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By Chuck MacDonald CEG CORRESPONDENT

Built in 1963, the drawbridge in Fort Pierce, Fla., is structurally deficient. Vecellio & Grogan of Beckley, W.V., is building the new North Causeway Bridge, which incorporates innovations that will benefit pedestrians, bicyclists, motorists and boaters. The new bridge will span the

Indian River Lagoon, Florida East Coast Railroad (FEC) and Old Dixie Highway to meet U.S. 1 on the west side.

The new bridge will eliminate delays for motorists awaiting the bridge to open and close. Boaters also will benefit from free water access and not

see CAUSEWAY page 34

Keeping Eyes, Ears On the Job Site

Make Eliminating Driver Distractions Company Safety Goal

By Lucy Perry CEG CORRESPONDENT

Heavy equipment operation requires a clear mind and sharp vision. Distractions from electronic devices, fatigue or ground activity can put the operator, the employer and the project at risk. Marking Distracted Driving Month in April, OSHA urged contractors to have a play to prevent operator distraction while driving machinery on the job. Reducing workplace distractions is everyone’s responsibility, from the newest laborer to the top of the corporate ladder, said NCCER.

see SAFETY page 36

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Distractions during operations on a job site can cause all kinds of problems for heavy machinery drivers resulting in loss of machinery, down time for repairs and project delays.

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The Liebherr Generation 8 Excavators – A glimpse into the future

Liebherr completely redesigned its basic concept to offer customers more comfortable and intuitive products with even higher performance. The new Generation 8 crawler excavators feature more powerful engines for shorter load cycles and higher productivity, heavier counterweight for higher digging power and bucket capacities, all this while maintaining reduced fuel consumption.

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SOUTHEAST EDITION

ON NEW JIMMIE DAVIS BRIDGE SET

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Transportation and Development (DOTD).

12 FIRM’S TURNKEY OP HELPS BRING PEOPLE TO S.C.’S LOW COUNTRY

The counties and towns in South Carolina’s far-southern tip are well established as wonderful places to build new homes. The trend began decades ago with the development of many of the state’s coastal communities.

14 JAMES RIVER TREATS CUSTOMERS TO CLAY SHOOTING EVENT

As a reward for consistently turning to James River Equipment’s Charlotte, N.C., branch for their needs, customers of the dealership were recently treated to a warm spring day of sporting clay at an eastern North Carolina shooting range.

18 LINDER INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY SHOWCASES ASHEVILLE FACILITY

Florida-based Linder Industrial Machinery held an open house April 10, 2024, at its Asheville, N.C, branch to show its appreciation for the dealership’s loyal customers working in the mountainous region of the state.

22 TEC HOLDS GRAND OPENING EVENT IN HUNTSVILLE, ALA.

Tractor & Equipment Company (TEC) held a huge open house event on April 11, 2024, to commemorate the grand opening of its new Huntsville, Ala., branch facility.

24 TAKEUCHI DEALER ALTA EQUIPMENT OPENS TALLAHASSEE LOCATION

Takeuchi-US has added a new Alta Equipment Company branch in Tallahassee, Fla., to its growing North American dealer network. This is Alta’s ninth construction equipment Florida location and its first in Tallahasee.

26 ALLEN ENGINEERING HOSTS 60TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION

More than 300 dignitaries, guests and associates enjoyed a day of celebration at the Allen Engineering Corporation (AEC) 60th Anniversary event on April 17, 2024, at the company’s headquarters facility in Paragould, Ark.

30 KOMATSU HOLDS DEMO DAYS AT CARTERSVILLE CUSTOMER CENTER

Komatsu held a Demo Days event April 16 to 18, at its Cartersville Customer Center in Georgia. Attendees had opportunities to interact with Komatsu machines and solutions, including Komatsu’s Intelligent Machine Control (iMC).

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NEW APP INCREASES SPEED, ACCURACY OF CHECKING GRADE STAKES

It is not every day that a heavy equipment foreman identifies a problem costing his company profit and then invests his own money to find a solution, but that is precisely what happened in the case of Matt Schwarz’s Grade Stake Pro app.

42 S.C. LT. GOV. EVETTE VISITS MAULDIN, CHAMPIONS TRADE JOBS

Calder Brothers Corp. welcomed South Carolina’s Lt. Gov. Pamela S. Evette April 16, 2024, to its Mauldin Paving Products factory in Taylors, S.C., to speak about manufacturing career opportunities available locally.

80 TAKEUCHI RECOGNIZES TOP DEALERS AT 2024 DEALER SUMMIT

Takeuchi recently announced its Dealer of the Year, Dealer Salesperson of the Year and the recipients of its 2023 Dealer 360° awards at the company’s 2024 Dealer Summit in San Antonio.

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BIDDERS OUT IN FORCE FOR IRON AUCTION SALE IN MIDLAND, N.C.

Approximately 650 bidders from the United States, Mexico, Vietnam, Canada and Pakistan vied for a strong selection of excavators, artic trucks, dozers, wheel loaders, skid steers. CTLs and more.

American Auctioneers held its quarterly Lake Country auction May 2, 2024, in conjunction with SN Watson LLC/Sundance Equipment Sales LLC in Eatonton, Ga.

Construction On New Jimmie Davis Bridge Set to Begin

Work on the new $361.7 million Jimmie Davis Bridge project is set to start in just a few weeks, according to the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development (DOTD).

“We are anticipating starting work on the new Jimmie Davis bridge in about a month,” said Erin Buchanan, the state agency’s public information officer, in April.

The DOTD held a construction kickoff meeting April 26 for the bridge project, the Shreveport Times reported April 29.

“I travel that road all the time, and I am interested to see the exciting new things they are going to do,”

Marivel Segarra, a south Bossier resident, told the newspaper.

The $360 million project will replace the current Jimmie Davis Bridge with a new structure nearby as well as repair and reconfigure the historic structure that crosses the Red River to connect Louisiana’s Caddo and Bossier parishes.

The older span, which was built in 1968, carries approximately 25,500 vehicles a day, the DOTD noted.

Its new construction will be separated into five phases, with the first phase scheduled to get under way in mid- to late-May with shoulder reconstruction along Louisiana Highway 511/Jimmie Davis Highway.

The state transportation department said the work is necessary to be able to accommodate traffic on the shoulders during roadway construction.

The initial portion of the effort is anticipated to take approximately six months, according to DOTD, while overall completion date for the new bridge is scheduled for late 2028.

When finished, the span will be widened to include four lanes and a raised median with three openings for U-turns. This design configuration will improve traffic flow and ease

congestion, the agency added.

“It’s exciting that they are building the bridge and the road and redoing it because there’s always accidents on the overage,” Segarra said. “The traffic is horrendous. I am just excited to see how it looks afterwards.”

Once the new bridge is completed, the old bridge will be transitioned into a pedestrian structure.

“A lot of the details that go into converting our existing bridge into a pedestrian facility we don’t know yet, but it will be something that’s very unique for north Louisiana,” Buchanan told the Shreveport news source.

The existing bridge also will remain open to vehicle traffic for the duration of construction on the new crossing, but there will be alterations to the way motorists can access certain points.

Increased Construction Costs Lead to High Price Tag

In late February 2023, the Louisiana DOTD announced that James Construction Group LLC had been awarded the multi-million-dollar designbuild project of the Jimmie Davis Bridge.

The state agency noted that following a thorough evaluation of the cost proposal they decided to award the contract to the contractor. This decision was made after James Construction proposed a $361,743,367 price bid and a 1,768-calendar day building period.

The cost came in substantially higher than what DOTD anticipated, and, as a result, transportation officials said they were careful to review the proposal. In the end, the agency’s staff was able to determine that the inflated price was in response to increased construction costs, specifically items such as concrete and steel.

DOTD also determined that the cost of some of the materials was likely to increase during the almost five-year construction period. With that in mind, the transportation department said it did not anticipate that a lower cost would be achievable with a new procurement or different project delivery method.

The agency worked with the Louisiana Division of Administration to secure additional state general obligation bonds for the project prior to awarding the contract.

The bridge project is being funded through allocations from the federal Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) and state general obligation bonds.

DOTD said that once the construction of the new fourlane bridge north of the current structure is completed, the old Jimmie Davis Bridge will be rehabilitated into a linear park that will connect the existing bicycle and pedestrian trails across the Red River. 

New Rail Study Proposes Train Line Between Wilmington, Raleigh

After more than 56 years without passenger rail service in the coastal city of Wilmington, N.C., a newly commissioned passenger rail study has proposed routes for the Wilmington to Raleigh train service that recommends travel through Goldsboro rather than Fayetteville.

“We think that the decision to go on this side is a no-brainer versus going the Fayetteville side,” Steve Unger, co-head of Eastern Carolina Rail, told the Wilmington StarNews for a story published April 30.

“This has been long identified as the best route, but this is finally putting a stamp on it.”

Unger’s organization is a nonprofit advocacy group dedicated to returning passenger service to the Port City.

WGI Inc., an engineering firm in West Palm Beach, Fla., released a draft of the Southeastern North Carolina Passenger Rail Feasibility Study in April, citing decreased travel times alongside lower construction and maintenance costs as primary factors driving

the routing decision.

According to a news release from Eastern Carolina Rail, the Goldsboro route would save approximately $170 million in estimated project costs and decrease travel time between Wilmington and Raleigh by about one hour in comparison to the Fayetteville route. As a consolation prize, though, Fayetteville would get expansions in the passenger service running between that city and Raleigh.

The current report calls for passenger stops at Raleigh’s Union Station, Clayton, Selma’s Amtrak station, Goldsboro, Wilmington and two other additional sites still to be determined, the StarNews noted.

“This is excellent and exciting news,” said Gene Merritt, co-head of Eastern Carolina Rail, in the release.

“This report [shows] we are finally on our way.”

The nonprofit would like to see least one passenger stop in every county along the

route and has also recommended the Wilmington International Airport as a possible location for a stop, Unger said.

“We’ve already made presentations in [the towns of] Burgaw, Wallace, and Warsaw,” he added.

“Imagine if you could hop on a train in Burgaw and come into Wilmington and commute without having to drive down [Interstate 40].”

Last September, Wilmington Mayor Bill Saffo expressed his support for the reintroduction of passenger rail in the Port City when he wrote, that the city “can and should be a part of a passenger rail system in North Carolina.”

Unger agreed that the implementation of the route has been long-awaited, highlighting the potential benefits to Wilmington and the surrounding areas.

“It would provide, at a very reasonable cost, probably under $30 a ticket one-way [for] public transportation that moves just

about the same speed as hopping in your car and driving to Raleigh or vice versa,” he explained. “The economic benefit to the towns and cities along the way is tremendous.”

Additional Freight Line Would Connect to State Port

A second rail line also is being considered between Wilmington and the state port, which would be used for freight. Currently, one track services Wilmington via Lumberton with no backup, according to the release.

“This would offer a second line and a direct route to Raleigh, a direct route reaching the North Carolina Global TransPark, [and] it will also help connect the two state ports,” Unger said. “For the military to be able to move goods in and out of Wilmington, having this rail line here would be a tremendous and strategic asset.”

see RAIL page 94

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Jimmie Davis Bridge (LA 511) over the Red River connecting Caddo and Bossier parishes.

Firm’s Turnkey Op Helps Bring People to S.C.’s Low Country

By Eric Olson CEG CONTRIBUTING EDITOR

The counties and towns in South Carolina’s far-southern tip are well established as wonderful places to build new homes.

The trend began decades ago with the development of many of the state’s coastal communities just north of Savannah, Ga., headlined by Hilton Head Island in Beaufort County, renowned around the world as a top vacation and residential destination.

Much of the area, though, between the Broad River on the north side of Beaufort County and the Savannah River to the south, is laced with river inlets and marshland, which gives the region its “Low Country” designation.

In the parts of Jasper and Beaufort counties that do rest on solid ground, an increasing number of people have contracted with builders to construct homes so that they may live in the warm climate. Often, they are retirees looking to escape the harsh winters in the northern states.

As a result, many of the United States’ top homebuilding companies have set up shop in the region, bringing with them plans to greatly increase the inventory of homesites for eager buyers.

Also benefiting from this trend are companies like Terry R. Lee Contracting Co. in Hardeeville, S.C., a site and utility contractor in the state’s Low Country and Coastal Empire.

Founded in 1996 by Terry Lee Sr., who was employed by another contractor doing civil construction on remote Daufuskie Island — only accessible by boat or barge — Lee Contracting eventually branched out to the Bluffton area to take on utility work. Later, it transitioned to become a turnkey civil site construction business in 2010, often serving as a subcontractor for large homebuilders.

“I was not working here then as I was at Thomas & Hutton Engineering Co. in Savannah at the time,” said Terry’s son, Bobby Lee, one of the firm’s two current vice presidents along with Nick Lancaster. “But Nick, along with another gentleman, came over to Lee Contracting at the end of 2010 and I joined them in April 2011, after which we became the turnkey civil site contractor we are today.”

Their duties have been divided so that the younger Lee runs the utility side of the business and Lancaster oversees the earthwork operations.

In keeping with it being a family company, Bobby Lee’s sister, Tina Thompson, also serves as the firm’s controller and corporate secretary.

Lee Contracting’s sphere of influence,

according to the younger Lee, has been the greater Hardeeville area — through which runs Interstate 95 — approximately 22 mi. northeast of Hilton Head; and, north to south, the land between the Broad and Savannah rivers.

“Historically, we have worked as far south as Brunswick, Ga., but have done a large amount of work around Savannah and Pooler, Ga., and as far north as Beaufort, S.C.,” he added. “We have been very fortunate that development has moved toward the west in Hardeeville and Jasper County over the last six to seven years as other areas got more built up.”

Lee noted that over the years, while the company was focused solely on underground utility work, it took on a few major expansion projects for the city of Savannah, including a major transmission water mainline for what was to be the site of a planned Daimler-Chrysler Sprinter van plant at the intersection of I-95 and I-16. In the end, that factory did not pan out, he said, and now it is the site of Mitsubishi Power Americas Inc.

Other commercial and industrial projects in Lee Contracting’s portfolio, he said, include two Garden City industrial and warehouse efforts. On the commercial side, Lee said that his company built an Ace

Hardware and a Southern Barrel Brewing location in Bluffton, S.C.

Large Residential Developments Keep Lee Busy

Today, though, much of Lee Contracting’s primary focus is on residential projects.

“When the company was doing just underground utilities, we did a lot of subcontracting projects for larger construction com-

panies, including a few phases of the Hunt Club subdivision in Pooler, Ga., several phases of Belfair, a golf community in Bluffton as well as the Berkley Hall golf community in Okatie, S.C.,” Lee said. “When Lee Contracting moved more into the turnkey side, where we handled everything from clearing through paving, we built quite a few phases of Hampton Lake in

see LEE page 76

Bobby Lee stands in front of his company’s Hardeeville, S.C., office.

James River Treats Customers to Clay Shooting Event

As a reward for consistently turning to James River Equipment’s Charlotte, N.C., branch for their needs, customers of the dealership were recently treated to a warm spring day of sporting clay at an eastern North Carolina shooting range.

The April 12, 2024, event was held at the Hyatt Farms Shooting Complex, located approximately an hour east of the Queen City in rural Anson County.

There, the company’s guests enjoyed the game of sporting clays, a version of clay pigeon shooting, played on two courses, each with a number of different shooting stations laid out over natural terrain.

Ted Doran, sales manager of James River’s western North Carolina and South Carolina region, said his company first hosted the corporate event in 2023 “to show our customers the appreciation we have for their business and their partnerships.”

He hopes to continue to make the sporting clay outing an annual event.

Most of the 150 attendees were contractors from the Charlotte metro area, Doran added.

While at the sporting clay complex, Doran took time out to discuss what James River Equipment had planned for 2024. Although the full-service dealership offers construction machines from many different manufacturers, it specializes in providing John Deere products.

“We have plenty of new things ahead, one of which is starting to become more focused on the rental segment of the business to continue to support our customers as they grow,” he said.

As for product lines, he is excited about the new John Deere models on the way to James River’s construction equipment showrooms.

“For instance, the P-series excavator is a big deal in our new model lineup,” said Doran. “We also have new P-series utility crawler dozers that have recently been released, and the new P Tier compact track loaders will be coming out soon as well.”

Another of James River’s offerings, the Wirtgen line of roadbuilding equipment, has continued to grow in popularity

among street and highway contractors since it was first introduced in Virginia and the Carolinas through the dealership.

Doran said James River is currently focusing a lot of attention on the Wirtgen product support side of the line and feels confident those efforts are moving in the right direction.

He also spoke about James River’s new machine-control division, Foursight Solutions, which was created in 2023. Foursight is designed to serve all construction applications including earthmoving, utilities, concrete and asphalt paving and general sitework tasks.

