Ken Liebeskind -CEG Correspondent - Wed September 25, 2019
Construction at Portsmouth International Airport Will Double Its Size
The Portsmouth International Airport is currently served by only one airline and has embarked on a construction project to improve the facility and entice additional airlines to sign on. "We've had airlines come in and kick the tires and we've gotten good feedback, but other airports are further along," said Michael Mates, engineering project manager of Pease Development Authority, which oversees operations at the Pease Tradeport, where the airport is located....
Volvo Construction Equipment - Tue September 24, 2019
Teenaged Business Owner Looks to Successful Future
Fourteen-year-old Lance Matheson isn't your typical teenager. He runs his own demolition company, Sage Demolition and Land Clearing, near Salt Lake City, with help from his family. As baby boomers retire and skilled trades struggle to come back from the recession of the late 2000s, Matheson is setting an example for his peers of how rewarding it can be to get into the construction industry....
Jared Haughton – SPECIAL TO CEG - Thu September 19, 2019
How to Inspect Used Construction Equipment Components and Avoid Costly Surprises
Used machines are smart ways to complement or round out your fleet — and if you know what to look for (and ask about), you can feel more confident that the equipment you purchased will be with you out in the field and not in the shop....
Jared Haughton – SPECIAL TO CEG - Tue September 17, 2019
Increasing Used Equipment Resale Values — The Checklist
Resale values fluctuate for construction equipment, but not just because of the brand, hours on the machine, time of year or economic conditions. What you put into your used machine before you sell it matters too....
Volvo - Mon September 09, 2019
Volvo CE Opens Certified Used Center at Hoffman Equipment
Volvo Construction Equipment (Volvo CE) continues to take the guesswork out of buying used machines with the opening of a new Volvo Certified Used Center in New Jersey. The company has partnered with Hoffman Equipment to establish a Volvo Certified Used Center in Deptford, N.J., that will serve the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic regions....
CEG - Wed August 28, 2019
Chadwick Ba-Ross Celebrates 90th Anniversary With Customer Appreciation Events
Chadwick-BaRoss, one of New England's leading construction equipment distributors, is celebrating its 90th anniversary in business with customer appreciation events at each of its locations across the region....
Volvo - Mon August 26, 2019
Volvo CE Customers See Significant Gains in Machine Uptime Since ActiveCare Direct Launch
For equipment owners, nothing is more important than machine uptime. The same is true for Volvo CE, and the results of two years of concerted efforts to improve uptime services bear this out: Nearly 100 percent enrollment increase in the ActiveCare Directadvanced telematics service since fall 2018— plus a growing list of machine models eligible for the program and additional case alerts for improved machine monitoring....
Joe Trinacria – CEG Associate Editor - Thu August 22, 2019
Why Tennesse's Sitton Construction Remains Loyal to Ascendum, Volvo
For Greg Sitton, work has always operated as a family affair — even before founding his own business, Sitton Construction, 35 years ago in Tennessee. Sitton's father worked many industry-related jobs, from electrical installation to plumbing to home building, the latter of which birthed a successful real estate business to list his growing number of properties....
CEG - Thu August 15, 2019
Volvo Customers Strike Gold at Woodco Machinery Event
On Aug. 7, 2019, customers of Woodco Machinery, Massachusetts' Volvo distributor, were given the opportunity to get a first-hand look at the Volvo Gold Rush excavator as it makes its way across North America....
Irwin Rapoport – CEG Correspondent - Mon August 12, 2019
Lead Engineering Weathers Challenges of I-95 Re-decking
The $13.46 million re-decking of four bridges along Interstate 95 in Port St. Lucie at Glades Cut Off Road (County Road 709) and Ten Mile Creek (just south of Okeechobee Road/Exit 129) will be completed in weeks, much to the relief of motorists that are now able to enjoy a smooth ride....
