CEG - Wed July 10, 2019
Franklin Equipment Holds Skid Steer Rodeo in Indianapolis
Franklin Equipment held the second of the company's touring skid steer rodeo events June 20, 2019, at its Indianapolis location. Franklin will host five qualifying rodeo events, held in Indianapolis, Wisconsin, Ohio and Tennessee that will send a total of 10 contestants to the skid steer rodeo finals competition on Oct....
CEG - Wed June 26, 2019
Midsota Manufacturing Event Highlights Trailer Safety
Midsota Manufacturing Inc. hosted an event for National Trailer Safety Week on June 7 at the company's facility in Avon, Minn. The purpose of the event was to educate anyone who pulls a trailer about trailer safety and laws, in order to make it safer for everyone on the road....
CEG - Mon June 24, 2019
ABLE Equipment Holds Open House in Allentown, Pa.
ABLE Equipment held an open house June 6, 2019, in Allentown, Pa. The event was the equipment dealer's first at this facility since acquiring the former Ransome Cat location in July 2018. "This open house gives our customers the opportunity to educate themselves on products that ABLE Equipment has to offer," said Steve Laganas, founder and CEO of ABLE Equipment....
Bonnell Industries - Mon June 24, 2019
Bonnell Industries Hosts Its Biennial Equipment Expo
Bonnell Industries hosted its biennial equipment expo on June 5 and 6 at its headquarters in Dixon, Ill. Heavy rain and storms in the run up to the event had the team worried, but as the 40 vendors finalized their booths and Bonnell employees geared up to receive the 1,000-plus attendees, the clouds cleared and there was nothing but blue skies for both days....
CEG - Mon June 24, 2019
Milton CAT Showcases Next Gen Machines in Clifton Park
Milton CAT hosted one of a series of events that were held across New York and New England to introduce the next generation of Caterpillar machines. The educational seminar, held May 9, 2019, at Milton's Clifton Park, N.Y., location, included an opportunity for hands-on demonstrations to give customers a first-hand chance to learn how CAT's latest technologies can increase profitability with fuel savings, lower maintenance costs and increased production in easy to operate machines....
CEG - Mon June 24, 2019
Five Star Equipment Celebrates Grand Opening of Its Modern 25,000-Sq.-Ft. Facility in Orchard Park, N.Y.
Five Star Equipment celebrated the grand opening of its new facility at 284 Ellicott Rd. in Orchard Park, N.Y., on June 12. Five Star Equipment celebrated the grand opening of its new facility at 284 Ellicott Road in Orchard Park, N.Y., on June 12....
CEG - Mon June 24, 2019
Pine Bush Equipment Hosts Annual Charity Golf Outing
On June 13, dozens of golf enthusiasts descended upon the Town of Wallkill Golf Club in Middletown, N.Y. and braved early rains for a good cause as Pine Bush Equipment's 12th annual golf outing went off without a hitch despite Mother Nature's brief interference....
Cindy Riley – CEG Correspondent - Thu June 20, 2019
Rhode Island's Newport Bridge Turns 50
In the late 1960s, college student Michael Gallogly spent two summers working as an oiler on the Newport Bridge. A half-century later, he recalls in vivid detail the men he encountered, including one Native American ironworker who stood on the barge's steel deck in front of the engine shacks....
TxDOT - Tue June 18, 2019
TxDOT El Paso District Celebrates Centennial
The TxDOT El Paso District celebrated 100 years in May. The district, which covers six counties (Brewster, Culberson, El Paso, Hudspeth, Jeff Davis and Presidio), is one of 25 TxDOT districts in the state, and is home to many Texas firsts, including the first diverging diamond intersection and in-pavement lighting located on Loop 375 and Spur 601; the first modern roundabouts on a state system at the intersection of Alameda Avenue (SH 20) and Paisano Drive; and the first and only state-owned international bridge....
CEG - Tue June 18, 2019
Texas Asphalt Pavement Association Shows Off Its New Administration, Training Facility at Open House in Buda
The Texas Asphalt Pavement Association held an open house for its newly expanded facilities in Buda, Texas, on June 6. About 150 paving industry personnel attended the event. The organization recently purchased a building adjacent to its existing headquarters just off I-35 south of Austin....
