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Rounding Off SR 840 Circle Around Nashville By Lori Lovely

Photo courtesy of Gresham Smith and Partners

CEG CORRESPONDENT

Nortrax Hosts Dig, Dine and Drive…8

Ash Cloud Aside, Bauma 2010 Draws Well…22

Usually, the motoring public, tired of delays and detours, is anxious for disruptive road construction projects to be completed. But on the SR 840 project around Nashville, Tenn., it’s hard to imagine any motorist as eager to see the end as the Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT) and the contractors working on the project. It’s been a long time coming. Planning for the project began back in 1986, as part of the state’s Better Roads Program to provide economic growth by improving access to communities in central Tennessee. However, work came to a halt in 2003 due to environmental issues and didn’t resume for several years. When completed, this brand new four-

Bridge work in Williamson County, Tenn., is part of section four of the project.

see NASHVILLE page 28

Thompson Tractor’s Steve Parish Retires…44

Building With Imminent $1B Ala. Roads Earthquakes on Horizon Plan Approved by Legislature By Giles Lambertson CEG CORRESPONDENT

Table of Contents ............4 Truck & Trailer Section .... ..................................25-27 Crushing, Screening & Recycling Section ....33-42 Parts Section ................43 Auction Section ......50-59 Business Calendar ........54 Advertisers Index ..........58

With earthquakes rumbling in places like Haiti, Chile, Indonesia, the Solomon Islands and, ominously, the Mexican peninsula right below California, Americans surely wonder when The Big One will strike the United States. The good news is that seismic engineers, architects and contractors are preparing for that day by building structures that will withstand the shaking. Yet it is a work in progress. “All major buildings being designed in the United States are designed for earthquake resistance,” see QUAKE page 14

By Phillip Rawls ASSOCIATED PRESS WRITER

Shown here are steel self-centering moment resisting frame (SC-MRFs) tests and steel self-centering concentrically braced frame (SC-CBF) tests performed at Lehigh’s NEES Equipment Site. These systems are new concepts developed at Lehigh University for new construction as well as for seismic retrofit.

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) The Alabama Legislature has approved a $1 billion compromise that would start the largest road building program in state history and create construction jobs during the recession. The Senate approved the compromise 25-8 April 21 and the House agreed 86-13 the same night. The spending plan won’t take effect unless passed by Alabama voters in a statewide referendum on the general election ballot Nov. 2. That’s when legislators also will be standing for election. The bill’s sponsor, Sen. Lowell Barron, D-Fyffe, is see ROADS page 12

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CRANES 2003 Hitachi Sumitomo 240 ton Hydraulic crawler crane – 220’ main boom, 4 sheave block, ball....................$$1,100,000 2009 Kobelco CK 2500II – low hours, 250 ton crawler crane w/200’ boom, freefall drums, block and ball ..........$$1,550,000 2007 Kobelco CK 1000III – low hours, 100 ton crawler crane w/150’ boom, 3 drums, freefall, block and ball ........$$695,000 2007 Kobelco CK1000III HD – low hrs, 100 ton crawler crane w/150’ boom, 3 drums, freefall, block and ball ........$$705,000 7250 American 60 ton crawler crane – 100’ boom, block and ball ..............................................................................$$75,000 5530 American truck crane, 75 ton capacity – 150’ boom and 40’ jib, block and ball ..................................................$$95,000 4450 American truck crane, 35 ton capacity – 100’ boom, block and ball ..............................................................$$75,000 5299 American 50 ton crawler crane – 100’ boom, block and ball ............................................................................$$150,000

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1987 Linkbelt LS 98, 40 ton crawler crane – 70’ boom, block and ball......................................................................$$140,000

EXCAVATOR 1996 Caterpillar 375L Hydaulic Excavator – 3 buckets and quick coupler. Buckets included: Hawco clamshell, 4 yd digging, 2 yd ditching and quick coupler ......................$$185,000

BARGES – TUG BOATS – DREDGE Tug “Troy” 29’X13’X5’ steel hull w/ twin engine 6v71 Detroit Diesel ..........................................................$$215,000 Ex- Navy LCM landingcraft tugs - Cummins(new engines) .... ....................................................................................$$95,000 (Ambush and Gunsmoke) - Detroit(used engines) ....$$85,000 “Doubletime” crewboat 24’X8’ Aluminum hull ........$$35,000 Tug “Scuffy” 23.7’X20’X5.8’ Steel hull w/twin 6v71 Detroit D i e s e l ......................................................................$$225,000

Tug “Bogy” 100’X28’X7.8’ Steel hull w/single engine and generators ................................................................$$575,000 B a r g e “ A l a b a m a ” 1 4 0 ’ X 6 5 ’ X 9 ’ S t e e l h u l l b a r ge w/two 36” round spudwells ................................................$$200,000 Barge “Jax III” 120’X40’X8’ Steel hull bar ge w/ two r ound spudwells ................................................................$$150,000 B a r g e “ m o b r o 9 1 0 ” 1 3 5 ’ X 4 4 ’ X 8 ’ S t e e l h u l l b a r ge w/two square 24” spudwells ..............................................$$175,000 Barge “Dixie 4409” 195’X35’X10’ Steel hull bar ge $200,000 Dredge IMS 4010HT 24’X8’........................................$$85,000 Barge FS 27 250’X50’X16’ Steel hull barge ............$$875,000 Barge “607” 110’X32’X9’ Steel hull bar ge ............$$150,000 Barge “608” 110’X32’X9’ Steel hull bar ge ............$$150,000 Barge “609” 110’X32’X9’ Steel hull barge ............$$150,000 Barge “N35” 50’X18’X4’ Steel hull bar ge ................$$40,000

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Your VOLVO dealer in The Carolinas • Georgia • Alabama • East Tennessee

CRAWLER EXCAVATORS

MOTOR GRADERS

(2) 2004 Volvo EC140BLC, 1169-2360 Hrs ........................$$60,000-$64,000 (5) 2006 Volvo EC140BLC, 807-1946 Hrs ..........................$$45,000-$95,000 2006 Volvo EC160BLC, S/N 11100775, 951 Hrs ..............................$$90,000 (3) 2004 Volvo EC210BLC, 2321-5074 Hrs ........................$$47,000-$95,000 2006 Volvo EC210BLC, S/N 11100985, 1539 Hrs ............................$$95,000 (4) 2007 Volvo EC210CLC, 602- 2779 Hrs........................$$82,500-$126,000 2006 Volvo EC240BLC, S/N 11102327, 1874 Hrs ............................$$70,000 2007 Volvo EC240BLC, S/N 11103018, 1991 Hrs ..........................$$132,000 (3) 2008 Volvo EC240CLR, 1228-1443 Hrs ....................$$180,000-$190,000 2006 Volvo EC290BLC, S/N 11102217, 2043 Hrs ..........................$$140,000 $140,000-$156,000 (2) 2007 Volvo EC290BLC, 1340-1772 Hrs ....................$ 2005 Volvo EC330BLC, S/N 11101357, 2268 Hrs ..........................$$171,600 (2) 2006 Volvo EC330BLC, 1800-3168 Hrs ....................$$115,000-$140,000 (6) 2007 Volvo EC330BLC, 675-1605 Hrs ......................$$160,000-$202,800 2008 Volvo EC330BLC, S/N 11103374, 1025 Hrs ..........................$$195,000 2008 Volvo EC330CLC, S/N 11103459, 1248 Hrs ..........................$$205,000 2005 Volvo EC360BLC, S/N 11101440, 1876 Hrs ..........................$$170,000 2006 Volvo EC360BLC, S/N 11101452, 3481 Hrs ..........................$$118,000 2007 Volvo EC360BLC, S/N 11103200, 1129 Hrs ..........................$$165,000 2003 Volvo EC460BLC, S/N 11101497, 5996 Hrs ..........................$$149,000 (3) 2007 Volvo EC460BLC, 523-2745 Hrs ......................$$235,000-$296,400 2007 Volvo EC460CLC, S/N 11103709, 2981 Hrs ..........................$$190,000 2008 Volvo EC460CLC, S/N 11103401, 635 Hrs ............................$$375,000 2002 Cat 320CL, S/N JP01LG, 4006 Hrs ........................................$$110,000 2007 Cat 328DHG, S/N 11103611, 1052 Hrs ..................................$$218,000 2003 Cat 330CL, S/N JP02LG, 4590 Hrs ........................................$$148,000 2006 J.Deere 450D, S/N 11103612, 3365 Hrs................................$$250,000

