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Seattle Invests in $2.4 Billion Construction of LRT System →

The largest contract of the latest phase of Seattle’s light rail transit system, construction of the Beacon Hill tunnel and station, involves a highly complex deep mining process and some of the most sophisticated tunneling technology in use today. The tunnel is part of the Central Puget Sound Regional Transit Authority’s (Sound Transit’s) Link Light Rail, a $2.4 billion, 10-year project to link downtown Seattle and Tukwila with the Sea-Tac Airport. Click for more...

Eastern Michigan Kenworth Opens New Full-Service Facility →

Eastern Michigan Kenworth recently opened its second full-service facility, located on Detroit’s north side. The approximately 13,000 sq.-ft. facility complements the recently improved 36,000 sq.-ft. Dearborn site that serves the south side of the Detroit-area market. A member of Kenworth’s dealer network of approximately 300 locations in the United States and Canada, Eastern Michigan Kenworth’s new Clinton Township location offers customers a more accessible facility. Click for more...

Hoist Controls Available on J&J Dump Truck Bodies →

J&J Truck Bodies & Trailers, a division of Somerset Welding & Steel Inc. and a manufacturer of dump bodies, trailers, and specialty truck equipment, is installing True Feather hoist controls on its commercial dump truck bodies. Air feather valves are popular mechanisms to raise and lower the hoist on commercial dump bodies. In the past, controlling the speed or "feathering" the hoist with standard air feather valves when raising and lowering the dump body was often difficult and prone to unpredictable hoist behavior, according to the company. Click for more...

Work-Zone Injury Leads to Long Recovery for N.C. Man →

WILMINGTON, N.C. (AP) The crash that nearly cost Robert E. Lakeman his right foot did not command front-page headlines or intense law enforcement scrutiny. It remains big news to Lakeman, who still walks with difficulty after being struck by a drunken driver the night of July 6, 2005, while working with a pipe-laying crew on Gordon Road. Lakeman is one of more than approximately 1,500 people injured every year in work zones across the state. Click for more...

Bronto Skylift Unveils World’s Tallest Truck-Mounted Aerial →

Bronto Skylift’s Model S 331 HLA truck-mounted aerial device features a 331 ft. (101 m) working height. The Model S 331 HLA, also will offer more than 108 ft. (33 m) maximum outreach, and a working reach below ground level of 36 ft. (11 m). Maximum safe platform capacity will be 970 lbs. (440 kg). Depending on the chassis selected, the Model S 331 HLA will have a transport height of 12 ft. (3.6 m), transport length of 54 ft. Click for more...

Link-Belt 298 HSL Fills Gap in Lattice Boom Crane Line →

Link-Belt’s 298 HSL, a 230-ton (208.6 t) hydraulic lattice boom crawler crane fills out Link-Belt’s crawler crane line providing Link-Belt quality between 200 and 300 tons. It also provides a replacement for all the aging 230-ton crawlers in fleets around the world. Grace Under Power Continuing the HYLAB tradition, the 298 HSL brings pin-point controls and reliability to the table. With a 230-ton capacity, it has 55,000 lbs. Click for more...

McCloskey’s 512 Trommel Meets Tightest Road Limits →

Shin Caterpillar Mitsubishi of Tokyo scoured the globe for a partner to develop a new series of compact trommel screeners. Aiming to deliver more productive portable screening plants for its customers, Shin Cat chose McCloskey International to engineer a trommel that could produce required volumes and still travel within the tight legal limits of Japan’s narrow, congested roadways. The first new McCloskey 512 REGT trommel (equipped with radial stacker, end conveyor, grid and tracks) is now in service with Shin Cat, a track-mounted trommel with a 5- by 12-ft. Click for more...

Kenworth T800s Move Expansion Joint Across Wash. →

Troy Tallent never dreamed of leading a parade, but during a three-day period in April, he was the ultimate grand marshal behind the wheel of a Kenworth T800 heavy hauler. Tallent, vice president of Omega-Morgan Rigging and Industrial Contracting, and his crew of drivers and spotters had the delicate yet behemoth task of moving the first of two deck expansion joints to the new Tacoma Narrows Bridge in Washington state. Click for more...

MCFA Names Calif.’s Hawthorne Lift Systems as 2007 Dealer of the Year →

Hawthorne Lift System won the 2007 Dealer of the Year Award. The Mitsubishi Caterpillar Forklifts of America (MCFA) program determines Dealer of the Year based on revenue growth and financial viability. This program follows the belief that excellence is ultimately seen in results. Five important elements that a dealership must meet are:• Customer satisfaction• Equipment sales growth• Product support sales growth• Rental fleet utilization• ProfitabilityFor the second year in a row, Hawthorne Lift Systems has scored the most points of any dealer in North America, thereby achieving the most outstanding results for 2005 and 2006. Click for more...

Titanium Series Trailers →

Towmaster’s factory-built Titanium Series detachable gooseneck lowboy trailers are professionally built on a modular frame with fabricated cambered T-1 steel beams. Other features include:• Non-ground bearing scraper profile gooseneck• 10-in. (25.4 cm) deep crossmembers with 4-in. (10.2 cm) wide crossmember flanges for more contact to the side beams• Five-position load blocks for five-position ride height• Standard open boom well• Self-aligning positive mechanical lock• Hydraulic system• Sealed-beam modular wiring harness• Available with a spring or air suspensionFor more information, call 800/462-4517 or visit www.towmastertrailers.com. Click for more...

