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ALEX LYON & SON AUCTIONEERS www.lyonauction.com 315-633-2944 ï Las Vegas, NV Sat., September 10, 2022 For: Late Model Boom Lifts, Scissor Lifts & more ï New Martinsville, WV Fri., September 16, 2022 For: Late & Great Construction Equipment & more ï Online September 16 - 29, 2022 For: Approximately 20 Locations in Pennsylvania ï Newark, NJ Sat., September 17, 2022 For: Snow Equipment & Snow Trucks & more ï Bushnell, FL Thurs., September 22, 2022 For: Late & Great Construction Equipment & more ï Atlantic City, NJ Sat., September 24, 2022 For: Late Model Rental Fleet Construction Equipment & more ï Troy (Charlottesville), VA Fri., September 30, 2022 For: Very Large Complete Liquidation ï Long Island, NY Fri., October 7, 2022 For: Very Large Snow Removal Operation Auction ï Plymouth, MA Sat., October 8, 2022 For: Large Snow & Construction Equipment & more ï Cincinnati, OH Sat., October 15, 2022 For: Earthmoving & Job Completion of Major Utility Construction Co.

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DON SMOCK AUCTION CO., INC. www.dsa-auctions.com 765-778-9277 ï Pendleton, IN Fri., September 16, 2022 For: 30th Annual Fall Auction

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HANSEN AUCTION GROUP www.hansenauctiongroup.com 920-383-1012 ï Online Ends Mon., September 12, 2022 For: Pike Construction Equipment, Truck & Trailer Auction

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RES AUCTION SERVICES www.RES.bid 833-SOLD-RES ï Wooster, OH Sat., September 3, 2022 For: Huge Line of Construction & Farm Equipment

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RTI AUCTIONS www.teitsworth.com 585-243-1563 ï Online September 6 - 13, 2022 For: September NetAuction Edition 1

SALES AUCTION COMPANY, LLC www.salesauctioncompany.com 860-627-7506 ï Windsor Locks, CT Sept. 30 – Oct. 1, 2022 For: 13th Annual Fall Auction ï Suffield, CT Thurs., October 27, 2022 For: Purinton Builders, Inc. Retirement Auction SAMMY P AUCTION SERVICES www.sammyp.com 860-564-9400 ï Salisbury, MA Fri., September 23, 2022 For: One Owner Complete Dispersal Auction R.J. Tindle Inc.

STEFFES GROUP INC. www.steffesgroup.com 701-237-9173 ï Timed Online Aug. 31 – Sept. 7, 2022 For: Danielson Services Inc. Retirement Auction ï Timed Online September 1 - 8, 2022 For: Miller Concrete& Excavating ï Timed Online September 2 - 7, 2022 For: Online Steffes Auction ï Litchfield, MN September 8, 2022 For: AgIron Litchfield Auction ï Timed Online September 21-28, 2022 For: Steffes Construction Consignment Auction ï Timed Online October 4-11, 2022 For: Steffes Truck & Transportation Auction ï Timed Online October 12-19, 2022 For: JNS Trucking Inc. Retirement Auction

WAUSAU ACTIONEERS www.wausauauctioneers.com 800-432-1922 ï Merrill, WI Fri., September 9, 2022 For: Annual Fall Equipment Auction

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BIC Auctions will host an online only retirement sale for Beccue Builders Inc., a concrete contractor, in Altamont, Ill., on Sept. 21. Items up for bid include more than 500 lots of aluminum concrete forms, a pump truck, boom trucks, an excavator, a wheel loader, stone slinger trucks, trailers, support equipment and more.

Don Beccue began working as a carpenter and did concrete work in 1960. In 1971, he transitioned into the concrete ready-mix business, opening a plant in Altamont, Ill.

“I was 7-years old when he introduced me to the world of backhoes, mixer trucks, etc. and so, my career in the concrete industry began,” said Steve Beccue, Don’s son.

In 1985, Don sold the ready-mix business and he and Steve worked together on carpentry and concrete work. In 1991, the pair chose to specialize in concrete, changing the name of the business from Beccue Construction to Beccue Builders Inc.