WHEEL EXCAVATORS 2006 Volvo EW160B, S/N 12100016, 1125 Hrs ..............................$$110,000 2008 Volvo EW210C, S/N 12100086, 181 Hrs ................................$$185,000

COMPACT EXCAVATORS 2002 Volvo EC35, S/N 21100272, 1629 Hrs......................................$$22,000 (2) 2006 Volvo EC35, 761-812 Hrs ....................................$$21,000-$22,000 (2) 2006 Volvo EC35A, 400-808 Hrs ..................................$$23,000-$27,000 (3) 2008 Volvo EC55B, 1491-1575 Hrs ..............................$$42,000-$48,000 2005 Volvo ECR28, S/N 21100166, 21 Hrs ......................................$$27,000 2005 Volvo ECR88, S/N 21100162, 1340 Hrs ..................................$$65,000 2006 Takeuchi TB175, S/N 80101095, 1341 Hrs ..............................$$54,000

2004 Volvo G710B, S/N 14100308, 1751 Hrs ..................................$$80,000 (3) 2007 Volvo G940, 1183-1365 Hrs ............................$$168,500-$171,500 (6) 2008 Volvo G940, 784-1203 Hrs ..............................$$165,000-$195,000

COMPACT MOTOR GRADER 2007 Champion C86, S/N 24100020, 853 Hrs ..................................$$85,000

WHEEL LOADERS 2006 Volvo L60E, S/N 10102770, 3264 Hrs......................................$$76,000 2005 Volvo L70E, S/N 10101420, 5980 Hrs......................................$$85,000 2004 Volvo L90E, S/N 10101900, 10367 Hrs....................................$$86,000 2006 Volvo L90E, S/N 10102024, 10600 Hrs....................................$$82,500 (2) 2007 Volvo L110F, 1521-1771 Hrs............................$$162,500-$165,000 2008 Volvo L120F, S/N 10103539, 1270 Hrs ..................................$$195,000 2007 Volvo L150E, S/N 10103386, 1159 Hrs..................................$$245,000 2006 Volvo L180E, S/N 10104003, 7185 Hrs..................................$$128,000 2008 Volvo L220F, S/N 10103636, 1524 Hrs ..................................$$330,000 1996 CAT IT24F, S/N 10104031, 9107 Hrs........................................$$28,000 1995 CAT 963B, S/N 10103639, 8447 Hrs ........................................$$49,000 1996 J.Deere 444G, S/N 10104030, 15062 Hrs................................$$20,000

COMPACT WHEEL LOADERS 2005 Volvo L45B, S/N 20100062, 4070 Hrs......................................$$42,000 2007 Volvo L30B, S/N 20103151, 595 Hrs........................................$$53,000 2007 Volvo L25, S/N 10103646, 1617 Hrs........................................$$38,000

COMPACTION 2008 VRM DD16, S/N 30101733, 34 Hrs ..........................................$$32,000 2008 VRM DD-31HF, S/N 30101684, 1051 Hrs ................................$$38,000 (3) 2006 VRM SD116DX, 809-1036 Hrs ..........................$$75,000-$105,000 2007 VRM SD116DX, S/N 30100816, 542 Hrs..................................$$80,000 2003 VRM SD122DX, S/N 30101906, 5834 Hrs................................$$37,500 (2) 2005 VRM SD122DX, 741-800 Hrs ..............................$$94,000-$97,000 2006 VRM SD122F, S/N 30101584, 24 Hrs ......................................$$97,000 1999 Wacker RD25, S/N 30101725, 2498 Hrs....................................$$8,000 2002 Hypac C784, S/N 30100527, 614 Hrs ......................................$$55,000 2005 Hypac C832C, S/N 30101817, 1300 Hrs ..................................$$30,000

MOTOR SCRAPER 2005 Euclid S12, S/N 80100142, 0 Hrs ..............................................$$3,000

ARTICULATED HAULERS (2) 1998 Volvo A25C, 12427-14091 Hrs ............................$$38,000-$63,000 (2) 1999 Volvo A25C, 10064-11723 Hrs ............................$$65,000-$74,000 2000 Volvo A25C, S/N 13100403, 11522 Hrs ..................................$$74,000 2003 Volvo A25D, S/N 13100713, 9221 Hrs ..................................$$138,000 2004 Volvo A25D, S/N 13102453, 3580 Hrs ..................................$$144,000 2006 Volvo A25D, S/N 13102307, 1877 Hrs ..................................$$208,000 (9) 2007 Volvo A25D, 1648-3429 Hrs ............................$$169,000-$220,000 (2) 2008 Volvo A25E, 1343-2206 Hrs ............................$$230,000-$248,000 2002 Volvo A30D, S/N 13101012, 9104 Hrs ..................................$$135,000 2003 Volvo A30D, S/N 13100937, 4900 Hrs ..................................$$235,000 2004 Volvo A30D, S/N 13100966, 7040 Hrs ..................................$$185,000 (2) 2005 Volvo A30D, 4837-4841 Hrs ......................................$$125,000 Ea. (3) 2006 Volvo A30D, 712-2487 Hrs ..............................$$170,000-$220,000 (3) 2007 Volvo A30D, 1658-2636 Hrs ............................$$190,000-$270,000 (3) 2008 Volvo A30E, 1053-2619 Hrs ............................$$220,000-$325,000 (2) 2006 Volvo A35D, 2883-3951 Hrs ............................$$250,000-$275,000 (2) 2007 Volvo A35D, 1493-2176 Hrs ............................$$245,000-$275,000 2002 Volvo A40D, S/N 13102209, 5990 Hrs ..................................$$160,000 (5) 2004 Volvo A40D, 8998-11231 Hrs ....................................$$115,000 Ea. 2005 Volvo A40D, S/N 13102207, 4204 Hrs ..................................$$205,000 (2) 2006 Volvo A40D, 4070-6854 Hrs ............................$$155,000-$225,000 (6) 2007 Volvo A40D, 3012-4248 Hrs ............................$$260,000-$400,000 (6) 2008 Volvo A40E, 2328-4239 Hrs ............................$$345,000-$490,000

BACKHOE LOADERS 1998 New Holland 555E, S/N 10104055, 615 Hrs ............................$$16,000 2007 Volvo BL704ROS, S/N 22100328, 1734 Hrs ............................$$47,000 2007 Volvo BL704CAS, S/N 22100331, 1768 Hrs ............................$$56,000

SKIDSTEERS 2004 ASV RC85, S/N 23100182, 781 Hrs ........................................$$23,000 2004 CAT 247, S/N 23100320, 2400 Hrs ..........................................$$16,500

PAVERS 1999 VRM PF-161, S/N 31102149, 9711 Hrs ..................................$$27,000

WATER TRUCK 1994 CAT 613C, S/N 80101141, 15000 Hrs ......................................$$47,000

TRACK PAVER 2005 Lee-Boy 8500T, S/N 80101217, 1256 Hrs................................$$60,000

Contact: Doug Wilson 704-562-2032 Fax: 704-494-8196 Email: doug.wilson@ascvolvo.com www.ascvolvo.com Billy Brice - Southeast U.S. - 678-592-1004 Email: billy.brice@ascvolvo.com ASC has an expansive Volvo rental fleet. Call for more details.

