the No-HAZMAT Multi-Tank Trailer (MTT), the Multi-Tank Oil Trailer (MTO), and the Service and Lube Trailer (SLT).
“This is a great example of putting the best tools into the hands of people who really know how to use them,” said Larry Lea, vice president of sales, Thunder Creek Equipment. “Hart Fueling Service has such a comprehensive understanding of the mobile fueling universe that partnering with them for new equipment sales and service is extremely advantageous for everyone involved. Particularly, their customers will have even greater confidence in their fuel and fluid management product recommendations because they are 100 percent dedicated to diesel and mobile fueling.”
For more information, visit HartFueling.com and ThunderCreek.com.
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Air Burners, a leading manufacturer of air curtain burner systems worldwide, collaborated with Rolls-Royce and Volvo Construction Equipment to develop and test the BioCharger — a portable machine that turns biomass waste into energy.
The BioCharger is the first machine of its kind, combining three innovative steps to provide off-grid power from vegetative waste management. First, it eliminates vegetative waste using air curtain technology to minimize the harmful particulate matter entering the atmosphere. Then, it converts the residual heat energy into electric energy and stores it in a connected battery storage module.
Finally, with the accompanying charging mechanism, the BioCharger allows for off-grid electric vehicle and machinery charging.
“While electric machinery becomes increasingly popular in the fight against climate change, when it comes to forest management, we must have practical solutions for charging electric machin-
ery away from traditional power sources,” said Brian O’Connor, president of Air Burners.
“The Air Burners’ BioCharger provides that solution and manages wood waste, all done in an economical and environmentally conscious way.”
Vegetative waste is a significant and growing problem — seventy million tons of wood waste are collected annually in the United States, but only 48 percent of that waste is recycled, leaving the rest to open burns or decomposition, which releases particulate matter
and greenhouse gases into the atmosphere.
The BioCharger permanently eliminates up to 20 tons of vegetative waste per hour without emitting harmful greenhouse emissions like methane and black carbon — the second biggest contributor to climate change after carbon dioxide.
Air Burners consulted with Rolls-Royce in developing the battery storage module within the BioCharger, a 450-kWh charging station that can recharge multiple battery-electric machines and
tools, from chainsaws to excavators. The BioCharger creates and stores enough energy daily to recharge three to six battery-powered machines. In addition, the BioCharger retains enough energy to start itself and continue the cycle the next day, according to the company.
“The BioCharger is a unique application for our mtu EnergyPack battery energy storage system that I think shows just how versatile energy storage can be,” said Kevin McKinney, sales director at Rolls-Royce Solutions America. “The BioCharger’s ability to reduce emissions and generate energy through responsible handling of vegetative waste perfectly aligns with our targets to support our customers with innovative solutions for the transition to clean power generation.”
Volvo Construction Equipment teamed with Air Burners to prove out the charging capabilities of the BioCharger with its new 23-ton crawler excavator, the EC230 Electric. The EC230 Electric is currently in pilot testing across
North America ahead of its commercial launch next year.
“This collaboration with Air Burners for the BioCharger allows us to demonstrate one of the more non-conventional sources to fastcharge our equipment in off-grid locations,” said Ray Gallant, vice president of sustainability and productivity services, Volvo Construction Equipment.
Unlike biomass power plants, the BioCharger is a fully portable machine that can be relocated to a new site and be operational in approximately 6 hours. The machine accepts whole logs, root balls, pallets, crates and any other clean wood or vegetative waste without sorting, crushing or grinding. Air curtain burners also do not require any secondary fuel sources like natural gas, reducing costs and easing installation.
Air Burners, Rolls-Royce and Volvo Construction Equipment will host a demonstration event for the BioCharger in early 2024. For more information, visit https://airburners.com/biocharger-launchevent/.
The 50th Anniversary of World of Concrete (WOC), the first and largest exhibition serving the global commercial concrete construction and masonry industries, announced open registration for three days of world-class education, communityfocused events and exclusive access to market-leading suppliers.
Held at the Las Vegas Convention Center on Jan. 23-25, with education on Jan. 22-25, 2024, the annual event focuses on new developments in efficiency, safety and sustainability across all concrete and masonry verticals.
The half-centennial edition of World of Concrete will recognize and commemorate the longstanding brands and dedicated individuals who have contributed to the successes of the industry over the past 50 years, while continuing to inspire engagement and community connection.
More than 1,300 companies from 34 countries converge at World of Concrete to unveil cutting-edge tools, machinery and materials at the top of the year’s buying cycle, setting future trends and creating solutions through innovation.
Exhibitors in a multitude of categories from material handling, work trucks and technology to materials like Autoclaved Aerated Concrete (AAC), cement and coatings, span a whopping 700,000 sq. ft. of outdoor and indoor exhibit space, solidifying World of Concrete as the largest and most wide-ranging event of its kind.
