Thu June 12, 2014
Philippi-Hagenbuch Features HiVol Water Tanks
Philippi-Hagenbuch’s (PHIL) line of HiVol water tanks deliver exceptional safety in a design that optimizes capacity and enhances travel safety. PHIL developed its HiVol water tanks with a safety focus, and they fit any make or model of off-highway truck....
Wed April 25, 2012
Iron Mountain Uses New Peterbilt Water Truck
Iron Mountain Specialized’s new 2012 Peterbilt water truck delivers 4,700 gal. of potable water to oil and gas well sites. Iron Mountain Specialized purchased it from Andrew Keller, salesman of Hunter Truck Sales in Smithfield, Pa., and financed the purchase through Doug Snee of Wells Fargo in Waynesburg, Pa....
Brenda Ruggiero - Mon March 16, 2009
Concrete General Leads $47M Md. Project
A new interchange is making steady progress in Montgomery County, Md. The project involves MD 355 at Montrose/Randolph Road in Rockville. The $47.2 million Maryland State Highway Administration (SHA) job is funded through a combination of federal and state monies....
Mon March 16, 2009
Western States Surpasses Its ’Dump Hunger’ Goal
Western States Equipment Company in partnership with local food banks in four states today concluded the “Dump Hunger” campaign. The campaign which began Dec. 22, 2008, gathered some 116,000 lbs....
Tue January 06, 2009
Western States to Launch “Dump Hunger” Campaign
With food banks across the region facing increased demand and a drop in donations, Western States Equipment Company Dec. 22 announced the launch of a “Dump Hunger” campaign in partnership with local food banks in each of its branch locations in Idaho, Montana, Washington, Oregon and Wyoming....
Giles Lambertson - Mon November 10, 2008
Widened Road Juts Off Side of Mountain
A highway “hanging off a mountain” in far western Canada is being widened by an American contractor using some imaginative construction techniques. Omaha, Neb., company Peter Kiewit Sons, a subsidiary of Kiewit Corp., is the project’s design-builder and key member of a business consortium that undertook the $600 million highway job in partnership with the province of British Columbia....
Giles Lambertson - Mon May 08, 2006
Scurry Sails Through Carolina Lakes Job
As a teenager, President Andrew Jackson fought the British in the woods around his home in what now is Lancaster County, SC. Later, Union Gen. William Tecumseh Sherman and his troops burned their way through the area....
Wed July 13, 2005
New Jersey’s Jesco Adds 14 New Water Trucks to Rental Fleet
In an effort to provide for its customers’ needs, New Jersey equipment dealer Jesco is constantly upgrading its rental fleet to offer the most up-to-date equipment. Recently, Jesco added 14 water trucks to further expand on its rental fleet....
Beverly B. Nichols - Mon January 05, 2004
Site Preparation Begins at New Spanish Fort High School
Site preparation for a $12.8 million high school is under way in Spanish Fort, AL, a city incorporated only 10 years ago. The school is to open in 2005.
The Baldwin County Board of Education arranged for the funding, which comes from both public money and private donations....
Sat June 15, 2002
Klein Custom Builds Water Truck for Arlington, TX, Landfill Operation
Like many municipalities, the City of Arlington, TX, needed equipment to perform a wide variety of tasks at its landfill, but budget constraints limited the city’s options. After much consideration, city officials arrived at the idea of finding one piece of equipment to take on multiple tasks....
