Komatsu - Thu June 28, 2018
Komatsu America Introduces WA480-8 Wheel Loader
Komatsu America Corp. announced the introduction of the new WA480-8 wheel loader. Equipped with an EPA Tier IV Final certified emissions regulations-compliant engine, this latest addition to the wheel loader family combines higher production with lower fuel costs, improved operator comfort and enhanced serviceability, according to the manufacturer....
Kirby-Smith Machinery - Wed June 20, 2018
After This Irving Contractor Landed Its First Job, 'They Just Kept Coming'
Nearly all new construction business owners experience the anxiety of securing that first job, even those with extensive backgrounds that give them plenty of experience to tackle almost any size project....
Eric Olson –CEG Correspondent - Fri June 15, 2018
MacDill Air Force Base Site Work Underway in Fla.
Site work is underway south of Tampa on a new $50 million project at MacDill Air Force Base designed to host more than two dozen of the U.S. Army's Black Hawk and Apache helicopters. The work will include building a 92,000-sq.-ft....
Katherine Devlin – CEG Editorial Assistant - Fri June 15, 2018
Two Monster Machines — The ACCO Super Dozer, Motor Grader
In the early 1980s, Umberto Acco, an entrepreneur and owner of a civil construction company in Portogruaro, northern Italy, received a job that would require his company to build a custom crawler dozer and motor grader....
Wed June 06, 2018
LSR Equipment Opens New Facility in Weatherford, Texas
IEDA member dealer LSR Equipment recently opened a new location in Weatherford, Texas. Previously, LSR was located in Justin, with a second location in Tyler. The Tyler location is not affected by the move....
Kirby-Smith Machinery - Wed June 06, 2018
Oklahoma Paving Company's History Spans More Than 50 Years
The history of Highway Contractors Inc. is long and varied. It includes changes in names, ownership and types of work. But, one thing has remained nearly constant through more than five decades — the Adams family lineage....
Ehrbar - Tue May 29, 2018
Brotherhood: DeCostole Recycling & Transfer Station Passion for the Business Drives This Family Operation
It's a good thing that brothers Dan and Rich DeCostole seem to get along so well. If they don't, they sure have a funny way of showing it. The duo has paired for more than 50 years, most of which they've spent operating DeCostole Recycling & Transfer Station....
Mon April 30, 2018
Richmond Ready Mix — The Right Timing Is Key to Success for This Staten Island Concrete Supplier
There's a well-known adage that timing is everything. That maxim certainly applies to the first three whirlwind years of business for Richmond Ready Mix, located in Staten Island, N.Y. Co-owners Joe Garofalo and Scott D'Arco explained that the opportunity and timing were right for starting a new business in 2015....
Tue April 24, 2018
CSA Approaches 80 Years of Growth, Customer Service
When a tire manufacturer wants a test track built, it doesn't hire just any paving company to do the job. The parameters and specifications are rigorous and exacting, and few contractors can complete the challenge once, let alone multiple times....
Tue April 10, 2018
Komatsu Introduces PC390LCi-11 Intelligent Machine Control Hydraulic Excavator
Komatsu America Corp. introduced the PC390LCi-11 hydraulic excavator, the first 3D semi-automatic excavator available with the nimbleness and speed of the popular 36-ton (32.6 t) weight class machines and stability of much larger machines, according to the manufacturer....