Through Foursight, James River provides solutions that make construction projects more efficient and accurate. It also offers a variety of products for site measurement, stake out, volume reporting and precision grading tasks.

“We thought it was a very good idea to put that group together to support the machine control side of the business,” Doran said. “We see that as a growing market and, as a result, we have partnered Topcon with our Foresight group to support the needs of Topcon customers.”

 CEG

(All photographs in this article are Copyright 2024 Construction Equipment Guide. All Rights Reserved.)

see CLAY page 82

(L-R) are Jeff Smith of SM Smith & Sons in Midland, N.C.; Jamie Hopkins of John E. Jenkins Inc. in Gastonia, N.C.; and Kyle Cohoon and Justin Harris, both of James River Equipment.

Representing Ironhead Construction in Charlotte, N.C., (L-R) are Jordan Crabtree, Jason Wartinger, Scott Kowalski and Dario Pedrero.

The top three finishers (L-R) are Cameron Price (first place) of 3 Strands LLC in Fairview, N.C.; Steve Waugh (second place) of Triple Diamond Farm in Mooresville, N.C.; Stacy Smith (third place) of Blythe Construction in Charlotte, N.C.; and Haines West of James River Equipment.

Gene (L) and Brant Bost of Bost Grading in Concord, N.C., are heading in for lunch after a wonderful time on the course.

Sarah Barringer of BRS Inc. in Richfield, N.C., hit both of the clays.

Tom Huber (L) and Jeremy White, both of HUX Contracting in Charlotte, head out for the competition.

Skip Erdman of Mugo Gravel & Grading in Concord shattered both of the clays.

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Linder Industrial Machinery Showcases Asheville Facility

Florida-based Linder Industrial Machinery held an open house April 10, 2024, at its Asheville, N.C, branch to show its appreciation for the dealership’s loyal customers working in the mountainous region of the state.

While there, Linder’s guests were given a chance to view many of the company’s newest machines and learn more about its enhanced services, according to Greg Rowland, regional sales manager of Linder in western North Carolina.

Speaking during the event, Rowland said he was thrilled to see so many people come through the branch for the day’s event.

“We are getting a lot of great response from customers on the level of service we provide and their happiness with that,” he said. “We have also gained a good bit of momentum here in the last few months and are hoping to continue that today by spending quality time with our customers.”

One of 18 Linder Machinery branches across the two Carolinas and Florida, the Asheville store, first opened in 2019 at 575 Goldview Rd., displayed machines from several of its top manufacturers as part of the open house, led by Komatsu construction and forestry equipment and BOMAG paving, milling and compaction equipment.

Nearby were other diverse machines and attachments made by companies such as Fecon and Secmair, among others.

“We have a little bit of everything out here today,” Rowland said. “On the Komatsu side up on this hill, there are multiple excavators in varying sizes, an HM400-5 articulated haul truck and a good number of wheel loaders. You will also see a good selection of our intelligent machine control dozers.

“Down here on the pad, we have the Fecon FTX300 dedicated track mulcher, plus the new 2024 Secmair truck mounted asphalt distributor,” he added. “We also have a BOMAG asphalt paver, an asphalt mill and a dirt compaction roller, and there are some Fecon mulching attachments here as well, along with other attachments from vendors like Engcon and ESCO.”

see LINDER page 88

The Fecon FTX300 mulching tractor is purpose-built for land clearing and vegetation management. (L-R) are Kyle Roberts and Drew Blankenship, both of DH Griffin, and Rick Cuozzi of Fecon.

(L-R) are Robert Ramsey, Lucas Hartley, Johnny Hampton and Teddy Bunten, all of JW Hampton Company in Boone, N.C.

Keith Calloway of Flattop Catering prepared fantastic burgers and grilled chicken for all of the guests. Getting their lunch (L-R) are Chase Godfrey, Chris Gregory, James Nelon and Chris Masters, all of Godfrey Grading in Black Mountain, N.C.

Customers were able to check out a host of different Komatsu machines.

Linder Industrial Machinery’s facility is conveniently located at 575 Goldview Rd. in Asheville, N.C.

(L-R) are Cole Allison; Dylan Bass, David Hubbard, Scott Forga and his granddaughter, Huntlee, and Grace Forga, all of Forga Contracting in Cherokee, N.C; and Rich Fikis, Drew Blankenship and Greg Rowland, all of Linder Industrial Machinery.

ARTBA’s Bauer Comments On Admin.’s Latest NEPA Rule

The White House Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) announced its “Phase Two” rule for implementing the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), which was intended to align with permitting reforms made law in the Fiscal Responsibility Act (FRA).

While CEQ accepted recommendations not to incorporate its previous GHG guidance, the agency made few other changes from its initial proposal. The final rule deemphasizes the procedural nature of NEPA reviews, creates new, undefined parameters that must be included in environmental analyses and may mandate mitigation measures beyond those already required by federal statute.

ARTBA President and CEO Dave Bauer issued the following response:

“The administration cannot have it both ways — it can either help rebuild and renew the nation’s infrastructure, or it can keep imposing new and expanded regulations.

“The FRA requires agencies to streamline — not complicate — the NEPA process.

“CEQ needs to take this one back to the

“CEQ needs to take this one back to the drawing board…”

drawing board and come up with a new plan that balances responsible environmental stewardship with the need for safe, efficient, modern infrastructure.” 

Dave Bauer

ARTBA

TEC Holds Grand Opening Event in Huntsville, Ala.

Athens, Ala.; and TEC’s Dwight Swaim.

The new Huntsville, Ala., Tractor & Equipment Company facility is located on Dan Tibbs Road in the

and companies

Tractor & Equipment Company (TEC) held a huge open house event on April 11, 2024, to commemorate the grand opening of its new Huntsville, Ala., branch facility.

Approximately 500 customers, guests and dignitaries from northern Alabama turned out to be a part of the event. Plenty of catered food as well as grilled items from the TEC staff was served. Great “swag bags” were given out and facility tours were provided. The event turned out to be an all-around great time for attendees.

TEC vendors turned out in droves to help support the event with displays of their machines set up around the new building and inside the spacious showroom.

“We’re fortunate to have so many loyal customers in Huntsville and the northeast Alabama area,” said Chad Stracener, chairman and CEO of Tractor & Equipment Co. “We want our customers to view TEC as a leader in product support. This new facility will allow us to respond faster to our customer’s parts and service needs and uphold our commitment to product support.”

This new facility is situated on approximately 8.5 acres in the heart of the industrial area of Huntsville, Ala. It boasts more than 32,000 sq. ft. with approximately 12,000 sq. ft. of that space dedicated to shop area (including shop offices and breakroom) with an attached 1,800 sq. ft. covered area for lubricants and DEF storage. There also is more than 10,000 sq. ft. for parts inventory. A separate structure houses a 2,800sq.-ft. combo interior/exterior wash rack with recycled wastewater closed-loop system to keep trucks and equipment clean.

To provide a green environment, a “heavy package” of landscaping with 95 trees and 285 shrubs were planted as well as complete sodding and extensive erosion control engineering to keep this location ecofriendly for years to come. The 10 service bays are served by two 5-ton overhead cranes. The grand entrance and parts lobby was built to be the company’s largest, yet; providing a true large scale showroom area for indoor machine display and off the rack purchase items. The showroom area also was fitted with a highperformance fabric insulation system at the exposed roof structure; providing additional thermal R-value to help maintain a comfortable environment and support energy efficiency.

(L-R): It was a great family event for customers and staffers including Drew Gardner of Tennessee Valley Land Works, Albertville, Ala., and his son, Haden Gardner; and Dwight and Laurie Swaim of TEC and their grandchildren, Lucy and Rhett Swaim.

Building this facility was a long-term strategically planned and engineered endeavor. Powers & Associates, based in Trussville, Ala., was the general contractor for this project, and its representatives praised the work from its subcontractors and suppliers, including Rogers Group, Vulcan Steel, Conditioned Air Solutions, Mike Jones Construction, Stewart Electric, Dean Plumbing, Specon Systems, J&R Glass, Herston Paint, Hooper & Chandler, Deshazo Crane, Magic City Door, MTT Group, Comer Polishing, Finer Finishes, TV Metals, All Steel, Morard & Company, among many others.

Komatsu, Wirtgen Group, LeeBoy/Rosco, SENNEBOGEN, Fecon, Gradall, Superior, Etnyre, Schwarze Industries and other specialty products and attachments are available at this location.

This new Tractor & Equipment Company branch is located at 190 Dan Tibbs Rd. NW, Huntsville, AL.  CEG

(All photographs in this article are Copyright 2024 Construction Equipment Guide, except where noted. All Rights Reserved.) see TEC page 40

Bryce Davis (R) of LeeBoy rolled in from North Carolina to join his TEC dealer reps including Zach Thomas and others to promote the LeeBoy/Rosco products.

The people

that came together to build this facility (L-R) are Tom Powers, Powers & Associates, General Contractors Inc., Trussville, Ala. (the general contractor for the facility); Alandra and Scott Roberts, director of facilities, TEC; and Leslie Mitchell, Justin and Michele Tully, Cliff Murphy and Cheryl Kellum, all of Powers & Associates.

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heart of the Huntsville industrial area.

(L-R): Customers and their TEC sales representatives came together to see the new facility, including Rick Whybrew; five-year-old, John Emmett Hawkins; Bodie Hawkins of Hawkins Groundwork,

(L-R): Komatsu provided big support for the event and representatives attended from all over the Southeast including Blake Sloan, Bill Hollis, Josue Tuchez, Jason Workman, Steve Marks and Larry Foltz.

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Takeuchi Dealer Alta Equipment Opens Tallahassee Location

location

Highway in the Tallahassee

will now carry Takeuchi’s full line of compact excavators, wheel loaders and track loaders for sale and rental.

Takeuchi-US has added a new Alta Equipment Company branch in Tallahassee, Fla., to its growing North American dealer network. This is Alta’s ninth construction equipment Florida location and its first in Tallahasee.

The Alta Equipment Company location at 32166 Blue Star Highway in the Tallahassee suburb of Midway will now carry Takeuchi’s full line of compact excavators, wheel loaders and track loaders for sale and rental. This additional location also will offer replacement parts and serve as an authorized Takeuchi equipment repair center for customers throughout the surrounding area.

“Tallahassee is a pivotal market for Alta Equipment, embodying growth and opportunity in the Florida Panhandle,” said Chris Waters, branch manager of Alta Equipment. “We’re excited to showcase Takeuchi’s equipment in this new region. With our company-wide commitment to excellence, we plan to elevate the customer experience and exceed expectations in this dynamic market. From construction to landscaping and beyond, our wide range of equipment ensures that every job is done with precision and power.”

Alta began in 1984 with a single location in Detroit and has grown to 80 locations throughout the Midwest, Northeast and Florida. The company cites service as its primary focus backed by an unwavering commitment to helping customers having confidence in their equipment to help them achieve their goals.

“Alta Equipment Company is an outstanding company, and we’re very pleased that they’re now representing the Takeuchi line at this new location in Florida,” said Eric Wenzel, regional business manager of Takeuchi-US. “Their dedication to service is backed by many years of expertise, helping their customers get the right equipment solutions for their unique needs. We’re excited to help them introduce Takeuchi to new customers in the Tallahassee metro area.”

For more information, visit altg.com and takeuchi-us.com.

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The Alta Equipment Company

at 32166 Blue Star

suburb of Midway

Allen Engineering Hosts 60th Anniversary Celebration

More than 300 dignitaries, guests and associates enjoyed a day of celebration at the Allen Engineering Corporation (AEC) 60th Anniversary event on April 17, 2024, at the company’s headquarters facility in Paragould, Ark.

A catered lunch was provided and guests had the opportunity to tour the facility, watch machines being built and see unique displays showing the evolution and the innovation of the Allen product lines.

As the program progressed under the “big top” tent, local and state dignitaries, as well as Jay Allen, CEO, and his mother, Mary Ann Allen, addressed the crowd. Mary Ann gave a warm welcome and paid homage to her late husband and company co-founder, J. Dewayne Allen, and the inspiring story of Allen Engineering’s roots.

Paragould’s County Judge Rusty McMillon and Mayor Josh Agee continued the program by sharing their pride of Paragould and the positive impact that long-standing businesses like Allen Engineering have had on the community. Arkansas State University’s administration officials Vice Chancellor for Intercollegiate Athletics Jeff Purinton and Chancellor Todd Shields delivered energetic speeches on Allen Engineering’s core values and contributions to the community. Even Gov. Sarah Sanders celebrated the event by proclaiming April 17 as “Allen Engineering Day in the state of Arkansas.”

Jay Allen wrapped up the program with a heartfelt thank you to all the speakers, guests and associates who made the event such a celebration and for his mother, Mary Ann Allen, “for without her, AEC would not be where it is today”.

Allen Engineering is a familyowned company specializing in the production of high-quality, innovative equipment for concrete placement, finishing, polishing and paving.

Founded in 1964, Allen Engineering started as a small concrete business and over the years grew to have five plants throughout northeast Arkansas. In 1977, the company launched the Allen Razorback truss screed and shifted its focus from concrete placement to design, manufacturing and distribution of concrete equipment.  CEG

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Allen Engineering Corporation associates gather for a group photo before the big 60th anniversary celebration in Paragould, Ark.

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CEO of Allen Engineering, Jay Allen (C) as well as Arkansas State University Chancellor Todd Shields (L) and Vice Chancellor of Intercollegiate Athletics Jeff Purinton were all speakers at the event.

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Mary Ann Allen, co-founder of Allen Engineering, gave a heartfelt welcome to the crowd and expressed her recognition and appreciation for the associates of the company and community.

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(L-R): Allen Engineering

CEO Jay Allen was joined on stage by board of directors members Ralph Gatti, Dough Imrie and Lindley Smith.

Other guest speakers and dignitaries that turned out to support the milestone anniversary (L-R) included Paragould, Ark., County Judge Rusty McMillon; Jay Allen, CEO, Allen Engineering; Paragould, Ark., Mayor Josh Agee; and Association of Equipment Manufacturers’ (AEM) Kip Eideberg.

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Analysis: Many State Unemployment Rates Decrease Over Year

The March 2024 not seasonally adjusted national construction unemployment rate was 5.4 percent, down 0.2 percent from the previous year, according to a state-by-state analysis of U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics data released May 2 by Associated Builders and Contractors.

The analysis also found that 29 states had lower unemployment rates over the same period, two states were unchanged (New Jersey and Oklahoma) and 19 states were higher. National NSA payroll construction employment was 275,000 higher than in March 2023. Since February 2022, seasonally adjusted construction employment has exceeded its pre-pandemic peak of 7.6 million. As of March 2024, SA payroll construction employment stood at 8.2 million.

Indicating the relative tightness of the construction employment market in many states, this March, 31 states had lower construction unemployment rates compared to March 2019 (pre-pandemic) and 19 states had higher rates.

“Despite elevated interest rates, construction activity and employment continue at a healthy pace,” said Bernard Markstein, president and chief economist of Markstein Advisors, who conducted the analysis for ABC. “Builders are hiring as they seek to replace retiring workers and anticipate winning future work. Nonresidential construction activity and employment continue to benefit from federal funding and tax incentives for manufacturers, and funding for state and local infrastructure projects is strong.

In March, every state had lower estimated construction unemployment rates than in February. The last time that all 50 states had lower rates than in the previous month was in May 2018.

Top Five States

The five states with the lowest estimated NSA construction unemployment rates for March were:

• Maryland, 1 percent

• North Dakota, 1.5 percent

• Utah, 1.7 percent

• Iowa, 2.2 percent

• Georgia, 2.3 percent

North Dakota, Iowa and Georgia each posted their lowest March NSA estimated construction unemployment rate on record. Utah notched its second-lowest March rate, behind 2022’s 1.6 percent rate. Maryland had its second-lowest March rate, behind last year’s 0.8 percent rate.

Bottom Five States

The five states with the highest March estimated NSA construction unemployment rates were:

• 46. Illinois, 8.6 percent

• 47. New Jersey, 9.3 percent

• 48. Connecticut and Vermont (tie), 10.2 percent

• 50. Rhode Island, 16.2 percent

Illinois had its second-lowest March NSA estimated construction unemployment rate since 2019’s 5.1 percent. Meanwhile, New Jersey had its lowest March rate since 2019, matching last year’s 9.3 percent rate. Despite posting the highest construction unemployment rate, Rhode Island had the largest monthly decline in its rate, down 8.6 percent. It was followed by Connecticut and Vermont. 

Komatsu Holds Demo Days Event at Its Cartersville Facility

Discussing Komatsu excavators are Martin Greene (L) of Goodman Excavating in Louisa, Va., and William Apperson of All Roads Equipment in Richmond, Va.

