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Construction Equipment
NorAm appoints dealers
NorAm has partnered with Atlantic Cat, which now represents the NorAm 65E compact motor grader at their 8 locations in Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, and Prince Edward Island. Cervus Contractors Equipment markets the NorAm 65E grader throughout the province of Alberta, Canada with their 6 locations.
January 3, 2012
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Alban, Ziegler Cat named NorAm dealers
Alban Cat, based in Baltimore, Maryland, began representing the NorAm 65E compact motor grader from their 11 locations in the mid-Atlantic region. The 84-year-old, family-owned Caterpillar dealer will sell, rent and support the 65E at each branch location in their network of Cat Rental Stores: Alban Rents. Ziegler Cat, in Minneapolis, Minnesota, will provide coverage […]
October 17, 2011
Safety
Marketplace
By Amy Materson   MINIMIZE DAMAGE Michelin Americas Truck Tires’ X Works XDY commercial truck has a robust tread design that offers a 10-percent mileage improvement over the company’s XDY3 tire, and the directional tread improves mud evacuation. The on- and off-road tire features Co-Ex Technology, which combines chip and tear resistant compounds on the […]
September 5, 2011
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Machine Matters
Leveling the Great Grader Debate Joysticks, yes or no? Steering wheel, yes or no? Whatever the preference, equipment manufacturers are serving the market, says Georgia-based contractor By Mike Anderson On an August morning just west of Chicago, a motor grader was driven across an auction ramp, digging up a few bids along the way. Big […]
September 4, 2011
Traditional levers or modern joystick controls? John Deere offers grader operators a choice, each with the traditional steering wheel. Grade Pro (GP) machine operators are also able to engage return-to-straight, bringing the rear frame back to center as ground conditions change.
Business
Contractor of the Year Finalist
John and Sherri Holbrook Grand Prairie, Texas These safety-minded contractors dug into a new market to survive the recession. By Lauren Heartsill Dowdle The Holbrook Company Year started: 2000 Number of employees: 105 Annual volume: $14 million Markets served: Demolition, excavation, drainage, soil remediation, clearing, lime stabilization and grade work Coach, contractor, father, husband and […]
September 3, 2011
Sherri and John Holbrook, right, plan to hand down the business to their son, Stephen.
Construction Equipment
Case Power and Equipment expands into Southern California
Case Power and Equipment  has added three branches in Southern California. All three locations had been owned by D3 Equipment and the D3 staff will continue to manage the locations and support customers in the areas. The new branches are located in El Cajon, Fontana, and Santa Fe Springs. The entire line of Case Construction equipment […]
July 21, 2011
Maintenance
Maintenance
Otr tires – by the numbers How to crack the codes for lower cost and longer-life tires By Tom Jackson Next to fuel and wages, tires are the biggest operating cost for heavy construction fleets. Yet a surprising number of contractors care little about their tires as long as they’re round, black and rolling. Such […]
June 28, 2011
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Safety
Contractor of the Year Finalist
Terry Robertson Brawley, California   By Mike Anderson Hometown pride keeps this California contractor working hard for his friends, family and neighbors A&R Construction Year started: 1988 Annual volume: $5 to 7 million Markets served: Grading and wet utilities If home is indeed where the heart is, it explains plenty about why California contractor Terry […]
May 30, 2011
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Construction Equipment
Woodco Machinery acquires certain assets from Volvo Construction Equipment & Services
Volvo Construction Equipment dealer Woodco Machinery (Woodco) has acquired certain assets from the Volvo Construction Equipment & Services (VCES) Southborough, Massachusetts location. Woodco has now added Volvo compaction, paving and milling products to its existing portfolio, which includes wheel loaders, excavators, articulated haulers, motor graders, compact wheel loaders and excavators, skid steer and backhoe loaders. […]
May 17, 2011
Business
CONEXPO/CONAGG 2011
CONEXPO-CON/AGG What it means to you and the future of the industry Staff Reports With a backdrop of 20-percent construction unemployment and two years of abysmal machine sales, the tri-annual heavy equipment trade show CONEXPO-CON/AGG opened on March 22nd, in Las Vegas – ground zero in the housing bust and a town still reeling from […]
May 4, 2011
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Roadbuilding
Mike Anderson’s American Iron
When Better Roads editor emeritus Kirk Landers led a group of us Randall-Reilly construction editors on last month’s deep dive into the trends of the equipment industry, it was a not-so-gentle reminder to me that growth, in all forms, never truly ceases.
April 1, 2011
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Roadbuilding
Special Report
Backhoes By Tom Jackson, executive editor, Equipment World   Contractors extend trade-in times, rely on used equipment As with just about every other category of equipment, the sales of both new and used backhoes plunged between 2006 and 2010. What’s a little less obvious until you do the math is the ratio of new to […]
March 4, 2011
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