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In Moore, just as in Tuscaloosa, the power of “just doing” will be revealed

It was a few days short of six months ago that I wrote about Hurricane Sandy and how volunteers should respond in the wake of catastrophic natural disasters.  Those of you who are heading to Oklahoma soon might do well to read it here first. Nineteen months before that I blogged on our old website […]

May 24, 2013

Roadbuilding

Oklahoma DOT helps tornado recovery efforts

Oklahoma Department of Transportation (ODOT) crews have traveled from all over the state to help with recovery efforts in Moore. ODOT has posted several updates, including photos, to Twitter over the past couple of days about the agency’s crews and equipment cleaning debris in the town. Check out the Storify link below for a list […]

May 23, 2013

Roadbuilding

Moore roads open with restrictions

The City of Moore, Oklahoma, announced on Twitter today that roads are opening after 3 p.m. today. Residential access is limited to light vehicle and pedestrian traffic. The city’s Twitter feed notes that no large trucks will be allowed in neighborhoods. Residents and media members entering neighborhoods must show identification or other credentials for access. […]

May 22, 2013

Business

Manitou Americas adds Kirby-Smith as telehandler dealer

Manitou has added Kirby-Smith as an authorized dealer for Manitou MT Series Construction Telescopic Handlers throughout Texas and Oklahoma. Kirby-Smith provides products for the construction, rental and industrial markets. The dealership’s Texas locations are in Abilene, Amarillo, Dallas, Fort Worth and Lubbock; Oklahoma locations are in Oklahoma City and Tulsa. For more information about Manitou […]

December 4, 2012

Business

Hertz expands in Oklahoma

Hertz Equipment Rental has acquired Pioneer Equipment Rental & Sales in Oklahoma.  The Ponca City-based company, which has 10 branches in Oklahoma and another in north Texas, focuses on rental to the construction, rental and energy markets and serves the Oklahoma, southern Kansas and north Texas areas. Pioneer Rental is expected to add $25 million […]

September 28, 2012

Construction Equipment

Otter Tail sells portion of DMI Industries

Otter Tail has entered into an agreement with Trinity Industries to sell the property, plant and equipment of DMI Industries in Ft. Erie, Ontario; West Fargo, North Dakota; and Tulsa, Oklahoma, for $20 million. The Ft.Erie transaction closed on September 6, and the West Fargo and Tulsa transactions will close in November and December, respectively. Terms of this […]

September 7, 2012

Contractor Disaster Resources

FEMA assistance for Oklahoma

FEMA has announced that federal disaster aid has been made available to Oklahoma to supplement the state and local recovery efforts in the area struck by severe storms, tornadoes, straight-line winds, and flooding during the period of May 22-25, 2011. Federal funding is available to affected individuals in the counties of Canadian, Delaware, Grady, Kingfisher, […]

June 7, 2011

Business

Auto Crane dealer advisory group meets

Key leaders in the work truck industry and Auto Crane dealer network came to Ramsey Industries corporate headquarters in Tulsa, Oklahoma, to meet with the Auto Crane team. Auto Crane works with their dealer channel and business partners to identify specific areas that the company should focus on. The meetings also included a tour of […]

December 8, 2010

Construction Equipment

JCB adds dealer for Texas, Oklahoma area

JCB Equipment added Darr Equipment Company to its North American dealer network. Darr covers the northeast Texas and Oklahoma area with locations in both states, and the dealer will provide JCB rentals and sales as well as 24-hour parts and service. Darr’s Texas locations are now up and running as JCB dealers, and the company’s […]

July 22, 2010

Roadbuilding

Doosan Portable Power names Pioneer Equipment Rental as authorized dealer

Pioneer Equipment Rental and Sales of Ponca City, Okla., is now an authorized retail dealer of Doosan Portable Power’s line of air compressors and light construction equipment. Pioneer Equipment Rental has previously offered Ingersoll Rand-branded air compressors on a rental basis. Now the company will offer sales and support of air compressors, as well as […]

June 22, 2010

Roadbuilding

Roads flooded, motorists stranded in Oklahoma

Flash flooding across the Oklahoma City area stranded motorists on their morning commutes Monday, prompting at least a half-dozen rescues and at least three interstate closures, authorities said in an Associated Press report. No injuries were immediately reported but drivers were being warned to stay off the roads, Oklahoma Police Lt. Gamille Hardin said in the […]

June 14, 2010

Technology

Doosan adds Oklahoma dealer

Doosan Portable Power named Clifford Power Systems of Tulsa, Oklahoma, as an authorized dealer of its Ingersoll Rand-branded line of mobile generators. Clifford will provide sales, rental, parts and service for Oklahoma, Arkansas and the Austin and San Antonio areas of Texas.

May 14, 2010