(L-R): Representing Murphy Construction in Indianapolis, Ind., are Dave Morgan, Bryan Orcutt and Steve Milbourne, and representing Brandeis Machinery are Mac and Matt Morris, Jeremy Scott and Curtis Slack.

Checking out the Komatsu HD605 haul truck are Jason Douglas (L) of Brandeis Machinery in Corbin, Ky., and Nathan Jones of James Jones Excavating in London, Ky.

The WA475-10 wheel loader features next-generation technology developed with input from customers to deliver improved productivity and lower fuel costs and more.

Komatsuheld a Demo Days event April 16 to 18, 2024, at its Cartersville Customer Center in Georgia.

Demo Days attendees had opportunities to interact with Komatsu machines and solutions, including Komatsu’s Intelligent Machine Control (iMC) and to learn more about My Komatsu, an all-in-one solution for 24/7 access to machine telematics, parts manuals, service manuals, software and parts ordering.

Among the equipment demonstrated during the event, Komatsu highlighted the newly designed WA475-10 wheel loader, the HB365LC-3 hybrid excavator, compact hydraulic excavators and more.

The WA475-10 wheel loader features next-generation technology developed with input from customers to deliver improved productivity and lower fuel costs and is designed for quarry, waste, infrastructure, forestry and non-residential construction applications. Its dual-mode engine power selector offers two operating modes: economy and power. According to Komatsu, the innovative Komatsu Hydraulic Mechanical Transmission (KHMT) improves fuel economy by up to 30 percent versus the prior model while providing 18 more horsepower.

The HB365LC-3 hybrid excavator is designed to reduce fuel consumption while driving performance. When swinging, all available hydraulic power is sent to the boom, arm and bucket for improved cycle time and increased production, according to Komatsu.  CEG

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(L-R) are Wesley Hawley, Teddy Ogle and Scott McClure, all of Charles Blalock & Sons Inc. in Sevierville, Tenn.

Demo Days attendees could see a host of Komatsu excavators in action.

During Demo Days, guests learned about the features and benefits of the Komatsu HM400.

Komatsu Demo Days attendees descended on the Cartersville Customer Center in Georgia for Komatsu’s recent Demo Days event.

The HB365LC-3 hybrid excavator is designed to reduce fuel consumption while driving performance.

New App Increases Speed, Accuracy of Checking Grade Stakes

It is not every day that a heavy equipment foreman identifies a problem costing his company profit and then invests his own money to find a solution, but that is precisely what happened in the case of Matt Schwarz’s new Grade Stake Pro application.

Schwarz grew up on a farm in eastern Iowa, where he operated heavy machinery. He went on to a career in law enforcement. After becoming a detective, Schwarz found his calling in forensics, working in management as a consultant and SME for cities like Houston, Texas, and St. Paul, Minn. There, his reputation grew for identifying and removing the risk of human error from critical processes. Today, he consults with local, state, and federal law enforcement to improve the accuracy of their labs.

Approximately 10 years ago, fondly recalling his days working with heavy equipment, Schwarz joined a local company to fill his summers. Most of his projects involve integrating with existing infrastructure where every .04 ft. to .08 ft. matters.

“There are two types of operators: those who have had a costly grading error and those who will,” said Schwarz.

One such error that came to his attention involved five blocks of reconstruction work. The concrete crew identified the prep as .083 ft. low on rock, which cost more than $16,000 to remedy.

Operators must regularly get out of their cabs to manually check grades to avoid such errors. Schwarz observed unnecessary delays as operators struggled to complete the math required for these checks confidently. Between the complexity of the math and the operator’s skill, Schwarz identified a problem he could solve.

As a result, the Grade Stake Pro application is a new tool that lowers the risk of human error when manually checking

grades. The application’s ease of use also reduces the time operators are out of their cabs. To use, an administrator sets up each project with critical specifications. The user selects the project and enters the stake values. The application returns all the layer values the operator will need for the remainder of the project. Jot these values on the back of the stake, and no one needs to recalculate at that stake for the remainder of the project.

GPS has revolutionized the construction industry, yet its vertical limitations still require manual grade checks to achieve accuracy. The standard vertical error of GPS is around .0833 ft. to .1405 ft. Failure to account for blade ware, signal interference and base pole install errors can compound the inaccuracies. Working around existing infrastructure, this is not accurate enough on its

The feedback from testing has been positive.

An operator still in his apprenticeship used the application to run a dozer to prep a 1,700-ft. two-lane stretch with a roundabout. After timing of the rock, there were only four skid-steer buckets of material left over.

Another foreman said, “This app is perfect for guys in their first five years on the job. It is another tool they can use to get their grades spot-on. I remember how often I got yelled at for the wrong calculations when I was checking grades in my first few years. As a foreman, I can trust that my guys now have a tool to backstop them until they are masters. I wish I had this early in my career.”

For more information, visit www.gradestakepro.com or email mattgsp@gradestakepro.com.  CEG

(All photos courtesy of Grade Stake Pro.)

The new Grade Stake Pro eliminates the need to manually check a grade off of a grade stake.

Seen here is the final result screen from using the new Grade Stake Pro application.

Matt Schwarz has developed the new Grade Stake Pro application. Here, he is with Colt (who often joins him in the cab) on the job site.

PCL Announces Exec Changes to Support Strategic Growth

PCL Construction Enterprises Inc. announced the appointment of several executives to guide its operations throughout the country.

This strategic move comes on the heels of a successful year for the company, marked by record new work totals for PCL’s U.S. Buildings and Civil divisions.

“With the appointment of key executives in target markets across the country, we are setting the stage for an ambitious phase of growth at PCL,” said Deron Brown, PCL president and chief operating officer, U.S. operations. “This team’s expertise will be crucial in propelling our operations to new heights.”

U.S. Buildings Promotions

Florida Region

• Rick Goldman — senior vice president, Florida Region. A seasoned veteran of PCL since 1997, Goldman will oversee operations throughout Florida and drive strategic expansion across the state.

• Chris Ritter — district manager, Orlando Buildings. With a track record of spearheading major projects, including work with notable entertainment clients, Ritter now leads the Orlando office to propel growth in Florida.

Rocky Mountain Region

• Ryan Schmidt — vice president and district manager, Rocky Mountain Region. With a tenure of 26 years at PCL, Schmidt will oversee operations throughout Colorado, focusing on strategic growth throughout the Rocky Mountain Region.

• Jeff Miller — senior construction manager, Denver Buildings. From his start as a PCL intern in 1992, Miller serves as a senior construction manager for projects in the Denver area.

Midwest Region

• Robert Blankmeyer — operations manager, Midwest Region. A long-time PCL employee who started his career as an intern in 1996, Blankmeyer will manage operations in for the both the Minneapolis and North Dakota offices.

California Region

• Steve Whitman — operations manager, California Buildings. Over his 20-year tenure at PCL advancing through various roles, Whitman will oversee operations of PCL’s Orange County and San Diego offices.

U.S. Civil Infrastructure Promotions

West Region

• Ankur Talwar — district manager, civil infrastructure, West Region. A 30-year veteran at PCL whose journey through various roles throughout the United States and Canada showcases his expertise in Civil Infrastructure and adaptability within the industry.

West Coast Region

• Brandon Morlet — area manager, civil infrastructure, West Coast Region. With two decades of infrastructure expertise leading major projects and design-build pursuits, Morlet will be instrumental in leading the West Coast Civil Infrastructure team. For more information, visit PCL.com.

High Reactive Pozzolans to Reduce Water Impact to Bridge

CAUSEWAY from page 1

having to wait for bridge openings. The new bridge will soar 85 ft. over the water, a substantial increase over the 25-ft. clearance available in the old bridge. The new bridge will be 4,152 ft. long and cross over the FEC Railroad Corridor, Old Dixie Highway and the Intercoastal Waterway.

Residents and boaters enjoy the water access, but the salt air and water have a corrosive impact on bridges. Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) planners decided to lessen these effects by using fiberglass, not steel, in the observation deck substructure and superstructure reinforcement. Unlike steel, fiberglass is highly resistant to corrosion from salt air and should last decades longer than a traditional bridge.

The bridge will be 1.2 mi. long and is expected to cost $111 million. It is scheduled for completion by late 2027.

Innovations

Another innovation that promises to reduce the water impact to the bridge is the use of high reactive pozzolans (HRP) in bridge elements such as the concrete pilings, footings and columns that fall within the splash zone — approx. 12 ft. from the water line. Samantha Kayser, spokesperson of FDOT, pointed out the advantage of using HRP in this project.

“The pozzolans being used in the project are fly ash and metakaolin,” she said. “These elements are ultra-fine particles that better fill the void spaces between the aggregates and cement in the concrete mixture, which increases the reactivity of the cement mixture. HRP also provides better workability with less water in the unhardened state and greater impermeability, increased durability and higher strength in the hardened state.”

Vecellio & Grogan will install 347 concrete piles of different sizes for the new bridge. The piles weigh between 22.5 and 47 tons.

For the project, workers will use 28,000 cu. yds. of concrete; 3,500 tons of reinforcing steel; and 10,800 tons of asphalt. The construction team will also use approximately 140,000 cu. yds. of dirt and rock to build embankments, use as subgrade and for base.

Workers will use the old bridge material for environmen-

tal benefit. The construction team will transport the concrete to an existing artificial reef about 4 mi. northeast of the Fort Pierce inlet. The reef will benefit hundreds of sea creatures, from crabs to coral.

Sea creatures are not the only beneficiaries of the bridge construction. The new bridge will provide a beautiful view of the water for bicyclists and pedestrians crossing the bridge and accessing local roadways. Both sides of SR A1A will have new 8-ft. shoulder; buffered bicycle lanes; an 8-ft. sidewalk on the south side; and a 12-ft. shared-use path on the north side.

The contractor faced numerous challenges in building a bridge over water with piers in the water.

“We are utilizing a sheet pile cofferdam system to move the project forward and still maintain the vehicular and pedestrian traffic flow through the project limits,” said Clint Seace, project manager of Vecellio & Grogan. “This also allows us to minimize utility relocations on both sides of the causeway.”

The project team brought in several pieces of specialized equipment for the construction.

“We utilize a Pileco D100-13 diesel impact hammer to drive the concrete piles through the hard layer and to 55 to 60 feet of embedment,” said Seace. “We also utilize vibratory hammers that vibrate the steel sheets into their necessary locations. We believe this process is a cost-effective solution to working in tight corridors with vessel traffic nearby.”

The contractor is using a barge mounted Liebherr model LR1300, 330-ton crane with a 170-ft. boom. Workers are using the crane to install the concrete piles as well as the sheet piles with the use of an ICE 44B vibratory hammer. The construction team also is using a Manitowoc model MCL165 S-2, 182-ton crane with a 150-ft. boom. The team is using this crane mainly to set and vibrate the sheets into place with the use of HPSI 300 vibratory hammer.

The contractor, working with FDOT, is using a novel approach to the bridge foundation installation for the North Causeway Bridge. Cofferdams are being used consisting of cantilever sheet pile walls “…that will retain earth, water and fill material,” said Seace. “This system will enable us to more efficiently build a causeway that should benefit the public for years to come.”  CEG

FDOT photo

Pile driving operations at Pier 18, 19 & 20 looking east.

OSHA, NSC Bring Industry Together to Address Road Safety

Contractors can start by being mindful of the problem and taking necessary steps to keep the work site safe from distractionrelated accidents.

Distracted employees who drive during the course of their work may also drive up their employer’s risk factors, said Travelers Insurance. The 2023 Travelers Risk Index finds that employees are using their phone behind the wheel, which may contribute to distracted driving behaviors.

The majority of employers responding to the survey — 87 percent, in fact — expect employees to respond to work messages anywhere during work hours.

And 44 percent of employees who take work-related calls while driving do so because they believe they always need to be available for work.

Operating larger vehicles and hauling equipment demands additional concentration and skill, said Andrea Healy, compliance director of Green Leaf Construction.

Those demands heighten the risks associated with any form of distraction, she said in an article on distracted driving that she published on LinkedIn.

“Construction professionals spend a significant amount of time on the road, between job sites, hauling materials and overseeing projects” at different locations.

This increased road presence underscores the importance of promoting safe driving habits within the construction community, said Healy.

Travelers believes the construction industry needs to work on improving the situation, starting with communicating and reinforcing driving policy.

Business managers can halt this dangerous behavior by “speaking up when a colleague is driving distracted,” said the insurance company.

Managers also can avoid creating distractions by “not calling employees when they know they are behind the wheel.”

Industry Standards Are Clear

Dave Bowers believes driving can be one of the most dangerous tasks mine site drillers do on the job. Being distracted is a hazard, he said.

“For drillers, the hazards of being distracted do not end when we arrive at the job site,” said the IUOE instructor of local 150 AFLCIO.

Drillers often handle heavy tooling, bringing these loads into tight areas, during the drilling process. The same applies to other heavy equipment operators.

“What happens if a distracted driller ends up causing a severe injury while placing a load or connecting a tool joint?” said Bowers in an article for The Driller. “The insurance

place free of hazards.

“While OSHA does not have a specific ‘mobile phone on the job site’ standard, we are supposed to use best practices,” he said.

However, OSHA’s crane and derrick standard said that an operator can’t engage in any activity that diverts his or her attention while operating equipment.

With the common use of electronic tablets and cell phones, “this can present a challenge,” said Bowers.

Healy of Green Leaf Construction pointed out that for construction workers, the road is often an extension of their workplace. The need to communicate with team members, follow navigation to new sites and manage schedules can easily lead to driving distractions, she said.

“Distracted driving in the construction industry not only affects the driver but also has broader implications for workplace safety and project efficiency.”

The repercussions “can ripple through the entire project, affecting productivity, morale and the overall safety culture within a company,” said Healy.

company — and maybe even the lawyer for the injured person in a lawsuit — subpoenas the driller’s phone records.”

He stressed that without injuries, working while distracted can lead to equipment damage and time lost. “Employers need to take distraction seriously.”

Bowers reminds contractors that when OSHA steps in to investigate, the agency can cite an employer for not providing a work-

OSHA and the National Safety Council also believe that the repercussions of distracted driving can leave the construction industry with a black eye. The two organizations brought industry stakeholders together this spring to address the critical role employers play in roadway safety. A panel discussion titled, Roadway Safety is Workplace Safety: The Need to Eliminate Distracted Driving, tackled distraction prevention.

“Roadway safety is an integral component of workplace safety,” said Lorraine Martin, president and CEO of the NSC.

“Employers can make a difference in keeping those who drive to, from and for work, as well as those who share the road with them, as safe as possible.”

Transportation incidents continue to be one of the leading causes of death among America’s workers, said Douglas Parker, assistant OSHA secretary.

“Understanding the risks of distracted driving is critical to protecting not only workers while on the road but those around them,” he said. “OSHA wants to make sure that employers know their responsibility to have policies in place for safe driving practices.”

That includes work practices and procedures that do not contribute to distracted driving, he added.

Sharp Eye On Driver Distractions

Everyone in the construction safety corner believes that a firm distracted driving prevention policy can help to improve driver safety.

SAFETY from page 1

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Before cell phones, operators communicated with jobsite managers through walkie-talkies. Today, many in construction safety are pushing for hands-free communication for equipment operators.

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Site managers can work to reduce driver distractions on the job by avoiding calls to heavy machinery operators when they know they are behind the wheel. see SAFETY page 74

More Than 300 Attend Allen Engineering Celebration

(L-R): A big group from Womack Machine Supply Co., Dallas, Texas, joined the Allen Engineering team at the event including Kevin Kampe, Wayne Precure, Jay Allen, Allen Engineering; J.T. Koncaba; Natashia Swift, Allen Engineering; and Sam Durard. Womack provides hydraulics, mobile controls, hydraulic coolers and more for the ride -on concrete trowels.

Local accountant Mark Barnett (L) gets a warm welcome from Allen Engineering’s Shannon Powers.

ALLEN from page 26

A huge crowd gathered under the “big top” tent to enjoy a catered lunch and speeches from ownership and state and local dignitaries.

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A proclamation and video were sent in the absence of Gov. Sanders announcing that April 17 is now “Allen Engineering Day” in Arkansas.

(L-R): Four generations of Allen Engineering was present at the event including Allison and Daniel Allen (third generation); Mary Leigh

(third generation); Jay Allen (second generation);

generation); Leslie Allen; Jessica Allert (third generation) and

Jane Allert (fourth generation).

Allen

Mary Ann Allen (first

Kennedy

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Factory tours were provided and guests had an opportunity to see the manufacturing process of the machines.