“We began constructing basements, crawlspaces, pole barn foundations/floors, exterior flatwork, waterproofing, as well as providing concrete pumping service, and stone slinger service,” said Steve. “We also did some commercial work, concrete entrances, as well as foundations for new farm co-op facilities.”

Soon, Steve’s son, Adam joined his father, and the company became a three-generation business.

“My son, Adam, was connected to the world of concrete from birth,” said Steve. “He worked summers at Beccue Builders Inc. while in school and in 2012 chose to join the business full time. When Adam joined us, my dad primarily oversaw the shop. We are proud to be a three-generation concrete construction business.

“Adam and I worked together and in cooperation with 1823 employees,” Steve said. “While we had the equipment to complete the job, our company was defined by the employees and the hundreds of years of collective experience in the concrete industry that made us a great team. Many of these employees have been with us for more than 25 years.”

With thousands of foundations under its belt, the company was committed to being hands on and offering personalized service. In many cases, the company did work for multiple generations of families, a testament to the quality services Beccue Builders provided.

“We were committed to providing solid foundations to build on, quality craftsmanship with pride and integrity and to doing each job as if it was our own,” said Steve.

In 2020, Don Beccue and long-time, loyal employee, Danny Little, passed away.

“The world of concrete has never been the same,” said Steve. “However, in following my dad's pattern of work ethic, I am striving to receive my 50-year working pin just as he did. Therefore, while I am retiring from the concrete industry and may or may not be seen on construction sites, you will still find me in the working world pursuing other adventures. I'm not quitting — just hanging up one hat and putting on another. I am grateful to everyone with whom I have had the pleasure of working for and working with. I recognize that Beccue Builders Inc. could not have accomplished everything we've achieved without a good team of skilled employees as well as loyal customers.”  CEG

Steve (L) and Don Beccue proudly stand beside their new Putzmeister pump truck — making concrete work a lot easier.

ABC Announces Its Third Annual Tech Alliance Members

Associated Builders and Contractors announced the members of its third annual Tech Alliance — a consortium of firms that create construction technology and innovative solutions for ABC contractor members, the majority of which primarily perform work in the industrial and commercial sectors.

“These technology and innovation allies of ABC are leaders in the construction innovation space and align with our strategic plan of ensuring our members become safer, more profitable and equipped to win more work,” said Matt Abeles, ABC vice president of construction technology and innovation.

“The world-class products, education and dialogue the Tech Alliance companies deliver to ABC members will help transform the design, build and delivery process.”

Consisting of 14 companies, the Tech Alliance leverages technology resources to help ABC members develop people, win work and deliver work safely, ethically and profitably for the betterment of the communities in which they work.

The Tech Alliance introduces small and mid-sized contractors and subcontractors to construction technology solutions for bidding, billing, building information modeling, compliance, total equipment management, customer relationship management, field collaboration, job costing, jobsite monitoring, preconstruction, project management, safety analytics, security, service software, subcontractor management and time tracking, among others.

Tech Alliance companies also will collaborate on resources for ABC members, including beta testing, free technology programs and educational webinars, and provide ABC’s 68 chapters with access to technology products used by in the field by ABC contractor members.

The 2022-2023 Tech Alliance members are Arcoro, Autodesk Inc., BuildOps, Field Control Analytics, KPA, OpenSpace, Procore, Safesite, Safety Evolution, Sage, Smartapp.com, SmartBuild, SubHQ and Tenna.

In addition to the Tech Alliance, ABC’s Tech Marketplace is continuing to grow its offering for ABC members. The Tech Marketplace is comprised of companies that provide construction technology and innovative digital solutions for ABC contractor members at a discount to advance and grow their technology strategies, offerings and abilities.

ABC’s Construction Technology and Innovation Committee helps guide future Tech Alliance and Tech Marketplace partnerships, collaborating with the overall technology community and assisting ABC contractors by meeting the needs of a 21st workforce, business model and overall construction industry.

For more information, visit abc.org/TechAlliance and abc.org/TechMarketplace. 

Mohammad Islam, RMIT photo Many engineers have substituted ground-up tires for a portion of the sand or gravel.

Mohammad Islam, RMIT photo Australian scientists replaced all the aggregate material in concrete with recycled tire rubber and placed the wet ingredients into steel molds that compress the mixture with pressure to eliminate all the rubber’s pores.

