Historical Construction Projects

Mon April 06, 2020

Remembering Our Past The Advent of the Modern-Day Skid Steer

In 1958, Louis Keller drove his truck into the barnyard of western Minnesota turkey farmer John Sonstegard. He entered the building where Sonstegard was working and told the farmer he had a machine outside that would efficiently clean his manure-laden barns....

JCB - Tue March 03, 2020

Historic Day as 750,000th Backhoe Rolls Off JCB Production Line

JCB celebrated a unique milestone as its 750,000th backhoe loader rolled off the production line in Rocester, Staffordshire — the very location where the first JCB backhoe was manufactured almost 70 years ago....

AASHTO Blog - Thu February 27, 2020

Women in Transportation History: Luella Bates, Truckdriver

Luella Bates of Wisconsin played an influential role in the history of trucks during a time when those vehicles — still in an early stage of development and use in the United States — were widely seen as contraptions that should be operated only by men....

AASHTO Blog - Thu February 27, 2020

Despite Long Name, This Week-Long Event Was Successful

May 22, 1920 was the final day of the National Ship by Truck-Good Roads Week in the United States took place. The week had been coordinated by the Firestone Tire & Rubber Company as part of its ongoing and ambitious efforts to promote the short-haul shipping benefits of trucks and — in a priority shared by such other organizations at the American Association of State Highway Officials (AASHO) — emphasize the need for improved highways nationwide....

Mon February 10, 2020

Looking Back: Hydraulic Excavators

Take a look back at some of the original hydraulic excavators, which began as a variation on the steam shovel and progressed into the the excavators we know today. ...

Bryan McTaggart – BangShift News - Wed February 05, 2020

Swamp Thing: Recovery of IH TD24 Crawler Buried 45 Years in Minnesota

The following article is reprinted with permission. There's a line attributed to EOD bomb technicians. Reportedly, when asked about whether or not they were stressed out when it came time to defusing a bomb, the answer was something to the effect of "I'm not....

HCEA - Mon January 27, 2020

Looking Back: Cranes From the 1950s

Construction Equipment Guide takes a lookback at Cranes at work during the 1950's...

Edgar A. Browning – Special to CEG - Thu January 16, 2020

Looking Back at Construction in New England From the Mid 20th Century

A look back at contractors building up New England infrastructure. ...

HCEA - Thu December 19, 2019

Historical Mini and Compact Equipment

Here is a look at a selection of historical mini and compact equipment. All images were taken at Annual Conventions and Old Equipment Expositions of the Historical Construction Equipment Association....

Cindy Riley – CEG Correspondent - Wed December 11, 2019

Historic Bridges Up for Sale in Missouri

As the owner of Main Street Museum in Owensville, Mo., developer John Paul Quick has collected an assortment of antique treasures, ranging from Rudolph Valentino's 1901 Pullman car to a 50-ft. fully functioning Ferris wheel....