Enjoying the day’s events (L-R) are Stacy McClure and Joshua Mullinax, staffers for Sen. John Boozman; Allen Engineering’s Natasha Swift; Cameron Bandy, staffer for Sen. Tom Cotton; and Christina Robertson and Kevin Caruthers of Lakeside Metal Specialties, Paragould, Ark.

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FLORIDA

Freeport: 850-835-3337

Jacksonville: 904-296-5000

Lake City: 386-752-9544

Ocala: 352-732-4646

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Panama City: 850-769-4844

Pensacola: 850-476-0277

Perry: 850-584-9200

Tallahassee: 850-575-5600 beardequipment.com dobbsequipment.com

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FLORIDA

Daytona: 386-492-4480 • Fort Myers: 239-334-3627

Lutz (New Tampa): 813-995-0841 • Melbourne: 321-234-3344

Miami: 305-592-5740 • Orlando: 407-299-1212 West Palm Beach: 561-848-6618

PARTS ONLY: Pompano Beach: 954-977-9541 • Riverview: 813-621-4902

Sarasota: 941-960-2004

GEORGIA

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Atlanta: 404-691-9445 • Braselton: 770-965-1889

Brunswick: 912-264-6161 • Columbus: 706-687-3344

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Ladson: 843-572-0400 • Simpsonville: 864-963-5835

Walterboro: 843-539-1420 • West Columbia: 803-794-9340

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Charlotte: 704-597-0211

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Fort Smith: 479-646-8381 • Jonesboro: 870-268-9900

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Knoxville: 865-546-3207

Nashville: 615-501-8600 mccoycf.com

ALABAMA

Graysville: 205-675-9045 • Madison: 256-233-1914

Monroeville: 251-575-7111 • Montgomery: 334-277-7260

Northport: 205-339-0300 • Oxford: 256-831-0921

Pelham: 205-988-4474

(L-R): Fresh off his retirement from TEC’s Decatur, Ala., branch after a 52-year career with the company is Don Burgreen, who shares some stories with old friends Craig Williamson, Rogers Group, Huntsville, Ala.; Zach Thomas, TEC-Decatur, Ala.; and Larry Foltz of Komatsu.

(L-R): TEC representatives warmly welcome their guests, including Collin Bussman, TEC; Dale Johnson, Lyndon Johnson, Tucker Johnson, Jade Johnson of Southern Earth Moving, Grant, Ala.; and Dwight Swaim, TEC.

Enjoying some lunch time chat before heading back to work (L-R) are Will Martin, Martin’s Excavating, Guntersville, Ala.; Lance Ratzlaff, Green Mountain Rental, Guntersville, Ala.; Dwight Swaim, TEC; Shawn Rice, SCS Alabama, Grant, Ala.; and Brody Campbell, Campbell Transport, Huntsville, Ala.

Enjoying the day’s events (L-R) are Patrick Cunningham, Patrick Cunningham Construction & Excavating, Scottsboro, Ala.; Connor Bussman, TEC; and Collin Langford, C.A. Langford Co. Inc., Guntersville, Ala.

TEC Hosts Guests at New Spacious Huntsville Facility

This Wirtgen SP 15i slipform paver is fresh off the tour at World of Concrete in Las Vegas and was transported to Alabama for addition to the fleet of Ford Concrete Construction. (L-R) are Dwight Swaim, TEC; Greg Ford (machine buyer), Ford Concrete Construction, Leighton, Ala.; Al Casey, Wirtgen; and Travis Howell, TEC.

TEC photo Impressive displays of Komatsu machines were staged around the facility for the grand opening event.

and

(L-R): Connor Bussman, TEC; Paul Butler and John Linville, both of Scottsboro Water, Sewer, & Gas; and Gary Dodd, TEC, talk about the machines in service for the city of Scottsboro, Ala.

(L-R): SENNEBOGEN representatives Ryan Zenor, Paul Quistorff and Eddie Smith traveled to Huntsville to promote their machines, including this big 825E material handler.

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made it to the event for

(L-R): Friends and customers catch up on the industry at the event, including Chad Stracener, TEC; Barry Miller, Halston Carter and Carlton Elliott of Grayson Carter & Son Contracting Inc., Athens, Ala.; and Joe Patton, TEC.

(L-R): The Wirtgen Group was well represented at the event by Greg Cox, Jan Schmidt, Al Casey, Chris Clarkson, Josh Weston and Scott Lyons.

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S.C. Lt. Gov. Evette Visits Mauldin, Champions Trade Jobs

Calder Brothers Corp. welcomed South Carolina’s Lt. Gov. Pamela S. Evette April 16, 2024, to its Mauldin Paving Products factory in Taylors, S.C., to speak about manufacturing career opportunities available locally at the Bonds Career Center high school in the nearby town of Greer.

The Greenville County school offers a range of technical courses for approximately 450 students in grades 10-12 to prepare them for careers after graduation. Included among its courses are those that train young people for jobs in the state’s ever-expanding manufacturing sector.

Evette opened her remarks by saying that she is South Carolina manufacturing’s “biggest champion.”

“When it comes to talking to our kids about getting into trades and getting into advanced manufacturing and what that means for us as a state, this is something I love to do, and I talk about it all around our great state,” she said, adding that

she enjoys extolling the virtues of these careers to school districts, students and parents to let them know what fantastic jobs are available.

Evette, a second-term lieutenant governor from Travelers Rest, just outside Greenville, added that the state’s experienced workforce and access to young people eager to work in trade jobs is what has attracted so many companies to build factories in South Carolina in recent years.

“Businesses from all over the globe see our amazing technical schools, our four-year colleges and the resiliency of our workforce,” she said. “So, we are continuing to grow, but we couldn’t have that growth if it weren’t for all of you.

“If I could give you one thing to do, it would be to talk about what is happening here — to let parents and grandparents understand that advanced manufacturing is cool, because if they understand it, they won’t talk negatively about it,”

said Evette, an entrepreneur and founder, in 2005, of Quality Business Solutions, a payroll, human resources and back-office solutions software firm.

“My dad was a tool-and-die maker, and, as I was building my business, I didn’t realize how far society had over-corrected itself about how cool it is working with your hands, building things and making things happen.

Evette’s eyes were opened when her smart middle son decided he

did not want to attend a four-year university, but to nearby Greenville Technical College, instead.

“When I was out on the lacrosse field one day with friends of ours whose kids played [the sport] with him in high school, they asked me where [he] was going to go to college and I said, ‘Well, he’s going to Greenville Tech.’ They all looked at me and said, ‘Oh my God, did he not get into Clemson?’ Even my

mom, who lives with me and is 95

Lt. Gov. of South Carolina Pamela S. Evette is flanked by the Calder Brothers team and high school students attending Bonds Career Center High School in Greenville, S.C.

Calder Brothers Corp. welcomed

South Carolina’s Lt. Gov. Pamela S. Evette April 16, 2024, to its Mauldin Paving Products factory in Taylors, S.C.

Kelly Sanderson (C), director of Bonds Career Center High School, is flanked by (L-R) Lilian Castro; Jenna Wolfe; Summer Prikhodko; and Donna Deyoune, all students of Bonds Career Center High School.

South Carolina Lt. Gov. Pamela S. Evette speaks with Jenna Wolfe, a student attending Bonds Career Center High School, who is working on the sub assembly of a 1860B paver.

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Topcon Announces MC-Max Asphalt Paving, Milling Solutions

Topcon Positioning Systems has announced the latest evolution of the company’s road construction and resurfacing technology with the introduction of the MC-Max Asphalt Paving and MC-Max Milling solutions. The systems offer modularity, simplified configurations and advanced feature sets to increase productivity in asphalt paving and cold milling applications for construction companies and projects of all sizes.

“Today’s municipalities are under constant pressure to maintain existing infrastructure,” said Murray Lodge, executive vice president, Topcon. “With rising maintenance costs, ever-decreasing margins, tighter specifications and an increasing focus on meeting sustainability targets, the industry needs innovative approaches to resurface roads efficiently with smooth and long-lasting results. That is precisely what our decades-long dedication to designing new technologies for the paving industry positions us to continue to provide with our expanding intelligent paving portfolio.”

The MC-Max Asphalt Paving and MCMax Milling systems, which are made up of GNSS receivers, total stations, displays and other high-precision sensors, are built with the new MC-X machine control platform. This architecture provides highly customized systems and upgradeability

paths to grow with a contractor’s needs.

Users can choose from entry-level 2D systems that follow a reference, such as a string or a curb, or automated solutions that track a paver or miller in 3D for drastically improved road smoothness in less time and with lower costs. Contractors can automatically pave and mill at variable depths, providing a better driving experience and meeting DOT-mandated smoothness standards. The solutions also include MC-X licensing options, providing customers with further flexibility to meet their specific

project and budget requirements.

The new solutions are currently compatible with OEM CAN-based systems and will be expanded to include compatibility with additional aftermarket systems.

“One of the standout optional features of the solutions is the Virtual Ski intelligent software,” Lodge said.

Expanding on the capabilities of the company’s SmoothRide road resurfacing solution, Virtual Ski simplifies workflows and is designed for specific resurfacing applications, such as rural roads where

there are fewer fixed points or intersections to match up to.

“Our mobile road scanner easily creates a 3D model of the existing road surface, which can be sent to the machine using our Sitelink3D cloud solution,” Lodge said. “Simply scan and mill or lay the base layer and let the milling machine or the paver do the surface design job instead of all that data having to go back to the office for the design work. This results in the elimination of the cumbersome physical ski, the production of a smooth surface more quickly with less effort, and significant time savings. Thanks to the flexible, digital calculation, which follows the road direction even in tight curves, the overall quality and lifespan of the resurfaced road is improved.”

Another advancement for the portfolio is the company’s newest RD-MC road construction machine control solution, which can now be utilized in areas without satellite reception by leveraging an LPS solution, offering precise positioning when working in challenging GNSS coverage areas, further expanding a contractor’s capabilities.

The new solutions were announced at World of Asphalt 2024 in Nashville.

For more information, visit topconpositioning.com. 

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The MC-Max Asphalt Paving and MC-Max Milling systems, which are made up of GNSS receivers, total stations, displays, and other high-precision sensors, are built with the new MC-X machine control platform.

Caterpillar Announces Multiple Design Updates to PM300 Cold Planer Series

Today’s Cat PM310, PM312 and PM313 cold planers feature multiple design enhancements that help to improve machine performance, operating comfort and milling power.

The PM300 Series excels in small to medium applications where a compact, highly maneuverable machine with high production capabilities is required.

The latest PM300 models integrate the Cat C9.3B engine that delivers an increase in gross power and more available torque, based on standard performance testing.

Offering a gross power rating of 256 kW (343 hp), the Cat C9.3B is available in configurations that meet U.S. EPA Tier IV Final, EU Stage V, Korea Stage V emission standards or Brazil MAR-1 emission standards, equivalent to U.S. EPA Tier III and EU Stage IIIA.

The Cat C9.3B engine features lower complexity and improved electronic, fuel and air systems. Easier access to engine oil filters simplifies maintenance, while multipiece, cartridge-style engine filters reduce waste and lower replacement costs.

The latest PM300 series design includes a redesign of the transition flashing between primary and loading conveyors, improving containment of material and reducing buildup on the front machine frame. Further containment of material is achieved through feature enhancements to the right-hand side plate, chamber-to-conveyor sealing, and loading conveyor belt sealing. Front track deflectors positioned in front of the drive motors offer additional protection from debris impact and build-up, improving service life.

Operators can now track the cutting edge from either side of the machine thanks to the addition of an adjustable on-screen guidance line feature to the left-hand camera. Ground personnel can also now control the obstacle jump capability from the rear ground controls to improve milling efficiency.

Wide-dispersion LED working and LED roading light options for the PM310, PM312 and PM313 improve safety and visibility during milling and transportation around the job site.

Offering the ability to be stowed when not in use, an exhaust deflector option redirects exhaust away from buildings and ground personnel to improve the working environment. The optional dust abatement ducting has been redesigned to further increase sealing and suction.

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For more information, visit www.cat.com.

(All photos courtesy of Caterpillar.)

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years old, had the same mentality because manufacturing was seen as being dirty, dark and dangerous.”

As a result, Evette said, “the commitment to change that stereotype and to make sure

kids understand how great this work is” rests upon the shoulders of all South Carolinians. She added that third graders often visit her office in Columbia where she asks them to think of a great house that they may want to live in, where it might be and who could live there.

“And they come up with all the normal answers like doctors, lawyers, CEOs, and I say, ‘No, its [the home of] a welder, a plumber, an electrician, a carpenter’ because there is not one person in this room that would not write a check for any amount in August when your air-conditioning goes down.

“It is just important to us to let our kids understand what trade jobs do for everyone,” Evette said.

Therefore, one of her critical missions, as she sees it, is to “shamelessly” promote the need for more youth employment in the state.

“If you have kids and they are sitting on your couch and the summer is coming, get them out there and get them working because South Carolina needs them, our small businesses need them and all of you need them as we bring them up through the ranks,” said Evette. “They need to have the experience and [learn] how to work with other people as well as learn fiscal responsibility. The only way for them to get that is to actually dig in and start to work.”  CEG

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MAULDIN from page 42

David Calder explains the production process to Lt. Gov. Pamela S. Evette.

On the factory floor (L-R) are David, Cameron and Glenn Calder, all with Calder Brothers; Lt. Gov. of South Carolina Pamela S. Evette; and John Harris, Chris Sammons and Wayne Calder, all with Calder Brothers.

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Caterpillar Announces Multiple Design Updates to PM300 Cold Planer Series

Today’s Cat PM310, PM312 and PM313 cold planers feature multiple design enhancements that help to improve machine performance, operating comfort and milling power.

The PM300 Series excels in small to medium applications where a compact, highly maneuverable machine with high production capabilities is required.

The latest PM300 models integrate the Cat C9.3B engine that delivers an increase in gross power and more available torque, based on standard performance testing.

Offering a gross power rating of 256 kW (343 hp), the Cat C9.3B is available in configurations that meet U.S. EPA Tier IV Final, EU Stage V, Korea Stage V emission standards or Brazil MAR-1 emission standards, equivalent to U.S. EPA Tier III and EU Stage IIIA.

The Cat C9.3B engine features lower complexity and improved electronic, fuel and air systems. Easier access to engine oil filters simplifies maintenance, while multipiece, cartridge-style engine filters reduce waste and lower replacement costs.

The latest PM300 series design includes a redesign of the transition flashing between primary and loading conveyors, improving containment of material and reducing buildup on the front machine frame. Further containment of material is achieved through feature enhancements to the right-hand side plate, chamber-to-conveyor sealing, and loading conveyor belt sealing. Front track deflectors positioned in front of the drive motors offer additional protection from debris impact and build-up, improving service life.

Operators can now track the cutting edge from either side of the machine thanks to the addition of an adjustable on-screen guidance line feature to the left-hand camera. Ground personnel can also now control the obstacle jump capability from the rear ground controls to improve milling efficiency.

Wide-dispersion LED working and LED roading light options for the PM310, PM312 and PM313 improve safety and visibility during milling and transportation around the job site.

Offering the ability to be stowed when not in use, an exhaust deflector option redirects exhaust away from buildings and ground personnel to improve the working environment. The optional dust abatement ducting has been redesigned to further increase sealing and suction.

For more information, visit www.cat.com.

 (All photos courtesy of Caterpillar.)

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SAKAI Achieves Record Fiscal Year Through Sales, Production

More than half of all new SAKAI rollers sold in the United States and Canada are now built domestically.

SAKAI America, a manufacturer and supplier of asphalt rollers and soil compactors for the paving and construction site work industries, announced another record-breaking fiscal year with revenue growth exceeding 16 percent.

The company achieved this primarily via significant growth in both overall machine sales and domestic production. Total machine shipments soared by 10.8 percent compared to the previous year. This comes on the heels of a successful fiscal year 2023, where SAKAI America shipped a record number of machines.

Even more impressive is the increase in domestically produced machines. SAKAI America manufactured 28.8 percent more rollers in its Adairsville, Ga., facility, a significant jump from the prior year.

Compared to the pre-pandemic high, domestic production has demonstrated a remarkable 69 percent volume increase in just 4 years. Most proudly, this increase marks an inflection point where more than half of all new SAKAI rollers sold in the United States and Canada are now built domestically.

“This achievement wouldn’t be possible without the unwavering support of our dedicated dealer network and loyal contractor customers,” said Brad Belvin, manager of sales and marketing at SAKAI America. “Their trust in our brand and commitment to quality has fueled this exceptional growth.”

The surge in domestic production is a testament to the hard work and dedication of the SAKAI America team.

“We’re incredibly grateful for the tremendous effort put in by the men and women on our assembly line,” said Kevin McClain, VP of operations. “Their commitment to excellence has made this record-breaking production possible.”

