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Completing Restoration Projects Is ‘Walk in the Woods’ for North State
RESTORATION from page 22
lizes two Terramac RT14R crawler carriers.
“I enjoy being able to do something good for the environment by engineering with mother nature to fix some of the existing problems with our streams and wetlands,” said Westmoreland. “It’s rewarding to take something that’s in bad shape and not functioning the way mother nature intended and restore it back to its natural state. Our goal is to restore the ecosystem to a state where the public would never be able to tell it was touched by man.”
A majority of North State Environmental’s projects are in sensitive ecological locations that require detailed work. “We’re not like most bulk earthmoving companies,” explained Westmoreland. “We’re building habitats for different species of plants and animals, which requires operators that can fine grade within a tenth of an inch.
“At our Big Run job site and a lot of our other projects, we’re working close to the water table and flood plain areas,” noted Westmoreland. “Because of that, we prefer high floatation equipment with low ground pressure tracks. That’s where the Terramac machines come into play. Conventional earthmoving equipment will sink in these conditions, whereas the Terramacs allow us to keep our earthwork operations and projects moving forward.
“The particular model we use is a Terramac RT14R,” continued Westmoreland. “We like the ‘R’ series, which are rotating units, because they allow us to move around in tight areas where we don’t want to spin the tracks. We prefer to use the rotation so that we can drive into an area where we’re working, spin 180 degrees, dump or load material, then spin the truck back and drive out.”
Westmoreland’s son, Operator Daniel Westmoreland, appreciates the technology on the RT14R crawler carrier.
“The controls inside the cab and features of the machine make it top-of-the-line. Everything is joystick controlled, which means there’s no foot play or other distracting controls. By putting buttons at the operator’s fingertips and simplifying the joystick movements, the machine is easy and efficient to operate.”
Dealer support plays an important role in North State Environmental’s decision to partner with Terramac.
“Our trusted Terramac dealer is Linder Industrial Machinery, and they’ve provided excellent service and support for us,” stated Westmoreland. “Through Linder, we’ve had the opportunity to work with Terramac one-on-one, tour their factory and facilities, and talk to their team about parts and ideas to keep the machines running efficiently. Working with a dealer that stands behind their equipment and believes in the product is one of the most important things I consider when looking at equipment, and it’s clear both Linder and Terramac fully back their product.”
AEM Lauds Surface Transportation Act of 2021 Agreement
Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM) president Dennis Slater issued the following statement in support of a bipartisan surface transportation reauthorization bill that calls for a historic investment in U.S. roads, highways and bridges.
“The Surface Transportation Reauthorization Act of 2021 reflects many of the policies that are vital to keeping equipment manufacturers competitive in the global economy and creating new jobs, new growth and new prosperity for all Americans.
“We applaud Senators Carper, Capito, Cardin and Cramer’s leadership in securing this historic, bipartisan agreement to fund America’s roads, highways and bridges. Their tireless leadership will ensure Americans have the safe, reliable, and modern surface transportation system our economy needs.
“This investment will also benefit U.S. equipment manufacturers and the 2.8 million men and women who build the equipment needed to make a 21st century infrastructure system a reality. This represents an important step forward in advancing the ongoing national debate about the future of U.S. infrastructure and we look forward to working with Democrats and Republicans in the Senate and House of Representatives to get a bill to President’s desk as soon as possible.”
U.S. Senators Tom Carper (D-Del.), chairman of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works (EPW); Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va), the committee’s ranking member; Ben Cardin (D-Md.), chairman of the EPW Subcommittee on Transportation Infrastructure; and Kevin Cramer (R-N.D.), the subcommittee’s ranking member, on May 22 announced the release of a bipartisan surface transportation reauthorization bill that will be marked up by the EPW Committee on May 26, 2021.
The Surface Transportation Reauthorization Act of 2021 sets a new baseline funding level at a historic high of $303.5 billion for Department of Transportation programs for highways, roads and bridges. This marks an increase of more than 34 percent from the last reauthorization to pass Congress, the FAST Act, in 2015.
The prior authorization for surface transportation programs expired in 2020; Congress passed a one-year extension that will expire on Sept. 30, 2021.
For more information, visit www.aem.org.
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based capabilities on the shoulders of what Cumberland had established.
