CEG - Tue November 05, 2019
Carolina Cat Hosts Special Demo Day for Cherokee Indians
Carolina Cat hosted a three-day, hands-on event in Cherokee, N.C., from Oct. 23 to 25. Days one and two were for the Eastern Band of the Cherokee Indians; the third day was for local contractors and other customers....
CEG - Mon October 21, 2019
Gregory Poole Equipment Company's North Carolina Demo Day
Gregory Poole Equipment Company held a product demonstration on Oct. 2 featuring the Caterpillar Next Generation dozers, excavators, compact track loaders and skid steer loaders at Caterpillar's Clayton, N.C., facility....
Caterpillar - Mon October 07, 2019
Cat's 'In the Trenches' Tour Makes Pit Stop in Charlotte
Three machines, 36 wheels, 20 stops, 15 dealers. That's what you'll find on the semi-national "In the Trenches Tour" from Caterpillar. Launching at the end of July, the tour arrived at its tenth stop on Sept....
Joe Trinacria – CEG Associate Editor - Mon October 07, 2019
Gregory Poole Equipment Celebrates 10 Years in Mebane, N.C.
As the year 2008 was winding down and the country's dire economic crisis was heating up, Greg Poole III had to make one of the toughest decisions of his career as an equipment distributor. Having just broken ground on what was to become the latest outpost of his family business — Gregory Poole Equipment Co....
CEG - Mon October 07, 2019
Carolina Cat Hosts Global Operator Challenge at South Charlotte Location
On Sept. 27, Carolina Cat hosted an operator challenge at its South Charlotte location. It's all part of the 2019/2020 Caterpillar Global Operator Challenge Competition. Operators will test their skills against those of fellow operators around the world to determine who can claim the title of "best." In each stage of the competition, operators will be challenged to test their agility, mental toughness and versatility, as well as their competence in using integrated technology to enhance machine performance, such as Cat Production Measurement and Cat GRADE systems....
Demag - Tue September 24, 2019
Superior Cranes Nearly Doubles Lift Crawler Crane Line Capacity With Purchase Of Demag CC6800-1 Crane
Superior Cranes Inc. , Rockingham, N.C., recently purchased the 1,375 ton (1,250 t) capacity class Demag CC 6800-1 crawler crane for its operations in the United States. With few crawler cranes in this class size operating in North America, the acquisition gives the company an advantage with lifting opportunities requiring specialized high-lift capacities....
CEG - Mon September 23, 2019
Gregory Poole Hosts Operator Challenge in Clayton, N.C.
Gregory Poole Equipment Company hosted its 2019 Operator Challenge on Aug. 27 to 29 at the Caterpillar Visitor Center in Clayton, N.C. The three-day event brought out 35 operators from across eastern North Carolina to compete in the four machine challenges....
Irwin Rapoport – CEG Correspondent - Mon September 23, 2019
NCDOT Working to Remedy Hurricane Dorian's Destruction
When Hurricane Dorian struck North Carolina's Cape Hatteras region (Dare and Hyde counties) on the evening of Sept. 6 as a Category 1 storm, it caused considerable damage to coastal towns, homes and businesses, along with vital highway and road infrastructure....
Irwin Rapoport – CEG Correspondent - Mon September 09, 2019
Barnhill Working to Deliver N.C. Outer Loop Segment
There are three ongoing contracts for work to complete the North Carolina Department of Transportation's 39-mi. Interstate 295 project — locally known as the Fayetteville Outer Loop — an initiative that has the state investing approximately $1 billion for its entire job to improve traffic flow in the Fayetteville metropolitan area and Fort Bragg....
Link-Belt Cranes - Tue August 13, 2019
Winston-Salem Bridge Construction Continues for 248 HSL
In November 2018, a one-mile stretch of major highway in Winston-Salem, N.C., was closed for demolition and resurfacing. The stretch of road will reopen in early 2020, complete with new bridge overpasses, modernizing on and off ramps, and straightening its path (with fewer curves) through the city....