WOC prioritizes learning, keeping education at the forefront of the experience through unparalleled opportunities to better support real-world scenarios with hands-on training. WOC serves as the hub to discuss emerging trends with sessions highlighting compliance, safety, commercial and industrial repair as well as best business practices and project management.
More than 50 new subjects will be introduced to the 2024 educational agenda in celebration of the 50th anniversary, addressing transformative project-specific techniques, such as the implementation of new materials and tools like 3D printing.
In addition to professionally led sessions, World of Concrete focuses on building technical aptitude through expanded certification seminars, interactive workshops and accredited courses. Training will include concrete repair, wall forming and reinforcement, robotics, concrete paving and much more.
“World of Concrete is undoubtedly one of the most important gatherings for professionals in the concrete and masonry industries, serving as a nexus for fostering growth, facilitating connections and cultivating excellence in the market,” said Jackie James, vice president of World of Concrete.
“The wealth of knowledge shared here, and the education courses provided, equips concrete and masonry professionals with the most insight to upcoming trends that are not
accessible anywhere else. They come to WOC to see the advancements in technology that are continuously evolving the practice of construction.”
Also returning this year, World of Concrete’s Innovative Product Awards will recognize the newest breakthrough products that are increasing efficiency in the concrete industry. First launched in 2023, the awards honor cutting-edge equipment, materials and tools. The People’s Choice Award, selected online based on industry votes, as well as the Experts’ Choice Award, selected by World of Concrete editors and industry experts, features nine product categories including Business & Technology Software & Services; Concrete Construction Materials; Concrete Production & Delivery; Concrete Surfaces & Decorative Concrete; General Construction Tools & Equipment; Masonry Construction Materials; Precast & Block Production; Repair & Demolition Materials, Tools & Equipment; Slab Tools, Equipment & Materials.
Past winners include Command Alkon for Inventory & Replenishment; SpaceCrete for 3D-Admix; Wicktek Inc. for DensiCrete and Alchemo for BridgeDECK Waterproofing Agent. Introductions of new products to the industry enhancing safety, efficiency and lowering costs are key proponents to concrete industry growth, expected to reach USD $972.04 billion by 2030.
Exhibitors at World of Concrete 2024 include Stihl, WernerCo, Caterpillar, Putzmeister, Husqvarna Construction, Milwaukee Tool, Bosch and Dewalt, Sika, Quikrete and Sakrete/Amerimix. Masonry companies in attendance include EZG Manufacturing, Premier Scaffold Solutions, Layher Inc. and At-Pac. Robotics and technology providers include HP SitePrint, Sysdyne, Command Alkon and Winsun 3D Printing.
Registration for the 50th Anniversary Edition of World of Concrete is now open at www.worldofconcrete.com.
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As part of its Vision & Strategy 2030, international technology and engineering company Palfinger is constantly challenged to find better solutions for its customers. The result is impressive: the new enhanced telescopic hooklift HT 160 SLD 3 tailored for the North American market and engineered to give enhanced performance, effortless installation and ease of use.
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“Our focus is always on developing an exemplary product portfolio specialized for our regional customers to address their challenges effectively,” said Ismael Daneluz, Palfinger vice president of sales and service North and Latin America.
The HT 160 SLD 3 Hooklift highlights higher performance with a 10 percent reduction in dead weight while maintaining a consistent lifting and tipping capacity of 16,000 lbs. at 36 in. hook height and 18,000 lbs. at 54 in. hook height. This enhancement ensures top-grade operational efficiency, the manufacturer said.
Coupled with an innovative subframe design that includes a raised front cross
member, the HT 160 SLD 3 Hooklift is versatile and fits a wide range of trucks. It also has a standard advanced mounting (SAM) system which enables quick and easy installation, minimizing downtime during set-up.
User-friendliness also is integral to the hooklift’s enhanced design. Among its notable features is an adjustable hook height (measuring at 36 in./54 in.) for maximum flexibility.
The HT 160 SLD 3 Hooklift is finished with the Palfinger Origin Protection (POP) painting and surface treatment for best protection which significantly increases the unit’s lifetime value for customers, according to the manufacturer.
With the introduction of the HT 160 SLD 3, Palfinger reinforces its commitment to advance efficiency, durability and ease of use in its hooklift range. It also exemplifies Palfinger’s unconditional customer focus and its ongoing ambition to set new standards as an innovation leader.
For more information, visit www.palfinger.com.
When we designed our new 460 P-Tier and 410 P-Tier Articulated Dump Trucks, we went to real-world owners and operators like you. Then we got to work to deliver Eco mode that reduces fuel use by up to 12%. A quiet, pressurized cab with rear-camera display. Onboard diagnostics to keep you in the know and on the go. Ground-level serviceability. And intuitive options including automatic temperature control (ATC) system, onboard payload weighing, and auto lube. These power players were made to build up your productivity — and your bottom line.
