Wed November 04, 2015
Cat M314F, M316F, M322F Wheeled Excavators Deliver Added Performance, Operator Convenience, and Low
When designing the new Cat F-Series Wheeled Excavators, Caterpillar solicited customer input for characteristics considered important. Heading the list were initial quality and reliability, low operating costs, operator comfort and safety, simplicity of operation and maintenance, durability, and environmental friendliness....
James McRay - Thu October 29, 2015
California General Contractor Avoids Puncturing Aquifer
Jones Covey Group Inc. (JCGI) headquartered in Rancho Cucamonga, Calif., recently installed four large underground storage tanks as part of the construction of a new gas station in Lynnwood, Wash. The excavation for the tank-set, though rather large — about 65 sq....
Wed October 28, 2015
JCB Hosts Equipment Demo Day at The Baker Factory
The Baker Factory, one of the nation’s premier motocross training facilities in Center Hill, Fla., was the site of a Ride+Drive Event hosted recently by JCB. The one-day event allowed visitors to “Get In and Get Dirty” while test driving a large selection of JCB’s construction equipment line....
Mon October 26, 2015
Wacker Neuson Unveils New Products at Press Conference
On Oct. 14, U.S. and Canadian trade media attended a press conference at the North American headquarters of Wacker Neuson Corporation located in Menomonee Falls, Wis., near Milwaukee. The company is part of the global Wacker Neuson Group, based in Munich, Germany, which manufactures equipment for the concrete, construction, oil and gas, landscape, agricultural, utilities and municipal industries....
Irwin Rapoport - Tue October 20, 2015
Route 400 Bridge Replacement Under Way
The $10,075,436 replacement of the two bridges at Route 400 over Route 240 (Harlem Road) will be completed next year when Nichols, Long & Moore Construction replaces the two parallel bridges over two weekends....
Jeff Winke - Sat October 17, 2015
Contractor Uses Technology to Upgrade Alaskan Roads
For most people the acronym, JSCCR, is a definite puzzler. What it stands for is Juniper, Spruce, Cranberry, Cottonwood and Rose, which are the names of the roads in a heavily-wooded residential subdivision located in the Matanuska-Susitna Borough in southern Alaska, not far from Palmer, Alaska....
Wed October 14, 2015
JCB’S 3CX Compact Backhoe Delivers Big Machine Performance
JCB launched its 3CX compact backhoe loader, delivering big machine performance for confined job sites. A pioneer of the compact backhoe loader, with its 2CX (not currently available in North America), JCB is taking the concept to a new level, to meet the demands of tomorrow’s construction sites....
Wed October 14, 2015
Doosan Introduces Tier IV-Compliant Wheel Excavator With Improved Fuel Efficiency
Doosan expands its Tier IV wheel excavator lineup with the DX210W-5 for applications that require an excavator with rubber tires. The “dash-5” excavator replaces the “dash-3” (interim Tier IV) model....
Tue October 13, 2015
FDOT I-275 Project Aims to Improve Traffic Flow
Construction work continues in downtown Tampa, as the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) rebuilds and widens Interstate 275 from east of State Road 60 to the Hillsborough River. The project will reconstruct all the southbound interstate in the area, as well as northbound I-275 from east of State Road 60 to Himes Avenue....
Irwin Rapoport - Fri October 09, 2015
Vital Kingshighway Viaduct Job Begins With Demo Work
The city of St. Louis closed the Kingshighway bridge over the Union Pacific Railroad (UPRR) tracks (between Southwest/Vandeventer and Shaw Boulevard) and Daggett Avenue on July 6 so that the 75-year-old bridge can be torn down and replaced — an $18 million project that was awarded to Kozeny-Wagner Inc....