In recent years, builders and contractors have all heard about efforts to replace some of the aggregate used in concrete with crumbled used tires. Now, however, scientists appear to have succeeded in producing more durable concrete in which all the material’s aggregate has been replaced with tire particles, according to a recent report by New Atlas, a science and technology online news site.

In addition, the method of manufacturing can be done at a lower cost because of the abundance of old rubber tires.

Concrete consists of three parts: water, a cement which binds everything together and an aggregate such as sand or gravel. That aggregate must be mined from the ground and is now in short supply in many parts of the world.

Discarded tires can be recycled to an extent, but often just end up sitting in landfills or set on fire in a controlled burn — neither of which are good for the environment.

Many engineers have substituted ground-up tires for a portion of the sand or gravel. The resulting concrete tended to be tougher than regular concrete as the rubber particles within it allow it to bend under pressure instead of breaking.

Unfortunately, though, if too much of the aggregate is replaced with tire particles, the concrete lacks the proper compressive strength and splitting tensile strength. This is at least partially because the cement does not bond well with the pieces of rubber, so they are not held together firmly enough.

The problem, according to researchers at Australia’s Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT), is that the rubber alternate has too many pores. During the initial mixing process, water fills the pores in the rubber particles, but when they eventually dry and the water evaporates, what is left are countless voids and gaps between the rubber and the cement around it, weakening the bond and reducing the strength and quality of the concrete. Squeeze Out Moisture

To investigate its practical application in residential settings, RMIT researchers poured two crumb rubber-reinforced concrete slabs at the University of South Australia (UniSA) labs in Adelaide in 2018, along with two conventional concrete slabs. These formed the entrances to a civil engineering laboratory that sees a lot of foot traffic, with the team closely checking the materials' performance over time.

Gizmodo, another technology news site, noted that the Australian scientists found that the solution to replace all the aggregate material in concrete with recycled tire rubber was to place the wet ingredients into steel molds that compress the mixture with pressure to eliminate all the rubber’s pores.

As a result, once the concrete had dried and set, the cement was much better bonded to the “preloaded” tire particles. When compared to 100 percent tire-aggregate concrete produced by conventional means, the preloaded concrete exhibited 97 percent, 59 percent and 20 percent increases in compressive, flexural and tensile strength, respectively.

More Research Needs to Be Done

That is a significant increase, but still not enough for the rubber tire concrete to be used as a reliable structural element, according to Gizmodo, so the researchers are currently looking into other ways to reinforce and strengthen it even further.

Still, the research, first published in the engineering journal Structures, noted factors like impact resistance and toughness bode well for the longevity of the concrete, a key focus for scientists working in this area. Concrete is incredibly carbon-intensive to make, so when it begins to crack, degrade or fail and structures need to be replaced, it places more strain on the environment. Making more durable forms of it while putting old, non-biodegradable tires to use could therefore be beneficial on a couple of fronts.

“We found that reinforced crumb rubber concrete [with up to 20 percent sand replacement by volume] is superior to conventional concrete in some ways, with higher impact resistance, toughness and ductility, a higher damping ratio, better thermal and acoustic insulation and a lighter weight,” said one researcher involved in the study. “With respect to pumping, screeding or finishing the concrete surface using a power trowel, contractors also reported no difference between using the crumb rubber concrete and conventional concrete, saying that the crumb rubber mix actually required less physical effort across all aspects.”

And while the innovative approach may increase concrete’s manufacturing costs in the long run, it should eventually prove to be a more cost-effective alternative to traditional concrete, because, in addition to using cheaper source materials, it results in a lighter material that is easier and cheaper to ship.

“As a major portion of typical concrete is coarse aggregate, replacing all of this with used tire rubber can significantly reduce the consumption of natural resources and also address the major environmental challenge of what to do with used tires,” said Jie Li, a study co-author and team leader at RMIT, where he works in the university’s civil and infrastructure engineering department.

Jie’s colleague, Yan Zhuge, explained, “The results clearly show that crumb rubber cement is a viable and promising alternative to conventional concrete in the residential concrete market. We strongly recommend that the concrete industry considers crumb rubber concrete as a sustainable alternative to conventional concrete in reinforced residential constructions.” 