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West Palm Beach, FL 561/848-6618 Orlando, FL 407/299-1212
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West Columbia, SC 803/794-9340 Dobbs Equipment www.dobbsequipment.com
Adairsville, GA 770/773-9857
Albany, GA 229/888-1212
Atlanta, GA 404/691-9445
Braselton, GA 770/965-1889
Brunswick, GA 912/264-6161
Columbus, GA 706/687-3344
Grovetown, GA 706/855-5440
Macon, GA 478/788-1586
Savannah, GA 912/964-7370
Valdosta, GA 229/474-6680
Andrews, SC 843/221-4940
Aynor, SC 843/358-5688
Ladson, SC 843/572-0400
Simpsonville, SC 864/963-5835
Walterboro, SC 843/539-1420
To view our Business Calendar online, go to www.constructionequipmentguide.com.
ASSOCIATED GENERAL CONTRACTORS (AGC)
AGC Events Calendar:
All AGC Web-Eds are scheduled in Eastern Standard Time (EST). Conferences are scheduled using the local time zone where the event takes place.
• AGC EDGE Construction Supervision Fundamentals (https://training.agc.org/course/vcsf240101/)
Dates: Tuesday, January 9, 2024 (1:00 PM) – Thursday, January 25, 2024 (5:00 PM)
Online Virtual
Training/Professional Development
• AGC EDGE Project Manager Development Program (https://training.agc.org/course/project-manager-developmentprogram/)
Dates: Tuesday, January 16, 2024 (10:00 AM) – Friday, January 19, 2024 (6:00 PM)
Online Virtual Training/Professional Development
• AGC EDGE Lean Construction Education Program, 2nd edition (https://training.agc.org/course/vlea240101/)
Dates: Monday, January 22, 2024 (11:00 AM) – Friday, February 9, 2024 (3:00 PM)
Online Virtual Training/Professional Development
• AGC EDGE Building Information Modeling Education Program (https://training.agc.org/course/building-information-modelingeducation-program/)
Dates: Tuesday, February 6, 2024 (12:00 PM) –Thursday, February 29, 2024 (4:00 PM) Online, Virtual Training/Professional Development
• AGC EDGE Lean Construction Education Program 2nd Edition
- Hybrid (Https://training.agc.org/course/lean-construction-program-2ndedition-hybrid/)
Dates: Tuesday, March 12, 2024 (10:00 AM) –Thursday, March 21, 2024 (4:00 PM)
Online, Virtual Training/Professional Development
• AGC EDGE Construction Supervision Fundamentals (Https://training.agc.org/course/construction-supervision-fundamentals/)
Date: Monday, March 18, 2024 (12:30 PM) – Friday, March 22, 2024 (5:30 PM) Online, Virtual Training/Professional Development
• Construction Safety & Health Conference (https://safety.agc.org/)
Date: Wednesday, January 10, 2024 (7:00 AM) Newport Beach, California Safety and Health
• Building Contractors Town Hall Meeting (https://www.agc.org/learn/education-training/events/buildingcontractors-town-hall-meeting-0)
Date: Tuesday, January 23. 2024 (11:00 AM) to Tuesday, January 23, 2024 (12:00 PM) Online Virtual Other
• In-House Environmental Managers Meeting (https://www.agc.org/news/2023/11/17/agc-opens-registrationroundtable-discussion-environmental-issues)
Date: Wednesday, February 7, 2024 (9:00 AM) –Wednesday, February 7, 2024 (5:00 PM) Arlington, Virginia Environment
• Two-Part Webinar Series: Workers’ Compensation: Exploring the Basics and Uncovering Advanced Concepts (https://www.agc.org/education/events/two-part-webinar-seriesworkers-compensation-exploring-basics-and-uncoveringadvanced-concepts)
Date: Tuesday, February 13, 2024 (2:00 PM) Online Virtual Training/Professional Development
ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT DISTRIBUTORS (AED)
AED Summit 2024
Dates: Tuesday, January 16, 2024 –Thursday, January 18, 2024
Venue: The Mirage Resort and Casino 3400 Las Vegas Blvd South, Las Vegas, NV Phone: 1-702/791-7111
The AED Summit is the premier event for the equipment distribution industry. It brings together equipment distributors, manufacturers, and service providers from all over North America to learn about the latest trends and technologies, network with industry leaders, and develop their businesses.
Here are some of the benefits of attending the AED Summit 2024: . Learn about the latest trends and technologies in the equip-
ment distribution industry
. Network with industry leaders and potential customers
. Develop your skills through educational sessions and workshops
. Gain exposure to new opportunities
. Build your professional network
If you are involved in the equipment distribution industry, I encourage you to attend the AED Summit 2024. It is a great opportunity to learn, network, and grow your career.
