G.W. Hall - Mon July 30, 2001
Contractors ’Shoulder’ Georgia Interstate-16 Widening Project
Rogers Bridge Company Inc. and Mitchell Construction Co. Inc. of Atlanta, GA, have teamed up to complete a $27.9-million bridge and shoulder widening project along Interstate 16 in Laurens and Treutlen counties....
Melissa Buchanan - Wed May 09, 2001
Shaw Brothers Makes Quick Work of Maine Project
What was once considered an engineering marvel when it was completed in 1947, the Maine Turnpike has turned into an accident-ridden, congested roadway. With an accident rate 72 percent higher on the two-lane section of the turnpike than on the three-lane section, widening and modernization was a must....
Mary Reed - Thu May 10, 2001
Nittany Lions Roar for I-99 Corridor
Commercial growth in and around State College, PA, has brought increased traffic and accompanying safety concerns. However, help is at hand with the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) I-99 corridor project, now well under way.
When completed, the Route 26 portion to the east of State College will connect the Mount Nittany Expressway (U.S....
Sat April 07, 2001
Texas Dealer Gets Nod From Schaeff
During the recent Schaeff Dealer Meeting in Las Vegas, NV, Udo Boersch, vice president of sales and marketing, presented Skid Loaders Plus of Austin, TX, with a Top Dealer Sales Award for 2000.
Perry Carson, president of Skid Steer Loaders Plus started the company in 1995 and now has 10 employees....
Tue April 17, 2001
New Holland Excavator Sinks Teeth Into Shipyards of Slag
Tri-State Bulk Handling knows it takes some serious equipment to unload a ship the length of two football fields. So serious that the New Jersey-based company has called in the muscle of New Holland equipment.
Working in New Jersey’s Port of Camden, Tri-State is using three New Holland EC160 excavators and two New Holland LW230 wheel loaders, all purchased from Modern Construction Equipment Co., Hightstown, NJ....
Tue April 03, 2001
CNH, Kobe Steel and Kobelco to Set Up Global Alliance in Construction Equipment
CNH Global, Kobe Steel Ltd., and Kobelco Construction Machinery recently announced an agreement to form a global alliance for the marketing, development and production of crawler excavators worldwide. In addition, the alliance with Kobelco includes distribution of CNH construction equipment in Japan and the Asia Pacific region.
"This is an important strategic step that strengthens our position in the global construction equipment market," said Paolo Monferino, CNH president and CEO.
The alliance with Kobelco covers CNH brands outside of the Case network worldwide and the Link-Belt network in the Americas, which will continue to be supplied by Sumitomo Construction Machinery in line with the CNH multi-brand and multi-network strategy....
Wed March 28, 2001
Cat Excavator Digs In at Philadelphia Flower Show
Visitors to the 2001 Philadelphia Flower Show were mesmerized by everything from geraniums and orchids to bonsai trees and caterpillars. Caterpillar construction equipment that is.
A Cat 301.5 mini-excavator was featured at this year’s Fairmount Park Commission exhibit....
Chris Volker - Wed February 28, 2001
T.C. Simons Tackles U.S. Route 40 Improvement Project
When the traffic flow became unbearable along U.S. Route 40 Corridor in Delaware and Maryland, a long-range Corridor improvement plan was developed.
In looking at the area’s congestion, it has been reported that the number of dwelling units in the Corridor is projected to increase to 38,965 in 2020, an increase of 50 percent since 1995-96....
Wed February 28, 2001
Daewoo Excavator Demonstrates ’Shear’ Strength on Staten Island
R. Baker All Industrial Service, a demolition contractor headquartered on Staten Island, NY, employs a Daewoo model 400LC-III excavator equipped with Baker’s Hanwoo shear to remove and cut up 51 large storage tanks and associated piping at GATX’s Staten Island facility....
Thu March 22, 2001
Daewoo Heavy Industries Enters Into an Agreement With Komatsu Limited of Japan
Komatsu Limited of Japan and Daewoo Heavy Industries and Machinery Corporation of Korea entered into a two-year agreement for Komatsu to supply equipment to Daewoo for distribution through Daewoo’s distributor network in Korea.
The agreement calls for Daewoo to import Komatsu Limited construction equipment products into the Korean domestic market....
