Jeff Brooks - Wed December 24, 2008
Only a Memory: Crews Clear Remnants of Miami Arena
For the second time this year a Miami sports venue has been reduced to a twisted pile of concrete and steel. Earlier this year, the legendary Orange Bowl was demolished to make way for a new stadium for the Florida Marlins baseball team....
Fri December 19, 2008
Hyundai Unveils New 9 Series Excavators
At ConExpo earlier this year, a pre-production version of the R210LC-9 was debuted. On Dec. 11 and 12 the R210LC-9 and R290LC-9 models were unveiled to Hyundai dealer principals in Orlando, Fla. The R210LC-9 and R290LC-9 will be available to the market in the first quarter of 2009....
Eric Olson - Tue December 23, 2008
Huge U.S. 321 Widening Project Heads Into Home Stretch
A $65 million road-widening project in Caldwell County, N.C., will enter its fifth year of work in 2009 and all indications are that the construction will be completed next fall. A 6.57-mi. (10.6 km) stretch of U.S....
Thu December 11, 2008
Operators Hit the Ground Running With TC37 Crawler Excavator
Designed to turn 360 degrees within the width of its tracks, the Terex TC37 zero tail swing excavator is at home in confined and restricted areas. Ideal for utility contractors, this mini allows operators to get up close and personal in places where conventional excavators can’t fit....
Sat November 08, 2008
John Deere Introduces 120D, 135D Hydraulic Excavators
John Deere is offering two new hydraulic excavators in the 13- to 14.9-ton (12 to 13.5 t) range, the 120D and 135D — mid-sized machines with big performance. The 120D is a “dig-and-run” unit for jobs such as excavating basements or placing pipe and transports easily between jobs....
Sat November 08, 2008
E-Crane Offers Alternative to Offloading Bulk Materials
In small ports around the world, the ever increasing need to offload bulk materials such as coal and limestone at rates from 300 to 2,000 tons (272 to 1,814 t) per hour and do it as economically as possible calls for modern equipment with greater efficiency than can be provided by many of the older cranes still in operation today....
Wed November 05, 2008
Komatsu Offers Optional Power Angle Blade on PC45MR-3
Komatsu America Corp.’s (KAC) PC45MR-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....
Jennifer Hetrick - Fri December 05, 2008
Millennium Pipeline Replaces Old Gas Line in New York
Replacing a flowing gas line is tricky. If the gas line happens to be 182 mi. (293 km) long and involves working in areas that feature nearly straight vertical drops, it’s that much more of a challenge....
Eric Olson - Mon December 01, 2008
Conveyors Save Carolina Sunrock Truckloads of Money
A Raleigh-based company has found a way to move material out of its quarries that it believes will save dump trucks full of money over time. Carolina Sunrock LLC, a construction materials firm that supplies aggregates, asphalt and concrete to construction projects across the Southeast, has recently begun handling and transporting rock out of its new Woodsdale quarry in Person County via conveyor belt....
Fri December 05, 2008
E-Crane: A Modern Alternative
In small ports around the world, the ever increasing need to offload bulk materials such as coal and limestone at rates from 300 to 2,000 tons (272 to 1,814 t) per hour and do it as economically as possible calls for modern equipment with greater efficiency than can be provided by many of the older cranes still in operation today....