For more information contact Associated Equipment Distributors (AED): 650 E. Algonquin Road, Ste. 305, Schaumburg, IL 60173. Telephone: 630/574-0650. Email: help@aednet.org
ASSOCIATED GENERAL CONTRACTORS OF MINNESOTA (AGC OF MN)
• AGC HONORS 2024
When: TUESDAY, JANUARY 16, 2024
Time: 4:30 PM – 7:30 PM
Where: St. Paul Event Center
400 Wabasha Street North, Suite 320 St. Paul, MN 55102
Join us as we honor recipients of the:
• Lifetime Achievement Award: Skill-Responsibility-Integrity (SRI) Award (https://www.agcmn.org/events/2023-award-nominations)
• DEI Awards
• Jeff Jensen Memorial Construction Safety Excellence Awards (https://www.agcmn.org/safety/jeff-jensen-safety-awards)
• Joint MnDOT/AGC Bridge Awards
This annual event brings together industry leaders and changemakers as we celebrate stellar work over the past year as well as over the past decades.
We will also enjoy the music of Mick Sterling and his full band. (https://www.micksterlingpresents.com/)
Participants in the Construction Health and Safety Excellence (CHASE) Partnership will be honored at CHASE Recognition Event.
AGC Honors 2024 takes place the evening before the 2024 Minnesota Construction Summit, and we encourage you to attend both events!
Ramp, surface lot, and street parking available.
• 2024 MINNESOTA CONSTRUCTION SUMMIT
When: Wednesday, January 17, 2024, and Thursday, January 18, 2024
Time: 7:00 AM to 1:00 PM
Where: Saint Paul River Centre 175 Kellogg Boulevard West, St. Paul, MN 55102
The 2024 Minnesota Construction Summit is the event of the year for the Minnesota Construction Industry! Please join us for the industry event of the year, bringing together construction industry professionals for two (2) days of inspiration, education, and networking! Featuring inspirational keynote presentations, educational sessions on topics that impact real life in our industry, exhibitors with relevant and vital products and services, and fantastic networking opportunities.
This is an industry event NOT TO BE MISSED!
For more information on these events, contact: Lisa Larson, Phone: 651/491-3747 Email: llarson@agcmn.org
AGC MN contact phone number: 651/632-8929
WORLD OF CONCRETE 2024
DATES of EXHIBITS: January 23 – 25, 2024
DATES of EDUCATION: January 22 – 25, 2024
Place: Las Vegas Convention Center 3150 Paradise Road, Las Vegas, NV 89109
Phone: 702/892-0711
Description: The 2024 World of Concrete (WOC) theme is all about grit, designed to reflect the tenacity and determination construction professionals demonstrate every day on and off the jobsite. This year’s event features training and techniques in concrete and masonry, countless exhibits from original equipment manufacturers, and educational certification seminars. You also could network and engage with over 60,000 global industry professionals from each segment of the industry. Online registration is required because no in-person registration is available. Serving the commercial concrete and masonry construction industries, World of Concrete is an annual international event that takes place at the Las Vegas Convention Center. Drawing record numbers year after year, the 2024 World of Concrete, sometimes referred to as the Concrete Convention Las Vegas will feature three (3) days of exciting new products, cutting-edge technologies, the latest equipment, exciting spectator events and competitions, and more than 150 educational sessions including luncheons, interactive workshops, and industry hands-on training. World of Concrete attracts over 48,000 industry professionals, over 120 countries in attendance and hosts over 1,000 exhibiting companies across more than 587,000 square feet of indoor and outdoor exhibit space at the Las Vegas Convention Center.
Admission to World of Concrete is open to industry professionals representing all segments of the construction industry. For registration questions, call 866/860-1983 or 224/563-3146 (M-F 9 AM – 5 PM CDT) or Email: Registration@WorldofConcrete.com.
• Supply us with a photo of a machine (one machine per Bargain Ad) and a maximum 17 word description, plus contact and phone number.
• Either email your copy & photo to: production@cegltd.com, or mail to: Construction Equipment Guide, 470 Maryland Drive, Ft Washington, PA 19034.
• Cost is $140 per ad, $65 additional for color.
• Your ad will run for two consecutive issues in 1 region.
Your Ad Will Be Seen By Over 24,079 Construction Equipment Buyers in the Southeast States.
For more information, call Construction Equipment Guide today at 800/523-2200
The new year will bring big changes to Dawes Rigging & Crane Rental, a member of the ALL Family of Companies, as it will be the first time in more than three decades that Steve Freckmann isn’t its general manager.
Freckmann retired at the end of 2023 after 34 years as GM and 45 total years with Dawes.
Freckmann is a crane business lifer, starting out part-time in the shop and yard as a preteen. In fact, it was Freckmann’s father, Thomas, who was a part owner of Dawes before selling to the ALL Family in the late 1970s. Steve Freckmann succeeded his dad as general manager in 1989.
Steve Freckmann has been active and highly visible in the local and national business communities.
“I’m proud of my involvement serving on the board of directors of the Association of General Contractors of Greater Milwaukee as well as various committees,” said Freckmann. “Also, I’m grateful for the time I’ve spent serving on the various committees of the Specialized Carriers & Rigging Association.”
Freckmann is a longtime believer in the value of SC&RA, including a decade and a
Steve Freckmann
half serving on various committees, with a chairmanship on the Crane & Rigging Group, and a three-year term on the board of directors. He currently serves on the Crane & Rigging Group Labor Committee.
