Thu December 12, 2002
Jones Purchases First JCB 718 Artic Truck Sold in U.S.
Ronny D. Jones Enterprises Inc. is a third-generation utility contractor whose recent purchase of a JCB 718 articulated dump truck was a first.
The Newnan, GA, contractor serving the Atlanta metro and north Georgia area has become the owner of the first JCB 718 sold in the United States.
Specializing in site development and utilities construction services from initial site planning, preparation and grading through completion and follow-up, Jones needed a reliable vehicle to serve a range of clients including municipalities and counties.
When the need arose, Jones turned to Stafford Tractor Company, based in Lawrenceville, GA....
Tue December 10, 2002
Illinois Truck & Equipment Opens in Springfield, IL
Highlighting its focus on customer support and satisfaction, Illinois Truck & Equipment (ITE) has recently opened its South location at 3253 Mathers Rd., Springfield, IL, near the intersection of IL 72 and State Route 4.
Situated on 6 acres (2.4 ha), the south location boasts three buildings that include a 2,800-sq.-ft....
James Van Horn - Tue December 03, 2002
Modern Continental Reclaims ’Lost’
Tucked away in a remote corner of Brooklyn, NY, Modern Continental Construction is moving approximately 2.5 million cu. yd. (1.9 million cu m) of material in one of the largest such jobs in the Northeast, and probably the most unusual — it’s all fill and no cut....
Fri November 22, 2002
Increased Caterpillar Truck Engine Orders Reduce Need for Layoffs
Caterpillar improved fourth quarter customer demand for on-highway truck engines will reduce the number of temporary manufacturing shutdowns and employee layoffs at the company’s engine and fuel systems facilities previously announced on Oct....
Cindy Ladage - Mon November 25, 2002
Schaaf Truck & Tractor Museum Sells Rare, Antique Iron
Collector George Schaaf of Frankfort, IL, recently held an auction to reduce the inventory of his truck and tractor museum on Friday and Saturday, Sept. 20 to 21. On Friday, Schaaf’s huge petroleum collection sold and on Saturday, his antique tractors and many unusual and rare construction trucks went under the gavel.
Kurt Aumann, auctioneer of Aumann Auctions, noted, “George Schaaf scoured the country to assemble this collection, always gathering the rarest and best to put in his museum....
Brenda Ruggiero - Thu November 21, 2002
Custom Truck Maker Curry Supply Company Turns 70
For the past 70 years, the Ritchey family has worked together to maintain the quality of Curry Supply Company in Curryville, PA. Now in its fourth generation, the company’s main focus is to manufacture and sell water trucks, mechanic’s trucks, and fuel and lube trucks that are utilized by quarries, road builders, landfills, coal mines, site contractors and utility contractors....
Richard Miller - Thu October 17, 2002
McAninch Uses Cat Equipment to Relocate U.S. 59 in Missouri
On March 15, 2002, the McAninch Corporation was the successful low bidder on a highway relocation project on U.S. 59 in Holt County, MO. The $4.3-million project calls for constructing a new 2-mi. (3.2 km.) section of roadway with a 24-ft....
Wed October 09, 2002
Tilcon Barges Six TR-100 Terex Haul Trucks Upriver
Most people have heard of “Moscow on the Hudson,” but how many people have heard of “Terex on the Hudson?”
Such was the case recently when Tilcon New York Inc., Clinton Point Quarry, a division of the Oldcastle Materials Group, purchased six new Terex TR-100 haul trucks, which were delivered by barge from Newark, NJ —three trucks on one barge and three on the other....
Mary Reed - Wed September 11, 2002
PennDOT to Improve Safety With $12.6M Route 22 Job
Replacement of a historic 70-year-old bridge in Pennsylvania’s Huntingdon County is part of an ongoing Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) project to improve the safety of a stretch of State Route 22 and its intersection with State Route 453 in Waterstreet, PA....
Giles Lambertson - Tue July 09, 2002
Scurry Grades Way for Northlite Shopping Center in Charlotte
The 110-acre (44.5 ha) site north of Charlotte, NC, on Interstate 85 was tree-covered as 2002 began, but beneath all the roots and top soil was rock. Lots of it. “Just about all the million yards is weathered rock,” said Brad Heavner, alluding to the volume of shale and earth to be moved on the project that will become the Northlite Shopping Center....
