Fri March 05, 2010
Kobelco Announces Strategy for Tier IV Interim Requirements
Kobelco Construction Machinery America recently announced its strategy to meet the Environmental Protection Agency’s Tier IV interim emissions requirements that begin in 2011. Introduced in two phases, Tier IV regulations represent the biggest reduction in heavy equipment emissions to date....
Tue February 23, 2010
JESCO Expands; Acquires Nortrax’ Beacon, N.Y., Facility
JESCO has expanded its territory coverage by acquiring the Nortrax Beacon, N.Y., facility. It also has become the exclusive John Deere and Hitachi Construction equipment dealer on Long Island and in the five boroughs of New York....
Mary Reed - Mon March 01, 2010
New South Street Bridge in Philadelphia Under Way
It was time to take action to replace an almost 90-year-old bridge spanning the Schuylkill Expressway (Interstate 76) in Philadelphia. Not only was the South Street Bridge structurally deficient, but a six-ton weight limit was in operation, and in addition, the structure had been shedding chunks of concrete, including some that landed on the expressway....
Giles Lambertson - Wed February 24, 2010
Industry Responds to Haiti’s Needs
General contractors and equipment dealers in the United States have limited options right now in responding to Haiti’s destructive earthquake. Contributing funds to recovery efforts is the big-ticket response at this point....
Mon February 22, 2010
Komatsu Announces PC35MR-3 Compact Hydraulic Excavator
Komatsu America Corp.’s PC35MR-3 compact hydraulic excavator is designed to bring increased production and added operator comfort to contractors in a variety of construction, utility, landscaping and other applications....
Rebecca Ragain - Wed February 17, 2010
Leftover T-REX Funds Improve Pesky Denver I-25 Interchange
By June drivers traveling through the southern Denver metropolitan area, near the suburb of Centennial, will enjoy the results of improvements to one of the area’s peskier interchanges. The intersection at Interstate 25 and East Arapahoe Road, a major east-west commuter route, has grown busier and busier over the years....
Jay Adams - Thu February 11, 2010
John’s Gradall Service Flourishes With Collective Effort
Just five short years ago, a secretary for a construction company decided to leave her office to join forces with her husband’s son to form a new company. It was 2004 when Laura Scott and John Smith founded John’s Gradall Service in Mansfield, Mass....
Sat January 30, 2010
Columbus Equipment Showcases Komatsu Hybrid Excavator
Columbus Equipment Co. held an open house to showcase its new Komatsu. During the event, area contractors were able to get behind the controls of the PC200LC-8 hybrid excavator. According to Jeff Richards, marketing manager of Columbus Equipment, the event provided attendees with the opportunity to inspect and operate the recently introduced “green” Komatsu PC200LC-8 hybrid and to learn more about the technology behind this excavator, which is to greatly reduce fuel consumption and CO2 emissions....
Kerry Lynn Kirby - Fri February 05, 2010
Turbid Terrain Tests Crews on Fla.’s SR 26
It has been wet work, much wetter than expected. But now that north-central Florida has entered its “dry season,” work on a new overpass to carry Fla. 26 over U.S. 301 and the CSX railroad line in Alachua County is getting more productive, said Southland Construction Inc....
Thu January 28, 2010
Florida Paving Company Expands Into Mining Business
Tough economic times haven’t stopped Don (Rick) Mancil Jr. and Myra Smith from jumping into the material business. In August 2009, the pair took over ownership of the Vero Rock Mine, located in Vero Beach, Fla....
