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March 29 2025 Vol. XXXI • No. 7
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Mano Engineering Offers Cost-Effective ROPS, FOPS Re-Certification...8
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Approximately 160,000 cu. yds. of dirt will be moved on the project, which requires building miles of retaining walls, ramps and stairs.
NTEA Hosts Work Truck Week at Indianapolis Convention Center...26
Designed to attract top performers and host community events, the downtown riverfront Acrisure Amphitheater will serve residents of Grand Rapids, Mi., Kent By Cindy Riley
General Equipment Hosts Aggregate Expo 2025 in Fargo, N.D. ...38
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Table of Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 Attachments & Parts Section . . . . . . . .32-35 Aggregate & Recycling Section . . . . . .38-53 Truck & Trailer Section . . . . . . . . . . . . .54-58 Auction Section . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .73-81 Business Calendar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .64 Advertisers Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .82
County, the west Michigan region and the Midwest. The outdoor facility is being built at 201 Market Avenue. “The state-of-the-art project will benefit residents today, and guide the next generation of
diverse, creative community leaders tomorrow,” said Bill Culhane, owner’s representative of the nonprofit economic development organization Grand Action 2.0. “The Acrisure Amphitheater is see AMPITHEATER page 78
Bird’s Eye View of the Highway Drones Have Become Cost-Effective, Critical Tool for Monitoring Job Sites Before, During, After Construction By Lucy Perry
Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), or drones, are more commonplace tools on the job site as they are growing more sophisticated in technology and application. UAVs have proven to be a critical tool over the past couple of years in assessing site conditions before and during construction. After the project is completed, these devices are valued for monitoring pavement and structural conditions. Savings, safety, mobility and reliability are incentives for their growing use.
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see DRONES page 30
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