“Even though I’ll be departing my formal service in SC&RA, I’m pleased that ALL is still represented through the participation of Rick Mikut, ALL’s crawler crane division manager, and Derek Baumgartner, our director of risk management and counsel,” said Freckmann.
For more information, visit www.allcrane.com/.
WANTED (US): KAWASAKI WHEEL LOADERS 85ZV , 90ZV , 90ZIV , 95ZV. ALSO SEARCHING FOR KOMATSU
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EMAIL: ALADNANENT@GMAIL.COM; PHONE: +923445757577
WANTED (IL): CASE 580M III BACKHOE LOADERS; LOOKING FOR CATERPILLAR, CASE AND JOHN DEERE BACKHOE PARTS/SALVAGE MACHINES. RUNNERS AND NON RUNNERS, ANY CONDITION.
EMAIL: JANDWINS@GMAIL.COM; PHONE: 618-838-0841
WANTED (US): CATERPILLAR MOTOR GRADERS – LOOKING FOR A CAT 140G, 14G, 14H, OR 140H MOTOR GRADER WITH A RIPPER.
EMAIL: AHMED@IUKANDCO.COM; PHONE: +92300369360
WANTED (AL): KOMATSU 12 INCH BUCKET, PC35
EMAIL: JSGODSEY78@GMAIL.COM; PHONE: 205-485-4605
WANTED (US): ALL MODELS DITCH WITCH VACUUM/EXCAVATION EQUIPMENT
EMAIL: BILL@DITCHWITCHNEWMEXICO.COM
WANTED (US): MANUFACTURER: JCB 540-170 TELEHANDLER, 2016 OR NEWER.
EMAIL: NORTHHEAVYEQUIPMENTS@GMAIL.COM PHONE: 281-694-5478
WANTED (US): MISCELLANEOUS CATERPILLAR ATTACHMENTS. LOOKING FOR RELIABLE IT COUPLER ATTACHMENTS AND JOHN DEERE 644K FORKS (JRB COUPLER) TO ENHANCE OUR CONSTRUCTION OPERATIONS. WE REQUIRE ITEMS TO BE IN GOOD, WELL-MAINTAINED CONDITION. THE MOST DESIRED ATTACHMENTS ARE SIDE DUMP BUCKETS (LEFT AND RIGHT), BROOM ATTACHMENT, EXTENDABLE BOOM ATTACHMENT FORKS. PHONE: 484-781-2958 OR EMAIL US AT JWALSH@ JAMESTOHARAINC.COM
WANTED (US): CATERPILLAR 140G MOTOR GRADERS - NEED TO BUY CAT MOTOR GRADER 140G/H, 14G,14M. ALSO LOOKING FOR A KOMATSU WHEEL LOADER WA-600 AND WA-900. EMAIL: IKCEQUIPMENTS@GMAIL.COM
WANTED (US): CATERPILLAR 336
EXCAVATOR - MUST HAVE A HYDRAULIC QUICK COUPLER, AUXILIARY HYDRAULICS AND GPS EQUIPPED. UNIT SHOULD HAVE BETWEEN 4-6000 HOURS. EMAIL: AARONA@BLACKSTARACA.COM PHONE: 737-587-1936
WANTED (NC); CLARK ECX 25 FORKLIFT.
EMAIL: JBSSERVICES37@GMAIL.COM
WANTED (US): CATERPILLAR D10N CRAWLER DOZER. PLS PRICE FOB OR CIF ALEXANDRIA PORT EGYPT. EMAIL: ELEKTESADCO@YAHOO.COM; PHONE: 00201005311220
WANTED (CA): CATERPILLAR OFFHIGHWAY TRUCKS - CAT MODLES 777C, 777D, 777F, 777G. EMAIL: TONYTHOMAS@ PACIFICCRANES.COM; PHONE: 1-818-956-5231
WANTED (CA): CATERPILLAR WHEEL LOADERS, ALL MODELS. LOOKING FOR 980K-M / 924 K-M / 416 420 430 C-D-E-F / 953 963 C-D-K / 580 590 MN EMAIL: FEEDBACK@GCESEQUIPMENT.COM PHONE: 657-456-2544
WANTED (IL): CATERPILLAR WHEEL LOADERS, ALL MODELS. LOOKING FOR CAT - CASE 980K-M /924 K-M /416 420 430 C-D-E-F /953 963 C-D-K / 580 590 M-N.
EMAIL: JANDWINS@GMAIL.COM
WANTED (TX): NEED CAT 988 USED WHEEL LOADER. IF AVAILABLE PLEASE CONTACT ASAP.
EMAIL: NORTHHEAVYEQUIPMENTS@ GMAIL.COM; PHONE: 281-694-5478
WANTED (WORLDWIDE): KOMATSU WA-600, WA-500 AND WA-900 WHEEL LOADERS.
