Wed August 30, 2006
Caterpillar F-Series Trucks Deliver Performance, Productivity, Reliability, Control
The Caterpillar 773F, 775F and 777F off-highway trucks incorporate many new features to enhance performance, productivity and reliability, as well as operator comfort and control, according to the manufacturer....
Wed August 16, 2006
Oshkosh Truck to Acquire Iowa Mold Tooling Company
Oshkosh Truck Corporation, a manufacturer of specialty trucks and truck bodies, has announced the signing of a definitive agreement to acquire Iowa Mold Tooling Co. Inc., a leader in field service vehicles and truck-mounted cranes, through a merger....
Thu August 10, 2006
Lancaster Development Muscles Up With New Volvo Trucks
When people approach the 60-year mark, they are referred to as “senior citizens.” When a company approaches the 60-year mark, it can be referred to a “seasoned company.” One such “seasoned” company is Lancaster Development located in upstate New York....
Jennifer Rupp - Tue June 13, 2006
I-80 Job on Track, Despite Undercutting
The 7-mi. (11.3 km) refurbishment of I-80 between Yarnell and Bellefonte in Pennsylvania is running on schedule, despite extensive undercutting because of clay and other fine materials. The project began on Feb....
Amy Westfeldt - ASSOCIATED PRESS - Wed May 31, 2006
Trucks Roll Down Ramp to Work on Freedom Tower
NEW YORK (AP) After spending months wrangling for control of buildings and money at ground zero, politicians and a private developer gathered April 25 as excavation trucks rolled out to mark the beginning of construction of the Freedom Tower, the symbolic skyscraper designed to replace the destroyed World Trade Center....
Thu May 18, 2006
Texas Gravel Company Supplies Material for State’s Largest Projects
Some of the world’s biggest construction contractors operate on the high plains around Dallas-Fort Worth. Their high-rise buildings, six-lane concrete ribbons and soaring bridges only get built if there is a reliable supply of concrete, rock and sand....
Amy Westfeldt - ASSOCIATED PRESS - Wed May 10, 2006
Trucks Roll Down Ramp to Begin Work on Freedom Tower
NEW YORK (AP) After spending months wrangling for control of buildings and money at ground zero, politicians and a private developer gathered April 25 as excavation trucks rolled out to mark the beginning of construction of the Freedom Tower, the symbolic skyscraper designed to replace the destroyed World Trade Center....
Wed May 03, 2006
J&J Truck Bodies & Trailers Achieves NTEA MVP Status
J&J Truck Bodies & Trailers, a division of Somerset Welding & Steel Inc., and a manufacturer of dump bodies, trailers, and specialty truck equipment, has achieved Member Verification Program (MVP) status through the National Truck Equipment Association (NTEA)....
Thu April 13, 2006
Lowe’s Distribution Center Project Fast Tracked
Rockford Blacktop Construction Company, one of the oldest and largest contractors in northern Illinois, is fast tracking a challenging site development project for a large distribution center by applying its full-service capabilities....
Thu April 13, 2006
Riverside Providing New Sand for North Topsail Beach
Riverside Sand Co. Inc. of Wallace, NC, has added two new JCB 722 trucks to its equipment fleet this year and has been keeping them rolling at full speed. They’ve proven useful in the sand quarry’s latest mission — to supply 55,000 cu....
