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KCI, MoDOT Work to Improve I-55 Near St. Louis MoDOTphoto
Andy Bazan Celebrates 50 Years With Finkbiner Equipment Company...14
Swanston Equipment Hosts Open House in Alexandria, Minn. ...16
By Chuck MacDonald
Interstate 55 is the backbone of interstate travel in the Midwest. It roughly parallels the Mississippi River and connects New Orleans, Memphis and St. Louis before heading across CEG CORRESPONDENT
Link-Belt Cranes Hosts Annual CraneFest in Lexington, Ky. ...22
Table of Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 Aggregate & Recycling Section . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33-48 Attachments & Parts Section . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .53-60 Truck & Trailer Section . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .70-73 Snow & Ice Section . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .83-87 Auction Section . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .90-97 Business Calendar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .96 Advertisers Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .98
the Illinois farmlands terminating in Chicago. In Jefferson County, south of St. Louis, this freeway becomes congested as it works with U.S. 67 in carrying commuters into the city. The Missouri Department of Transportation
(MoDOT) is leading a project to decrease the bottlenecks where these busy highways intersect. Project planners have determined that the work on this $267 million project will decrease see MoDOT page 82
Building a Better Mousetrap Today’s Security Tech Helps Contractors Combat Jobsite Theft Construction theft is Adobe Stock photo not new, but criminals CEG CORRESPONDENT are getting bolder in their efforts to make a buck on anything they can grab quickly at a job site, from the rig itself to the fuel and parts inside it. The pain of dealing with the theft is obvious, but other issues come into play, including damaged equipment leading to missed deadlines, increased insurance premiums and profits lost on a project. One Oregon excavation contractor felt the Strategically positioned cameras, operated wirelessly, burn this summer over two days of theft and give equipment managers and jobsite security persondestruction. nel a remote view of the entire construction operation, By Lucy Perry
see THEFT page 74
any time of day or night.