EMAIL: IKCEQUIPMENTS@GMAIL.COM
WANTED (TX): ALL MODELS EAGLE CRUSHERS / PULVERIZERS / SHEARS. ISO PORTABLE, PREFERABLY CLOSED CIRCUIT, IMPACT CRUSHERS. ALSO INTERESTED IN PORTABLE SCREENS
EMAIL:
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WANTED (IL): A CUMMINS 5.9 TURBO CHARGED ENGINE FOR A CASE 1155E LOADER.
EMAIL: KUBERSKIEXC@CHARTER.NET
WANTED: KOMATSU WA600-6 WHEEL LOADER & CAT 988. IF AVAILABLE, PLEASE LET ME KNOW. THANKS. EMAIL: EDDIE.SIDDIQUI3@GMAIL.COM
WANTED (OK): CATERPILLAR D5N CRAWLER DOZER.
EMAIL: JUNK4@ACEINVESTMENTS.COM; PHONE: 405-627-6246
WANTED (US): CATERPILLAR MODEL 815 SOIL COMPACTOR.
EMAIL: ANDREWL@BLACKSTARACA.COM; PHONE: 312-898-5355
WANTED (MA): CATERPILLAR 308E2CR QC EXCAVATOR.
EMAIL: KKNOPE@DEFELICECORP.COM
WANTED (IN): HYSTER H80FT FORKS
EMAIL: YADAV.JYOTI178@GMAIL.COM
PHONE: 09500208661
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WANTED (WA): BOMAG BW 172 PADFOOT COMPACTORS | LOOKING FOR PARTS, SPECIFICALLY DRIVE TRAIN, OR WHOLE MACHINE TO USE FOR PARTS.
EMAIL: DYLAN@COLF.COM
PHONE: 360-798-5847
WANTED (MD): CATERPILLAR 140H MOTOR GRADER. NEED TO BUY CAT USED MOTOR GRADER: CAT 140G, CAT 140H, CAT 14H, AND CAT 14G. IF AVAILABLE PLEASE LET US KNOW. EMAIL: AHMED@IUKANDCO.COM.
WANTED (WI): JOHN DEERE 200C EXCAVATOR - WANT TO BUY 5000065000 POUND EXCAVATOR WITH HYDRAULIC THUMB UNDER 6000 HOURS, UNDER $90K, ANY MAKE. EMAIL: IUKANDCO@GMAIL.COM; PHONE: 0092-333-123-4598
WANTED (US): ANY MANUFACTURER, ALL MODELS CRAWLER DOZERSLOOKING TO BUY JOHN DEERE 650KLGP WITH WINCH OR 550KLGP WITH WINCH, ENCL. CAB, UNDER 3500 HOURS, UNDERCARRIAGE NEAR NEW.
EMAIL: JEANMAURICEBOUTIN@ VIDEOTRON.CA; PHONE: 450-346-8975
WANTED (TX): CATERPILLAR MODEL 14H MOTOR GRADER.
EMAIL: NORTHHEAVYEQUIPMENTS@ GMAIL.COM; PHONE: 2816945478
WANTED (TX): KOMATSU PC3000
EXCAVATOR – LOOKING FOR A KOMATSU PC3000 ENGINE.
EMAIL:
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WANTED (US): CLARK M371 SKID STEER LOADER
EMAIL:ANDYGRANGER30@GMAIL.COM
WANTED (US): WANTED FOR A JCB RUBBER TIRE BACKHOE LOADER 214 – A QUICK DISCONNECT DETACHABLE ADAPTOR FOR A SET OF FORKS. CAN NEED REPAIR.
EMAIL DEANDRS@VERIZON.NET OR CALL 610-417-5123
WANTED (US): ALL MODELS ALLMAND BACKHOE LOADERS.
EMAIL: SCRIBEDM@ZOOMINTERNET.NET
WANTED (US): VOLVO EC480DL EXCAVATOR
EMAIL: AHMED@IUKANDCO.COM; PHONE: +923003695360
WANTED (OK): INTERNATIONAL H100C WHEEL LOADER - I HAVE A 1978 GREEN ARMY HUFF MODEL#H100C WHEEL LOADER VIN#IH2073. LOOKING FOR A COMPLETE 6 CYLINDER TURBO DIESEL INTERNATIONAL ENGINE DT466.
EMAIL: CELMORE@RONSPBS.COM PHONE: 918-385-1623
WANTED (US): CATERPILLAR 420D BACKHOE LOADERS – WE ARE LOOKING TO BUY FOR THE FOLLOWING BACKHOES: CASE (580K, L, M, SK, SL) CAT (416, 420 C/D/E/F), DEERE (310E, G, SE) AND JCB (214 SERIES 3). EMAIL: EQUIPMENTDESTINY@GMAIL.COM; PHONE: +1 832-244-1897
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WANTED (US): CATERPILLAR 926E WHEEL LOADERS; LOOKING TO BUY CAT 936, 926 & 916. IF ANY OF THEM AVAILABLE, PLEASE LET ME KNOW. THANKS.
