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Success Stories

Todd Bennick, high-flying motorcycle champ, finds new career in heavy equipment

Todd Bennick looked around one day and decided that the wild and wooly life on the road was not the path God wanted him to follow.

January 1, 2013

Talbert Manufacturing introduces 50CC/RP hybrid trailer

Talbert Manufacturing, a leader in the specialty-built trailer and transport system industry, launches its 50CC/RP Hybrid Trailer. Combining the benefits of a close couple lowbed design with a roller paver model, the 50CC/RP offers a longer loading incline and best-in-class lift capacity of any trailer on the market. ,Talbert Manufacturing, a leader in the specialty-built trailer and transport system industry, launches its 50CC/RP Hybrid Trailer. Combining the benefits of a close couple lowbed design with a roller paver model, the 50CC/RP offers a longer loading incline and best-in-class lift capacity of any trailer on the market. ,Talbert Manufacturing, a leader in the specialty-built trailer and transport system industry, launches its 50CC/RP Hybrid Trailer. Combining the benefits of a close couple lowbed design with a roller paver model, the 50CC/RP offers a longer loading incline and best-in-class lift capacity of any trailer on the market. ,Talbert Manufacturing, a leader in the specialty-built trailer and transport system industry, launches its 50CC/RP Hybrid Trailer. Combining the benefits of a close couple lowbed design with a roller paver model, the 50CC/RP offers a longer loading incline and best-in-class lift capacity of any trailer on the market. ,Talbert Manufacturing, a leader in the specialty-built trailer and transport system industry, launches its 50CC/RP Hybrid Trailer. Combining the benefits of a close couple lowbed design with a roller paver model, the 50CC/RP offers a longer loading incline and best-in-class lift capacity of any trailer on the market. ,Talbert Manufacturing, a leader in the specialty-built trailer and transport system industry, launches its 50CC/RP Hybrid Trailer. Combining the benefits of a close couple lowbed design with a roller paver model, the 50CC/RP offers a longer loading incline and best-in-class lift capacity of any trailer on the market. ,Talbert Manufacturing, a leader in the specialty-built trailer and transport system industry, launches its 50CC/RP Hybrid Trailer. Combining the benefits of a close couple lowbed design with a roller paver model, the 50CC/RP offers a longer loading incline and best-in-class lift capacity of any trailer on the market. ,Talbert Manufacturing, a leader in the specialty-built trailer and transport system industry, launches its 50CC/RP Hybrid Trailer. Combining the benefits of a close couple lowbed design with a roller paver model, the 50CC/RP offers a longer loading incline and best-in-class lift capacity of any trailer on the market.

March 23, 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

K&E Excavating names director of operations

K&E Excavating, a construction company working in Oregon, Washington and California, appointed Rick Anderson to their executive management team. Anderson will fill the newly created position of director of operations for K&E. Anderson earned a Master of Business Administration from George Fox University and has more than 17 years of experience in operations management. He is […]

December 13, 2011

Contractor of the Year Finalist

Terry and David Quam Willmar, Minnesota It will take more than snow and the recession to slow these contractors down. Quam Construction Year started: 1956 Number of employees: 44 Annual volume: $14 million Markets served: Sewer, water, excavation, snow removal and demolition When natural disasters force everyone else indoors, Terry and David Quam gear up […]

December 8, 2011

David (left) and Terry Quam

Doosan, Equipment World mag award light tower in Contractor’s Dream Package sweepstakes

Maryland contractor Jonathan Kimmett of Arrowhead Enterprises, Crownsville, Md., has been awarded a new LSC (LightSource Compact) light tower from Doosan Portable Power as part of a prize package of construction equipment worth almost $100,000. The prize package was recently awarded in the Equipment World 2011 Contractor’s Dream Package sweepstakes. Equipment World is a sister […]

November 22, 2011

Contractor's Dream Package 2011 = Equipment World and Doosan

Contractor of the Year Finalist

Chuck Laney Gatlinburg, Tennessee A family construction business that puts family first and has reaped the reward By Tom Jackson C. Laney and Sons Construction Year started: 1980 (Incorporated in 1999) Annual volume: ($14 to $15 million) Markets served: Residential and commercial construction, excavation and site utilities, metal buildings, spray insulation and construction management. The […]

March 2, 2011

Racing cars is the family hobby and the Laney’s have a fleet of four cars they carry in custom-built trailers. To help support the habit, they formed an equipment company that sells safety gear such as racing harnesses.

Contractor of the Year Finalist

Larry Phillips Vine Grove, Kentucky By Amy Materson Phillips Brothers Construction Year started: 1981 Annual volume: $10 million Markets served: Excavation, site development, utility work, demolition and commercial building. Originally working for his family’s dairy farm, this heavy equipment buff decided if he was going to toil so hard, he might as well […]

October 5, 2010

As with most of their projects, Phillips Brothers worked with the client on scheduling for this project at Fort Knox. The coordination enabled Phillips to complete the project ahead of schedule.

Technology

What lies beneath Calling 811 before you dig is the law of the land and a good system, but there’s no reason why you shouldn’t double check all your One Call locates.* By Tom Jackson In Texas this past June three construction workers were killed and 11 injured in the span of two days […]

September 3, 2010

What the company calls “smart” transmitter technology along with improved noise reduction allows the McLaughlin Verifier G2 great accuracy in line location and depth calculations. Features include peak and null locating modes, four active frequencies, depth readout, current measurement index (CMI), passive radio search and new data storage and time stamp capability. The depth capacity has been increased to 30 feet.

Excavation crew uncovers wooly mammoth skeleton

You can’t blame this one on the locating company.

January 6, 2010

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