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Construction Equipment
Smith tapped to head new Subsite/HammerHead leadership at Charles Machine Works
Charles Machine Works veteran has been named by the company to lead a new joint leadership team. Get the details on the new appointment here on Equipment World.
February 11, 2019
Construction Equipment
Ditch Witch packages JT20XP HDD with XP44 mixing system for large utility jobs
Ditch Witch introduces a new JT20XP package made to provide better productivity on large utility installation jobs. Get more details here on Equipment World!
September 7, 2018
Construction Equipment
Inside Vermeer’s immersive HDD training classes designed to fill fiber’s growing demand
This is not all good news to HDD contractors, who are struggling to man drills in the face of such demands. “Our customers are telling us, ‘we can’t work because we don’t have the people,’” Tony Bokhoven, training manager, Vermeer. And so they’ve asked for help. In response, Vermeer unveiled its first HDD Circuit training […]
May 30, 2016
Construction Equipment
Trimble launches DG613, DG813 pipe lasers with more compact design, radio remote control
At World of Concrete, Trimble has introduced two of its newest Spectra Precision pipe laser models, the DG613 and DG813. We first got word of these lasers in November but now have a bit more detail on all the new features they’ll pack. The lasers will be available in North America later this month and […]
February 4, 2016
Safety
Worker killed after backhoe hits service line near Omaha
A worker near Omaha, Nebraska suffered a fatal electrocution last week during the installation of drainage system. According to reports from KMTV, 42-year-old Jeffrey Glup was killed June 17 when he came in contact with a service line as crews worked to build a new facility for the Papillion Public Works Department. A release from the Sarpy County […]
June 24, 2015
Construction Equipment
Utility construction crew unearths 2,000-year-old skeletal remains in South Florida
While digging the trench for a water line installation a few weeks ago in Davie, Florida, a utility crew discovered the remains of a 2,000-year-old Tequesta Indian woman. Archaeologists in the area rarely find fully intact skeletons and are saying that this discovery may be the best preserved find in the last 40 years, according […]
January 15, 2014
Construction Equipment
Vermeer intros the D9x13 S3, the first in its new line of drills
Improved hydraulic efficiency is one of several enhancements to the D9x13 S3 Navigator horizontal directional drill, the first of the S3 generation, introduced at ICUEE last week. “We’ve increased the speed of the carriage, rotation and vise cycle, all of which translates into completing a bore much faster,” says Jon Kuyers, underground global product manager. […]
October 11, 2013
Construction Equipment
The used HDD market is growing: What to look for in a used drill whether you’re buying or selling
While the ICUEE show in Louisville was an opportunity to see the horizontal directional drills fresh from the factory, it also offered attendees the chance to kick the tracks on used drills … or consider selling their older drills to make way for new. We talked to two exhibitors, MTI Equipment and HDD Broker, to […]
October 10, 2013
Construction Equipment
Ditch Witch RT120 Quad ride-on trencher handles variety of utility installations
Perform a range of utility installations with Ditch Witch’s RT120 Quad ride-on trencher, which features a 120-horsepower Tier 4-compliant Deutz diesel engine and hydrostatic transmission. The RT120 Quad features a heavy-duty undercarriage with 1,500-pound track frames that deliver a low center of gravity for increased stability, while chevron patter tracks provide traction on slopes and […]
September 3, 2013
Construction Equipment
Design advances, continued strong demand horizontal directional drilling a bright spot
If there’s a bright spot in our murky economic recovery, it is horizontal directional drilling. HDD, strong for several years, is likely to remain a bright spot for some time. There have been adjustments in the market based on machine size and new vs. used, but the overall health remains, driven primarily by sewer, […]
September 1, 2013
Maintenance
Contractor of the Year Finalist
Michael Bray Paso Robles, California Michael Bray Construction Year started: 1991 Number of employees: 12 Annual volume: $3 million Markets served: Site development, commercial paving, utility installation Spearheading a local online plan room, this central coast California contractor keeps current with jobs while logging time on the road. By Marcia Gruver Doyle […]
February 27, 2012
Construction Equipment
Survival Stories
The heel-print of the Great Recession continues to reverberate throughout the industry. So how are contractors hanging on? Survivor Stories shares a number of their stories in this and upcoming issues, with the hope they offer encouragement and perhaps an idea you can use. Changing markets was tough, best decision “It really turned out […]
January 10, 2012
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