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WANTED: INTERNATIONAL HARVESTER T4 CRAWLER TRACK CHAINS. NEED A GOOD SET OF TRACK CHAINS TO COMPLETE A 1960 IH T4 RESTORATION. THE SAME STYLE OF CHAINS WEAS USED ON IH T4, T5, TD5, T340 & TD340 CRAWLERS. THEY HAVE A 6.00 PITCH. I CAN SUPPLY ORIGINAL PART NUMBERS. THANKS FOR ANY ASSISTANCE.
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WANTED (US): LOOKING FOR EITHER A USED, OR NEW GRAPPLE BUCKET, DEMOLITION BUCKET, FORKS WITH GRAPPLE, OR A STANDARD GP BUCKET TO FIT A NEW 2022 CAT 980-14A (OLD MODEL = 980-M) RUBBER TIRED WHEEL LOADER. IT CAN EITHER BE "DIRECT PIN" OR TO FIT A FUSION COUPLER. OUR NEED IS IMMEDIATE. EMAIL:BSCHAAB@AMERICANDND.COM PHONE: 716-984-7566
WANTED (AL): LOOKING TO PURCHASE CAT WHEEL LOADER 936, 950B, 966F AND 980F FOR OUR INVENTORY. IF YOU HAVE ANY OF THEM ARE AVAILABLE, PLEASE LET ME KNOW. EMAIL: AHMED@IUKANDCO.COM; PHONE: +923003695360
WANTED: CATERPILLAR M320 EXCAVATOR. LOOKING FOR A MOBILE EXCAVATOR CATERPILLAR M320DSINGLE BOOM, IN WORKING CONDITION, FOR IMMEDIATE PURCHASE. EMAIL: RENATO.NASCIMENTO@ ELEBBRE.COM; PHONE: +5511994602266
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WANTED (US): HITACHI EX400 EXCAVATOR – LOOKING FOR A USED HITACHI EXCAVATOR EX-400 & EX 450 TO PURCHASE ASAP. (RUNNING OR NON-RUNNING MACHINES). EMAIL: IKCEQUIPMENTS@GMAIL.COM
WANTED (TX): JOHN DEERE WHEEL LOADERS – LOOKING FOR A JOHN DEERE 544K & 644K TO PURCHASE ASAP WITH HOURS 5000 OR LESS. EMAIL: NORTHHEAVYEQUIPMENTS @GMAIL.COM; PHONE: 281-694-5478
WANTED (US): HYUNDAI HL757-9A WHEEL LOADER – LOOKING TO BUY 2012-2013 WHEEL LOADER OF APPROX. 200 HP (EX:HL757-9A)WITH HOURS LESS THAN 6000. EMAIL: BERTRANDLAZURE @CHARETTETRANSPORT.COM; PHONE: 1-450-691-5151
WANTED (NY): CASE 721F WHEEL LOADER – LOOKING TO BUY 2012-2013 WHEEL LOADER OF APPROX. 200 HP (EX:CASE 721F)WITH HOURS LESS THAN 6000. EMAIL: BERT@MEXUSCAN.COM; PHONE: 1-514-233-5151
WANTED (US): CATERPILLAR EXCAVATORS, ALL MODELS. LOOKING TO PURCHASE ANY HEAVY EQUIPMENT LOGGING AGGREGATE TRUCKS IN THE USA
EMAIL:EQUIPMENTPRO22@GMAIL.COM PHONE: 570-423-7631
\WANTED (WORLDWIDE): DOOSAN DX480 EXCAVATORS - WANTED TO BUY USED DOOSAN EXCAVATORS DX480 - DX520 4000-5000HRS. EMAIL: AMERICAUSEDEQUIPMENT@ GMAIL.COM; PHONE: +1-657-236-7399
WANTED (US): ACS INDUSTRIES –BUCKETS, ALL MODELS EMAIL: BEBOMOR2003@YAHOO.COM
WANTED (US): HITACHI EX220 EXCAVATORS – WANT TO BUY USED HITACHI EXCAVATORS EX-220, EX-270, EX-400, AND EX450, ANY CONDITION. EMAIL: EDDIE.SIDDIQUI3@GMAIL.COM
WANTED (WORLDWIDE): HITACHI EX450 EXCAVATORS - NEED TO BUY HITACHI, JOHN DEERE, KOMATSU 300, 400, AND 450 SIZES EXCAVATORS. RUNNING OR NON-RUNNING EXC. EMAIL: USEDEQUIPMENTSOURCING@GMAIL.COM PHONE: 281-694-5478
WANTED (US): KUBOTA B7300HSD TRACTOR W/ 60 INCH MOWER DECK. EMAIL: PRONCALLO@AOL.COM; PHONE: 845-225-7504
WANTED (WORLDWIDE): KOMATSU WA30-2 WHEEL LOADER - LOOKING TO BUY A REAR AXLE FOR A KOMATSU WA30-2. IF YOU HAVE A REAR AXLE PLEASE CONTACT ME @ 6I6/8I3/3642. ALSO INTERESTED IN BUYING COMPLETE RUNNING KOMATSU LOADERS WA40 OR SMALLER. EMAIL:CRAIGBERENS944@GMAIL.COM PHONE: 6I6-813-3642
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here working.”
