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AmQuip Hires Frank McKinney as Midwest Crane Rental Specialist →

AmQuip Crane Rental LLC has appointed Frank McKinney as Midwest crane rental specialist. He will join the team in Cincinnati as AmQuip expands its Midwest region footprint. McKinney recently was employed as a crane instructor with the Ohio Operating Engineers Apprenticeship and Training Program. He specializes in OSHA, MSHA, CDL and Rigging Training. In addition to being an instructor, McKinney is a C.C.O accredited practical examiner and is a C.C.O certified operator. Click for more...

N.Y.’s JPW Companies Stays Strong With Good Equipment, Good People →

JPW Companies of Syracuse, N.Y., has been working with cranes for more than 30 years. “We have cranes for every job,” said David Schwalm, executive vice president of JPW Companies. Every job includes loading cargo, erecting buildings and even assembling windmills. “We have one of the biggest fleets of Manitowoc 16000s on the east coast,” Schwalm said. “We use them for large jobs such as windmill erection.”Windmill ErectionBecause of the recent clean energy movement and because of government incentives like production tax credits, many companies are hiring contractors like JPW that can assemble windmills. Click for more...

From Horse Drawn Graders to Massive Crawler Cranes →

M.D. Moody & Sons is one of the oldest family owned construction equipment distributors in the nation, according to Stephen Moody, an M.D. Moody sales manager. “M.D. Moody opened in 1913, and is still going strong 96 years later,” he said. Headquartered in Jacksonville, Fla., the company currently has several locations in Florida and Georgia, including Fairburn, Ga.; Pompano Beach, Fla.; and Fort Myers, Fla. Click for more...

Advantage Dealer Insurance Announces Bi-Weekly Payment Service →

Advantage Dealer Insurance (ADI), in association with National Payment Network (NPN), is now offering a bi-weekly payment service, for the first time ever, to heavy equipment customers, dealers and lenders. Since 2003, ADI has been creating business and insurance solutions for the equipment industry. The company recently explored ways to develop a payment-option plan that could be made available to the heavy equipment industry and that would be similar to those often found only in the mortgage and auto industries. Click for more...

ODOT Embarks on Historic 2009 Construction Season →

Embarking on the largest investment in Ohio’s transportation system in state history, the Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) is officially kicking off its 2009 construction season, highlighted by multi-modal investments across Ohio and more than 650 roadway and bridge projects in each region of the state. With a total investment of more than $1.9 billion in construction projects, ODOT’s 2009 construction season includes at least 36 interstate projects, 125 bridge projects, and dozens of multi-modal investments — ranging from improvements on railroads, at airports, and along the waterways. Click for more...

I-70/I-71 Caps in Downtown Columbus Remain in Budget →

The Ohio Department of Transportation and the City of Columbus have been wrangling with plans to widen I-70/I-71, add gateway ramps to better configure splits to other freeways, and to build a minimum of six “caps” over the interstate for several years. Commonly known as “the downtown split,” the I-70/I-71 South Innerbelt Corridor Project is “a multi-faceted plan to reduce congestion in downtown Columbus along the convergence of Interstate 70 and Interstate 71,” according to an ODOT press release. Click for more...

Jones Crawler Cranes Purchases the First TCC-750 at SED →

Jones Crawler Cranes Ltd., of Shaftesbury, Dorset, United Kingdom, purchased the first Link-Belt 75 ton (70 t) TCC-750 telescopic crawler crane at SED, May 13, 2009. Jones Crawler Cranes, owned by Mark and Alexandra Jones, specializes in the rental of hydraulic crawler cranes throughout Southern England. NRC Plant, the UK distributor for Link-Belt cranes, projects the crane will be in service late third quarter or early fourth quarter 2009 following the completion of final testing. Click for more...

HOLT Crane Opens New HQ Facility in Texas →

HOLT Crane & Equipment, the Link-Belt Crane distributor for central, north, northeast and southeast Texas and southern New Mexico, opened its headquarters facility in Houston May 18. “There is an increasing demand for cranes in the Texas market,” said Scott McDougle, HOLT Crane & Equipment general manager. “Through our partnership with Link-Belt, we will provide quality service to customers across our territory.”As an authorized Link-Belt distributor, the company sells and services all Link-Belt cranes in addition to stocking genuine Link-Belt parts. Click for more...

Long-Time Case Employee, Peter M. Ferguson, Dies, 68 →

Peter M. Ferguson, 68 of North East, Md., died April 27, 2009, in Christina Hospital, Newark, Del. Born in Philadelphia, Pa., on Sept. 13, 1940, he was the son of Helen (Kubiak) Ferguson of Mt. Holly, N.J., and the late Paul Ferguson. He was the beloved husband of Audrey A. Ferguson of North East, Md. Mr. Ferguson worked for Case Heavy Equipment in Racine, Wis., for more than 40 years. His last position was as a business manager serving Case dealers in Pennsylvania, Maryland, Delaware and Virginia. Click for more...

