Off-Highway Trucks

Crest Truck Lives Up to ’Mega Supermarket’ Moniker →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Crest Truck started out in a four-bay shop in 1972. Today, not much more than 30 years later, the family-owned business has expanded to four locations serving the industry throughout the Mid-Atlantic region through sites in Bowmansville, Abington, and Seneca, PA, as well as Mt. Airy, MD. “We began as just a father-son operation — Norm Ziegler Sr. and Norm Ziegler Jr. — to service the construction industry as an installation and distribution point for Reading Body Works,” said Kris Ziegler, sales manager specialty equipment. “In the beginning Crest Truck’s focus was on standard equipment. Click for more...

C.C. Mangum Bulls Through Dry Shot Rock for NC Development →

From Construction Equipment Guide... The Park at Southpoint, a mixed-use development, is currently under construction in Durham, NC. Developer/owner David Johnson hired C.C. Mangum Contractors LLC, as the general contractor for the project, which will cost approximately $9 million. Situated on 98 acres (39.2 h) in Durham, the site is just north of I-40 on the east side of State Route NC 751 and 16 mi. (25.6 km) west of Raleigh. The site is being developed to accommodate an auto complex, retail shops and restaurants. Click for more...

Cat Agrees to Acquire Terex Mining Truck Business →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Caterpillar Inc. and Terex Corporation announced that they have reached a non-binding agreement in principle for Caterpillar to acquire Terex’s worldwide electric drive mining truck business, and for Terex to acquire Caterpillar’s 5000-Series mining shovel intellectual property. Their respective Boards of Directors have authorized commencement of due diligence and the negotiation of a definitive agreement. Caterpillar will acquire Terex’s eight-model line of DC and ACelectric drive mining trucks. Click for more...

Oak Contracting Makes the Grade for $27.5M High School in Owings Mills, MD →

From Construction Equipment Guide... By the start of the 2003 school year, high school students in the Owings Mills, MD, area will have a brand new school. Construction of the building is well under way under the direction of Oak Contracting Corporation, Baltimore. Work began on Aug. 15, 2001, and is scheduled to be complete by July 15, 2003. According to Mark Harvison, Oak Contracting’s assistant project manager, the total cost for site development and the building is $27.5 million. Click for more...

Contractors Complete Key Phase of 17th Street Bridge →

Contractors involved in building Atlanta’s new 17th Street Bridge reached a major milestone recently when they set the last of the structure’s 48 steel beams in place. “The beam setting operations have been as smooth as we could have imagined,” said Mickey McGee, metro district construction engineer of the Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT). “We owe a big ’thank you’ to our contractors, to Mother Nature, and to Atlanta’s drivers, who heard the construction messages and avoided the area during work times.” The contractors working on the bridge include crews from C.W. Click for more...

Terex Partnership Gets Nod to Supply Trucks to Israeli Defenses →

Terex Corporation announced in April that its joint venture, American Truck Company (ATC), has been selected as the preferred bidder by the Ministry of Defense of Israel (IMOD) to supply the Israel Defense Forces with 315 medium tactical trucks and associated support. The anticipated order value is in excess of $50 million. The announcement follows the conclusion of a lengthy competition between ATC and other U.S. Click for more...

WV’s Polino Contracting Hauls Ash With Hitachi Trucks →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Some companies like niches. Not Polino Contracting Inc. Known as one of West Virginia’s largest heavy/highway contracting firms and active in several nearby states. It is not afraid to shift its specialty as the market changes. Run now by the third generation of Polinos, initially the company focused on road and railroad construction, quarries, and coal mining in the 1920s, shifted to surface mining in the 1950s, and to coal handling operations in the 1960s and 1970s. Click for more...

Black Hills Come Alive With $18.2M Project →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Highway 385 snakes, rises and falls as it traverses the pine covered slopes of the western Black Hills of South Dakota. A main arterial that directly connects all of the major tourist attractions in the Black Hills region, a 6-mi. (9.6 km) portion of the 120 mi. (193 km) of the road, just south of the popular tourist town of Deadwood, is now undergoing a complete reconstruction. The road carries a high volume of traffic during the summer travel season. Click for more...

Kenco Group Builds $12M Warehouse for General Mills in TN →

From Construction Equipment Guide... The Kenco Group, based in Chattanooga, TN, and operating in excess of 15 million sq. ft. of warehouse space in 19 states and Canada, has expanded in Wauhatchie, TN. The $23-million project, which straddles the state line of Georgia includes a 688,000-sq.-ft. $12-million warehouse that will store cereal. It has been designed with room for future expansion up to a million sq. ft. General Mills moved in as tenant in February. As owner/developer, Kenco will play a role in economic development, and likely receive some leeway on property taxes. Scott Austin, senior project manager of Conlan Company, the general contractor headquartered in Marietta, GA, recalled getting under way last September. Click for more...

Kenworth to Sponsor Alabama Concert at Mid-America Trucking Show in March →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Alabama, one of country music’s leading bands, will perform at the 2003 Mid-America Trucking Show in Louisville, courtesy of Kenworth Truck Company. Kenworth is sponsoring the popular group’s performance at Mid-America for the 15th consecutive and final year as a way to thank truckers and the trucking community for their support. The concert is set for Friday, March 21, at 7:30 p.m. in Freedom Hall, adjacent to the truck show. Click for more...