SAKAI America remains committed to providing its customers with the most reliable, dependable, and efficient compaction equipment available. The company looks forward to continued success and supporting the evolving needs of the paving and construction industries.

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SEPPI M E20 Forestry Mulcher Offers Improved Performance

SEPPI M.’s “E20 direct” forestry mulcher head for excavators weighing from 12 to 21 tons marks a breakthrough in green management technology, promising increased efficiency, reduced maintenance costs and improved performance for forestry and earthmoving professionals.

“E20 direct” represents the first model of a new family of forestry mulchers designed for excavators. Recognizing the diverse applications of forestry mulchers, SEPPI M. has designed the “E20 direct” to excel in construction site clearing, vegetation management along highways, railways and power lines, as well as in wetlands maintenance and agricultural field reclamation.

The heart of “E20 direct” is the rotor with fixed tools featuring the CUT CONTROL system, driven by the innovative DIRECT DRIVE hydraulic transmission. The machine can mulch vegetation up to 7.8 in. in diameter.

Its cutting-edge design partially integrates the hydraulic motor into the rotor, eliminating belt transmission and reducing power losses due to friction by approximately 50 percent. The result is improved efficiency, reduced energy consumption and increased

The heart of E20 direct is the rotor with fixed tools featuring the CUT CONTROL system, driven by the innovative DIRECT DRIVE hydraulic transmission. The machine can mulch vegetation up to 7.8 in. in diameter.

available power — all contributing to enhanced productivity, the manufacturer said.

With four different working widths, ranging from 39 to 78.7 in., “E20 direct” is recommended for excavators weighing between 12 and 21 tons, offering versatility and performance in a variety of applications. Furthermore, its compact design and reduced weight, due to the use of durable materials such as AR400 steel, make it more

universal and easy to use and mount on various excavators.

“With the introduction of ‘E20 direct,’ we achieve a significant milestone in vegetation management technology,” said Lorenz Seppi, the president of SEPPI M. “We are committed to revolutionizing the industry by providing innovative solutions that not only increase productivity but also reduce operational costs and environmental impact.”

In addition to its technological advance-

ments, “E20 direct” emphasizes usability and environmental sustainability. By minimizing maintenance requirements, improving mulching quality and reducing fuel consumption, the mulcher head allows contractors and green care professionals to achieve more with fewer resources.

“E20 direct” will be available at SEPPI M. dealers worldwide starting from spring 2024. For further information, visit www.seppi.com. 

KAGE Upgrades SnowFire With Advanced Floating Technology

Kage Innovation has developed a new Xtreme Kit for its classic SnowFire 2-in-1 snow plow and pusher system for 5,000 to 15,000-lb. skid steers, compact tractors, compact wheel loaders and telehandlers.

This 2024 SnowFire Xtreme kit maximizes float utilizing its Generation 2 floating SnowKAGE Box with extreme floating skids and the AdvantEdge sectional cutting edge system, including a specialized snow catch system to prevent snow leakage between the

Floating Containment Box

The Xtreme SnowKAGE Box’s new floating poly skids eliminate the need for the floating cam locks offered in the first generation Xtreme Kit as they offer even greater vertical travel. The new-andimproved floating skids offer vertical travel on both the front and the back edges to ensure even contact with the ground — even when going over curbs — with the front of the skid offering 4-½ in. of vertical travel while the back edge allows for 5-½ in. of vertical travel. Encapsulated leaf springs allow the skids to float both in the back

and front. They also keep down pressure on the skids to ensure the skids are always engaged while still allowing the trip cutting edge to scrape right up to and over curbs. This eliminates leaving gaps of remaining snow as the box slides gracefully over the curb, the manufacturer said.

The standard, non-floating, cam locks offer the greatest visibility for easiest connection and removal of the containment box to and from the blade.

Floating Cutting Edge

The AdvantEDGE live cutting edge features 18- and 24-in. Hardox steel sections with 1-3/8 in. of independent vertical travel. This allows the cutting edge to offer the best contouring capability available due to having the smallest steel section increments on the market.

Increasing or decreasing the number of springs within each section allows operators to adjust to the optimal down pressure applied by the cutting edge sections.

This kit also includes a special H-Spring that keeps the snowcatch tight against the KAGE blade and AdvantEdge cutting edge. This accommodates the thicker-than-average AdvantEdge floating cutting edge system.

Premier Performance

With the SnowFire Xtreme Kit, you’ll get the best possible scrape with the highest level of safety and comfort. The advanced float capabilities not only allow for constant contact of the cutting edge, but also prevent sudden stops from hitting obstacles. The floating cutting edge and poly skid combo also reduces road noise from the scraping process.

For more information, visit kageinnovation.com.

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‘Tiltrotator Effect’ Rises as Energy Consumption Goes Down

Can you improve your energy efficiency when working with your excavator? The answer is yes, in Rototilt’s opinion — by using a tiltrotator. Both because of the way it changes how you perform your tasks, and according to early tests that indicate significant energy savings when using their latest tiltrotator series.

“The results are impressive, to say the least,” said Sven-Roger Ekström, product manager at Rototilt.

“A tiltrotator makes it easier for you to work with an excavator, thanks to the increased flexibility of the work tool’s movements. It enables you to adjust the angle and rotation of the work tool, which in turn makes it easier to carry out tasks with fewer machine movements. This saves fuel, but it has even more advantages in the long run,” said Ekström.

“We call this the tiltrotator effect,” Ekström said. “We have always known that there is a big difference between working with and without a tiltrotator. Not only do you need to use fewer machines, but you can also carry out the task at hand with fewer

movements and changes of position. This saves both fuel and time, as well as reducing the impact on the ground where you are working. It therefore has a number of positive environmental effects.”

Tiltrotators provide multiple benefits when it comes to productivity and the envi-

ronment, however — what is it that makes Rototilt’s tiltrotators unique? According to Ekström, the tiltrotators in the company’s new RC Tiltrotators series can further increase the positive impact due to their improved energy efficiency, as a result of Rototilt’s pressure-compensated hydraulics.

“We have taken measurements comparing our previous series with the new, pressure-compensated hydraulics in the RC4-RC9,” said Ekström. “The results are impressive, to say the least. We have managed to improve the efficiency of our product, enabling it to perform the same task with reduced energy consumption.”

The time saved simply by using a tiltrotator, coupled with the energy improvements in RC Tiltrotators, can consequently make a major difference to a project’s efficiency and energy consumption. But what level of fuel saving are we actually talking about?

“Our lab tests indicate a reduction in fuel consumption of between 1-2 litres per hour for a 20-tonne machine, compared to our previous tiltrotator series,” said Ekström. “Out in the field, the savings are affected by a number of factors, such as the type of machine and the job in question. In terms of diesel per year, this could mean savings amounting to thousands of euros.”

For more information, visit www.rototilt.com. 

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According to Sven-Roger Ekström, product manager of Rototilt, the tiltrotators in the company’s new RC Tiltrotators series can further increase the positive impact due to their improved energy efficiency, as a result of Rototilt’s pressure-compensated hydraulics.

Built for Every Season: Maximizing CTLs Year-Round

By Olamiposi Agboola SPECIAL TO CEG

When it comes to versatility and durability, it’s hard to beat a compact track loader fleet with a well-rounded attachment lineup. The machine’s power and performance, coupled with the numerous attachments on the market, make this machine an obvious choice for your toughest jobs, season after season.

While you can’t control the weather or change of seasons, you can control how you work despite what Mother Nature delivers. That’s why owners and operators of compact track loaders rely on these powerful machines to accomplish more throughout the year — and get a greater return on their investment.

Compact track loaders power a wide range of attachments that are efficient, productive and effective no matter the season.

Let’s take a closer look at how different attachments and their uses can help keep your compact track loader active all year.

Winter

No matter what method you use to move snow, equipping your compact track loader with the right set of attachments is essential. Bobcat offers trusted and versatile attachments to help operators accomplish more on their snow removal job sites including angle brooms, snow pushers and snowblowers.

• Angle Broom — The angle broom attachment is perfect for multi-directional sweeping of light snow from driveways, sidewalks and parking lots. Fingertip controls allow operators to angle the broom up to 25 degrees either direction and finish their jobs quickly and efficiently.

• Snow Pushers — Snow pushers make light work of heavy snow removal by collecting and holding snow. They allow you to clear large areas quickly. Both standard snow pushers and snow pusher pro units are available. The snow pusher pro is designed to support commercial snow removal operations, and functions as a snow pusher and snow blade all in one. The blade features a tall, 9in. trip-edge which prevents accidental damage when encountering hidden obstacles. The snow pusher pro is best for large snow removal projects including parking lots and commercial building sites.

• Snowblower — Bobcat snowblower attachments are designed to cut a clean, clear path through deep snow: banking it high or throwing it far. Snowblower attachments are available in nine widths to match customers’ specific snow-removal needs. Several models are compatible with the high-flow and super-flow auxiliary hydraulics options on select Bobcat loader models. High-flow and super-flow hydraulics translate to maximized snowblower performance.

Spring

From wet, muddy ground to sensitive landscaped areas, compact track loaders will help you stay productive on all terrains. Compact track loaders are an ideal solution for spring jobs including site preparation and land clearing. These machines are popular for this type of work due to their efficient grading capabilities, substantial pushing power and significant lifting potential. When clearing trees or thinning wooded areas it is best to have job specific attachments. Here are a few Bobcat forestry attachments that will make your project move forward more efficiently.

• Root Grapple — This attachment is perfect for ripping through forestry tasks including clearing roots, overgrowth and rocks. The root grapple has curved, skeletal teeth that are designed for tearing out debris with minimal ground disturbance and its dual clamps provide strong, steady clamping forces and long wear.

• Stump Grinder — The stump grinder reduces stubborn tree stumps to mulch and is mounted at a 90-degree angle to the operator for increased visibility to the cutting area. Carbide-tipped teeth efficiently rip through hard wood, providing long life and uptime protection.

• Brushcat Rotary Cutter — Built for heavy-duty cutting, the Brushcat rotary cutter mulches small branches and saplings — up to 3 in. in diameter — and powers through the thickest grass and brush. Its unique oscillating and short deck design allows the cutter to follow the ground contour and provides maximum working visibility and a tighter turning radius around trees, fences and other obstacles.

Summer

Landscaping projects are an ideal fit for compact track loaders’ performance capabilities. The right landscaping equipment gives you the versatility you need to tackle a wide range of projects, reducing manual labor and finishing jobs more efficiently. Additionally, compact track loaders are an excellent choice for both residential and commercial landscaping applications due to their tracks, which minimize damage to turf and other landscaped surfaces. Key landscaping attachments from Bobcat including various style buckets, soil conditioners, landscape rakes, augers and seeders allow operators to work efficiently around small, medium and large-sized yards, gardens and municipal grounds. Other landscaping attachments that will maximize your efficiency on your next project include the tree spade, drum mulcher and light material bucket.

• Tree Spade — The tree spade digs and transplants trees with speed and efficiency. With its ability to work in a variety of soil conditions, this attachment can dig, transsee ATTACHMENTS page 70

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debris with minimal ground disturbance and its

steady clamping forces and long wear.

Snow pushers make light work of heavy snow removal by collecting and holding snow.

Sweeper buckets collect and dump dust, dirt and debris from the job site.

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‘Powered By Steelwrist’ Ideal for Numerous Tasks

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Available for 2- to 33-ton excavators, Werk-Brau Powered by Steelwritst Tiltrotators are ideal for use with general purpose and specialty buckets and attachments like rippers, grapples, pallet forks and more.

New Werk-Brau Powered by Steelwrist Tiltrotators provide 360-degrees of endless rotation with a 45-degree tilt angle, allowing operators to perform numerous tasks without repositioning the excavator.

They feature an SQ sandwich-style coupler and auto lubrication for precise control and flexibility, which significantly enhances productivity. Seamless integration and automatic lubrication ensure smooth operation, minimal downtime, maximum performance and reduced maintenance requirements.

An optional gripper with quantum technology provides a secure grip on materials and improves operational efficiency. Compact and robust steel cast components provide an optimal strength to weight relationship, while a low building height and low weight provide optimized digging geometry and fuel efficiency. Front pin hook or front pin lock safety solutions work with all types and sizes of excavators.

Available for 2–33-ton excavators, Werk-Brau Powered by Steelwritst Tiltrotators are ideal for use with general purpose and specialty buckets and attachments like rippers, grapples, pallet forks and more.

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Rammer’s New Hydraulic Hammer Trio Packs Punch

In the rugged domain of heavy machinery emerges Rammer’s compact hydraulic hammers — dubbed the E01, E02 and E04.

Despite their small build, these powerhouses redefine the game for mini-excavators, skid steers and smaller walk-behind electric machines, according to the manufacturer.

They feature Rammer’s CBE (constant blow energy) technology, ensuring each strike packs a wallop, driving productivity to new heights. Versatile and robust, these hammers tackle even the most cramped and daunting spaces, conquering challenges thought insurmountable.

The smallest yet mighty contender, the Rammer E01, is tailored for carriers ranging from 0.4 to 2.8 tons. Despite its compact stature, the E01 embodies the hallmark power of Rammer, guaranteeing smooth operations across various applications.

The Rammer E02 is suited for carriers between 0.7 to 4.5 tons. Compact yet commanding, the E02 carries on the legacy of its predecessors, delivering stellar performance across a range of tasks, from construction to demolition.

Lastly, the Rammer E04, designed for carriers from 1.2 to 6.0 tons, stands out with its compact build and unmatched power.

Representing the pinnacle of Rammer’s expertise, the E04’s modular body design ensures adaptability over its lifespan, while optional features bolster durability, making it a trusted ally on any job site, the manufacturer said.

For those looking to improve their hydraulic hammer game, Rammer offers the RD3 data module. This enables the hammer owner to track their entire Rammer hammer fleet in real-time, providing valuable insights such as hours worked, impact hours, and greasing needs and more to assist with optimizing performance and efficiency.

In addition, Rammer’s compact hydraulic hammers come equipped with an automatic greasing system, ensuring vital components remain properly lubricated during operation. This advanced feature translates to enhanced performance, reduced maintenance downtime, and prolonged equipment lifespan.

For more information, visit rammer.com. 

How Operators Can Maximize Their CTLs Using Attachments

plant and package trees and easily maneuver in tight spaces.

• Drum Mulcher — The drum mulcher is the ideal attachment when you need to turn trees and overgrowth into mulch. Its carbide teeth tear apart the hardest of woods. Take on the most demanding tasks with the super-flower drum mulcher paired with the Bobcat T86 compact track loader — the only compact track loader to offer standardflow, high-flow and super-flow auxiliary hydraulics in one machine.

• Light Material Bucket — The light material bucket’s high-back design assists with handling large volumes of mulch and other low density materials with precision and ease. This bucket’s high-back design allows you to move low-density material with minimal spillage.

Fall

It’s time to finish construction and roadwork projects before winter weather sets in. For this type of work, compact track loaders are an incredible asset to any job site. These workhorses are the go-to solution for taking on complex projects that require power and attachment versatility.

A compact track loader’s weight is spread

out over a wider area, enabling increased flotation and minimal ground disturbance when compared to wheeled equipment. If you’re expecting rain on your job site — that’s no problem. The compact track loader’s low ground pressure significantly increases its mobility. This means that soft, wet or muddy ground conditions won’t stop your productivity. Attachments that can help move construction work along more efficiently and effectively when mated to a compact track loader include:

• Breakers — Breakers reduce concrete, rock and asphalt surfaces to removable rubble — an incredibly effective tool when it comes to construction and demolition work.

Bobcat’s nitrogen breakers boast a long piston stroke which maximizes impact energy and reduces recoil, and its unique valve design reduces pressure fluctuations and strain on the carrier’s hydraulic pumps.

• Planers — Planer attachments are designed to cut and mill concrete and asphalt. Different models can be mated to

specific hydraulic flow and horsepower. Each variation provides versatility, durability and high torque for maximum cutting and milling performance. Bobcat also offers a super-flow planer for its T86.

• Sweeper Buckets — Sweeper buckets collect and dump dust, dirt and debris from your job site. This one tool can accomplish the work of multiple clean-up attachments with optimal bristle-to-surface contact — making it an excellent choice for site cleanup, daily dust abatement, road construction, airport maintenance and more.

• Grader — The grader attachment turns your Bobcat compact track loader into a high-performance grading machine. Your Bobcat loader and the grader make a powerful grading combo, enabling you to level materials with precision. This tough attachment is ideal for landscaping, asphalt, and concrete contractors, and also works well for trail and path construction. For even smoother operation and greater precision, pair the grader with a laser receiver. Choose from any of Bobcat’s two options — Topcon LS LS-B200W and Trimble LR410 — to deliver on-grade accuracy within ¼ in. for excellent grading results every time.  (All photos courtesy of Bobcat)

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The E04’s modular body design ensures adaptability over its lifespan, while optional features bolster durability.

