Mon November 23, 2009
T.J. Campbell Teams Up With Kirby-Smith Machinery
For practically every new business there’s a visionary, and for paving contractor T.J. Campbell Construction Co., that person was the late Ted Campbell. “He was the dreamer, the motivator and the risk-taker that you have to be to be an entrepreneur in these times,” said Campbell’s wife, Jo Anna Campbell, who initially helped her husband as a bookkeeper and today serves as president of the company....
Fri November 13, 2009
Yancey Bros. Hosts Cat D7E Electric Drive Dozer Demos
Yancey Bros. Co. recently hosted two demos of the new Cat D7E electric drive dozer. More than 30 contractors turned out at Yancey’s Macon, Ga., location and more than 45 came to the Dacula, Ga., location to see the machine in action and try it for themselves....
James McRay - Wed November 18, 2009
Sheeting Guide Frame Helps Contractor With Utility Work
The Florida Department of Transportation (DOT) recently let a job to widen almost 3 mi. (4.8 km) of State Route (SR)-50 in the heart of Orlando, between the SR-417 Toll Road and SR-456. Lane Construction Co., headquartered in Cheshire, Conn., was low bidder on the project....
Rebecca Ragain - Thu November 05, 2009
The Papé Group Gets Assist on Duck’s New Court
University of Oregon (UO) basketball fans are eagerly following the progress of the new Matthew Knight Arena, which replaces the affectionately regarded but much outdated McArthur Court. McArthur Court, nicknamed Mac Court and The Pit, is the second oldest on-campus gym in the country, according to UO’s sports history Web site....
Kerry Lynn Kirby - Mon October 19, 2009
’Cane Corridor: Ala. Eyes Another Route Out of Storm’s Path
Not so long ago, two-lane Baldwin County 181 was a pastoral shortcut for local residents who wanted to avoid the more heavily traveled U.S. 98 and Ala. 59 going north or south. Then subdivisions and businesses began a kudzu-like takeover of former farmland and woods along the country road, increasing traffic to the point of congestion....
Fri October 16, 2009
Case Adds High Performance 650L to Crawler Dozer Line
Case Construction Equipment added the 650L to its crawler dozer line. The new Case 650L crawler dozer is ideal for residential job sites and confined commercial work areas. The 650L retains the features of the Case crawler dozer line, such as hydrostatic drive, a comfortable operator compartment, two undercarriage options and maintainability....
Mary Reed - Fri October 09, 2009
Words Into Action: Route 202 Parkway Finally Advances
After many years of discussion, an ambitious project to ease congestion in Pennsylvania’s densely populated Bucks and Montgomery counties is finally under way with construction of a long-awaited parkway....
Wed September 30, 2009
Dozer Day 2009 Entertains, Educates Nearly 21,000 People
More than 20,000 visitors attended Dozer Day 2009 at the Halquist Stone Quarry in Sussex, Wis., Sept. 12. FABCO hosts the event, which is located at N51 W23563 Lisbon Road in Sussex. The event raised more than $100,000 for the Hamilton Education Foundation....
Don Talend - Thu September 24, 2009
Topcon Extending the Reach of Technology in Phoenix
The breadth of global navigation satellite system (GNSS)-enabled machine control applications continues to expand, yielding benefits in the areas of dirtmoving productivity, worker safety and project profitability....
Thu September 24, 2009
Former Helicopter Pilot Gets Up to Speed With MC2 Dozer
Spartakoss Valverdini is a retired Marine colonel and a former Apache helicopter pilot. He likes speed…the faster, the better. Speed is not what he expects when working as a finish blade operator in the construction industry....