$122M Siemens Fuel-Cell Factory Powers Toward Summer Wrap-up →

From Construction Equipment Guide... A $122-million fuel cell factory for Siemens Westinghouse Power Corp. currently is under construction in the Pittsburgh, PA, township of Munhall on the Monongahela River. The site was chosen in Sept. 2001, winning out over eight cities, including Orlando, FL, and Ft. Worth, TX. State and local officials reportedly put together a $6.6 million incentive package to help Siemens choose the PA site. The 215,000-sq.-ft. Click for more...

Manitowoc Completes Sale of Manitowoc Boom Trucks Inc. to Quantum Heavy Equipment →

From Construction Equipment Guide... The Manitowoc Company Inc. announced that it has completed the sale of Manitowoc Boom Trucks Inc. to Quantum Heavy Equipment LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, for cash. The sale was required by the Department of Justice in order for Manitowoc to acquire Grove Worldwide. The final sales price was not disclosed. As part of the transaction, all of Manitowoc Boom Trucks’ assets and liabilities were transferred to Quantum Heavy Equipment, which, as required under the consent decree with the Department of Justice, has the right to use the "Manitowoc Boom Trucks" brand name for up to three years after the closing. Click for more...

Volvo Articulated Haulers to End U.S. Assembly Operations →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Volvo Construction Equipment recently announced that it would phase out the production of articulated haulers at its plant in Asheville in the United States and concentrate the manufacturing to its plants in Braas, Sweden and Pederneiras, Brazil. At the same time the head office of Volvo Articulated Haulers would be relocated from Vaxjo to Braas, Volvo said. The arrangements were said to affect some 90 employees in the United States and 70 employees and 30 consultants in Sweden. "The total market of articulated haulers has not developed as we have expected. Click for more...

Jones Purchases First JCB 718 Artic Truck Sold in U.S. →

Ronny D. Jones Enterprises Inc. is a third-generation utility contractor whose recent purchase of a JCB 718 articulated dump truck was a first. The Newnan, GA, contractor serving the Atlanta metro and north Georgia area has become the owner of the first JCB 718 sold in the United States. Specializing in site development and utilities construction services from initial site planning, preparation and grading through completion and follow-up, Jones needed a reliable vehicle to serve a range of clients including municipalities and counties. When the need arose, Jones turned to Stafford Tractor Company, based in Lawrenceville, GA. Click for more...

Illinois Truck & Equipment Opens in Springfield, IL →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Highlighting its focus on customer support and satisfaction, Illinois Truck & Equipment (ITE) has recently opened its South location at 3253 Mathers Rd., Springfield, IL, near the intersection of IL 72 and State Route 4. Situated on 6 acres (2.4 ha), the south location boasts three buildings that include a 2,800-sq.-ft. office building; a 3,800-sq.-ft. parts facility; and a 7,800-sq.-ft. service building. Click for more...

Modern Continental Reclaims ’Lost’ →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Tucked away in a remote corner of Brooklyn, NY, Modern Continental Construction is moving approximately 2.5 million cu. yd. (1.9 million cu m) of material in one of the largest such jobs in the Northeast, and probably the most unusual — it’s all fill and no cut. Modern Continental Construction, part of Modern Continental Companies Inc., Cambridge, MA, is working on the first phase of the massive $142-million Fountain Avenue Landfill Reclamation Project. Click for more...

Increased Caterpillar Truck Engine Orders Reduce Need for Layoffs →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Caterpillar improved fourth quarter customer demand for on-highway truck engines will reduce the number of temporary manufacturing shutdowns and employee layoffs at the company’s engine and fuel systems facilities previously announced on Oct. 14, 2002. The impacted facilities are in Mossville and Pontiac, IL, and Jefferson and Thomasville, GA. The revised schedules mean that some employees will not face layoffs at all, while the majority will experience shorter periods of layoff. The truck engine market continues to be extremely volatile following the implementation of new emissions regulations by the U.S. Click for more...

Schaaf Truck & Tractor Museum Sells Rare, Antique Iron →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Collector George Schaaf of Frankfort, IL, recently held an auction to reduce the inventory of his truck and tractor museum on Friday and Saturday, Sept. 20 to 21. On Friday, Schaaf’s huge petroleum collection sold and on Saturday, his antique tractors and many unusual and rare construction trucks went under the gavel. Kurt Aumann, auctioneer of Aumann Auctions, noted, “George Schaaf scoured the country to assemble this collection, always gathering the rarest and best to put in his museum. Click for more...

Custom Truck Maker Curry Supply Company Turns 70 →

From Construction Equipment Guide... For the past 70 years, the Ritchey family has worked together to maintain the quality of Curry Supply Company in Curryville, PA. Now in its fourth generation, the company’s main focus is to manufacture and sell water trucks, mechanic’s trucks, and fuel and lube trucks that are utilized by quarries, road builders, landfills, coal mines, site contractors and utility contractors. Based at the same location since it was founded in 1932, Curry Supply is located next to the Altoona Blair County Airport that is serviced by USAir. Click for more...

McAninch Uses Cat Equipment to Relocate U.S. 59 in Missouri →

From Construction Equipment Guide... On March 15, 2002, the McAninch Corporation was the successful low bidder on a highway relocation project on U.S. 59 in Holt County, MO. The $4.3-million project calls for constructing a new 2-mi. (3.2 km.) section of roadway with a 24-ft. (7.3 m) wide pavement and stabilized shoulders. When completed the highway will avoid a winding roadway, along with two narrow and decaying bridges. According to Jody Carlson, area engineer of the Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT), “This project was let because there are two Condition 3 bridges that need to be replaced. Click for more...

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