ATTACHMENTS from page 66 Built for heavy-duty cutting, the Brushcat rotary cutter mulches small branches and saplings — up to 3 in. in diameter — and powers through the thickest grass and brush.

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First Safety Tip: Recognize There Could Be Problems

from page 36

“Develop and enforce clear policies that prohibit texting and talking on mobile phones while operating motorized equipment,” said IUOE’s Bowers.

Travelers advises this step as well: “Create a formal, written policy stating your organization’s position on mobile device use while driving.”

It’s important to take other distractions, some of which may not be immediately obvious, into consideration as well.

NCCER noted construction employees also may be distracted due to long work hours or distracting sounds.

The construction industry training organization believes managers should speak to workers and identify potential worksite issues that could create problems.

Healy believes it’s important to understand the nature of driving construction equipment and vehicles.

“By recognizing the unique risks faced by construction professionals and taking proactive steps to mitigate, companies can protect their employees,” she said.

Likewise, NCCER said the first tip for reducing distracted work in the construction industry is to recognize that there’s a problem in the first place.

“It’s easy to disregard workplace distractions when employees get their jobs done in a timely manner,” said the organization.

However, “it just takes one slip-up to turn distraction into injury, accident and even death.”

At the same time, employers can reduce the risk of accidents and contribute to safer roads for everyone, said Healy.

Setting Plan Into Motion

Contractors can promote the use of technology responsibly by encouraging communication via hands-free devices and voice commands.

“Invest in technology that limits the functionality of smartphones while the vehicle is in motion,” said Healy.

If cellphones are creating a dangerous distraction, seek out alternatives to keep crews in touch with one another and management, advised NCCER.

“Consider looking back in time for a solution to this problem.” The organization noted that before cellphones, wireless devices were commonplace.

“Returning to a simpler time can help reduce workplace distractions while still allowing supervisors to stay in touch with their team members.”

Healy said contractors should encourage

drivers to plan their routes and make necessary calls before starting the vehicle or pull over safely to take calls.

Finally, Healy suggests the use of technology to monitor driving habits and enforce policies. And provide feedback and coaching to improve behaviors.

“A formal policy is the foundation of your distracted driving prevention program,” said Travelers Insurance.

“It should apply to everyone who drives a vehicle on company business.” That goes for delivery trucks, sales vehicles or personal vehicles used for errands.

Bowers urged contractors to consider banning the use of mobile phones altogether except for emergencies or schedule breaks.

“Issue company phones that block features like internet or texting, and limit phone use to these devices during working hours.”

And consider a communal phone location in a vehicle or a job box for all mobile phones during working hours.

Travelers emphasized the need for communication from employer to employee on a regular basis to prevent driver distraction.

“Have every employee who drives on company business acknowledge in writing that they have read, understand and will follow the policy.”

Don’t stop there. Use e-mails, newsletters, bulletin boards and signage in vehicles to communicate your policy in various ways throughout the year.

Healy believes in regular training sessions and toolbox talks on safe driving practices, emphasizing the unique challenges faced in the construction industry.

Managers and office staff should lead by example, stress safety experts. They believe management should follow the same company driving policy.

Managers and other staff need to refrain from calling or texting employees when they are on the road, said Travelers.

“Let employees know that while they are driving, no phone call or email is more important than their safety.”

Those same managers can help promote safe driving practices and the expected behaviors of those who drive for any business purpose.

“They can take steps to lead by example and actively reinforce the desired behavior,” said the insurance company.

Whatever remediation you come up with, make sure as an employer you follow the policy as well, stressed Bowers.

“If you can make it work for you, your employees can make it work for them,” he said.  CEG

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Terry R. Lee Contracting Thrives With Residential Work

Bluffton, which, for several years was one of our bigger projects, and did quite a few phases of Sun City Hilton Head.”

But the company’s biggest break came at the end of 2017 when Lee Contracting began working with Minto Communities, a Coconut Springs, Fla., homebuilder that develops its Latitude Margaritaville retirement communities, inspired by the music of the late Jimmy Buffett.

For close to seven years, Lee Contracting has been working with Minto to build the homesites at Hilton Head’s Latitude Margaritaville community, the second of three such developments. The other two were built in Florida.

“We have been working in Latitude Margaritaville Hilton Head since Day One,” Lee said.

He added that in the past, a typical homesite project in the area ranged from 50 to 100 residential lots, but most of Minto’s project phases encompass 400 or more lots.

The first phase of work that Lee Contracting did for Minto at Latitude Margaritaville had more than 200 lots, while the second and third phases each had more than 400 homesites. Numerous other sections totaled between 400-500 lots, Lee said.

To help complete all that site work, his company bought more equipment and hired additional operators.

“Fortunately, the Latitude Margaritaville Hilton Head project is an onsite dirt moving operation,” he said. “We have been moving roughly 1 million cubic yards of dirt a year at that project, depending on the phase. We have had some phases that needed as much as 1.2 million cubic yards of fill while the phase we just finished needed only 800,000 cubic yards. As a result, we have ramped up our fleet inventory with Volvo machines.”

Lee Relies On ASCENDUM for Volvo Equipment

Lee attributes some of his firm’s success to the relationship it has with ASCENDUM Machinery, now in its new location south of Savannah in Richmond Hill, Ga.

In addition, the engineering and reliability of ASCENDUM’s line of Volvo Construction Equipment (CE) has helped to propel Lee Contracting’s growth by allowing it to accept more and larger projects.

Coming through the 2008 recession, one of the things that helped Lee Contracting to stay afloat was that it owned its own equipment, allowing it to retain profitability. But moving through the next few years, according to Lee, those same machines began to rack up a lot of hours.

Luckily for the contractor, at the same time, ASCENDUM Machinery was offering excellent lease programs.

“We had begun to build relationships with ASCENDUM’s salespeople, and, to this day, we are still very good friends with them,” Lee said. “We let Volvo and other manufacturers bring us an excavator and a loader to make straight up comparisons. In fact, we were already leaning toward Volvo CE because our pipe crews had been running Volvo C-model excavators — mainly 330s and 360s — for many years. Each company was given a fair shake and at the time, with the construction market the way it was, you didn’t want to get locked into a long-term deal because it was just such a volatile market.”

While considering from which maker to choose its new machines, the Lees always kept in mind that the recession had not yet ended, and it was always an unknown if and when the company’s next project would be coming.

“Volvo started offering one-year lease

programs and that allowed us the ability to grow with the sense of security that we weren’t stuck for years leasing a piece of equipment if the work tailed off,” said Lee. “As we needed things, especially the articulated trucks, we also didn’t want to be stuck with one for three years when we were unsure if we had three years’ worth of work ahead for it.”

But due to Volvo CE’s leases, he said Lee Contracting was able to overhaul its entire fleet. It started modestly by acquiring new excavators and loaders before the company brought in trucks to help work on the smaller, 100-lot phases at its Sun City project.

Lee added that it was not until his firm started working at Latitude Margaritaville in January 2018 that the company brought in eight new Volvo A30 articulated trucks to do the job. Lee Contracting prefers to run Volvo’s A25s and A30s, the latter of which, he said, “can work anywhere.”

“That has kind of revolutionized and pushed our business to the next level,” said Lee. “We attribute Latitude to helping us build up that earthmoving side of the company into a mass earthwork operation.”

To help facilitate Volvo CE’s product support, Lee said that Cub Mills, Lee Contracting’s shop manager, stays in daily contact with ASCENDUM’s service department.

He described ASCENDUM as being “excellent partners for us as far as getting our machines back up to speed when things go wrong. Problems are inevitable no matter how well engineered they are. Jim Trowbridge has also been a big help since

he came aboard as ASCENDUM’s Georgia general manager.”

Lee Contracting has long been pleased with the Volvo CE articulated trucks, excavators and wheel loaders that it has used, Lee said, citing their durability and extended life spans.

Currently, the company has 12 Volvo artic trucks, approximately 20 excavators, and eight loaders on hand, according to Lee.

In total, Lee Contracting today employs roughly 75 people, along with maintaining 60 to 70 machines in its yard.

Additionally, Lee runs four production pipe crews, each with its own excavator and loader.

New Hires to Manage Growth

Although Lee and Lancaster are heavily involved in the day-to-day operations of the company and make most every decision involving field operations, they decided last year to hire Chad Frederick as the Lee Contracting’s general manager to help them continue to grow the business.

“He is very detail-oriented and is great at tracking and dealing with subcontractors,” Lee said. “I was also able to promote Chris Banks up through our ranks to become a utility superintendent.

“These moves have allowed Nick and I to step back and get a more bird’s-eye view of our operation and be able to take a breath every now and then.”  CEG

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The company’s biggest break came at the end of 2017 when Lee Contracting began working with Minto Communities, a Coconut Springs, Fla., homebuilder that develops its Latitude Margaritaville retirement communities.

The first phase of work that Lee Contracting did for Minto at Latitude Margaritaville had more than 200 lots, while the second and third phases each had more than 400 homesites.

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Takeuchi Recognizes Top Dealers at 2024 Dealer Summit in San Antonio

Takeuchi recently announced its Dealer of the Year, Dealer Salesperson of the Year and the recipients of its 2023 Dealer 360° awards at the company’s 2024 Dealer Summit in San Antonio.

These awards recognize Takeuchi dealers across the United States and Canada for excellence in sales performance, facilities, training, accounts receivables, marketing/parts and service.

“Our Dealer 360° awards program outlines a unified standard of operation that promotes consistency among Takeuchi dealers,” said Jeff Stewart, president of Takeuchi-US. “We obviously want our dealers to be successful, and it’s our job to support them and provide the tools to make that possible.”

For their outstanding achievements in all program categories, the top five Takeuchi dealers for 2023 will head to Japan for a special visit to Takeuchi’s global headquarters.

• Parman Tractor & Equipment (Tennessee)

• Bennett Equipment & Supply (Georgia and South Carolina)

• Brandeis Machinery (Indiana and Kentucky)

• Luby Equipment (Illinois, Missouri and West Virginia)

• Power Equipment (Tennessee & Arkansas)

Parman Tractor & Equipment of Nashville, Tenn., earned the Takeuchi Dealer of the Year Award for 2023. The dealership focuses on providing top-notch service and machine expertise, making them a trusted partner customers return to again and again for their equipment needs.

“The team at Parman Tractor always goes the extra mile for their customers,” said Shay Klusmeyer, Western division sales manager of Takeuchi-US. “They embody the standards that we’ve set forth for Takeuchi dealers, and they’re always seeking continuous improvement. We’re proud to have Parman Tractor carry the Takeuchi equipment line.”

The following dealers also successfully met or exceeded the Dealer 360° criteria standards by Dec. 31, 2023:

• Alta Equipment Company (Florida)

• Central Illinois AG (Illinois)

• Chadwick BaRoss (Massachusetts, Rhode Island and Connecticut)

• Ditch Witch of South Louisiana (Louisiana)

• Dittamore Implement (Illinois)

• Feenaughty Machinery Company (Oregon)

• Hawkins-Graves (Virginia)

• Hayden Machinery (Missouri)

• Landmark Equipment (Texas)

• MasCo Equipment (Texas)

Equipment.

(L-R) are Clay Eubanks, Takeuchi global director of sales; Eddie Bennett, Bennett Equipment & Supply; Chad Dodson, Power Equipment, Tennessee & Arkansas; Colin Hockenberger, Parman Tractor & Equipment; Toshiya Takeuchi, Takeuchi president; Mike Paradis, Brandeis Machinery; Steve Luby, Luby Equipment; and Jeff Stewart, Takeuchi U.S. president.

• McClung-Logan Equipment Company (Virginia)

• Power Motive Corporation (Colorado)

• Road Builders Machinery & Supply (Nebraska and Missouri)

• TEC Equipment Rental (South Carolina)

“We’re incredibly pleased with the performance of our growing dealer network over this past year,” Stewart said. “Their dedication and commitment to excellence have helped Takeuchi continue to increase its market share in North America. We thank them for an outstanding 2023, and we look forward to an even better year in 2024.”

For an unprecedented sixth time, Takeuchi-US recognized Bill Smith of Cobb County Tractor in Marietta, Ga., as its topperforming dealer salesperson in North America. Smith took home top honors after ranking number one in retail sales for North America.

“Bill continues to challenge himself to be our top dealer salesperson, year after year,” said John Vranches, Eastern division sales manager of Takeuchi-US. “His customers say he has an uncanny way of knowing exactly what equipment they need to tackle their projects. He’s always able to identify the best possible solution, and that kind of experience isn’t easy to find. We congratulate Bill on yet another successful year, and we challenge him to outdo himself yet again in 2024.”

For more information, visit takeuchi-us.com. 

(All photos courtesy of Takeuchi)

are Eric Wenzel, Takeuchi Southeast business manager; John Vranches, Takeuchi East Division sales manager; Bill Smith, Cobb County Tractor; Jeff Stewart, Takeuchi U.S. president; and Henry Lawson, Takeuchi director of sales N.A.

ALABAMA

Stone Equipment Co., Inc. 1797-A Fulton Spring Rd. Alabaster, AL 35007 844-786-6373

210 West Blvd. Montgomery, AL 36108 844-786-6373 www.stoneequipmentco.com

MISSISSIPPI

Taylor Construction Equipment

3637 N. Church Avenue Louisville, MS 39339 833-773-3421

103 Industrial Park Road Philadelphia, MS 39350 833-773-3421

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TENNESSE

Taylor Construction Equipment 104 Brickmill Commercial Dr. Maryville, TN 37801 865-444-0883

132 Industrial Dr. White House, TN 37188 615-392-4803 www.taylorconstructionequipment.com

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Charlotte, NC

704-228-0455

Clayton-Raleigh, NC 886-629-3784

Grimesland, NC 252-752-1500 Lexington, NC 866-629-3784

Columbia, SC 888-865-1002

Conway-Myrtle Beach, SC 800-968-0754

Piedmont-Greenville, SC 864-434-1154

Summerville-Charleston, SC 843-501-0566 www.nedealers.com

FLORIDA Apopka-Orlando, FL 407-401-8956

Ft. Pierce, FL 772-212-4043 Tampa, FL 813-940-4405 www.nedealers.com

GEORGIA

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Dallas-Atlanta, GA 770-445-9019

Douglas, GA 912-922-3232 Macon, GA 478-257-8300

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(L-R)

Jeff Stewart (L), Takeuchi U.S. president, and Colin Hockenberger, Parman Tractor &

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There were several pieces of John Deere equipment on hand for guests to look over.

(L-R): Ted Doran of James River Equipment catches up with Brian McKittrick and John Spack, both of Matthews Construction in Rock Hill, S.C.

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(L-R) are Robert Miller, Peter Williams, Eric Murray and Russ Blanton, all of RAM Paving in Charlotte, N.C.

Cameron (L) and Josh Price of 3 Strands LLC in Fairview, N.C.

Destiny Johnson, rental territory manager of James River Equipment.

Taking aim is Jimmy Price of RH Price Inc. in Charlotte, N.C.

Scale Models for Sale

Bucyrus Erie 22B Dragline, 1:50 scale - $295

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CLM EQUIPMENT CO., INC.

www.clmequipment.com

Lafayette, LA • 337-837-6693

Lake Charles, LA • 337-625-5942

Houston, TX • 281-598-2500

GSE GREAT SOUTHERN EQUIPMENT COMPANY

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Tampa, FL • 866-586-8956

Pompano Beach, FL • 954-327-8808

Ft. Myers, FL • 239-334-6063

Tallahassee, FL • 850-574-0892

Orlando, FL • 407-859-9160

Jacksonville, FL • 904-268-4400

HILLS MACHINERY

www.hillsmachinery.com

Charlotte, NC • 704-208-5564

Mills River, NC • 828-820-5265

Greensboro, NC • 336-308-3045

Raleigh, NC • 919-746-7938

Greenville, NC • 252-752-7145

Leland, NC • 910-800-2070

Columbia, SC • 803-658-0200

North Charleston, SC • 843-225-9377

Greenville, SC • 864-546-5208

Savannah, GA • 866-830-7577

Ashland, VA • 804-964-1900

Wise, VA • 276-268-4601

HEAVY MACHINES INC.

www.heavymachinesinc.com

Memphis, TN • 800-432-8902

Shreveport, LA • 800-548-3458

Gray, TN • 855-201-7453

825 31st Street North Birmingham, AL 205-323-6108 • 844-344-8658

LINK-BELT MID ATLANTIC

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Ashland, VA • 866-955-6071

Chesapeake, VA • 800-342-3248

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Beard Equipment Company

beardequipment.com

Mobile, AL 36617

251/456-1993

Freeport, FL 32439

850/835-3337

Jacksonville, FL 32216

904/296-5000

Lake City, FL 32025

386/752-9544

Ocala, FL 34482

352/732-4646

Palatka, FL 32177

386/325-6268

Panama City, FL 32404

850/769-4844

Pensacola, FL 32534

850/476-0277

Perry, FL 32348

850/584-9200

Tallahassee, FL 32304

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Dothan, AL

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Troy, AL

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Miami, FL

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West Palm Beach, FL

561/848-6618

Orlando, FL

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Fort Myers, FL

239/334-3627

Lutz, FL 813/995-0841

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Daytona, FL

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Riverview, FL 813/621-4902

Pompano Beach, FL 954/977-9541

Sarasota, FL 941/960-2004

Melbourne, FL 321/234-3344

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

West Columbia, SC 803/794-9340

McCoy Construction & Forestry

mccoycf.com

Chattanooga, TN 423/855-0633

Nashville, TN 615/501-8600

Kingsport, TN 423/349-5001

Knoxville, TN 865/546-3207

Linder Industrial Machinery Holds Event in Asheville, N.C.