In 2021, Parman Tractor & Equipment distributes several manufacturers of construction machines and tools, including Link-Belt, Takeuchi, New Holland Construction, Hitachi, Epiroc, Sakai asphalt rollers, Bushhog and Woods, among others.
Takeuchi Excavators Latest Line of Equipment
Shortly after the distributor began operations in 2019, Takeuchi became the newest equipment maker to join forces with Parman. As a result, the dealer now provides sales, service, parts and rental of Takeuchi’s construction model lines to contractors within its territories. Those lines include Takeuchi’s full catalog of building machines, including excavators, skid steers, track loaders and wheel loaders.
Recently, Parman Tractor & Equipment was recognized nationally as Takeuchi’s “North American Dealer with [the] Largest Market Share Growth.”
“This recognition reinforces that we are doing business the right way and our growth efforts are paying off,” said Colin Hockenberger, general manager of the Nashville dealership.
He explained that 90 percent of Parman Tractor & Equipment’s revenues come from the construction segment of the business, which sells and rents small, compact and mid-size machines up to the 80,000-lb. Link-Belt excavators.
“Takeuchi and Link-Belt are where we are at our strongest and they are our largest offerings,” Hockenberger said.
Shortly after the distributor began operations in 2019, Takeuchi became the newest equipment maker to join forces with Parman. As a result, the dealer now provides sales, service, parts and rental of Takeuchi’s construction model lines to contractors within its territories.
Cutting Edge Facility Now Open
After more than a year of construction, accompanied by pandemic-related delays, Parman moved into its new, 20,000-sq.-ft. Nashville facility in November 2020 on the same property that had previously been the home of Cumberland.
“We had been operating from three separate buildings that had once been a dairy farm and was in dire need of an upgrade,” said Crichton. “Now, we have our parts, service and sales departments all under the same roof. The new building affords us with ample office space to go along with a new retail area for parts and plenty of storage for parts inventory. Our 12-bay service shop is completely connected, and we can boast of having a 7-ton crane that covers the entire shop. Also, our service department customers can now receive expedited repairs with the latest tools and resources.”
He added that Parman Energy Group installed a centralized lubrication system with 30 lube reels throughout the entire dealership shop, providing customers with premium Chevron ISOCLEAN lubricants.
All In the Name of
Customer Satisfaction
Colin Hockenberger noted that the new and expansive Parman facility represents the main addition to the distributor’s customerdriven capabilities, although it is certainly not the only one.
“While we primarily offer the same services [that Cumberland did], we are always looking for ways to improve our business,” he said. “We have also invested in additional equipment, information technology [IT] infrastructure and added new positions to further support our customers.
With the top priority being on our patrons, we introduced Parman’s rally cry of ‘Totally Outrageous Customer Service’ and strive daily to make the experience of doing business with us a pleasurable one.”
With its extensive inventory of parts and knowledgeable parts professionals, Parman Tractor & Equipment is a leading company that stocks construction equipment components in middle Tennessee. It ships parts each day to contractors across the Volunteer State and to customers in neighboring states, as well.
The full-service Parman dealership
employs a total of 33 people, six of whom are in management and administration. It also has a four-person sales force, another seven in the rental department, six operating behind the parts counter and 10 technicians working in the service bays.
“We have some employees that have been with the company for over 20 years, and, overall, we have an average employee tenure of seven years,” Hockenberger said. “The industry knowledge that our employees possess is impressive and our customers can see that in the services we provide.”
For more information, call 615/865-7800, or visit www.parmantractor.com. CEG
Parman Tractor & Equipment distributes several manufacturers, including Sakai asphalt rollers.
The original Cumberland Tractor & Equipment facility, which became Parman Tractor & Equipment in May 2019.
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Equipment Industry Professionals Gather for Annual Summit, Discussion
AED from page 34
Equipment distributors are being faced with difficult decisions on howto manage their current inventories of new equipment and rental fleets.
Another major topic of discussion was the infrastructure bill currently being worked on in Washington, D.C., and whether or not a compromise is in the making. AED brought in local Congresswoman Dina Titus (D), who expressed considerable optimism that a compromise bill was indeed in the making, which ordinarily would only have a positive spin for the industry. However, it only increased some concerns as to how the equipment for a major infrastructure rebuilding program would be supplied.
see AED page 84 Mark Cornelius, sales manager of Tramac Corp.
