Fri April 07, 2006
MD Property Proves to Be Worth Its ’Wait’ in Sand, Gravel
Thousands upon thousands of years ago, eroded material from the Appalachian Mountains was carried down the Potomac River and deposited throughout the Chesapeake Bay region. One such deposit area in what is now Prince George’s County, MD, near Washington, D.C., is known as the Brandywine formation....
Tue March 14, 2006
Landirr Adding 5th Golf Course to The Villages
With a population of more than 50,000 and the expectation of another 5,000 more, one of the fastest growing “active adult communities” in the country is doing the obvious — adding a golf course....
Mon February 13, 2006
Service Trucks Keeping Up With Technological Advances
The past years have seen a tremendous change in the quality and technology of construction equipment. The same thing has happened to the trucks that are used to service the equipment out in the field. The biggest change in service trucks can be seen in the cranes, said Brian Glover, president of Tampa Crane & Body....
Brenda Ruggiero - Wed February 08, 2006
Route 22 Project Under Way After 40 Years of Planning
Environmental and historic issues are at the forefront of a road reconstruction project currently under way near Lewistown, PA. After 40 years in the planning stages, the road is finally becoming a reality, and is scheduled for completion by fall 2008....
Wed January 25, 2006
J&J Truck Equipment Adds Ryan Hauger to Sales Team
J&J Truck Equipment, a division of Somerset Welding & Steel, has announced the appointment of Ryan Hauger as truck equipment representative. His territory is eastern Pennsylvania. He will be responsible for increasing truck equipment sales and providing product support and service to existing and new customers....
David S. Chartock - Mon December 12, 2005
MT’s Damaged Beartooth Highway Reopens
Hurricane Katrina will long be remembered for the toll it took on the United States’ infrastructure. But nature also took its wrath out in another, much less publicized location. On May 19 and 20 five mud and debris slides severely damaged Beartooth Highway (Highway 212), a two-lane road that connects Red Lodge, MT, with Yellowstone National Park....
Thu December 08, 2005
Deere Trucks Sludge Through Soggy FL Developments
Following Hurricane Charlie in 2004, a real-estate boom left developers with the challenge of plotting new subdivisions in previously uninhabitable land. With lowlands soggier than ever from 155 mph horizontal hurricane-style rains, experienced contractors like Halifax Paving of Ormond Beach, FL, bought 20 new John Deere 250D articulated dump trucks to accommodate the wet topography....
Wed November 30, 2005
Volvo’s A30D Articulated Truck Shines During Test
Contractor David Ceccanti isn't one to mess around. So when it came time for Ceccanti Inc. to add a new articulated hauler to its fleet, he decided he needed to comparison shop. Side-by-side comparisons are easy if you're talking about coffee pots or computers; not so easy when you're buying a 30-ton truck....
Jeff McGaw - Wed November 16, 2005
Slater & Diehl in Transport Business for the Long Haul
Jerry Diehl Jr. still plays with trucks — they’re just a lot bigger now. The little kid making truck noises and pushing diecast, scale model tractor-trailers across the living room floor near Hatfield, PA, is now a well-spoken, entrepreneur using big rigs to pull construction equipment across real roads....
Tue November 08, 2005
Cross Pipeline Looks to Moxy Trucks to Increase Earthmoving Capacity
Faced with moving approximately 200,000 cu. yds. of dirt at a 50-acre subdivision in Grayson, GA, the crew at Cross Pipeline Inc. knew they needed more trucks. As a result, the firm ended up bringing on two extra Moxy MT31 trucks....