Because much of western North Carolina is not only rugged country, but spread over a third of the state, Linder has worked hard to ensure that its customers get the service enhancements they need for the machines they lease or purchase as quickly as possible.

“It is not an easy territory to cover — that can be part of the challenge,” Rowland said, “But we have performed very well with the Linder staff we have here. Our service group and parts group have each done a very good job of supporting our customers. In addition, our parts and service sales representative [PSSR] is doing a wonderful job of bringing in new business. We are getting very good feedback from just about everyone we are dealing with.”

By maintaining an entire fleet of service trucks at the Asheville branch of Linder Machinery, he said, the company can keep its customers’ equipment running as effectively and efficiently as

possible, no matter how far away they are working in the territory.

The branch’s entire lineup of maintenance trucks was parked where Linder’s customers could inspect them at the open house, adding that the “lifeblood of this company is our service and parts’ departments.”

“Our people are on hand today to talk to visitors about any of their needs,” Rowland said. “We are hoping to build deeper relationships with everyone in the region.”  CEG

(All photographs in this article are Copyright 2024 Construction Equipment Guide. All Rights Reserved.)

Brock Parker (L) and Jeremy Price, both of Warpaint Enterprises in Cherokee, N.C., use Komatsu dozers and excavators in their grading and excavating business, and they attended the event to see the latest innovative machines from Komatsu.

Linder Industrial Machinery set up a highly productive combo during the event — Komatsu PC360 excavators

Linder Industrial Machinery also showcased BOMAG products during the event.

Linder Industrial Machinery also represents Atlas material handling

LINDER from page 18

Ready to be delivered to the job site are the latest productive Komatsu machines, supported by Linder Industrial Machinery.

Seen here

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3926 East Raines Road Memphis, TN 38118 901-260-2200

2115 N Thompson Lane Murfreesboro, TN 37129 629-335-3077

364 Bob Jobe Road Gray, TN 37615 423-282-5462

5200 Hollywood Avenue

Shreveport, LA 71109 318-621-0854

10110 Roberts Way Covington, GA 30014 770-788-0888

7651 Theodore Dawes Road Theodore, AL 36582 251-653-5955

825 31st Street North Birmingham, AL 35203 205-323-6108 Now Open 314 Beltline Road NW Decatur, AL 35061 256-898-0550 Coming Soon Knoxville, TN 37914 888-366-9028

210 West Boulevard Montgomery, AL 36108 334-625-6585

2950 Pinson Valley Pkwy. Birmingham, AL 35217 205-841-9895

1060 West Industrial Ave. Boynton Beach, FL 33426 561-742-7400

2965 McEver Road Buford, GA 30518 470-238-5900

12785 44th St. North Clearwater, FL 33762 727-299-9207

2231 Flint Dr. Ft. Myers, FL 33916 239-337-5900

11550 Philips Hwy. Jacksonville, FL 32256 904-262-4400

1320 Gresham Rd. Marietta, GA 30062 770-973-8811

7970 NW 64th St Miami, FL 33166 786-410-9680

428 Ocoee Apopka Road Ocoee, FL 34761 407-295-2020

6691 Mobile Highway Pensacola, FL 32526 850-944-8110 65 Chandler Street Richmond Hill, GA 31324 912-238-1300

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125 Wilsons Mills Rd. Extension Smithfield, NC 27577

855-562-3526

141 Brickyard Rd Lexington, SC 29072

866-262-4181

803-520-0032

11301 Reames Rd. Charlotte, NC 28269

980-859-4680

www.companywrench.com

Low Country JCB

1008 E Hwy 80 Pooler, GA 31322 888-431-0130 www.lowcountryjcb.com JCB of

1609 Church Rd Chattanooga, TN 37421 423-899-1219 www.jcbofchattanooga.com

Deep South JCB

6851 Greenwood Road Shreveport, LA 71119 318-621-9000 340 Airport Road Jackson, MS 39208 601-939-9655 1150 LeBlanc Road Port Allen, LA 70767 225-383-6117

8489 West Oaklawn Road Biloxi, MS 39532 888-838-5485 www.deepsouthjcb.com

Briggs JCB

8215 Palm River Road Tampa, FL 33619 813-605-7800

7551 Presidents Drive, Suite 104 Orlando, FL 32809 407-841-4202

2525 Phillips Highway Jacksonville, FL 32207 904-260-6105

2755 Marshall Dr Tifton, GA 31793 229-388-8120 1www.briggsjcb.com

1241 Salem Park Court Murfreesboro, TN 37129 615-809-3377

www.tristarjcb.com

WesPro JCB

1501 Atlanta Industrial Drive Atlanta, GA 30331 678-402-6867

www.wesprojcb.com

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Murfreesboro, TN 629-335-3077 Memphis, TN 901-260-2310 Birmingham, AL 205-323-6108 Mobile, AL 251-653-5955 Shreveport, LA 318-621-0854

CLM Equipment Co. Inc. www.clmequipment.com

3135 US Hwy 90 East Broussard, LA 70518 337-837-6693

4851 E Napoleon Road Sulphur, LA 70663 337-625-5942

2815 N Sam Houston Pkwy E Houston, TX 77032 281-598-2500

Briggs JCB www.briggsjcb.com

8215 Palm River Road Tampa, FL 33619 813-605-7800

7551 Presidents Drive, Suite 104 Orlando, FL 32809 407-841-4202

2525 Philips Highway Jacksonville, FL 32207 904-260-6105

2755 Marshall Drive Tifton, GA 31793 299-388-8120

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Preliminary federal grants of $500,000 have been awarded for both projects in addition to five other passenger rail projects in the state. A portion of the funds will be allocated to track upgrades, allowing trains to run at up to 79 mph, and the re-establishment of passenger rail depots.

Looking ahead, planning and construction will eventually necessitate a combination of both federal and state funding, according to Eastern Carolina Rail. The selection of the two additional passenger stops will ultimately depend on a variety of factors.

“Part of it is community interest: how bad do you want service? The need [for cities and towns] to press their case is important,” Unger explained. “To some degree, it’s up to the county and town officials, but we’re making the case for the whole line.”

Following a public comment period for stakeholders later in May, the next step is the initiative’s final report, Unger told the StarNews.

This would lead to a Service Development Plan, what the draft report called a “highlevel business, operating, and capital plan

N.C. Passenger Rail Project Could Take 12 Years to Finish

with the objectives of demonstrating operation and financial feasibility” requiring a 10 percent state match to the 90 percent federal funding.

Passenger Rail Offers Cleaner Alternative

Three daily trains are expected to carry more than 80,000 riders annually from Wilmington, Eastern Carolina Rail noted. With bus travel being the only current public transportation method connecting Wilmington to Raleigh, the potential for passenger rail would be “awesome,”Unger said.

“It doesn’t pollute nearly as badly as air travel does and it’ll take a few cars off the road if people choose to ride the train,” he added.

With Raleigh developing into a major East Coast passenger rail hub, the route could also allow for future train travel from Wilmington to Northeast states like New York, Pennsylvania and Maryland.

Overall, the project would be expected to take between seven to 12 years to complete, Unger said, with a total cost of roughly $810 million.

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Serving Southwest Florida 11680 Metro Parkway Fort Myers, FL 33966 888-459-7147

www.allstareq.com

Raleigh, Durham, Chapel Hill

5428 Highway 96 Youngsville, NC 27596 919-556-9110

Fuquay-Holly SpringsSanford-Fayetteville 836 North Broad Street Angier, NC 27501 919-935-0505

5886 Ernest Taylor Road Ayden, NC 28513 252-712-1033

www.ccsequipment.com

777 Laura Road Lakeland, FL 33815 863-937-6829

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WANTED (US): CUMMINS GENERATORS, ALL MODELS. LARGE PORTABLE OR STATIONARY GENERATORS IN ANY CONDITION — CAT, CUMMINS, DETROIT, MTU, PERKINS, VOLVO (DIESEL OR NATURAL GAS) CAN REMOVE IF NEEDED.

EMAIL: MICHSURPLUS@GMAIL.COM; PHONE: 201-679-6437

WANTED (WORLDWIDE): KOMATSU WHEEL LOADERS, MODELS WA 600-3 AND WA 600-6 2014 OR UP MODELS. EMAIL: IUKANDCO@YAHOO.COM; PHONE: +923331234598

WANTED (WORLDWIDE): CATERPILLAR MOTOR GRADERS, MODEL 12G,14G,14OG,14OH ETC. RUNNING OR NON RUNNING UNITS.

EMAIL: IUKANDCO@GMAIL.COM; PHONE: +92-333-1234598

WANTED (PA): CAT OR CASE BACKHOE LOADERS, ANY CONDITION. EMAIL: DEALER.SALES11@GMAIL.COM; PHONE: 717-621-3470

WANTED (IL): CATERPILLAR MODEL 416D BACKHOE LOADERS. LOOKING FOR ANY BACKHOES, CAT, CASE, JD –IN WORKING CONDITION OR WITH ISSUES. IF YOU HAVE SOMETHING YOU WANT TO GET RID OF IT, SEND ME. EMAIL: JANDWINS@GMAIL.COM; PHONE: 657-549-3619

WANTED (TX): INGERSOLL RAND 185CWJD AIR COMPRESSOR, NEW.

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WANTED (US): HATZ ENGINE - E71 HATZ DIESEL ENGINE, RUNNING OR PARTS

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WANTED (US): KAWASAKI WHEEL LOADERS 80Z, 85Z, 90Z EMAIL:

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WANTED (WORLDWIDE): VOLVO WHEEL LOADERS - LOOKING TO BUY VOLVO L320 , L330 OR L350F, YEAR ABOVE 2013. MUST BE RUNNER/NONRUNNER.

EMAIL: ALADNANENT@GMAIL.COM; PHONE: +923445757577

WANTED (WORLDWIDE): ENGINE FOR A TRACK-TYPE TRACTOR - CATERPILLAR D6R XL SERIES II - ENGINE C9SERIAL #: 4ZF10784

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WANTED (US): CATERPILLAR 983-B; KOEHRING 1066, RUNNING OR NOT; GRADALL ON TRACKS, RUNNING OR NOT; DRESSER 250-E CRAWLER LOADER. CALL 267-738-5984

WANTED (WORLDWIDE): DRESSER 125E CRAWLER DOZERS - LOOKING FOR A COMPLETE BOSCH VA PUMP OR HEAD AND ROTOR.

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WANTED (US): JOHN DEERE BROOMS / SWEEPERS, ALL MODELS. MID-SIZED JOHN DEERE OR HYUNDAI EXCAVATOR PLUMBED AND WITH CONCRETE PULVERIZER.

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WANTED (PA): NEW HOLLAND ATTACHMENTS - 7614 LOADER ATTACHMENT FOR NEW HOLLAND TRACTOR.

EMAIL: KEVCOOKENTERPRISES@GMAIL.COM; PHONE: 814-386-5541

WANTED (FL): COTTRELL TRAILERS, ALL MODELS.

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WANTED (NC); CLARK ECX 25 FORKLIFT.

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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 (AL): KOMATSU 12 INCH BUCKET, PC35

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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

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PHONE: 484-781-2958

EMAIL:

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 D10N CRAWLER DOZER. PLS PRICE FOB OR CIF ALEXANDRIA PORT EGYPT.

EMAIL: ELEKTESADCO@YAHOO.COM; PHONE: 00201005311220

WANTED (US): CATERPILLAR 336

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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 (WORLDWIDE): KOMATSU WA-600, WA-500 AND WA-900 WHEEL LOADERS.

EMAIL: IKCEQUIPMENTS@GMAIL.COM

WANTED (IL): A CUMMINS 5.9 TURBO CHARGED ENGINE FOR A CASE 1155E LOADER.

EMAIL: KUBERSKIEXC@CHARTER.NET

WANTED (TX): NEED CAT 988 USED WHEEL LOADER. IF AVAILABLE PLEASE CONTACT ASAP. EMAIL: NORTHHEAVYEQUIPMENTS@ GMAIL.COM; PHONE: 281-694-5478

WANTED (TX): ALL MODELS EAGLE CRUSHERS / PULVERIZERS / SHEARS. ISO PORTABLE, PREFERABLY CLOSED CIRCUIT, IMPACT CRUSHERS. ALSO INTERESTED IN PORTABLE SCREENS EMAIL: GIVEBUYSELLTRADE@GMAIL.COM; PHONE: 512-822-8818

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

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 (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 (US): CLARK M371 SKID STEER LOADER EMAIL:ANDYGRANGER30@GMAIL.COM

WANTED (TX): KOMATSU PC3000 EXCAVATOR – LOOKING FOR A KOMATSU PC3000 ENGINE. EMAIL: EQUIPMENTDESTINY@GMAIL.COM; PHONE: 832-244-1897

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

WANTED (US): HITACHI EXCAVATORS, MODELS EX 400 AND EX 450. EMAIL: AHMED@IUKANDCO.COM

WANTED (US): CATERPILLAR 340 EXCAVATORS - NEED TO LOCATE CAT EXCAVATORS 320, 330, 345, 365, 385, AND 390. EMAIL: EDDIE.SIDDIQUI3@GMAIL.COM

WANTED (WORLDWIDE): VOLVO EXCAVATORS - LOOKING TO BUY USED VOLVO 480DL EXCAVATORS. EMAIL: USEDEQUIPMENT STRADINGLLC@GMAIL.COM; PHONE: +1-281-694-5478

WANTED (MI): WACKER NEUSON WL30 WHEEL LOADERS - LOOKING FOR ANY WHEEL LOADERS IN MICHIGAN UNDER 10,000 POUNDS & LESS THAN $15,000 EMAIL: CRAIGBERENS944@GMAIL.COM PHONE: 616-813-3642

WANTED (US): HITACHI ZX200-E EXCAVATOR.

EMAIL: IUKANDCO@GMAIL.COM; PHONE: +923331234598

WANTED (US): LOOKING FOR MULITIPLE UNITS OF CATERPILLAR D7G CRAWLER DOZERS IN GOOD WORKING CONDITION.

EMAIL: ILYAS.MTCPK@GMAIL.COM; PHONE: +923322489350

WANTED (US): HITACHI EXCAVATORS – NEED TO PURCHASE HITACHI EXCAVATOR EX-400, EX-450, AND EX 270. IF ANY OF THEM AVAILABLE DO LET ME KNOW. THANKS IN ADVANCE. EMAIL: NORTHHEAVYEQUIPMENTS@GMAIL.COM PHONE: 281-694-5478

WANTED (US): CATERPILLAR 926E WHEEL LOADERS; LOOKING TO BUY CAT 936, 926 & 916. IF ANY OF THEM AVAILABLE, PLEASE LET ME KNOW. THANKS.

EMAIL: EDDIE.SIDDIQUI3@GMAIL.COM

WANTED: INTERNATIONAL HARVESTER T4 CRAWLER TRACK CHAINS. NEED A

ALEX LYON & SON AUCTIONEERS

www.lyonauction.com

315-633-2944

• Canastota, NY

May 18 - 19, 2024

For: Construction Equipment, Trucks, Trailers & more

• Online

May 19 - 29, 2024

For: Retirement Construction Equipment & More Auction

• Sardis, OH

Wed., May 22, 2024

For: Late Model Rental Fleet Construction Equipment

• Online

Thurs., May 23, 2024

For: Late Model Construction Equipment & More Auction

RITCHIE BROS. AUCTIONEERS

www.rbauction.com

402-421-3631

• Fort Worth, TX

May 14 - 16, 2024

• Tipton, CA May 16, 2024

• Kingfisher, OK May 17, 2024

• Rocky Mountain Regional Event May 21-22, 2024

• Orlando, FL May 23 - 24, 2024

ABSOLUTE AUCTION & REALTY, INC.

www.AARauctions.com

800-243-0061

• Online

May 1 – December 31, 2024

For: Vehicles, Equipment & Government Auctions

Coming Auctions

To view our complete list of upcoming auctions visit our Auction Calendar at www.constructionequipmentguide.com

• Online

Ends May 16, 2024

For: Surplus Vehicle Auction

AUCTIONS INTERNATIONAL www.auctionsinternational.com

800-536-1401

• Online

May 1 - 20, 2024 For: Online Auctions Closing Daily!