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SOUTHEAST EDITION Circulated Throughout

IN THIS ISSUE SPECIAL SECTION… 33

RECYCLING, CRUSHING AND SCREENING Be sure to check out this special section! Keep up to date with the latest information on recycling, crushing and screening.

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FIRST STEEL BEAM PLACED FOR SOUTH CAROLINA’S NEW BOEING PLANT A rainy winter has kept construction managers scrambling, but the company still expects the 1.2 million sq.-ft. North Charleston plant to open by July 2011.

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GEOLOGISTS BLAME WESTERN N.C. LANDSLIDES ON SOIL, MAN-MADE DEVELOPMENT The Citizen-Times of Asheville reported April 4 that landslides, mudslides and rock slides in North Carolina and eastern Tennessee have destroyed parts of three major highways and damaged at least five houses in the past six months.

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BAUMA 2010 EXCEEDS EXPECTATIONS

By the midway point of the fair, a number of exhibitors were reporting more sales than they had expected.

IS THE SCREENING A PERFECT FIT FOR THE APPLICATION?

In many applications, the screening process is the key ingredient in transforming a waste material product into a highly sought after marketable material.

THOMPSON TRACTOR COMPANY’S STEVE PARISH RETIRES

Parish started in the tractor business on October 12, 1953, when he began working for Burford in parts and service.

Vice President Emeritus Southeast Publisher Editor In Chief Associate Editor Editorial Consultant Production Mgr. Controller Circulation Mgr. Asst. Circulation Mgr.

NORTRAX HOSTS DIG, DINE AND DRIVE EVENT IN MANCHESTER , TENN. As guests arrived, they were greeted with welcome gifts and given a comprehensive presentation of the Tier IV emissions system by John Deere representatives.

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2006 Cat D5G LGP, S/N RKG02157, 2639 hrs, EROPS, A/C, Heat, Hystat, Pat Blade, Sweeps, Draw Bar ..............$$60,000

2006 Cat D6R LGP, S/N WRG00373, 5002 hrs, EROPS, Joy Stick Controls, SU Blade, 80% U/C ........................$$137,500

2002 Cat 312CL, S/N CBA00473, 3393 hrs, A/C, Heat, VGC, Thumb ........................................................................$$51,000

2002 Komatsu PC200LC-7, S/N 201021, 5193 hrs, A/C, Heat, Wide Pads, 48" Bucket ......................................$$61,500

2006 Komatsu PC200LC-8, S/N C60104, 2113 hrs, A/C, Heat, Radio, Wide Pads, 42" Bkt, Very Good Condition .......... ..................................................................................$$79,000

2005 Volvo EC290, S/N V12760, 4394 hrs, A/C, Heat, Wide Pads, 60' Long Reach ................................................$$92,500

1999 Fiat FG65C, S/N 85S05328, 1884 hrs, Canopy, Artic., 10' Blade, Front Blade Scarifier ..................................$$38,000

2003 Cat CP433E, S/N CFK00200, 1460 hrs, Canopy, 66" Pad Foot ....................................................................$$43,000

2001 Cat 613C, S/N 8LJ02185, 4500 hrs, EROPS, A/C, Heat, VGC Condition ............................................................$$57,500

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2006 Link-Belt 130LX 2400 hrs, 24” bucket, Mechanical thumb, 24” pads ....$$49,900 2006 Link-Belt 160LX, 1600 hrs, hydraulic thumb, Esco bkt, 24” pads, A/C ..$$62,500 2005 Link-Belt 240LX 3200 hrs, hydraulic thumb, 42” bucket ........................$$75,000 1998 LInk-Belt 2650 Quantum, 5700 hrs, 10’ arm, 24” pads, excellent condition........ ..........................................................................................................................$$24,500 1997 Link-Belt 2800Q 7300 hrs, 36” bucket, 9’10” Stick ................................$$29,500 1995 Link-Belt 2800Q 6200 hrs, 42” bucket ....................................................$$24,500

ST. LOUIS (AP) Top politicians from Missouri and Illinois joined the nation’s transportation chief in ceremoniously breaking ground April 19 on the first new Mississippi River bridge at congestionplagued St. Louis in some four decades. The event largely was anticlimactic: Construction on the main span of the $670 million project got under way weeks ago after a ground-breaking ceremony first planned in February was foiled because dignitaries from Washington were snowed in and couldn’t make it to St. Louis. But given another chance, Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood heralded the new span as vital in easing snarls at one of the nation’s busiest crossings — and proof that two neighboring states, despite years of bickering over financing that delayed the project, ultimately could make it happen. “It takes a long time to get big things done,” LaHood said during the pomp staged at the state line on the Eads Bridge, where a dump truck from each state flanked dignitaries including Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn, Republican Sen. Kit Bond of Missouri and Rep. Jerry Costello, a Democrat from nearby Belleville, Ill., widely considered the project’s catalyst. LaHood said he hoped the event illustrates “that when people put down their agendas and put aside their egos and do what the people want, great things can happen.” Scheduled for completion in the middle part of this decade, the four-lane, cablestayed bridge will divert Interstate 70 traffic from an existing bridge that’s one of just two in the nation that accommodate three freeways. The plan also allows for the bridge, designed to be two lanes in each direction, to

be expanded by a lane each way. The project, meant to relieve the 47-yearold Poplar Street Bridge now used by more than 120,000 vehicles daily, is being funded by a mix of state funds and the $239 million U.S. taxpayers are kicking in. Until both states struck a deal in early 2008, the project was consistently downsized and stalled by chronic haggling between Illinois and Missouri over financing even as traffic across the river continued to mushroom. In the early 2000s, the new span was conceived to be eight lanes, cost $1.6 billion and be named the Ronald Wilson Reagan Memorial Bridge, ideally becoming a “signature bridge” and possible tourist draw near St. Louis’ towering Gateway Arch. That price tag later got chopped to $910 million, but the project still got snagged because of Missouri’s insistence that it be a tollway — something Illinois flatly rejected as potentially onerous on the tens of thousands of Illinois residents who commute daily to work in St. Louis and its Missouri suburbs. Illinois later proposed a sister bridge to an existing span between the states, calling it affordable at half the price at as much as $450 million. That structure would carry four lanes of traffic — all westbound — after crews turned all lanes on the existing bridge to eastbound ones. Missouri panned that as no long-term solution. Both states ended the impasse in February 2008, announcing a $640 million compromise after Missouri relented on the tolls. The cost has since grown to $670 million because bids came in higher than expected. The new bridge is expected to carry about 40,000 vehicles a day initially, up to 55,000 vehicles daily by 2030.

First Steel Beam Placed for S.C.’s New Boeing Plant NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) Crews have reached another milestone as they build Boeing Co.’s new South Carolina plant. The Post and Courier of Charleston reported company executives were on hand April 5 to watch the first steel beam placed for the plant, which will build Boeing’s 787 jetliner. A rainy winter has kept construction man-

agers scrambling, but the company still expects the 1.2 million sq.-ft. North Charleston plant to open by July 2011. The facility will be big enough for two of the new jets to fit side-by-side. Boeing picked South Carolina to build its latest jetliner, expanding from its longtime Washington manufacturing base to take advantage of incentives and a nonunion work force.

