Fri March 12, 2010
Hyundai Donates Additional Excavators to Efforts in Haiti
Hyundai Construction Equipment Americas Inc. and Hyundai Heavy Industries have finalized the donation of a total of five R110-7 crawler excavators to the nation of Haiti in support of its earthquake relief, recovery and reconstruction efforts....
Mon March 08, 2010
Terex Fuchs MHL350 D Cab Design Enhances Comfort, Efficiency
Efficiently tackling a variety of applications from processing municipal solid waste to sorting construction and demolition (C&D) debris to loading and unloading scrap metals, the Terex Fuchs MHL350 D material handler delivers a standard maximum reach of 52 ft....
Dorinda Anderson - Sat February 27, 2010
West Fargo Main Avenue Undergoes Renovation
Neither spring flooding nor early winter weather in October could cause refinishing of an 11-block section of Main Avenue in West Fargo, N.D., to miss its fall completion deadline. Work on the $8.6 million project, between Sixth Street West, near the Sheyenne River Crossing, and Fifth Street East, included reconstruction of the road surface, turning frontage roads into parking areas and constructing a bridge over the Sheyenne River; construction of the bridge, however, was later postponed....
Fri March 05, 2010
Kobelco Announces Strategy for Tier IV Interim Requirements
Kobelco Construction Machinery America recently announced its strategy to meet the Environmental Protection Agency’s Tier IV interim emissions requirements that begin in 2011. Introduced in two phases, Tier IV regulations represent the biggest reduction in heavy equipment emissions to date....
Tue February 23, 2010
JESCO Expands; Acquires Nortrax’ Beacon, N.Y., Facility
JESCO has expanded its territory coverage by acquiring the Nortrax Beacon, N.Y., facility. It also has become the exclusive John Deere and Hitachi Construction equipment dealer on Long Island and in the five boroughs of New York....
Mary Reed - Mon March 01, 2010
New South Street Bridge in Philadelphia Under Way
It was time to take action to replace an almost 90-year-old bridge spanning the Schuylkill Expressway (Interstate 76) in Philadelphia. Not only was the South Street Bridge structurally deficient, but a six-ton weight limit was in operation, and in addition, the structure had been shedding chunks of concrete, including some that landed on the expressway....
Giles Lambertson - Wed February 24, 2010
Industry Responds to Haiti’s Needs
General contractors and equipment dealers in the United States have limited options right now in responding to Haiti’s destructive earthquake. Contributing funds to recovery efforts is the big-ticket response at this point....
Mon February 22, 2010
Komatsu Announces PC35MR-3 Compact Hydraulic Excavator
Komatsu America Corp.’s PC35MR-3 compact hydraulic excavator is designed to bring increased production and added operator comfort to contractors in a variety of construction, utility, landscaping and other applications....
Rebecca Ragain - Wed February 17, 2010
Leftover T-REX Funds Improve Pesky Denver I-25 Interchange
By June drivers traveling through the southern Denver metropolitan area, near the suburb of Centennial, will enjoy the results of improvements to one of the area’s peskier interchanges. The intersection at Interstate 25 and East Arapahoe Road, a major east-west commuter route, has grown busier and busier over the years....
Jay Adams - Thu February 11, 2010
John’s Gradall Service Flourishes With Collective Effort
Just five short years ago, a secretary for a construction company decided to leave her office to join forces with her husband’s son to form a new company. It was 2004 when Laura Scott and John Smith founded John’s Gradall Service in Mansfield, Mass....
