Tue March 08, 2005
Ditch Witch XT850 Works Like a Charm for NY Contractor
Stienstra Electric Corp., Goshen, NY, provides residential electrical services, including wiring for new homes and service upgrades to existing structures, outdoor lighting, and power and lights for in-ground and above-ground swimming pools and spas....
Sat November 20, 2004
Trenchers Plus Takes on I-R Equipment Line
Based in Burnsville, MN, Trenchers Plus, Inc. serves customers throughout Minnesota and recently became part of the dealer network for Ingersoll-Rand in Minnesota and Iowa. “Ingersoll-Rand has an unparalleled reputation in the construction industry,” said Brian Folkman, owner and president of Trenchers Plus....
Sat September 18, 2004
Train Trench Crews Unearth Prehistoric Artifacts
RENO, NV (AP) Crews digging a train trench through downtown Reno have uncovered an unexpected archaeological bonanza –– a prehistoric site that may be as much as 4,000 years old and unlike any other site discovered in Nevada....
Sat August 21, 2004
Fed. Admin. Peters Tours $264M Train Trench Job in Reno, NV
RENO, NV (AP) Federal Highway Administrator Mary E. Peters hailed Reno’s $264 million train trench on Aug. 6 as a model of innovation and cost-cutting that will help change the way large transportation projects are approached elsewhere....
April Goodwin - Sat July 24, 2004
Vermeer Tackles Difficult Trenching Where Mountains Meet Desert in NV
It’s tough to imagine a time and a place for a 90-ton, 600-hp (80 t, 447 kW) trencher. But Dave Rice, owner of Las Vegas-based Rice Construction Co. Inc., isn’t gambling with anything less....
James Van Horn - Fri July 02, 2004
Crane, Boring Rig Combo Drop Shafts in Tight Quarters
To sink a pair of 6.5-ft-diameter open shafts 250 ft., mostly through rock, a specialty contractor is using a compact dry boring rig originally designed for cast-in-place piles. Raito Inc., Geosystems Construction Specialists, the American arm of a Japan-based construction firm, is installing two concrete-lined vent and drop shafts for the new Combined Sewer Overflow tunnel in Providence, RI....
Debbie McClung - Sat May 08, 2004
Vermeer HDD, Bore Planning Tools Tackle IA Sump Drain
Gravity sewer main installation presents a challenge just by virtue of the accuracy needed to keep pipe on-grade. With surface and subsurface obstructions such as numerous 14-ft. (4.2 m) driveways and a shallow maze of existing utilities buried in four different types of soil conditions, a precision job can quickly become even more complicated....
Sat January 17, 2004
ASSE: Construction Trenching Accidents Preventable
Construction trenching accidents result in 40 fatalities and numerous injuries each year. The American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) recognizes that many of these fatalities can be prevented by using government and industry safety standards....
Wed January 07, 2004
Tom Coble Assembles Team in NC to Address Trench Safety
In 1999, after selling his equipment rental business, Tom Coble, a 20-year construction industry veteran, began paying attention to stories about trench excavation cave-in accidents.
Cave-ins most often occur when improper or no support is used to “shore up” the walls of a deep ditch or trench....
Tue October 14, 2003
Bruce Albea Widens Highway 27 With Excess Fill From Neighboring Project
When Bruce Albea Contracting Inc., based in Rockmart and Newnan, GA, landed three recent road-widening jobs, the company needed to augment its equipment fleet. Deciding to spend its money on machines from a well-established dealer, Bruce Albea contacted Cowin Equipment, which opened its doors to Georgia customers one year ago.
In preparation for moving an extensive amount of dirt and material for its upcoming jobs, Bruce Albea purchased a trio of Terex TA40 articulated trucks and a Kobelco SK480 hydraulic excavator.
The first test for new equipment was a $22.7-million Highway 27 road-widening project in Troup County, near LaGrange, GA, that included multiple bridges over West Point Lake....