USACE from page 84 specialists assigned to perform the well work.

Mensing describes how flood water pressures can undercut a levee. Like many streams, the Kansas River flows over a foundation of bedrock, then a layer of sand that can range from 50 to 100 ft. deep and, finally, a clay cap. When rains raise the level of water in the Kansas or any other river, hydraulic pressure can start moving sand and water under the levee to the outside where it breaks through the clay blanket and rises to the surface.

“We call them sand boils,” Mensing said of the eruptions of sandy water outside the levees. “A sand boil looks similar to a volcano. We will find a hole on the landward side with flowing water and a cone of sand and/or clay. The size of the boils can vary from a couple of inches to tens of feet. Sand boils are relatively common but are monitored very closely during flood events.”

The concern is that the holes created by the sluicing water will, if undetected, continue to erode the material under the levee until the embankment slumps, potentially causing a breach. The construction of a relief well involves sinking a pipe from 8 to 24 inches in diameter to bedrock. At the bottom in the sandy area of material, the pipe is perforated, and a filter attached so that water can enter but sand and other material cannot.

“Our design allows water to get into the pipe and be released without moving foundation material, which could lead to undermining the levee,” Mensing said.

Normally the water rises to a sustainable level within the pipe. In higher river flows, if the water level tops the well, it flows to a pump station and is pumped back into the river.

As for the utilities that intersect with the levees, the Corps and Lane management meet regularly with about 20 utility providers to stay on top of what lines need to be rerouted or modified. Some of the lines run parallel with the embankment or cut through it, while others cross over it. “We prefer the up-and-over utilities. If there is directional boring for running lines under the river, we prefer it to be in the sand under the levee foundation. We don’t prefer any pressurized pipes intersecting with the levees. If a pressurized pipe fails, it can remove material and jeopardize stability.”

In its levee work, Lane Construction first degrades the earthen structure before enhancing it. Given the occasional inaccuracies in weather prognostication, this temporary lowering of flood protection can make an engineer nervous.

Degrading a floodwall or levee goes against everything the Corps is trying to do, of course. Lane is contractually obliged to have an emergency plan in place. Ulmer said the Corps and contractor are prepared for an emergency.

“If a flood event did occur, we would fill the gap to the existing floodwall height. In most cases, this would be done by replacing the excavated dirt. We do have some cases in which we would utilize sheeting to fill the gap. If the river is rising quickly, we may have fewer than 24 hours to restore the levee.”

When the Missouri River severely flooded in 2019, it interrupted the Corps’ exploratory borings to determine subsurface conditions along the river. Yet in retrospect, Mensing isn’t complaining.

“Since then — knock on wood — we have had three years of amazing construction weather. This spring was wet, but it didn’t cause too many delays. We’ve been fortunate.”

He knows how it might have gone. In the Argentine section where Michels is constructing a new pump station, a 50-ft.-deep excavation for a wetwell was made, which could have been a major headache had the river been running fuller.

“We never had any major water issues. We have been really fortunate,” said Mensing.

The surprises that have come have been surmounted with minimal difficulty. For example, abandoned railroad lines and structures have been encountered and removed. The so-called West Bottoms or Central Industrial District near the river was the site of the Kansas City stockyards, which operated for 120 years. Crews ran into remnants of the fencing and structures there.