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QUALITY USED BOBCAT EQUIPMENT COMPACT TRACK LOADERS 2006 Bobcat S175, with bucket, new tires, 1151 hours ....................$13,900

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Nortrax Hosts Dig, Dine and Drive Event in Manchester

ig, Dine & Drive, hosted by Nortrax, was the biggest event going in the city of Manchester, Tenn., on March 24 and 25. Roughly 200 attendees checked things out at the Coffee County Fairgrounds on each of the two days. As guests arrived, they were greeted with welcome gifts and were given a comprehensive presentation of the Tier IV emissions system by John Deere representatives. After the presentation, the “Dig” portion of the event commenced with live equipment demonstrations of several John Deere machines, including a 764 high-speed dozer. Scott Bayless, John Deere product consultant,

gave a complete walk-around of the 764, going over some of the latest technology built into the machine. Bayless pointed out that a standard feature on the 764 that makes it almost plug-andplay ready for grade control adaptability is the integrated grade control (IGC) valve, which is the electro-hydraulic blade control valve. For the model on display, the machine was equipped with a Topcon MC2 system. Bayless stated that the 764 is easily adaptable to any grade control system a customer may have and said, “We feel this is the best approach rather than locking our customers into one specific brand of grade control.”

(L-R): Nortrax representatives Art Gilfus, Marty Hlawati and Brad Butler are joined by their Bomag Americas district representative, Jerry Fitch.

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It was father-son day at the demo event as Aaron Duggin (L) of Duggin Construction Co., Christiana, Tenn. brought his sons, Tanner, aged 12, and Cole, aged 8, to see the newest John Deere and Hitachi products. Both boys already know how to run the big excavators.

After operating the John Deere 764 high speed dozer, a TDOT Administrator, said that it was the smoothest ride he’d ever had in a dozer.

Topcon representatives were on hand to provide information on the most effective use of the latest Topcon systems. (L-R) are Scot Floyd, Topcon, Greenville, Tenn.; Brett Dudley, Earl Dudley Inc., Birmingham, Ala.; Charles Roberts, customer and survey crew chief for TRM Construction, Hendersonville, Tenn.; and Rob Binder, Earl Dudley Inc., Nashville, Tenn.

John Deere Product Consultant Scott Bayless provides a comprehensive walk-around demonstration of the high-speed John Deere 764 dozer.

The crowd gathered to get a better look during a presentation by John Deere’s motorgrader specialist Clark Miner, as he opens up a John Deere 672GP.

A TDOT maintenance supervisor gets a few pointers from Mike Boyle, John Deere excavator product consultant, based in Moline, Ill., on operating a Hitachi Zaxis 450LC.

Steve Rawls (2nd from right), district manager for Morbark, Winn, Mich., draws a crowd as he goes over the features of a 600 HP John Deere powered Morbark 3800 Wood Hog.

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Geologists Blame Landslides in Western N.C. on Soil, Man-Made Development ASHEVILLE, N.C. (AP) Heavy rain and snow are being blamed in part for the recent spate of damaging landslides in western North Carolina, but geologists also say the soil and manmade development are playing a role. The Citizen-Times of Asheville reported April 4 that landslides, mudslides and rock slides in North Carolina and eastern Tennessee have destroyed parts of three major highways and damaged at least five houses in the past six months. A massive rock slide in October closed a stretch of Interstate 40 in the far western part of North Carolina. Crews have been working ever since to clear the boulders and drill rock bolts into the mountain to prevent future slides. On Feb. 5, a 30-ft. wall of mud and rocks swept down Buck Mountain near Maggie Valley clearing a swath 175 ft. wide in places. It damaged at least three homes and cut off access to 37 others. Macon County resident Mike Boggan had to move out of his home when a slow-moving landslide made his property unstable and led local offi-

cials to condemn it. He is staying with friends while still making payments on the home. But he doesn’t know when he might be able to return. “I just hope that stuff like this doesn’t happen to anybody else,” he said. State geologists said the soil in Macon County is so soft it can be removed with a hand trowel. “It has the worst of both worlds,” said Rick Wooten, a senior geologist with the North Carolina Geological Survey. “It has the plane of weakness it inherited from the bedrock, but the mass has weathered to the point where it’s lost the strength of what it had.” Whether the problems are inherent in the soil or man-made, one key, geologists say, is water. Last year, Asheville got 62.13 in. of rain — the second-wettest year on record behind 1973’s nearly 65 in. — according to the National Weather Service. The area also has had heavy snowfalls this winter. The snow and wet weather delayed cleanup of I-40 for a month, but North Carolina Transportation Department officials expected to have all but a mile

of the westbound lanes open by the end of April. Varshana McGaughey and her husband built their home in Macon County two years ago. They haven’t had the kind of damage Boggan saw, but worry about what all the rain is doing to the ground beneath their home. “My concern is about the stability of the whole mountain,” she said, “and what will happen two months down the road or two years down the road.” The Macon County planning board will soon debate an ordinance governing development on steep slopes and state lawmakers are considering bills governing mountain construction. It even has become an issue in one North Carolina House race. Incumbent Rep. Bruce Goforth, DBuncombe, is sponsoring a state law that would require counties to come up with their own regulations for steepslope development. His opponent, Democrat Patsy Keever thinks there should be one set of standards for the whole state rather than a county-bycounty patchwork of standards.

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optimistic voters will embrace the plan because it would generate thousands of jobs to help lower the state’s 11 percent unemployment rate. “There is nothing more we need in the state today than jobs,” Barron said. The Alabama Road Builders Association, which pushed Barron’s legislation, said it would kick in about the time Alabama finishes using the $513.7 million it received for road projects from the federal stimulus program. Earlier in the legislative session, the House and Senate passed different versions of Barron’s bill. A conference committee worked out the compromise April 21. The bill provides $100 million a year for 10 years from natural gas revenue in a state savings account called the Alabama Trust Fund. The trust fund keeps getting revenue each year from natural gas wells drilled in state-owned waters along the Alabama coast. The bill contains a provision that will suspend the $100 million allocation if the trust fund drops below $2 billion.

The bill allocates money to every congressional district and every county. The House version originally contained many special projects, but the compromise trimmed it back to a few, including $20 million for mass transit in Jefferson County, $2 million for an Interstate 59-U.S. 280 connector in Birmingham, $5 million for the State Docks in Mobile and $1 million for an Interstate 10 connector at Dothan. Some House members complained about the trimming, but Barron said he was pleased. “It’s not a Christmas tree,” he said. Opponents in the House and Senate questioned taking money out of the Alabama Trust Fund because its interest earnings help fund state agencies, and reducing the size of the trust fund makes less money available for the services those agencies provide. “The savings account may be needed for more essential functions of government,” said Sen. Trip Pittman, R-Daphne. But House budget committee Chairman John Knight, D-Montgomery, said the spending plan is good. “You can’t neglect the infrastructure of this state,” he said.

