Sat April 24, 2010
Compact Graders Find a Special Niche for Road Crews
In this challenging economic climate of declining tax revenue and increased costs, municipalities are searching for new opportunities to perform their tasks effectively and affordably. For municipal road maintenance crews, there are few options in choosing machinery to maintain unsurfaced roads and a grader is a must-have machine....
Wed September 02, 2009
Rudd Equipment Company Appointed Full Line Volvo Construction Equipment Dealer in Ohio
Rudd Equipment Company, the authorized full line Volvo Construction Equipment (Volvo CE) dealer for all or part of Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Missouri, Pennsylvania and West Virginia, has reached an agreement with Volvo CE to add Ohio to its territory....
Mon August 31, 2009
Rudd Equipment Takes on Volvo Line for Parts of to Pa., W.Va.
Rudd Equipment Company, the authorized Volvo Construction Equipment (Volvo CE) dealer for all or part of Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Missouri, Pennsylvania and West Virginia, has reached an agreement with Volvo CE to assume the sales and marketing of Volvo road machinery products at its branches in Charleston, W.Va., and also in Pittsburgh and Clearfield, Pa....
Wed July 22, 2009
Rudd Equipment Co. Founder Mason Rudd Passed Away
Mason C. Rudd, founder of Rudd Equipment Co. in Louisville, Ky., died July 5. He was 90. Rudd opened the company in 1952 as a distributor of construction and mining equipment representing Volvo, Hitachi, Terex Fuchs, Driltech, Kent, Link-Belt and Tamrock....
Mon July 20, 2009
Volvo CE Shows Strong Start With Refurbishment Program
In these times, a new machine is not always the right fit for construction equipment owners. There could be budget or timing issues. A machine is paid off and its owner would like to keep it that way. Or, since it’s been a dependable piece of equipment, perhaps one wants to get even more out of it....
Wed January 25, 2006
Exhibitors Poised for Pittsburgh
Construction equipment enthusiasts, contractors, landscapers, highway superintendents and public works officials, get ready! On Feb. 7 and 8, the second annual Pittsburgh Construction Expo will showcase virtually everything your business or township needs to get the job done....
Jennifer Rupp - Tue June 28, 2005
Trumbull Leads $93M Rehab of ’Burgh’s I-79
Remember lava lamps and Archie Bunker? After more than 30 years, these pop icons have become outdated, just as the 5.8-mi. (9.3 km) stretch of Interstate 79 North near Pittsburgh has. Original construction of this highway began in the late ’60s and was completed in 1972....
Sat May 07, 2005
Rudd Equipment Announces New Vice Presidents
Louisville, KY, based Rudd Equipment announced promotions, including the filling of a number of key vice presidencies that took effect March 1, 2005. Trent Shaftner –– Vice President of RemarketingShaftner has been with Rudd for nearly two years and has been in the used equipment business for 23 years....
Tue January 11, 2005
Pittsburgh Construction Expo Begins on Feb. 8
The inaugural Pittsburgh Construction Expo is less than one month away! The show will be held on Feb. 8 and 9, 2005, at the Pittsburgh ExpoMart, in Monroeville, PA, just five minutes from the Pennsylvania Turnpike, and just 15 minutes from the heart of downtown Pittsburgh....
Wed April 02, 2003
WV’s Polino Contracting Hauls Ash With Hitachi Trucks
Some companies like niches. Not Polino Contracting Inc. Known as one of West Virginia’s largest heavy/highway contracting firms and active in several nearby states. It is not afraid to shift its specialty as the market changes....