BAR NONE AUCTION www.barnoneauction.com

866-372-1700

• Online Fri., May 31, 2024 For: Woodburn Equipment Auction

BIDADOO AUCTIONS

www.bidadoo.com 1-877-BIDADOO

• Online May 21, 2024

• Online May 28, 2024

BIG IRON AUCTIONS www.bigiron.com

800-937-3558

• Online

May 15, 2024

• Online May 22, 2024

BRIGHT STAR AUCTIONS

www.brightstarauctions.co

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574-825-0704

• Millersburg, OH

Fri., May 17, 2024

For: Weaver Ridge

Wood - Sawmill Equipment Auction

• West Liberty, KY

Wed., May 22, 2024

For: WR HardwoodsSawmill Equipment Auction

• Marion, MI

Fri., May 24, 2024

For: Green Tree Hardwoods - Sawmill Equipment Auction

DEANCO AUCTIONS www.deancoauction.com MS: 601-656-9768

AL: 334-693-2540

• Philadelphia, MS May 22 - 23, 2024

For: Huge 2-Day Public Auction

DON SMOCK

AUCTION CO., INC. www.dsa-auctions.com 765-778-9277

• Union Grove, WI

Thurs., May 16, 2024

For: Spring Stateline Consignment Auction

• Ft. Wayne, IN

Tues., May 21, 2024

For: Spring INDOT Surplus Auction

DUNN DEAL AUCTION CO. www.dunndealauctions.net 614-946-6853

• Stoutsville, OH

Sat., May 18, 2024

For: Spring Columbus Heavy Equipment Truck & Trailer Auction

HUNYADY AUCTION COMPANY www.hunyady.com

800-233-6898

• Virtual Live

Wed., May 22, 2024

For: Complete Liquidation Miller Landscaping, Inc.

I.R.A.Y. AUCTION

www.iraymn.com

320-968-7230

• Online

Wed., May 15, 2024

For: Heavy Equipment, Truck & Trailer Auction

J.J. KANE AUCTIONEERS www.jjkane.com 855-GO2-KANE

• Online

May 14 - 15, 2024

For: TNT Southern Nevada Government Surplus Auction

• Online May 14 - 15, 2024

For: Northeast Region Timed Online Auction

• Online May 21 - 22, 2024

For: Western Region Timed Online Auction

J. STOUT AUCTIONS www.jstoutauction.com 888-897-8864

• Online

Thurs., May 23, 2024

For: May Live Virtual Auction

JEFF MARTIN AUCTIONEERS, INC. www.jeffmartinauctioneers.com

601-450-6200

• Online Thurs., May 16, 2024

For: Crane, Heavy Transport & Support Equipment Auction

• Brooklyn, MS May 17 - 18, 2024

For: Late Spring Construction & Transport Public Auction

• Glencoe, MN

Tues., May 21, 2024 For: Upper Midwest Construction & Truck Public Auction

• Online

Tues., May 21, 2024 For: National

Construction, Ag and Transportation Online Auction

• Online

Thurs., May 23, 2024

For: Williams Landscaping Equipment Auction

• Online

Thurs., May 23, 2024

For: Coastal Carolina Consignment Auction

PURPLE WAVE AUCTION www.purplewave.com 866-608-9283

• Online

Wed., May 15, 2024

For: Ag Equipment Auction

• Online

Thurs., May 16, 2024

For: Truck & Trailer Auction

• Online

Wed., May 22, 2024

For: Vehicles & Equipment Auction

• Online

Thurs., May 23, 2024

For: Construction Equipment Auction

SHETRON AUCTION & EQUIPMENT LLC

www.shetronequipment.com 717-532-8828

• Shippensburg, PA

Wed., May 29, 2024

For: Construction & Farm Equipment Auction

VANTAGE AUCTIONS

www.vantageauctions.com 951-228-9040

• Lake Elsinore, CA

Sat., May 18, 2024

For: Construction Equipment & Commercial Truck & Trailer Auction

Business Calendar

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 Project Manager Development Program (https://training.agc.org/course/vpmd240602/)

Dates: Tuesday, June 4, 2024 (12 PM) –Thursday, June 27, 2024 (5 PM) Online, Virtual Training/Professional Development

• AGC EDGE Building Information Modeling Education Program (https://training.agc.org/course/vbim240701/)

Dates: Monday, July 15, 2024 (10:00 AM) –Thursday, July 18, 2024 (6:00 PM) Online, Virtual Training/Professional Development

• AGC EDGE Lean Construction Education Program, 2nd Edition (https://training.agc.org/course/vlea 240901/)

Dates: Wednesday, September 4, 2024 (1:00 PM) – Monday, September 30, 2024 (4:00 PM) Online, Virtual Training/Professional Development

• AGC EDGE Building Information Modeling Education Program (https://training.agc.org/course/vbim240901/)

Dates: Tuesday, September 10, 2024 (1:00 PM)

– Thursday, October 3, 2024 (5:00 PM) Online, Virtual

Training/Professional Development

TRI-STATE BOBCAT OPEN HOUSES 2024

Join us at one or all of the Tri-State Bobcat 2024 Open Houses! All events include a free lunch, door prizes and giveaways!

Location: 71 Minnesota Ave, Little Canada, MN 55117

Date: May 7, 2024 from 11 AM – 3 PM

Phone: 651/407-3727

Location: 1200 Hwy 13 East, Burnsville, MN 55337

Date: May 9, 2024 from 11 AM – 3 PM

Phone: 952/894-0894

Location: 588 Outpost Circle, Hudson, WI 54016

Date: May 16, 2024 from 11 AM – 3 PM Phone: 715/531-0801

Location: 2018 US Hwy 8, Saint Croix Falls, WI 54024

Date: May 17, 2024 from 11 AM – 3 PM Phone: 715/557-6010

For more information, go to: www.tristatebobcat.com

AMERICAN INSTITUTE of AMERICA (AIA)

Conference on Architecture & Design 2024 (AIA 2024)

DATES: June 5 - 8, 2024

PLACE: Walter E. Washington Convention Center 801 Allen Y. Lew Place NW Washington, DC 20001

Description: AIA Conference on Architecture & Design 2024 (AIA 2024) is a premier event for architecture, engineering, and construction (AEC) professionals. Discover everything you need to know about the latest trends and activities in architecture during this four-day conference. AIA24 is a premier annual conference that celebrates multidisciplinary solutions from across the built environment and the power of designing a better world, together. AIA24 gives you a dynamic, everchanging, infinite view into the world of architecture that informs you and makes your architecture better. Every year, the AIA and AEC communities convene to network, share knowledge, and find solutions to design a better world. The conference fuses together industries, identities, skills styles, and values, to establish a new multidisciplinary understanding of today’s most pressing issues. Uniting toward better outcomes highlights the value in

each other’s unique skill sets and positions architects, designers, engineers, and builders as leaders designing a better world together.

For more information on this event, contact: American Institute of America (AIA), 1735 New York Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20006

Phone: 1/800-242-3837

ASSOCIATED GENERAL CONTRACTORS OF AMERICA (AGC)

2024 AGC’s Federal Contractors Conference

DATES: June 10 – 12, 2024

PLACE: Ritz-Carlton Hotel 1150 22nd Street, N.W. Washington, DC 20037

Phone: 202/835-0500

Description: The Federal Contractors Conference is the premier conference for federal construction contractors to discuss the latest projects, policies, and contracting issues facing the industry with federal agencies.

In addition to substantive discussions and presentations with federal agencies, attendees will hear from legal experts about the latest federal regulations that will impact their businesses and may have the opportunity to continue a dialogue with federal agencies after the conference.

Leading federal construction attorneys will address executive orders, Small Business Administration and Federal Acquisition Regulation rules, and case law trends your company needs to know to work in the federal market.

And, when the conference concludes, AGC member attendees will have the opportunity to participate in ongoing dialogue and meetings with agency headquarters later in the year.

Join us and take advantage of this unique opportunity to gain essential information and participate in the many networking opportunities.

2024 AGC’s Federal Contractors Conference connects construction industry leaders and their agency counterparts for a candid dialogue about direct business impacts happening in real-time.

For more information on the 2024 AGC’s Federal Contractors Conference and to register, go to www.fedcon.agc.org.

Phone: 703/548-3118

Associated General Contractors of America (AGC)

AGC’s Executive Leadership Council (ELC) Conference

Dates: Sunday, June 30 – Wednesday, July 3, 2024

Place: The Brown Hotel 335 West Broadway Louisville, KY 40202

Phone: (502) 583-1234

An Incomparable Learning & Networking Experience for Chapter Executives

Designed exclusively for members of AGC’s Executive Leadership Council (ELC), the Conference is the premier gathering of your peers all in one place.

The ELC Annual Conference provides you with three (3) days dedicated to your professional development, networking, and leadership growth.

What to Expect at the ELC Conference

Three plus days of learning, sharing, growing, and recommitting to excellence!

Plan Your Conference Experience

An iconic destination inextricably woven into the fabric of the city.

The Brown Hotel is opulent yet approachable – like a fine Kentucky bourbon that never overwhelms you with its history but instead entertains you with a lifetime of colorful stories.

Having now passed its centennial, The Brown Hotel reflects the rich heritage and Southern gentility that have made Louisville a hot spot for bluegrass enthusiasts, bourbon drinkers, equestrians, and Derby Day revelers.

If you have any reservation questions, please reach out to Mary Doane at mary.doane@agc.org.

AGC of America, 2300 Wilson Boulevard, Ste. 300, Arlington, VA 22201 Phone: 703/548-3118

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SCA Names Slag Cement in Sustainable Concrete Winners

The Slag Cement Association (SCA) announced the winners of its 2023 Slag Cement in Sustainable Concrete Awards.

The winning projects were unveiled and celebrated on March 27, 2024, during the spring ACI Concrete Convention in New Orleans.

“It has been a great privilege to honor so many unique and

innovative projects at this year’s Slag Cement in Sustainable Concrete Awards,” said SCA Marketing Director Nick Brimley. “The awards program not only recognizes excellence in concrete construction but also shows the pivotal role slag cement plays in advancing sustainability within our built environment.”

Eleven construction projects from across the United States were chosen to showcase the broad applications of slag cement and its impact on creating more durable and sustainable concrete. These construction projects were awarded in six categories. The categories include infrastructure, high performance, architectural, durability, innovative applications and lower carbon concrete. One slag cement research project also was honored in this year’s program.

2023 Slag Cement in Sustainable Concrete Construction Award Winners

Infrastructure

• Race Street Bridge, in Catasauqua, Pa.

• Wixom Assembly Park, in Wixom, Mich.

High Performance

• 333 North Water, in Milwaukee, Wis.

• Excellerate Manufacturing, in Appleton, Wis.

Architectural

• University of Wyoming Park Garage & Police Department, in Laramie, Wyo.

• Whitman-Walker at St. Elizabeth’s Max Robinson Center, in Washington, D.C.

Durability

• Hillman Garage, in Annapolis, Md.

• RIU Hotel Chicago, in Chicago, Ill.

Innovative Applications

• Art House Condominiums 200 Central, in St Petersburg, Fla.

• Duck Lake Country Club, in Albion, Mich.

Lower Carbon Concrete

• Manor West River, in Tampa, Fla.

2023 Slag Cement in Sustainable Concrete Awards Research Award Winner

Utilization of Supplementary Cementitious Materials for Cementing Enhanced Geothermal Wells

Lyn Zemberekci, Cornell University

Project Description: This project aimed at understanding the behavior of cement slurries that contained a high-volume replacement of Supplementary Cementitious Materials (SCMs). Specifically, grade 100 Ground Granulated Blast-Furnace Slag (GGBFS), Fly Ash (FA) and Silica Flour.

The impact of using GGBFS, FA and a blend of both was assessed in a series of tests on the rheological, mechanical and microstructural behavior at high-pressure high-temperature conditions. The results demonstrated a superior performance by the SCM-containing slurries compared to the control counterparts. The pumpable high-strength slurries had a densified microstructure and formed calcium aluminate silicate hydrate products (C-A-S-H). Comprehensive findings of these tests are in preparation for journal publication.

For more information, visit www.slagcement.org/awards. 

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Approximately 650 Bidders Participate in Iron Auction Sale in Midland, N.C.

Iron Auction Group held an unreserved truck and equipment auction April 24, 2024, in Midland, N.C.

Approximately 650 bidders from the United States, Mexico, Vietnam, Canada and Pakistan vied for a strong selection of excavators, artic trucks, dozers, wheel loaders, skid steers. CTLs, farm equipment, trucks, trailers, attachments, tools and more.

The largest item to go on the block was a John Deere 300D end dump off-road truck and the highest sold item was a 2015 Caterpillar 349FL excavator at $55,000.  CEG

(All photographs in this article are Copyright 2024 Construction Equipment Guide. All Rights Reserved.)

Charlie Donaldson (L) of Donaldson Grading in Denver, N.C., and James Harden of Hardens Heavy Equipment in Statesville discuss the excavators they intend to bid on.

This pair of John Deere artic trucks were sold to an exporting company in Miami.

This Cat excavator was sold to a contractor in Myrtle Beach.

Dan Wilcox (L) of Wilcox and Co. in Charlotte, N.C., and Ross McMillan of Iron Auction Group go over a few pertinent items before the sale begins.

(L-R): Sam Ingram and Matt McGaffee, both of Iron Auction Group, welcome Marty Maness and Mickey Flinchum, both of Maness Grading in Robbinsville, N.C.

Cameron Hahn of Hahn Development in Charlotte checked out a few of the compact track loaders and hoped to take one home.

This pair of Cat rollers were sold to a paving contractor in Knoxville, Tenn.

Lauson Purser (L) of L.B. Purser Grading & Clearing in Midland, N.C., and Greg Lynn of Carolina Excavation & Grading in Midland, N.C., were both in the market for a large dozer and this Komatsu D155 was just what they were looking for.

Jaremine Lloyd (L) and Darrell Turner, both of Turner Grading & Development, were looking for a mediumsized excavator with a few hours on it. They decided this Kobelco SK210 could suit their needs.

American Auctioneers Holds Quarterly Sale in Eatonton, Ga.

American Auctioneers held its quarterly Lake Country auction May 2, 2024, in conjunction with SN Watson LLC/Sundance Equipment Sales LLC in Eatonton, Ga.

More than 1,700 bidders from 12 U.S. states and four countries vied for quality used machines, paving equipment, trucks, automobiles, support equipment and much more.

This sale marked the largest to date for American Auctioneers.

“Our company is in a growth mode and we are excited to see what the current future has in store,” the company said.

American Auctioneers is licensed in Georgia, Alabama, Tennessee, Mississippi, Florida, South Carolina and North Carolina  CEG

(All photographs in this article are Copyright 2024 Construction Equipment Guide. All Rights Reserved.)

(L-R): Discussing the machines in the sale are Destin Kenway, Riner Septic, Williamson, Ga.; Dustin Danner, Dobbs Equipment, Macon, Ga.; and Chris Riner, also of Riner Septic.

Local Eatonton, Ga., paving equipment manufacturer, Shannon Chastain of Basic Equipment, test operated a nice LeeBoy 8616C paver in the sale lineup.

Opening up a Volvo EC60E mini-excavator of interest is Tim Brooks of Brooks Brothers Construction, Gibson, Ga.

Test operating a Kobelco SK250LC are Kevin Holcomb (in cab) and Gary Holcomb of Holcomb Construction, Hiawassee, Ga.

Wrapping up his inspection and jumping out of the cab of a Cat 953C dozer is Austin Sanders of Trophy Land Improvement, Eatonton, Ga.

Jerry Carpenter (L) of Jerry Carpenter Equipment Sales, Warner Robbins, Ga., and Jim McMillan, retired construction worker, Macon, Ga., check out a pair of nice Hyundai excavators.

As the sun rose on May 2, American Auctioneers’ staffers had assembled and were ready for a successful day of auctioning.

Farmers enjoying their early morning machine inspections before the bidding started are Dustin Pennington (L) and Rob Pennington of Pennington Farms, Madison, Ga.

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