Northshore Manufacturing Introduces Builtrite Model 2200 Truck Crane →

Northshore Manufacturing’s model 2200 crane can be used to load and haul a wide variety of material and tools used by contractors working in electrical utility, drilling, pipe laying, scrap pick-up, demolition clean-up, general construction, road building, mining and other applications. Key features include:• High Pressure Hydraulics (4,000 psi/275 Bar) and higher flow for greater lift capacity (more than 21,000 lbs./9,545 Kg. Click for more...

Cure Coming for Atlanta’s 14th Street Bridge Traffic Ills →

A congested major intersection in downtown Atlanta that has proven to be a headache for commuters and travelers throughout the area will soon be reconstructed. The reconstruction is now past its halfway point and heading toward the finish line. Known as the 14th Street Bridge Improvement Project, the $88.5 million work was designed to alleviate traffic bottlenecks in the midtown. The project is set to be completely finished by May 31, 2010, although portions of the project will open at several points over the next several months. Click for more...

United Contractors Leads ’Team United’ to the Finish Line →

Work on Interstate 520, Phase II of the Palmetto Parkway, has been under way in Aiken County and the city of North Augusta, S.C., since January 2007. Under the leadership of United Contractors Inc., many firms have combined their expertise to form “Team United” in a partnership to complete this design-build project. The $152.4-million contract consists of the completion of I-520 from U.S. Click for more...

Allmand Lights Illuminate Night Work at Indiana Site →

Poindexter Excavating Inc. faced a challenge — move 8 million cu. yds. (6.1 cu m) of dirt in nine months or less. At that pace, the Indianapolis-based company would need to move enough dirt to fill nearly 1,100 Goodyear blimps, or the equivalent of about four blimp-sized loads of dirt per day. The second challenge was the construction of the $550 million Honda automobile plant in Greensburg, Ind. Click for more...

Terex Welcomes B&W Equipment Co. as New Distributor →

Terex has added B&W Equipment Co. as a new full line Terex compact equipment distributor in Fort Wayne, Ind. “We are excited to add B&W Equipment Co. to our expanding distribution network of Terex compact equipment distributors in North America,” said Del Carver, area director, North America Compact Equipment. Terex Construction introduced a dedicated compact equipment line in November and is now beginning distribution throughout North America. Click for more...

New Bridge to Rise From Rubble in Minn. →

By Dick RohlandCEG CORRESPONDENTWhile thousands of daily motorists, truckers and travelers have had their 35W bridge back since last September after a record construction time of less than one year, another busy and popular Mississippi River crossing northwest of the Twin Cities is now closed and under going a complete reconstruction. Warped gusset plates, found by the NTSB to be the primary cause of the 35W bridge collapse in Minneapolis over a year ago, forced the closure of the Desoto Bridge in St. Click for more...

Firm Donates Crane to Raise Trusses on Habitat Homes →

Southern Crane donated its crane services to set roof trusses on six Habitat for Humanity homes under construction in nearby Cary, N.C. The homes at the intersection of Old Apex Road and Falcone Parkway are among the largest construction projects undertaken in Cary by Habitat for Humanity of Wake County. On March 28, Southern Crane donated a 6-ton (5.4 t) truck crane and operator to help volunteers set trusses and lift roof sections into place. Click for more...

Southern Industrial Constructors Adds New Project Manager →

Randy Harmon has joined Southern Industrial Constructors and Southern Crane, full-service industrial contractors, as a project manager for their Raleigh operations. In his new role, Harmon is responsible for estimating and bidding on new projects. Once projects are awarded, Harmon manages all of their operations, including overseeing the availability, costs and performance of subcontractors, personnel and equipment. Click for more...

Dynapac Welcomes Stafford as New Full Line Dealer in Va. →

Stafford will represent Dynapac USA and its full line of road building equipment in the state of Virginia. Stafford will sell, service and support Dynapac products and offer a complete range of soil and asphalt compaction equipment and light/concrete compaction equipment. Stafford Equipment has been serving the construction equipment industry since 1951. “We’re very proud to represent the full line of Dynapac products across the state of Virginia, due to Dynapac’s strong reputation for product reliability and service,” said President and CEO John Wall. Click for more...

Terex Hydra Platform Saves Contractors Time, Money →

Technological advances transform the way the construction industry does business. The Terex Hydra Platforms HPBW 12.5 from Terex Roadbuilding is a completely new type of bridge worker platform, enabling a more efficient way of removing overhang brackets, completing bridge fascia work and running utility lines, according to the manufacturer. Built with a well balanced design, the completely self-contained HPBW 12.5 is easily towed by a 3/4-ton pick-up truck to and from the job site. Click for more...

Superior Industries Names Ring Power New Dealer in Fla. →

Superior Industries, a manufacturer of conveyor systems and components, announced that Ring Power Corporation is its new, exclusive equipment dealer throughout the state of Florida. Ring Power will market, service and sell Superior's line of conveying equipment including the TeleStacker conveyor, RazerTail truck unloader and other Superior stackers and conveyors. The St. Augustine-based company was established in 1961 as an engine-only dealer for Caterpillar. Click for more...

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