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Amanda L. Gutshall - Wed August 02, 2000

Manufacturers Provide Vast Resources for Rental Customers

By Amanda L. Gutshall CEG ASSOCIATE EDITOR The rental market for construction equipment has become big business lately, with many manufacturers getting into the game. Most manufacturers have detailed rental plans for their dealers to follow; others let the dealers use whatever plan is necessary for the customer....

Wed July 05, 2000

Sweepster Lowers the Boom on Dirt, Lifts Debris

Sweepster’s quick attach model LCH sweeper is designed for efficient sweeping with industrial size loaders, backhoes, large skid steers and articulated wheel loaders. The LCH rotary broom: • quickly attaches and adjusts; • angles 30 degrees left and right; • is available in 1.5 to 3-meter (5 to 10 ft.) widths with a 81-centimeter (32 in.) diameter brush; • offers poly, wire, poly/wire or combo wafers; and • mounts in place of bucket to loader arms. Dual motors spin the brush at 140 rpm, to clear the deepest dirt and debris....

Wed May 10, 2000

JCB Goes Above and Beyond With Super High Lift

JCB has upgraded its wheel loader range with heavy-build 426B models and a new Super High Lift option on the 436B HT. JCB’s 400 series B line-up builds from the compact and powerful 407B ZX to the high-production 456B ZX, while also featuring several HT tool carrier models....

Troy M. Hawks - Sat August 12, 2000

Colorado Bridges Wait 70 Years for Facelift, Three Spans Set for Rehab

They were built by men hired by the federal government during the 1930s under the Work Progress Administration, or WPA. Men who lived by the principles of hard work and common sense. Yet even the engineers that designed them couldn’t have possibly envisioned that nearly 70 years later the bridges along Colorado Highway 12 would continue to withstand the stresses of multi-ton trucks, and millions of vehicles each year....

Carol Morrison - Wed May 17, 2000

Broadway Bridge Takes Center Stage During Massive Facelift

Whether you’re traveling by land or by sea in the Daytona Beach area on Florida’s east coast, chances are you’ve noticed the flurry of activity where US 92 meets the Intercoastal Waterway (ICW)....

K.K. Snyder - Wed May 31, 2000

Dodd Asphalt, DOT Give $69M Face Lift to I-475

Construction continues along a major section of I-475 through Central Georgia’s Monroe and Bibb counties to widen the route from two lanes in each direction to three lanes, said Todd Handley, a project engineer with the Georgia Department of Transportation. The $69-million project began mid-1999 and has an estimated completion date of October 2001....

Cindy Riley - Wed June 28, 2000

Mormon Temple is ’Uplifting’ Experience for Work Crews

With virtually no room for error, construction crews are working to complete a 3,352-meter (11,000 sq. ft.) Mormon Temple on Mt. Olive Road in Gardendale, AL. When finished, the temple will be used for religious ceremonies and various covenants....