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Business: Page 275
Business
Bud Fultz, Ole South Excavating — Murfreesboro, Tennessee
When he was 22, Bud Fultz took stock of his life. He was working at a grocery store – exactly where he didn’t want to be the rest of his life. And so he bought a backhoe and every morning after getting off his night shift he’d go out to his property and practice digging. […]
June 12, 2007
Business
Diamond Logic Builder
With its Diamond Logic Electrical System, International has been installing some very high tech electronic hardware on its trucks in the last two years. The hardware served as the building blocks for a system that came full circle at the ICUEE show in September with the introduction of the Diamond Logic Builder software. Diamond Logic […]
June 12, 2007
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The art of the deal
If all you are interested in is getting the absolute lowest, rock-bottom price on the new equipment you buy, chances are you’ll eventually find somebody to fulfill that desire. The trouble is, you may also get the wrong machine for the job, a salesman who doesn’t care whether your business succeeds or fails and you […]
June 12, 2007
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Ed and Charlie Compeau — Compeau Brothers, Flat Rock, Michigan
When Ed Compeau graduated from college in 1981 with a business degree, he knew he had a long road ahead of him. Jobs in Michigan were scarce at the time, but Ed was eventually hired by a paving company. The company hired Ed’s younger brother Charlie later that same year. By 1988, though, the entrepreneurial […]
June 12, 2007
Business
Selling your used equipment
In the past few years a lot of contractors have held onto their equipment longer than they usually do, preferring to maintain their older machines rather than take a financial leap of faith and buy a lot of new equipment in a shaky economy. With the economy starting to swing back into positive territory though, […]
June 12, 2007
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John Deere’s Pierre Leroy
When we interviewed Pierre Leroy, president of John Deere’s Worldwide Construction & Forestry Division and John Deere Power Systems, the company’s solid third-quarter earnings statement had just come out. In it, the company reported worldwide a 68 percent increase over 2002’s third-quarter worldwide net income, and credited the upsurge in part to higher volumes in […]
June 12, 2007
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Ron Hunsche — Ron Hunsche Excavating, Highland, Illinois
If you ask his clients about Ron Hunsche and his company, it’s hard to get a short answer. “They are problem solvers for their customers,” says David Kirchner with Norrenbern’s Truck Company, Nashville, Illinois. “On a job another contractor did for us we had a problem with a site not draining properly. The contractor didn’t […]
June 12, 2007
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Kraig Meyer — Generation III Excavating, Hamilton, Michigan
Kraig Meyer can remember sitting as a kid beside his grandfather while he operated his dozer. At the age of 14, he was operating a dozer himself in his father’s excavating business. But when it came time for Kraig Meyer, owner of Generation III Excavating, Hamilton, Michigan, to earn a living helping his father, the […]
June 12, 2007
Business
Medium-duty trucks
While most construction contractors know to the dime what every click of their dozers’ tracks is costing them, when it comes to trucks too many contractors just review the specs, write the check and go. “Most of our customers don’t realize they’re in the trucking business as well,” says Joe Devlin, director of corporate communications […]
June 12, 2007
Business
Rubber-tired trenchers — Cowboys finish sooner, but they pay more accordingly
Unlike dozers or excavators that crank up in the morning and run steady until quittin’ time, a trencher may be used at as many as a half dozen different jobsites on a busy day. Add to that the fact that soil conditions can change from easy-digging dirt to hard rock or cobble – sometimes in […]
June 12, 2007
Business
A process of elimination
Renting the next pump you need instead of investing in and storing a pump that sits idle between jobs is just common sense, says Carlo Cavecchi, chief executive officer of HSS RentX. “You’re likely to find that the pump you bought isn’t the right one for your next job,” he says. “It’s not an item […]
June 12, 2007
Business
Construction trucks
Manufacturers have done a lot to extend component life and service intervals for all types of big trucks, on and off road. As a result, today’s trucks spend more time working and less time in the shop than ever before. But without good maintenance and knowledgeable drivers the harsh realties of the off-road construction environment […]
June 12, 2007
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Erosion control
The rules regarding erosion control at construction sites are changing – and the stakes are getting higher. To complicate matters further, there isn’t just one set of regulations. The federal government sets overall requirements, but then state, county and municipal agencies can tack on more guidelines. The Environmental Protection Agency’s Phase II Storm Water regulations […]
June 12, 2007
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A global competitor — Caterpillar’s Glen Barton
While a number of construction equipment companies staggered through 2002, Caterpillar posted profits of $798 million. “But don’t forget,” Glen Barton, chairman, is quick to point out, “that we also made a profit in 2000 and 2001,” in spite of overall dismal returns from the market. “We’re determined we’ll adjust our business plan to whatever […]
June 12, 2007
Business
Air Compressors
Air compressors are easy to ignore. Compared to your other equipment, they don’t cost a lot, they only do one thing and they’re so easy to operate that many contractors forget to look after them. But a diligent equipment manager or owner should take care to treat these machines well. Otherwise the two primary and […]
June 12, 2007
Business
G. Scott Edwards — G.S. Edwards, Inc., Orangeville, Pennsylvania
G. Scott Edwards runs his construction company from the same building in rural Pennsylvania where his great-grandfather operated a general store in the late 1800s. His family ran an International Harvester farm machinery franchise at the site for 70 years, and Edwards grew up at the store, watching his father’s mechanics repair equipment. When Edwards’ […]
June 12, 2007
Business
Self serve or full serve? When it comes to renting traffic control, the choice is yours.
If you want to rent traffic cones and “men working” signs, the rental industry is happy to oblige you. But what many rental entities really would like is for you to come to the conclusion that traffic control is not your core competency, and you should leave the entire business to them. So your first […]
June 12, 2007
Business
Outsourcing equipment management
You’re being pulled in a thousand different directions and frittering away too much time on non-essential tasks, and you’re not alone. Everybody is asked to do more these days. When a construction business is going strong, time and manpower are the two most challenging resources to muster. Trying to do it all yourself may work […]
June 12, 2007
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