“We are finding many remnants of the

stockyards,” said Mensing. “They have been a challenge because of how stoutly they were constructed.” Ulmer agrees. “In the Central Industrial District levee work, we hit several abandoned structures, including brick buildings that were knocked down and buried several years ago, as well as utility lines, concrete walls and so on. We’ve worked closely with the Corps on those issues and are very pleased with how they have addressed the situation and minimized schedule and cost impacts.” With four more years till the 17mi. levee work wraps up, Mensing undoubtedly will keep knocking on U.S. Army Corps of Engineers – Kansas City District photo wood for continued good weatherLane Construction is shown removing existing riprap from the riverside of the existing Argentine Levee Unit and preparing to begin placement of new material for the riverside levee raise. The Argentine Levee Unit will be raised 5 ft. at this location and reduce flood risk to those living and without unpleasant setbacks. The project began with great promise working behind the levee. — with the U.S. Corps of Engineers and design partners completing the design phase in two years instead of the expected five years. “That was an accomplishment,” Mensing said, “watching this team of more than 250 people come together during Covid and not skip a beat. It was remarkable.” Still, the engineer in Mensing knows that the Kansas River, like any other river, is capable of disrupting the best-laid plans. “Even though we are spending $529 million to reduce the chance of flooding by 200 percent, there always will be a risk of flooding. After we finish here, there will be noticeable improvement, but there always will be a chance of a flood. People need to be prepared. At some point, it can happen again.” In Kansas City, the record 1951 flood topped levees by several feet and the Corps subsequently raised the top of the levees to that level in the 1960s and ’70s. Then in 1993, the Missouri River backed up the Kansas River water to within 3 or 4 in. of the raised embankments. “That tested all the levees and they performed as designed.” Then as with every other project these days, there are the ongoing non-weather worries, such as supply chain issues for materials and equipment. “We’ve experienced these issues already,” Ulmer said. “Besides bringing owned equipment from remote locations not originally planned, we’ve had to supplement expected leased equipment with rentals for up to six months.” U.S. Army Corps of Engineers – Kansas City District photo A flood of new equipment into dealerLane Construction demolishes an abandoned structure located along the Central Industrial District Levee Unit. ships undoubtedly would be welcomed.  CEG

PRESERVATION from page 92

AASHTO placed the team’s efforts among the highest value transportation research projects in the nation. Named one of the top 16 research projects of 2020, the research also has led to new MDOT and AASHTO design specifications.

One factor limiting further deployment of carbon fiber bridge beams is the price tag. Carbon fiber elements can cost as much as three to four times more than comparable steel elements. On the flip side, though, they are anticipated to last much longer than steel, so they may prove to be cheaper in the long run.

“We’ve calculated the break-even point to be about 22 years based on life cycle maintenance,” Chynoweth said. “But since the data points only go back about 20 years, this is a theoretical estimate.”

Some reductions in cost and delivery time for the technology’s components have been since one supplier, Tokyo Rope, built a fabrication facility in Michigan.

Engineers are now closer than ever to their goal of building bridges with a minimum 100-year service life, which is both a state and national target.

With more use in bridge design, carbon fiber reinforced polymer materials will get to prove their mettle with transportation engineers and Michigan motorists.

Climate change is blamed for infrastructure corrosion as increases in temperatures and humidity can corrode roads and bridges. Carbon fiber, an alternative to steel, has corrosion-resistant strands. It requires less maintenance over time, so it results in longer service life.

No Whitewashing the Importance

President Biden’s infrastructure bill may stave off materials deterioration as it improves the nation’s roads and bridges — and benefit corrosion professionals in the process.

Coatings experts weighed in on what the infrastructure legislation means for the corrosion sector as a whole and members of the Association for Materials Protection and Performance (AMPP) specifically.

Dan Adley, retired CEO of engineering consultant KTATator, Pittsburgh, Pa., said every aspect of the infrastructure bill involves construction materials, where the corrosion and coatings sector has a role.

“That role might be in making certain that the material selection and the physical design of these infrastructure projects is done in such a way that the asset is protected for as long as possible,” he said. “Now, it all needs to be done in a sustainable manner. That has AMPP written all over it, from the front-end design, selection of materials, and the specification for the long-term corrosion protection systems.”

The advice Adley gave AMPP members applies to any construction contractor working on a transportation project that comes out of the infrastructure bill.

“AMPP has a role in making sure that the contractors who perform the work, and those that observe the quality of the performance, are trained, certified and can perform that work so that these long-term benefits are achieved.”

On the tail end of the long-term operations and maintenance and management of these facilities, protection and performance professionals “have roles in ensuring the longterm sustainable protection and management of the infrastructure we’re going to be investing in,” said Adley.

Asked what sector members can do to prepare themselves and their businesses, he said AMPP members and the sector at large can start by being advocates for their industry. Call local and state representatives for the district you live in or where your business is located in.