La. Company Sues to Force Use of Its Road Product BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) A Louisiana company is suing city and parish officials to force them to use a road building material it manufactures. Bear Industries Inc. argued that its product, a calcium sulfate blend, would allow the city-parish to build roads more cheaply, saving taxpayers money. Russel Wray, an attorney of the company, said the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development has tested and approved use of the material as a base course layer for road construction and contended that the city-parish has no legal authority to forbid its use. Wray didn’t immediately return calls April 4 seeking more details about the lawsuit. Baton Rouge officials said the product — sold under the trade name Bearlite — hasn’t been proven to their satisfaction and isn’t suitable for city road projects. The lawsuit seeks a court order that would block the city-parish from approving any new contracts for road construction until bid specifications are changed to allow use of

the product. A hearing for the suit hasn’t been set. “The law requires that products of equal value and utility be allowed to compete with one another,” Wray said. City-parish officials have not filed a written response to the suit yet. But in a letter dated Sept. 16, the city-parish’s chief engineer, Bryan Harmon, cited several concerns about using blended calcium sulfates as a base course for road construction projects. The base course is a layer applied in building up a road before paving it with asphalt or concrete. Base courses provide additional load distribution and contribute to drainage and frost protection. Harmon wrote that it “would be unwise for the city-parish to introduce an unproven product having documented problematic moisture and corrosive characteristics that could ultimately result in expensive project failures.” He said it is more suited to “rural type projects” and is too corrosive to allow it to be used adjacent to landscaped medians.

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2004 MULTIQUIP MRH800GS, W/B ROLLER-SMOOTH-DD1500# 26", S/N M3646, UNIT #509442 ..........................$3,688 2005 WACKER RT82-SC, W/B ROLLER-PADFOOT-3000#, S/N 5549433, UNIT #548636..................................................$6,295 2005 WACKER RT56-SC, W/B ROLLER-PADFOOT-3000#, S/N 5569442, UNIT #565640 ................................................$8,621 2005 WACKER RD27-120, R/O ROLLER-VIB SMOOTH-DD2.5T-3T 40-49",S/N 5527221, UNIT #562484 ..............$11,703 2005 IR SD45D-COMBO, R/O ROLLER-VIB-SD 5T 54” S/N 182289, UNIT #555319..................................................$24,977

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Seismic Engineers Believe in Buildings With Elasticity QUAKE from page 1

Mark Sarkisian said. He should know. As director of the Structural Engineering Studio in the San Francisco office of international architectural firm Skidmore, Owings and Merrill, the engineer is familiar with trends in mid-rise and high-rise construction. As a specialist in seismic design, Sarkisian understands that variables in seismic events make outcomes for buildings somewhat unpredictable. An urban area is severely or lightly damaged in a quake as determined by, among other factors, the intensity and duration of the tremor and whether it hits a prepared area like the West Coast or somewhere eastward where building codes and expectations are more relaxed. “It’s going to happen,” Sarkisian said of the likelihood of a major earthquake striking the United States, “and I think it’s not just going to be California that’s hit. The most significant jolt might be along the New Madrid fault in the Midwest. Or on the East Coast.” A quake in New York or Connecticut in all likelihood wouldn’t be as severe as one on the West Coast, Sarkisian acknowledged, given the underlying lay of the land next to the Atlantic. But a tremor in the eastern states doesn’t need to be as strong to inflict lots and lots of damage. That’s because most existing structures there weren’t built with quakes in mind. The situation in Haiti is a reminder of the relationship of quake intensity and building codes. In January, at least 200,000 people died there when weakly constructed buildings in and around Port-auPrince collapsed following a tremor measuring 7.0 on the Richter scale. The next month, Chile was struck with a much more intense quake — an 8.8 — yet fewer than 1,000 died. The difference in the two outcomes is Chile’s vigorous economy. The relative prosperity of the South American nation compared to Haiti had allowed Chilean engineers and contractors to design and build more earthquake-resistant buildings and bridges. By and large, Chile’s buildings didn’t collapse; Haiti’s did.

In the United States, lack of prosperity is not the problem. Rather, the question of whether to engineer for earthquakes has been keyed to the likelihood of a tremor happening. “In California, all the newer buildings are built to be at least earthquake resistant,” Sarkisian said. “It’s on everyone’s mind here. Codes are very, very strict. This is not the case in areas where they are not expecting an earthquake to occur.” Building Safer Buildings Unlike in Japan, where most general contractors conduct earthquake research in their own labs, America’s anti-tremor techniques are formulated and tested on university campuses. California academia has a vested interested in the subject, of course, being at the epicenter of potential quakes in the United States. Two universities there each lay claim to having had the “father of earthquake engineering” on their faculties — John A. Blume at Stanford University and George W. Housner at the California Institute of Technology. But 14 member institutions of the Network for Earthquake Engineering Simulation (NEES) are scattered across the country, from Oregon State University to the University of Texas to Lehigh University in Bethlehem, Pa., and the University at Buffalo in New York. On the various schools’giant shake tables, engineers try to advance the understanding of “how earthquakes and tsunamis affect man-made infrastructure, such as roads, buildings, port facilities and public utility systems,” as NEES literature declares. Two benchmarks are used for a structure’s building performance in a seismic event. One is the “life safety” level, which means a building should be able to come through a moderate-to-severe earthquake with heavy damage but be repairable and, perhaps, “occupiable.” The second is the “collapse prevention” level, which means a moderate-to-severe quake leaves a building still standing but realistically not repairable nor safe for occupancy. In either scenario, an earthquake-resistant building is not supposed to fall down.

“Damage is supposed to happen, but collapse is not,” said James M. Ricles, professor of structural engineering at Lehigh University. In a moderate quake, perhaps a 6.0 or 7.0, some building drift is allowable — that is, a building might be left slightly out of plumb — and nonstructural walls might be compromised, but the essential integrity of the structure is supposed to be intact. Stronger tremors can ratchet up the damage but still not topple the structure. The old school of thought on resisting quakes was to make a building or bridge as rigid as possible. Faith in that ideal was shaken

erated lateral movement of the earth during a quake, minimizing the strain on vertical load-bearing structural elements. “Essentially, it decouples the building from the ground so ground motion is not directly transmitted into the superstructure of the building,” is how Sarkisian explained the method. “The building above the isolation plane is moving in a much softer way.” Higher in a structure, passive and active dampers are placed where they can absorb some of the shake and dissipate the energy working on the structure’s framework. The devices soak up some of the forces threatening to shake

“It’s going to happen and I think it’s not just going to be California that’s hit. The most significant jolt might be along the New Madrid fault in the Midwest. Or on the East Coast.” Mark Sarkisian Skidmore, Owings and Merrill

somewhat in 1964 when a 7.5 earthquake struck Niigata, Japan. The ground was the culprit, giving way under several apartment buildings. The buildings themselves remained structurally intact, however, though afterward they leaned severely and, in one case, lay on its side. The five-story buildings had to be demolished. The new philosophy is to make buildings and bridges resilient, holding themselves together elastically rather than rigidly, bending but not breaking under the lateral and vertical stresses produced by a tremor. Abuilding still needs to rise on firm ground, of course, but from the foundation skyward, give-andtake is the operating phrase now. At the base, taller buildings are often isolated from the ground through use of ball bearings and plates. The idea is to reduce the impact on a building of the accel-

loose key structural members. One of the most promising newer techniques, according to Ricles, is the “self-centering steel system.” A 1994 earthquake near Northridge, a Los Angeles, Calif., neighborhood, surprised many engineers because buildings collapsed that were thought to be resistant to tremors. One of the lessons learned there was that connections between columns and beams fracture under strain. The result is development of something called post-tension strand technology. A building’s steel framework is connected not by welds or bolts but by tensed strands of steel that yield further under stress but then snap back, pulling key structural members with them. In concrete pillars and beams, the strands run through the concrete but are not bonded to it and perform the same function:

they absorb lateral or vertical movement that would crack the concrete and then close any gaps opened under stress. “The cost of self-centered steel systems is no more than conventional construction,” Ricles said, addressing an obvious bottom-line question. He believes the new system is an example of how theoretical research on campuses leads to improved construction techniques and makes the United States a leader in innovative earthquakeresistant building. “The question is, how can we take what we are doing today and do it better.” The construction industry is “very supportive” of campus researchers like himself who foster new thinking about building techniques, Ricles said. “If they can use an existing skill set but in a different combination, they are very receptive to it. Of course, in the long run they are going to benefit, from a business point of view. They don’t want to build something that is unsafe.” Designing the Future Architects are stretching to produce “earthquake-proof” buildings that will survive tremors in good overall shape. “ That’s a different level of design,” Sarkisian said from his office in San Francisco. “An earthquake-proof building or bridge or other structure is designed not just to be resistant but to coexist with an earthquake so damage is minimal.” Besides protecting an investment in a building, truly quakeproof structures would help protect the environment, he said. When damage after an earthquake is lessened, there is less material to repair or replace and less impact on the environment. “Disposing of all of that debris and making all those repairs have a major effect on raw material and the carbon that is required to make it.” However, the first concern is human safety. Eliminating the peril to life that comes from total collapse of a structure is Job 1. see QUAKE page 16

