Compaction Equipment

Tue June 10, 2008

Huge Bomag Compactor Helps N.J. County Pack in the Trash

The Cape May County Municipal Utilities Authority (MUA) recently purchased the first Bomag BC1172RB refuse compactor in the state of New Jersey to help increase its refuse compaction capabilities and extend the life of its landfill....

Mary Reed - Thu December 27, 2007

Crews Forge Twin Spans Over the Susquehanna

A $60 million bridge project currently under way in Pennsylvania’s Lycoming County is expected to enhance revitalization efforts taking place in downtown Williamsport as well as create a direct connection between SR 15 and I-180....

Lori Lovely - Mon November 19, 2007

Tollway Links Future to Ecological Heritage

The 12.5-mi. (20 km) six-lane extension of the North-South Tollway from where Interstate 355 ends at Interstate 55 (the Stevenson Expressway) through Will County to Interstate 80 opened to bicycle traffic on Veteran’s Day Nov....

Maura Bohart - Tue November 13, 2007

Site Prep Work Leads to Growth for Pustola & Associates

Stephen Pustola, founder of Pustola & Associates of Naugatuck, Conn., had a design-build firm that did everything, taking customers through all steps of the process from design to permitting to construction....

Thu August 23, 2007

Sakai’s CV550 Soil Compactor Performs as King of the Hill

They say Isaac Newton discovered gravity in the mid-1600s when an apple fell on his head. Brennan Construction Company also discovered it, in June 2007, when site workers tried to move heavy equipment up a 28-degree slope for a landfill-closing project....

Wed June 06, 2007

BOMAG 12-Ton Rollers Feature Enhanced Ergonomics

BOMAG’s BW211-40 Series single-drum vibratory rollers consist of two models: the BW211D-40 smooth drum roller and the BW211PD-40 padfoot roller. The 12-ton (11 t) class rollers are powered by a four-cylinder, water-cooled Deutz diesel engine that meets EPA Tier III requirements....

Gwenyth Laird Pernie - Thu June 07, 2007

Thompson Boosts Fleet to Handle Charlotte Boom

Shane Thompson is taking advantage of the development boom in the Charlotte area. The president of Thompson Grading Inc. has increased its fleet by approximately 40 percent in the past year to be able to keep up with the work happening all around the Woodruff, S.C.-based contractor....

Thu April 26, 2007

Big Reclaimer Serves Up Stabilized Tennis Courts in Iowa

In May a WR 2500 road reclaimer — predecessor to today’s WR 2500 S — of Manatt’s Inc. quickly stabilized a 4,200-sq.-yd., multi-court tennis facility being reconstructed at a city park in Ottumwa, Iowa, in the southeast part of the state....

Mon March 12, 2007

Allied Construction’s Skid-Pac Puts Compaction in Motion

Allied Construction Products LLC’s added the Skid-Pac Model 1000 to its full-product line of attachments. The Skid-Pacs have taken the Ho-Pac vibratory compactor technology and put it into motion....

Wed March 07, 2007

Liftech Hosts Asphalt Laydown, Compaction Seminar

More than 150 working professionals in the asphalt industry convened on Feb. 5 at Liftech Equipment’s Rochester, N.Y., facility for a fact-filled, one-day seminar about best practices in asphalt....