Thu April 15, 2010
Backhoe Across America Driver Fulfills Childhood Dream With JCB
On March 26, 2010, Neil Smith took the controls of a JCB 3CX backhoe loader and began a journey across the United States, driving from coast to coast to raise awareness and funding for the American Red Cross....
Zoie Clift - Tue April 06, 2010
Work Advances on Southwest Trail’s Successor
Work continues on the Arkansas-based portion of Highway 67, a north-south route that travels through a big chunk of mid-America, from the U.S.-Mexico border to Sabula, Iowa. The project, which is slated to cost $24,816,799, includes constructing the embankment and bridges for 9.89 mi....
Wed March 24, 2010
JCB 3CX Embarks On Coast-to-Coast Fundraising Road Trip
In response to the ongoing needs in Haiti, JCB March 15 announced its Backhoe Across America charity drive, a national initiative in partnership with the American Red Cross. The cross-country campaign features a JCB 3CX backhoe loader, which will travel from Georgia to California to help raise the still-needed funds that will be critical to Haiti’s long-term rebuilding efforts....
Wed December 16, 2009
Cashman Supplies Cat Backhoes to Install Huge Pipes
They say beauty is in the eye of the beholder, and equipment aficionados could certainly call Reliant Construction’s projects a sight to behold. Reliant’s underground utilities installation project for Freeman Decorating (just to the east of the intersection of Rainbow Boulevard and Sunset Road) features three Caterpillar excavators, two Cat backhoe loaders, a 938 wheel loader, two large water trucks, and an 1175XHD Tesmec chainsaw....
Wed October 21, 2009
JCB 3CX, 4CX Models Now With Better Productivity, Improved Joystick Feedback
The JCB 3CX and 4CX backhoe loaders have undergone some changes designed to enhance both performance and operator experience. Among these changes is the implementation of JCB’s EASYCONTROL seat-mounted servo control system....
Fri September 04, 2009
Bradco 485 Backhoe Turns Skid Steer Or Tractor Into Versatile Digging Machine
The Bradco 485 backhoe by Paladin Construction Group increases utilization of skid steer loaders and tractors. At 665 lbs. (301.6 kg) without a bucket, its compact size allows operators to easily move the unit around the job site and provides a maximum digging depth of 8 ft., 5 in....
Wed August 12, 2009
Dallas Employees Compete in Rodeo
When the city of Dallas wanted to hold a heavy equipment rodeo for its streets employees to heighten safety awareness and increase productivity, a big question raised was how to pay for it in the midst of a budget crisis? Fortunately a local equipment distributor stepped forward to answer that question....
Erik Pisor - Wed July 29, 2009
Caltrans Takes on $16.2M Interchange
Typically, expanding a 0.2-mi. (0.3 km) stretch of highway from four lanes to six lanes and reconstructing four of the highway’s existing on/off ramps isn’t considered a large transportation project in San Luis Obispo County, Calif....
Brenda Ruggiero - Tue July 28, 2009
ALDOT Embarks on Its Largest Ever Project — Corridor X
As work progresses on two road projects in Birmingham, Ala., the Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT) moves closer to a larger project that has been in the works since 1978 — the Interstate 65-Corridor X interchange in Birmingham....
Mary Reed - Fri July 17, 2009
UDOT Rebuilds New Bridge for St George
It’s not every day the same event features children working miniature construction equipment and a congressman being presented with the key to a city. However, both took place at a groundbreaking ceremony on May 1 in St George, Utah, four years after a devastating flood on the Santa Clara River destroyed not only the Valley View bridge connecting the southern part of St George to its northern section, but also washed away twenty houses and caused a total of $200 million in damages....