“Engage them in the conversation, because all of this funding is going to flow ultimately through the states,” he said. “Some of which they have immediate control over, and others they have to apply for through grants. Those are going to create opportunities for AMPP membership to participate in.” Ask simple questions, said Adley: “How is our state receiving these funds? What’s its vision on how they should be dispersed? And are we incorporating sound corrosion design, management and oversight provisions in the utilization of these funds to ensure that our investment is sustainable?” Adam Christopher, AMPP manager of government relations, believes the key for coatings professionals and other contractors is to be a part of the process. He said the goal is “to make sure policymakers understand the need for actively planning and engaging and making sure that things are protected.” Christopher said that’s one of the reasons our nation’s infrastructure is in such a state of disrepair today. “It’s that we haven’t had that traditional focus of making sure the best policies are in place to make sure that assets are properly maintained.”  CEG

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AUCTIONEERS ..........................................................119 ROAD BUILDERS MACHINERY ..............................................................13 ROLAND MACHINERY INC ......................................................................5 ROSCO MANUFACTURING ....................................................................66 SAKAI AMERICA INC ..............................................................................79 SANY AMERICA INC ................................................................................23 SMH GROUP-US ......................................................................................38 SOUTHEASTERN EQUIPMENT CO ........................................................44 STAR EQUIPMENT LTD ............................................................................6 SUMMIT SUPPLY GROUP ......................................................................47 SUNBELT RENTALS INC ..........................................................................3 TAKEUCHI ..........................................................................................94,95 TORO ........................................................................................................56 TRI-STATE BOBCAT ..........................................................................30,38 TRI-STATE TRAILER SALES ..................................................................43 VLP AN EQUIPMENTSHARE COMPANY ..............................................39 VOLVO COMPACTION ............................................................................74 VOLVO CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT ................................................97 WACKER NEUSON AMERICA CORPORATION ....................................49 WAINROY ................................................................................................47 WEILER PRODUCTS ..........................................................................76,77 WEST SIDE TRACTOR SALES ................................................................6 WIRTGEN AMERICA ..........................................................................64,65 YODER & FREY AUCTIONEERS ..........................................................117

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RUBBER TRACKS SOLID TIRES RUBBER PADS CHAINS UNDERCARRIAGE OTT RUBBER & STEEL TRACKS MOROOKA OEM PARTS YANMAR OEM PARTS

S U M M I T ’ S E V O LU T I O N

1982

Multi Machine opens in Garwood, New Jersey as a machine shop in a garage

1987

The company purchases a 2,400 sq. ft. building in Hillside, NJ

1993

After outgrowing the Hillside location, Multi Machine relocates to Roselle, NJ

1998

2002

First replacement rubber track sold

Multi Machine begins stocking popular track sizes

2005

We start importing tracks directly to our new 17,000 sq. ft. warehouse in Hampton, NJ

2006

We celebrate our first full year in the track business by selling 800 rubber tracks

2007

Multi Machine spins off Summit Supply as a separate business unit

2008

Summit Supply sells 2,000+ tracks and starts stocking undercarriage parts for tracked skid steer machines

2022

Summit Supply merged with Dominion Equipment Parts, LLC adding 5 distribution locations across the U.S. and becoming the exclusive OEM parts distributor for Morooka Rubber Track Carriers and Yanmar OEM parts

2021

With continued growth and plans for expansion, Summit Supply merged with All State Ag Parts, Rubbertrax, and H&R Construction Equipment Parts

2020

Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, business was still booming and Summit Supply was able to maintain continued growth by anticipating and being prepared for what the market needed

2019

Expansion of Illinois, Texas, and Washington warehouses - added steel chains and scissor lift product lines, and sold 50K rubber tracks across North America

2017

Summit Supply opens distribution centers in California and Illinois, expands Contrax Equipment into Vancouver, BC, and celebrates 35 years in business

2016

The Georgia distribution center opens - Summit Supply and Contrax combine efforts to sell 22,000+ rubber tracks across North America

2009

Summit Supply adds rubber pads to the product line and move into our current 100,000 sq. ft. facility in Asbury, NJ

2012

After adding a second location in Washington and expanding to employ 12 team members, Summit Supply sells 8,000 rubber tracks, 3,400 undercarriage parts, 4,500 rubber pads and 1,800 solid tires

2015

Summit Supply acquires Canada’s Contrax Equipment and solidifies a foothold across North America

2014

2013

The company celebrates the opening of the Texas distribution center

10,000 rubber tracks are sold

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