Felling’s Semi-Trailers Haul Wide Range of Equipment →

Felling's narrow neck semi-trailers offer payload capacities ranging from 35 to 50 tons (32 to 45 t). The trailers have 16-in. (40.6 cm) structural steel H-beams, 10-in. (25 cm) structural channel side rails, and 6-in. (15 cm) I-beam crossmembers. There are a multitude of options available to customize the trailers, which are ideal for hauling a wide range of heavy industrial construction equipment such as motorgraders, loaders, dozers and crawlers. Click for more...

Ehrbar Announces Promotions, Opening of New Facility →

Edward Ehrbar Inc. has announced the promotions of Larry McCrann, Chris Kohart and Anthony Olivieri in addition to the opening of its new full-service branch facility in Danbury, Conn. Larry McCrann has been named vice president of Sales. He has worked more than 30-years for the company starting out as a territory sales representative and quickly rose to field sales manager, the position he held until his recent promotion. Click for more...

Utility Relocation Adds Year to Project →

Gwinnett County, located in the northern suburbs of Atlanta, has ranked as one of the fastest growing counties in the country for several decades, a fact that keeps state and local transportation planners jumping just to stay ahead of traffic gridlock. The county’s population has swelled from 352,910 in 1990 to an estimated 726,273 in 2005, according to U.S. Census figures. The Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) recently awarded a $26.9-million contract to E.R. Click for more...

Kenworth Offers Caterpillar C15 600, 625 Hp Engines in T800 High Hood Models →

Kenworth Truck Company now offers Caterpillar C15 600- and 625-hp engines on the Kenworth T800 high hood model. “Heavy hauler, rock and dirt, owner-operator and logging customers with a preference for the Kenworth T800 may be especially interested in considering these Caterpillar C15 offerings for the power needed to get the job done in their specific application,” said Jeff Sass, Kenworth marketing planning and research director. Click for more...

Dana Corporation Agrees to Sell Trailer Axle Manufacturing Business →

Dana Corporation announced that it and two affiliates have entered into asset purchase agreements with Hendrickson USA LLC, a subsidiary of The Boler Company, and its affiliates for the sale of Dana’s trailer axle manufacturing business. Under terms of the agreements, the buyers will acquire certain assets located in Lugoff, SC; Barrie, Ontario, Canada; and Wuxi, China, which are used to manufacture heavy-duty trailer axles and suspensions for an aggregate price of approximately $38 million in cash. Click for more...

Featherlite Trailer Made to Haul Construction Equipment →

Featherlite utility trailer model 1610 is for hauling and moving construction equipment, parts, tools and other cargo. New for 2007, it is available with a package of options specifically suited for contractors. The “contractor edition” includes a convenient side door for easier access inside the trailer while working on site, e-track on the walls for securing tools and equipment and a dome light. Click for more...

Felling Trailers Introduces New ’Side Dump’ Landscape Trailer →

Felling Trailers recently added side dump trailers to its fleet. The Felling side dump trailers come in three different sizes ranging from 6 to 8 ton carrying capacities. The side dump box on the front of the trailer is 5 by 8 ft. (1.5 by 2.4 m) and the deck is available in 14 ft. (4.3 m) or 16 ft. (4.9 m) lengths. One feature of the Felling side dump is that the side of the box facing the deck is removable to allow more room to haul equipment, load shrubs, trees, etc. Click for more...

JLG Triple-L Trailers Simplify Loading, Unloading →

Triple-L trailers from JLG Industries incorporate a Power Deck hydraulic system that allows the operator to lower and raise the deck hydraulically in less than 15 seconds, eliminating the need for ramps, ascending grades or additional personnel. The capacities range from 2,000 to 10,000 lbs. (907 to 4,535 kg) and deck sizes are up to 4-ft., 4-in. by 16-ft. (1.32 by 4.88 m). Along with nine models of flatbed trailers, there are eight models of utility trailers for carrying equipment and supplies with sidewalls surrounding the deck and a rear gate. Click for more...

Kaufman Trailers Introduces 20 Ton Pintle →

Kaufman Trailers Inc. recently added a 20-ton pintle to its flat bed trailer line up, which is becoming one of its most popular pintle models, according to the company. The Kaufman 20-ton pintle offers standard features such as a 14-in. I-beam pierced frame, 25-ft. overall deck length, 102-in. width, full oak floor, spring assist ramps and 25,000-lb. dual speed drop foot jack. As the manufacturer, Kaufman Trailers is able to offer custom lengths and options on all of its flat bed trailers. Click for more...

JLG Triple-L Trailers Feature Power Deck Hydraulic System →

Triple-L trailers from JLG Industries incorporate a Power Deck hydraulic system that allows the operator to lower and raise the deck hydraulically in less than 15 seconds, eliminating the need for ramps, ascending grades or additional personnel. The capacities range from 2,000 to 10,000 lbs. (907 to 4,535 kg) and deck sizes are up to 4-ft., 4-in. by 16-ft. (1.32 by 4.88 m). Along with nine models of flatbed trailers, there are eight models of utility trailers for carrying equipment and supplies with sidewalls surrounding the deck and a rear gate. Click for more...

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