Thu March 02, 2006
Runaway Excavator Crashes Into Overpass
HAYS, KS (AP) Eastbound traffic on Interstate 70 near Hays will have to endure a 9-mi. detour, after a piece of construction equipment damaged a 45-ft. section of an overpass on Feb. 13. Officials of the Kansas Department of Transportation expect an emergency repair of the bridge to be done by March 1....
Wed February 22, 2006
Doosan Names A. Montano Dealer for Excavators, Wheel Loaders
Doosan Infracore America Corp. has named A. Montano Co. as Southern Hudson River Valley Region dealer of Doosan Daewoo Construction Equipment. The Saugerties, NY-based dealer will sell, rent and provide service for Doosan Daewoo excavators and wheel loaders in the Upstate New York counties of Sullivan, Orange and Putnam....
Wed February 22, 2006
Atlantic Tractor Pulls Forward
Sixteen months after its merger, Atlantic Tractor has not only continued to serve those in the four-wheel-drive/scraper industry but is making tremendous strides forward in its commitment to be the preeminent John Deere dealer for this market, according to the company....
Thu February 09, 2006
JLG Industries Sells Gradall to Alamo Group for $39.4M
Gradall has been sold to the Alamo Group Inc. The $39.4-million sale by JLG Industries Inc., which had owned Gradall since 1999, was announced at an employee meeting at the plant Feb. 3. Alamo becomes the ninth owner of Gradall excavators — generally recognized as the world’s first hydraulic excavator and now the only excavator manufactured entirely in the United States....
Wed February 08, 2006
New Komatsu Hydraulic Excavators Equipped With Komtrax Technology
Komatsu America Corp. has introduced its PC200LC-8 and PC220LC-8 hydraulic excavators. These machines feature enhancements in efficiency, information technology upgrades, improvements in operator comfort and new low emission engines that improve fuel consumption....
Kate Zanoni - Thu February 09, 2006
NJ Firm Brings New Jaw Crusher Attachment to the States
The Eco-Crusher is one precious investment for contractors. Not only is it cost-effective, it also saves time and space on the job site. The machine is an excavator-attached jaw crusher that was previously unavailable in the United States....
Brenda Ruggiero - Wed February 08, 2006
Route 22 Project Under Way After 40 Years of Planning
Environmental and historic issues are at the forefront of a road reconstruction project currently under way near Lewistown, PA. After 40 years in the planning stages, the road is finally becoming a reality, and is scheduled for completion by fall 2008....
David S. Chartock - Mon February 06, 2006
D’Annunzio Leads Way to Holland Tunnel
Work is under way to reconstruct the 12th Street and 14th Street viaducts, which support the approaches to the Holland Tunnel from Jersey City, NJ. Included in the project’s scope of work, according to Bill Weissman, a project executive of D’Annunzio & Sons Inc., the project’s Clark, NJ-based general contractor, is replacement of the concrete decks; repairs to the substructure, performing seismic retrofits to the viaducts; construction of a new shoulder; widening the structure along the 14th Street Viaduct, which is the westbound approach to the Holland Tunnel; construction of a new retaining wall on the east end of the 12th Street Viaduct; replacement of structural steel stringers; replacement of the bearings and miscellaneous approach road work....
Ryan Johnson - Mon January 30, 2006
Compact Equipment Gets Contractor Out of Tight Spot
For anyone traveling through Des Moines, IA, these days, the sight of cranes, dozers and loaders, to name a few, is not uncommon. Since 2001 there has been an explosion of construction activity, both road construction, and new building construction and renovation downtown....
David Chartock - Thu January 26, 2006
Stanford Stadium Axed; New Arena Construction Under Way
How do you cut the time to construct a stadium in half?For some general contractors, they fast-track a project, issuing bid packages before a project’s designs are completed. For others, design-build is used as a means of cutting costs and expediting a project....