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Sarkisian believes another connecting system for structural members holds great promise of reducing the potential of structures to collapse and kill. “What we’ve been doing is rethinking the joints,” the engineer said of the research in which he is involved. The goal is to create joints that “behave much more naturally in an earthquake.” The new joints function much like the ball-and-socket connections in our bodies. The plates in the joints are curved and rotate naturally as a building experiences vertical and horizontal movement, effectively softening abrupt jolts from below and turning jerks into gentle swaying. “We’re just getting started with these,” said Sarkisian, who has patents on two elements of the joints. “They’re a new thing and we think they are the future.” He added that the joints are appropriate for a building of any height. In some respects, mid-rise structures might benefit more than high-rise buildings because the joints allow the shorter structures to become less rigid, to become more limber and less prone to fracture under stress. A growing number of general contractors employ the building techniques that give new buildings more survivability. They are, of course, more numerous in areas where earth tremors are a respected hazard. Sarkisian cited Rudolph and Sletten Construction Company out of Redwood City, Calif., and New York-based Turner Construction Company, which has offices the length of California. A high-profile California project designed by Skidmore, Owings and Merrill that utilized such techniques is Oakland’s Cathedral of Christ the Light. It is an airy structure of glass, steel and relatively elastic Douglas fir and sits on a seismic-isolated base. Webcor Builders, Inc. of San Mateo, Calif., erected the cathedral. The building is expected to withstand a 1,000year earthquake, which is to say a relatively severe one. Good thing, too, because Oakland sits astraddle the Hayward fault, a parallel tectonic fracture to the longer and

nearby San Andreas fault. The maximum quake for which Skidmore partners will design a structure is what is termed a 2,500year event — somewhere around an 8 on the Richter scale, which measures the release of seismic energy in a quake. Because of the exponential nature of rising levels on the scale, numbers above 8 become very problematic for engineers and architects. Cost also is a limiting factor. The bottom line for any project owner considering earthquakeresistant technology in a new building or bridge is in the costreturn analysis. Notwithstanding the common desire to protect human life, as the preventive cost of earthquake resistance rises against the replacement cost of a building, prevention begins to lose its appeal. “Cost is the ultimate decision,” said Lehigh’s professor Ricles. “It all comes down to the value of a structure.” Old Buildings, Old Materials Questions of value and cost are even more central to retrofitting of buildings. Strengthening an existing structure to withstand an earthquake can cost anywhere from 25 percent to 100 percent of the building’s value, according to Chris Poland, chairman and CEO of the Degenkolb firm of consulting engineers, which is headquartered in San Francisco and has offices up and down the West Coast. “That’s why more of them aren’t fixed,” he says. “The decision is very much based on how much the thing is going to cost.” The cost factor includes availability of funding at the time of a decision and also how disruptive (hence, how costly) the process of retrofitting would be to tenants of a building. Various ways of paying for retrofitting projects have been tried, including issuance of municipal bonds, enactment of neighborhood taxing mechanisms and a simple requirement that retrofitting of a building by new owners occur whenever the building changes hands. Poland says two categories of buildings are of special concern to California authorities.

One is the popular five- or sixstory apartment house constructed of wood with the first floor a parking garage. This configuration generally leads to a collapse of the superstructure into the lower area, which has fewer supporting walls. The second concern is the 5- to 20story living unit, usually a condominium, constructed of concrete but built “not nearly strong enough” to withstand a heavy quake.

story.” “We know what we are doing today in designing and building for earthquake resistance,” Poland says, “but that still leaves the older buildings to fix.” Many smaller California contractors are working to upgrade the seismic survivability of homes and low-rise commercial structures. The Seismic Retrofit Association was formed in Costa Mesa to inform property owners and man-

“We know what we are doing today in designing and building for earthquake resistance, but that still leaves the older buildings to fix.” Chris Poland Degenkolb

These two kinds of structures are common in San Francisco and Los Angeles. “We need to try to figure out how to identify the vulnerable buildings and bring them up to the new standard,” Poland says. Cost is the big barrier “to getting this done, but the consequences of losing a large amount of housing stock is disastrous.” As regards commercial buildings, a 1994 legislative edict required California hospitals to be built, or retrofitted, so they can survive a tremor and remain operable. This law came into being after the Northridge quake disrupted operation of 23 hospitals. The final compliance deadline is 2030. As a practical matter, the legislated requirement has been a boon to architects and builders in the state. “That’s a big anchor,” Poland acknowledges. “It has pretty much insulated the industry against economic downturns.” The Degenkolb executive believes recent earthquakes have proven the value of today’s engineered responses to shaking ground. Where the latest techniques and principles were applied, it has been “a very big success

agers about the benefits of strengthening their buildings. The association connects the owners with certified structural engineers and companies that do the work. Retrofitting conventional buildings with braces and rods to increase the chances of the buildings surviving one of Mother Nature’s fits is popular, especially in places like California. For instance, the Seismic Retrofit Association was formed in Costa Mesa to inform property owners and managers about the benefits of strengthening their buildings. The association connects them with certified structural engineers and companies that do the work. Typically, the strengthening agents are anchors that more securely connect walls and horizontal members, or steel rods that connect parallel beams. Shear walls also are constructed to undergird top-heavy structures and structural members are reinforced with concrete or wrapped with a fiber composite material. In each case, a property owner has to determine what level of performance he wants from his retro-

fitted building and how much he wants to spend. Some of the cost of the work is offset by improved marketability of the building and possibly lower insurance premiums. In light of new technology, researchers are reexamining older structural materials. Wooden multi-story structures are being researched anew with the goal of making them less vulnerable to tremors. Tall wood-framed units have been built on shaking tables and their performance tabulated by university diagnostic equipment. Researchers have learned that altering nailing patterns and running vertical rods through successive floors at key intersections gives the buildings flexibility to move without toppling. Masonry walls, which have failed so tragically in places like Haiti, are being re-examined and reconfigured with some encouraging results. A stucco panel system for low-rise structures has been developed that seems to withstand quakes without much damage. But there remains much to learn about coping when the ground begins to shake. Ricles has been chasing earthquakes — or at least following them — for 30 years. Through the decades, he has been in the vicinity of several tremors. He said the dynamic power of the earth can be awesome at that critical moment when an evermoving continental plate, having hung up on another plate, suddenly breaks free and lunges forward. The sudden movement unleashes enough power to literally move mountains. “It’s like being in a boat,” the professor said. “You kind of go with the flow. You recognize there is not much you can do because it is very, very powerful. You really just pray.” If American architects, engineers and general contractors continue designing and building structures that can withstand the gigantic force of earth-cracking tremors, they will answer prayers uttered around the world. (This story also can be found on Construction Equipment Guide’s Web site at www.constructionequipmentguide.com.) CEG

