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November 12 2022 Vol. XXVIII • No. 23
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Inside
Mid Country Celebrates 25th Anniversary With Open House...8
Huber Maintainer Seeks Dealers for Its New M-850-E Maintainer...12
Kentucky Transportation Cabinet photo
Considered critical in attracting people to eastern Kentucky, the $754 million Mountain Parkway Expansion will widen and improve 32 mi. of existing parkway By Cindy Riley
CEG CORRESPONDENT
OPEI Welcomes Record Numbers to Equip Expo 2022 in Louisville...24
Table of Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 Aggregate & Recycling Section . . . . . . . . . . . . .31-47 Attachments & Parts Section . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .55-60 Truck & Trailer Section . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .67-75 Snow & Ice Section . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .81-87 Auction Section . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .92-101 Business Calendar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .98 Advertisers Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .102
between Campton and Salyersville and extend the parkway by approximately 14 mi. from Salyersville to Prestonsburg. When completed, the Mountain Parkway will be the final link to creating a four-lane, high-speed corridor running
the length of the state. “The Mountain Parkway winds through the heart of the Red River Gorge and Daniel Boone National Forest,” said Kentucky Transportation see PARKWAY page 62
Building a Cleaner Future Electric Machines Earning Their Place On Heavy Construction Sites By Lucy Perry CEG CORRESPONDENT
Cost, availability and operation have limited the proliferation of electric heavy construction equipment. Compact machines powered by electricity have been more visible on job sites over the past six years, whereas big rigs have presented more of a challenge for manufacturers to roll out. That hasn’t stopped progress, though. The bottom line, admittedly, is it’s proven costly to invest in electric construction machines. arrival of wireless jobsite charging will Choices have been limited for fleet managers on a The enhance the opportunity to charge a machine budget. And frequent battery recharging has made the during idle times. The operator would top it off see ELECTRIC page 88
like a cell phone.