Tue October 14, 2008
Working Closely With Residents, Stone Quarry Operation Gains Rare Acceptance in Community
It’s rare that residents would accept the idea of a stone quarry operation opening for business in their “backyard.” But the residents of Savage, Md., worked closely with Laurel Sand & Gravel when it was looking at the acres needed to open a new quarry along Highway 1 between Laurel and Savage....
Fri August 22, 2008
Komatsu Adds Two Crawler Dozers to Its HST Fleet
Equipped with Komatsu’s Hydrastatic Transmission (HST), the D39EX-22 and D39PX-22 crawler dozers are designed for work in general construction, site preparation, home building, forestry and utility applications....
Eric Olson - Wed September 24, 2008
TGC Development Chomps Through Raleigh Red With Terrain Leveler
Infrastructure work is rolling along for hundreds of high-dollar homes just northwest of Raleigh-Durham International Airport. TGC Development Inc. has been working at the site, a new section of Brier Creek Country Club, for the last several months....
Mary Reed - Mon September 01, 2008
Pa.’s Gateway Project to Open New Doors
Charles D. Armstrong owned a cork business in Lancaster, Pa., around the turn of the century. Deciding to expand his business, he built a linoleum-manufacturing facility on Liberty Street in 1907, thus founding a company that would become famous for its tile flooring....
Tue July 01, 2008
Volvo Construction’s New Class of Pipelayers Now Available
In 2007 Volvo Construction Equipment announced the development of a new product class of pipelaying machines targeting, primarily, contractors in the on-shore oil and gas industry. The first prototype of the Volvo PL4611 and the Volvo PL4608 are now in the field with production availability beginning in the second quarter of 2008....
Jeff Brooks - Tue July 29, 2008
Blue Goose Takes a Gander at Port St. Lucie Plant Canal
Long before Blue Goose Construction started to repair the intake/discharge canals at the Port St. Lucie, Fla., nuclear power plant, the toughest part of the job already was complete. Just landing the contract from Florida Power & Light (FPL), which operates the nuclear plant, had Blue Goose folks breathing easier....
Kerry Lynn Kirby - Thu July 17, 2008
Walton Construction Company Widens Hillcrest Road
Crews have been at work for a little more than a year widening a nearly 2-mi. (3.2 km) stretch of Hillcrest Road in Mobile, Ala., to accommodate increased traffic flow in the growing area. Meanwhile, they’ve had to make sure not to exacerbate the problem....
Mon June 02, 2008
Komatsu Crawler Dozer Features SIGMADOZER Blade
Developed primarily for both ripping and dozing operations, the D155AX-6 crawler dozer combines the SIGMADOZER blade with a new highly efficient automatic shift transmission with lockup torque converter to achieve increased productivity and fuel economy....
Tue May 13, 2008
Case 1650L Dozer Features Eight-Roller Undercarriage
The Case 1650L crawler dozer, the first model in the company’s new L Series dozer line, features an electronic Tier III certified engine, an electronically controlled variable-displacement dual-path hydrostatic transmission and an eight-roller undercarriage with a hunting tooth sprocket for precise and easy grading....
Tue May 13, 2008
Komatsu D65 Series Developed for Heavy Dozing, Grading
Komatsu America Corp.’s new series of D65 crawler dozers, which includes the D65EX-15, D65PX-15 and D65WX-15, was developed for heavy dozing and grading applications. All major components, including hydraulics, power train, mainframe and operator cab are engineered by Komatsu....
