AEM - Mon December 30, 2019
The Key to More Successful Fleet Management
When a series of catastrophic equipment failures hit Schlouch Incorporated in 2005 it prompted a change in the way the Pennsylvania-based heavy civil construction firm managed its fleet. Instead of relying on a traditional siloed approach to fleet management, where operations, fleet management and accounting are often at odds, it chose to take a collaborative approach....
King of Prussia Equipment - Mon December 09, 2019
King Of Prussia Equipment Holds 2019 Service School for MQ-Whiteman Trowels
On Nov. 2, 2019, King of Prussia Equip. Corp. held a one-day service school of MQ-Whiteman ride-on power trowels. Derek Adams, MQ field service manager of the northeast United States and eastern Canada instructed the school....
Bobcat - Mon December 09, 2019
Bobcat Company Announces Partnership with Quarterback Carson Wentz
Bobcat Company officially announced a three-year partnership agreement with Philadelphia Eagles' pro quarterback Carson Wentz. "We are excited to have such an accomplished and principled athlete, who shares a deep connection to North Dakota representing our brand," said Mike Ballweber, president of Doosan Bobcat North America....
Brenda Ruggiero – CEG Correspondent - Mon December 09, 2019
After Years of Flooding, Work Still Remains in Pennsylvania
The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) Engineering District 3 continues to work to remedy the challenges created by above average precipitation in north central Pennsylvania. This has occurred since 2016 and has resulted in flooding in many areas....
Messick's - Wed December 04, 2019
Messick's Free Christmas Light Show Returns for Its 7th Year
Messick's Equipment's 7th annual Christmas Light Show has opened. The show, which is free and open to the public, features a drive-up show full of tractors, lights and energy-filled Christmas music....
Bechtel Corporation - Mon January 20, 2020
The Mother of All Cranes' Work is Done
Progress continues on the reported multi-billion-dollar Shell Chemical Appalachia LLC (Shell) ethylene cracker plant in Beaver County, Pa., 30 mi. northwest of Pittsburgh … but the MOAC, also known as the "Mother of All Cranes," is about to wrap up its work on the project....
Colin Kund – CEG CORRESPONDENT - Mon November 25, 2019
Tools of the Trade for Moving, Making Coal Products
(Editor's note: this is the final article of a three-part series that explores Lehigh Anthracite Coal LLC's operations in Pennsylvania. This article further details the equipment the company uses to bring its coal to the marketplace....
Marc Levy – Associated Press - Thu November 21, 2019
Sen. Presses for Bulwark Against a Future Fracking Ban
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) Republican U.S. Sen. Pat Toomey of Pennsylvania said Nov. 8 that he is seeking passage of a measure that's squarely aimed at several Democratic presidential candidates and designed to prevent a president from banning hydraulic fracturing....
PennDOT - Mon November 11, 2019
Pennsylvania Unveils Automated Work Zone Speed Enforcement Pilot
The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) and the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission (PTC), in partnership with the Pennsylvania State Police (PSP), announced the implementation of a statewide Automated Work Zone Speed Enforcement (AWZSE) pilot program to reduce work zone speeds, change driver behavior, and improve work zone safety for workers and motorists....
Brenda Ruggiero – CEG Correspondent - Mon November 11, 2019
'Burgh Looks to Put a 'Cap' Over Busy I-579
A unique bridge/city park project is currently under way in downtown Pittsburgh, Pa. The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) is managing the construction of the "Cap" Project — the I-579 Urban Connector — for the Sports & Exhibition Authority (SEA)....