That also holds true during southeastern North Carolina’s generally mild winters, McMannen added, as the weather is usually kind to road construction crews on site and allows them extra time to get their jobs completed.
“The only thing that slows us down during those months is applying asphalt to the road, work which is based on the temperatures,” he noted. “If we can get temperatures of 45-50 degrees or higher, we can continue to pave.”
As far as pouring concrete, McMannen said, “Typically, we think of 35 degrees as the lowest temperature during which to lay concrete. Down here, we don’t see temperatures that low any longer than a day or two. We just have to make sure that when we pour, if the temperatures drop below 45 degrees, we keep the concrete covered with blankets to keep it heated so it can properly cure.”
Partly due to the planned construction of the U.S. 70/Havelock Bypass within the environmentally sensitive Croatan National Forest, NCDOT had its choice of three different alignments on which to build the road-
way, McMannen said.
The state transportation agency ended up preferring Alternative 3, NCDOT noted on its website, because the plan:
• provides the best balance of minimizing impacts to natural and human environmental resources, the Croatan National Forest and the city of Havelock.
• is the least costly alternative.
• has a small number of relocations.
• minimizes habitat fragmentation effects.
• is conducive to prescribed burning, which allows the U.S. Forest Service to manage essential habitats.
• has the least amount of stream impacts.
• has a “middle ground” impact to prime farmlands and riparian buffers as compared to the other two alternatives. It also balances slightly higher impacts to these resources against the greater effect to the Croatan Forest and endangered species associated with Alternative 1.
McMannen noted that due to the presence of endangered species within the national forest, such as the red-cockaded woodpecker, the Havelock Bypass construction team had to minimize the clearing operations as much as possible and reduce their footprint in the freeway’s right of way.
“We have a monthly meeting with the
environmental agencies where they go through the project and help us evaluate our restoral measures in the wetlands, and part of the permit was maintaining the woodpeckers’ zone as much as possible,” he said.
When the Havelock Bypass is finally finished and ready for drivers in 2024,
McMannen said it will await its connection to the other I-70 Corridor projects when they are completed in the coming years. With several of them still in the development and design phase, he knows that time will not come soon, but he looks forward to seeing the finished product. CEG
Nine different projects make up the transportation agency’s plan to improve the route, most of which are either under construction or still in development.
Unfortunately, since then that trend has reversed, growing from 590 fatalities in 2011 to 857 fatalities in 2020.”
The proposal also provides for “positive protective measures” to separate workers from traffic in all work zones in areas that offer no means of escape.
Industry comments support the rule’s intent, several respondents noted requirements lack supporting research indicating the criteria were appropriate.
“This created significant concerns with some respondents, who viewed the requirements as arbitrary and overly prescriptive,” said the agency.
In response, FHWA modified the final rule to require longitudinal traffic barrier and other protection devices to be based on an engineering study.
The final rule also required states to consider positive protection where it offers the highest potential for increased safety for workers and road users.
Both AGC and ARTBA responded with suggested changes to the FHWA proposal.
ARTBA said that while it agrees with many of the proposed changes, more could be done to enhance the rule’s effectiveness.
“ARTBA’s highest priority is the safety of its members,” the association said in announcing its response to the federal agency. “FHWA’s proposal, while addressing shortcomings of previous regulations, needs additional streamlining to
effectively prevent highway injuries and fatalities.”
The association asked for additional explanation about predefined thresholds referred to in the proposal, and how the agency determines plan adequacy.
ARTBA also wants safety training integrated into all project design and management.
Finally, the organization pressed for increased use of positive protection between workers and motorists.
“With these additions, we believe the rule will go far
toward implementing the U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Roadway Safety Strategy.”
The ARTBA response said the result will be a comprehensive, systematic approach to reducing unnecessary roadway deaths and injuries.
“ARTBA has been a proponent of FHWA’s work zone safety strategic plan being incorporated as the sixth pillar in the National Roadway Safety Strategy.”
The association said again that its previous recommendation to ensure roadway and work zone safety strategies are interconnected.
Meanwhile, AGC maintains that “the balance between mobility and safety should always skew in favor of the safety of the workers.”
The association’s response to FHWA supports the use of positive protection devices. AGC wants the technology included by state DOTs in significant construction zones.
In its survey, AGC found that 55 percent of highway contractors report motor vehicles had crashed into their construction work zones during the past year.
At the time, the association called for enforcement and education measures at the state and local levels with the goal of improving work zone safety.
“Elected and appointed officials are not doing enough to protect workers and motorists in highway work zones,” said AGC’s Simonson.
“Our transportation networks may be invaluable, but the lives of workers and motorists are priceless,” added Simonson, who authored the member survey. CEG