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Clark Miner, John Deere product consultant of motorgraders presented the John Deere 672GP. Miner said, “The 672GP provides electronic control and adaptability to automatic grading. One feature that the GP has over the G model is the ‘return to straight’ feature where you push a button on the articulation and it returns back to center on its own. These machines are prepared to accommodate any automatic grade control systems. When we say accommodate, we mean that a customer does not have to install any redundant valving. It’s all EH valving which is in place, ready to plug in. Put in a base kit and it’s ready to go.” Miner added that cross slope is standard on the GP and is ideal for governmental customers. After the dig part of the day, the dine portion of the event consisted of a catered barbeque lunch in one of the permanent facilities on the site of the fairgrounds. After lunch, drive time offered attendees the opportunity for some stick or wheel time on any machine of choice. A Tennessee

Department of Transportation administrator from Nashville took a few grading passes with the John Deere 764 high-speed dozer. He was very impressed and said it was a “well built machine and handles as well as a grader, yet it’s still a dozer. It’s the smoothest ride I’ve ever had in a dozer. We certainly would like to consider this machine for a future addition to our fleet. Having rubber tracks would allow us to use it on the highway and to be able to run the machine across the road and through intersections. It would give us a lot of versatility and portability. With budget constraints it’s tough to consider now, but a machine with both dozer and grader capabilities might make it very costeffective and worth considering for future purchase.” Prizes and giveaways were presented throughout the two days, including a John Deere riding mower and a two-week rental of a John Deere 310J backhoe. Factory representatives from John Deere, Morbark, Bomag, Topcon and other manufacturers were on hand to promote their products and services.

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Kawasaki Welcomes Quest Gehl Co. Names Bosché Vice Construction Equipment President Sales, Marketing KCMA Corporation welcomed Quest an experienced technical and administrative Construction Equipment as the newest staff, according to the company. member of its dealer network. “We are very happy to have been awardQuest Construction Equipment has ed the Kawasaki line of wheel loaders,” statbranches in three locations in Louisiana, ed Babin. “We believe it will be a great fit in New Orleans, our current business Baton Rouge and model. We believe it Lake Charles. to be a superior “We look forward to Representing product that we can Genie telehanoffer to our cusa long and profitable dlers and aerial tomers at a great platforms, Link- relationship with Kawasaki.” value to them. We Belt excavators, look forward to a Takeuchi excaR o b e rt B a b i n long and profitable vators and comrelationship with KCMA Corporation pact wheel loadKawasaki.” ers, and the comQuest is a full plete Terex line, Kawasaki now rounds out service dealer providing complete parts, the product offering with wheel loaders. service, and financial support to its cusVice Presidents Tommy Rizzo and Robert tomers. Babin joined forces to develop Quest For more information on Quest Construction Equipment more than nine Construction Equipment, call 888/8892years ago. With a combined tenure in the 6066 or visit www.questequip.com. construction equipment industry of more For more information on Kawasaki, call than 56 years, both are very knowledgeable 770/499-7000 or visit and experienced. Quest also is supported by www.Kawasakiloaders.com.

Gehl Company has promoted Serge Bosché to the position of vice president sales and marketing, effective immediately. In his new assignment, Bosché will have responsibility for all sales and promotional activities in the Americas region for Gehl Company and Manitou B.F. Bosché joined the Gehl organization in February 2009 following the acquisition of Gehl Company by Manitou B.F. in October 2008. In addition to his new responsibilities, Bosché will continue to serve as the president and CEO of Manitou North America Inc., a sister company located in Waco, Texas. Bosché has been an employee of Manitou B.F. since 1983, having served in a variety of senior level positions. Serge Bosché will have responsibility for all sales and promotional activities in the Americas region for Gehl Company and Manitou B.F.

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Bauma 2010 Exceeds Expectations

auma 2010 has marked a turnaround in the international construction machinery industry, ushering in the hoped-for change in sentiment, according to Bauma officials. And this was despite the ban on air travel, which impacted on the first few days of the fair. “The mood in the industry shows that in Europe the bottom of the cycle is now behind us,” said Ralf Wezel, secretary-general of CECE, the Committee for European Construction Equipment. “Confidence has returned. Of course at the start of the fair the exhibitors felt the lack of many customers from Asia and America — but in the second half of Bauma, this improved considerably. Messe München’s crisis management in the days impacted by volcanic ash was outstanding.” In doing so, he confirmed the expectations of the sector as outlined by Christof Kemmann, chairman of the VDMA Construction Equipment and Building Materials Machinery Industry Association, at the Main Press Conference for Bauma 2010 on the first day of the fair. Although the ban on air travel in Europe prevented visitors — and in the end approximately 50 exhibitors from overseas — from coming to the fair, the mood at the venue among the approximately 3,150 registered exhibitors from 53 countries was good by the close of the fair. Already by the midway point of the fair, a number of exhibitors were reporting more sales than they had expected. “The good old times are coming back: the figures for sales taken at the fair far exceed our expectations. We reckon we will be able to match the volume we took at the record Bauma in 2007. This is a clear signal that at Zeppelin-Cat, too, business is moving forward again after the difficult year of 2009,” said Michael Heidemann, managing director of Zeppelin and CEO of Zeppelin Baumaschinen GmbH, Germany. Michikazu Okada, vice-president of Hitachi Sumitomo Heavy Industries Construction Crane Co. Ltd., Japan, added, “We had a lot of new business opportunities, some of which already resulted in unexpected conclusions of sale.” The representative survey of exhibitors conducted by TNS Infratest showed that Bauma 2010 is marking a change in mood following a year of crisis in 2009, and that this change was being felt in many international markets, with few exceptions. Almost half the exhibitors are expecting the economic situation to improve. Even before the fair started, it was evident that worldwide the sector was optimistic. Bauma had 663,774 sq. yds. (555,000 sq m) of space, all fully booked, and saw 60 percent of the exhibitors comsee BAUMA page 43

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Although the ban on air travel in Europe prevented visitors — and in the end approximately 50 exhibitors from overseas — from coming to the fair, the mood at the venue among the approximately 3,150 registered exhibitors from 53 countries was good by the close of the fair.

More than 415,000 visitors from more than 200 countries attended Bauma 2010.

No matter where one is in the world, there’s always an upcoming Ritchie Bros. auction somewhere nearby.

No trade show is complete without a performance by JCB’s Dancing Diggers.

Caterpillar’s exhibit at Bauma consistently drew big crowds.

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greenhouse gas emissions by up to an estimated 33 percent and 20 percent, respectively, compared to a diesel-fueled truck. LNG fuel also may cost from 50 cents to $1 per gallon less than the equivalent diesel fuel. The T800 LNG truck, which offers an operating range of at least 300 to 500 mi. (483 to 804 km), has a large dash-mounted display to monitor the LNG fuel level. LNG fuel tanks can be configured to suit a range of customer requirements. The vehicle is available with a day cab, Kenworth Extended Day Cab or 38-in. (96.5 cm) Kenworth AeroCab sleeper. Kenworth T800 LNG trucks may qualify for up to $28,800 in IRS tax credits. Under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, these trucks also may qualify for Diesel Emissions Reduction Act grant money for those truck operators who purchase new T800 LNG vehicles, then permanently remove an equal number of aged existing diesel-fueled trucks from the marketplace in exchange. The trucks also may be eligible for state or provincial emissions credits.

