Tue January 02, 2007
Volvo Construction Makes Significant Upgrades to Its Wheeled Excavators With New C-Series
Changes in Volvo’s wheeled excavators can be seen in almost every element of the EW160C and EW180C: new engine, new cab, hydraulics, substructure, boom/arm, controls, servicing and environmental impact....
Jeff Cronin - Fri February 02, 2007
Demo Crews Knock Out Bridge in SmartFIX40 Job
As if it were a practical joke on a grand scale, Ray Bell Construction crews kicked the piers from underneath the James White Parkway Bridge in Knoxville, Tenn. Early Jan. 7, demolition crews ignited explosives placed underground and inside the piers underneath the 800-ft....
Frank Hartzell - Wed January 24, 2007
Confusion Hill Remains a Mystery; Caltrans Elects to Bypass Notoriously Soupy Slope
At Confusion Hill, located in far northern California, state of California engineers fought a soupy, slippery mountain for a decade trying to build Highway 101 through 200-ft. tall redwood trees. The mountain won....
Tue December 12, 2006
Terex Increases Excavator Productivity With TXC300 LC-2
The Terex TXC300 LC-2 excavator, which replaces the TXC300 LC-1 unit, includes upgrades and advanced features designed to increase operator comfort, productivity and fuel efficiency. Bob Wickwire, Terex product manager, said the rental industry in particular will benefit from the upgrades on the new LC-2 machine, beginning with the new pattern change control, “This new feature allows the operator to change the control pattern....
Tue January 16, 2007
Ohio Firm Strives to Be State’s Leader in Recycling
Kurtz Brothers Inc. has explored ways to increase productivity in the material sorting phase of its recycling operations while ensuring the safety of the workers on site. Tim Lee, supervisor of the company’s 25-acre construction/demolition landfill and recycling facility, heads Kurtz Brothers’ operations in recovering materials such as metal, wood, and block for re-use....
Gwenyth Laird Pernie - Fri January 19, 2007
Demo on ’Aggressive’ Schedule to Stay Well Ahead of Construction
With the downfall of the North Carolina textile industry, it was only a matter of time before the structures that housed one of its major players soon followed. LaBounty UP 20 universal processors mounted to excavators tore down the brick walls and pulverized the concrete of the massive Fieldcrest Cannon/Pillowtex Plant in Kannapolis, N.C....
Maybelle G. Cagle - Tue January 16, 2007
Scrap Business Has ’Crush’ on Volvo Machinery
Larry Danielle doesn’t own a “run-of-the-mill junkyard.”What’s likely the only large independent company of its type in the country, U-Pull-It is more like a self service used auto and truck parts supermarket located on 40 acres with eight buildings....
Jeff Brooks - Mon January 15, 2007
Crews Ensuring Smoother, Deer-Free Ride Along I-10
Motorists traveling along Interstate 10 in northwest Florida near Marianna will soon enjoy a smoother ride with one less road hazard — deer. Covering 9.2 mi. (14.8 km) on Interstate 10 from State Road 276 to State Road 71 in Jackson County, the $16.4 million road project includes milling and resurfacing, pavement markings, new guide signs, an upgraded guardrail, new edge draining and a 10-ft....
Thu January 11, 2007
Harms Construction Undaunted by Major Civil Projects
George Harms was just a teenager when he founded George Harms Construction Company Inc. more than four decades ago. “My first job was for $40,” Harms recalled. “I was 16 years old, in high school and working construction jobs part time....
Lori Lovely - Wed January 03, 2007
V3 Companies Builds Tollway Through Illinois
Winter won’t stop work on the Illinois Tollway’s construction of a 12.5-mi. (20 km), three-lane extension of the North-South Tollway from where Interstate 355 ends at Interstate 55 (the Stevenson Expressway) through Will County to Interstate 80....