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Felling Trailers Raises the Bar With Its Perimeter Frame Felling Trailers has released a perimeter frame design trailer equipped with an 8 ft. 6 in. (2.6 m) hydraulic tail and a 4 ft. (1.2 m) fold under approach plate. The perimeter frame design is typically used by equipment dealerships and rental companies for the deliveries of equipment. This trailer design allows multiple units of equipment to be

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TDOT Fixes Issues That Weren’t Considered in First Plan NASHVILLE from page 1

lane roadway will loop around Nashville to the south, linking I-40 between Dickson and Lebanon, with connections to Interstates 65 and 24. The 78-mi. city bypass is intended to alleviate congestion due to growth in the area and should spur economic development. As Kelly Garrett, TDOT project manager, explained, “This is much further out than the 440 loop just outside the city.” Of the 78 mi. encompassed by this new route, 60 mi. are currently open to traffic, with approximately 18 mi. remaining under construction in Williamson County. Work on the portion of SR 840 from SR 100 to SR 46 (Pinewood Road) began in July 2007, while the other project, which stretches from Leipers Creek Road to State Route 6 (US 31/Columbia Pike), began in early 2009. The contract for the final portion was awarded in February 2010. Completely state-funded, the project uses no federal funds. “That’s why it’s taking so long,” Garrett said. But other issues also have slowed work on the project. One, Two, Three, Four The goal is for the entire route to be completed and open to traffic by December 2012. However, as Tim Crunk, construction manager with Nashville-based Gresham Smith and Partners, explained, this project was divided into four sections, awarded in three contracts, each with separate time lines and bonuses for early completion. The contract for sections one and two from Leipers Creek Road to Columbia Pike (SR 6) was let to bid in December 2008. Bell & Associates LP is the prime, with a winning bid of $87,360,841.47. Steve Stewart, construction manager with Gresham Smith and Partners, said work on this 8-mi. (12.8 km) portion is 39 percent complete and includes grading, drainage and construction of bridges and retaining walls. Running the numbers, he counted 24 bridges, 22 box culverts and box bridges, 15,850 ft. (4,831 m) of storm drain, 6,000 lineal ft. (1,828 m) of new stream location (5,000 ft. [1,524 m] of which is complete), 1500 ft. (457 m) of water line (90 percent of which is

complete), 34,000 trees and shrubs to be planted and 6 million cu. yds. (4,587, 329 cu m) of dirt – including 600,000 of borrow and the rest relocated from onsite. Additional work includes replacing gas lines and relocating TVA transmission lines. The estimated completion date is Dec. 31, 2011. “To speed the process,” Crunk added, “the state included a $3 million ‘no-excuse’ bonus for early completion.” The paving contract is expected

paving. This 3.4-mi. (5.4 km) stretch will require 2.6 million cu. yds. (1.9 cu m) of road and drainage. Stewart estimated that the project is two percent complete and that three percent of the time has lapsed, with an expected completion date of Oct. 31, 2012, and $2.5 million on the line for early completion. The paving contract is expected to be let in late 2011. There are additional milestone paving bonuses for sections 3 and 4.

future expansion of the four-lane loop. Budget also might have played a part in that decision. Plans to construct a northern loop of SR 840 north of Nashville were put on hold when the Tennessee General Assembly ordered TDOT to discontinue further studies and planning because of state budget problems and the high cost of major highway construction in that area. An entire circular loop would be about 178 mi. (286 km) long and require extensive and costly amounts of excavation, soil relocation and bridge construction due to the hilly terrain north of the city. In October 2003, the Department of Transportation placed the northern loop project into an indefinite hold situation, citing a lack of documented transportation needs. The transportation and economic needs south of Nashville warrant the expense. In fact, Tennessee

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to be let in late 2011. The contract for Section 4 from Highway 100 to Pinewood Road (SR 46) was let to bid in July 2007. Highways Inc. is the prime, with a bid of $44,215,290.68. The work entails grading for 6.1 mi. (9.8 km) of new construction, drainage and construction of 10 bridges and retaining walls. It will require 2.7 million cu. yds. (2 million cu m) of road and drainage excavation. Current schedules indicate this section could be open to traffic by the end of 2010. Excluding the paving, work is 93 percent complete with 79 percent of the time lapsed. As Stewart confirmed, work is on schedule, with an expected completion date of Dec. 31, 2010, and a $2 million no-excuse bonus for early completion. The paving contract for this section was let in February 2010 and won by Eubank Asphalt Paving & Sealing of Charlotte, Tenn., for $55.1 million. The contract for Section 3 from Pinewood Road (SR 46) to Leipers Creek Road was let to bid in February 2010. Work recently started and includes grading, drainage, construction of 10 bridges and retaining walls and the

Rewriting Contracts When Section 4 was originally let to bid in 2000, Garrett said they didn’t expend “a lot of effort to protect the enviPhoto courtesy of Gresham Smith and Partners ronment.” The situation A Citizens Resource Team was formed to became so grave, it led study and make recommendations for the to a lawsuit that halted design concept for the three final sections the job under another of SR 840. The team assisted in the seleccontractor. Over the next tion of the alignment of the road, bridge two to three years, design and aesthetic features. TDOT was forced to execute a Gov. Phil Bredesen considered the redesign on all the sections. They completion of the southern portion changed culverts to bridges and of SR 840 a milestone and expects incorporated other measures to it to increase economic growth in incorporate erosion control. The the area as well as provide a condesign of the road changed so venient alternate route around the much, TDOT had to cancel the city and improve access to communities. contract and re-let it. Pleasing the local communities The new route has a large footprint that includes a 70-ft. (21.3 m) was an important aspect of the median, so TDOT had to acquire project. A Citizens Resource Team considerable land in Williamson comprised of concerned citizens County. Fortunately, much of the and property owners was formed new roadway cuts through farm- to study and make recommendaland and undeveloped land, so little tions for the design concept for the relocation of residents or business- three final sections of SR 840. The es was necessary. Garret said that team assisted in the selection of the traffic counts didn’t warrant alignment of the road, bridge acquiring enough right of way for design and aesthetic features. Their

recommendations were accepted by Commissioner Gerald Nicely for consideration, who said that the new roadway “serves an important transportation purpose while being responsive to community concerns.” TDOT also worked with the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation, utilizing the Context Sensitive Solutions approach. The remaining projects are being constructed under stringent guidelines designed to protect the environment. The SR 840 projects have been the driving force behind monumental changes in the way TDOT handles large construction projects across the state. “We now take extreme measures to protect the environment,” Garrett stated. Dirty Work One of the main issues TDOT faces in environmental protection is erosion control. The area features hills, valleys and Tier 2 streams. “There’s a lot of water,” Garrett acknowledged. Because they must keep the water clean, work is monitored by the USGS for turbidity and temperature and each contractor has Erosion Prevention Sediment Control supervisors and a dedicated crew. While much of the area consists of a mixture of dirt and clay, many parts of sections one and two are made up of Chattanooga shale. Chattanooga shale, deposited at the end of the Devonian Period, is found across much of central and eastern United States. It is the source rock for the naturally occurring oil and gas fields in Tennessee, and in some areas, oil is drilled from it. Due to its uranium content, Chattanooga Shale is regarded as a “low-grade vast reserves” source for nuclear fuel; because of its carbon content, the shale has sometimes been burned for a heat source. However, it also can produce adverse effects on the environment. Chattanooga Shale contains a significant amount of pyrite; as it erodes, it releases sulfur into streams, increasing acidity. Therefore, stated Garrett, when it’s see NASHVILLE page 54

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