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Spanning the Monongahela see STORY page 30
AED Hol ds Annual Summit, CONDEX in D.C. …8
The bridge is loaded with charges prior to implosion.
Coble Trench Founder Dies in Plane Crash Schlouch Sees Busy Times Ahead in 2012…12
Ter ex Strea ml ine s Roadbuilding Facilities…26
Table of Contents ....................4 Truck & Trailer Section ..51-59
Tom Coble, founder and president of Greensboro, N.C.-based Coble Trench Safety (CTS), died in a plane crash Jan. 20, 2012, shortly after takeoff from a regional airport in Rainbow City, Ala. Traveling alone, Mr. Coble was flying his L-39 Albatross fighter jet back to Burlington, N.C. His plane, a Czechoslovakian experimental class aircraft, had undergone routine service and maintenance in Gadsen, Ala. Less than a minute after takeoff, the plane caught fire and came down in a wooded, marshy area approximately 2 mi. from the airport. Authorities are investigating the accident; the cause has not yet been determined. Mr. Coble was 58 years old. With more than 42 years of flying experience, he was a well-experienced pilot who owned multiple planes and was happiest when in the cockpit. He often joked with friends and family that he stayed in busi-
ness to support his flying habit. In 2002, he founded Coble Trench Safety, a regional firm specializing in the rental and sales of trench and traffic safety equipment, as well as OSHA-compliant training classes. CTS has 11 branches from Baltimore, Md., to Knoxville, Tenn., to Atlanta, Ga.
Prior to founding CTS, Mr. Coble established and grew Coble Cranes & Equipment/Coble Rents, a Greensboro, N.C.-based firm he sold in 1999 to a publicly traded company. Mr. Coble’s natural entrepreneurial bent was evident early in his career. After see COBLE page 117
Tom Coble
Canada ‘Profoundly Disappointed’ Over Keystone Pipeline Rejection By Rob Gillies ASSOCIATED PRESS
TORONTO (AP) Canadian prime minister Stephen Harper said Jan. 18 he told Barack Obama he was profoundly disappointed after the U.S. president called to tell him the administration
rejected a plan to build an oil pipeline from Canada to Texas. But the Canadian government expressed optimism the Keystone XL pipeline will ultimately be approved. Natural Resource Minister Joe Oliver said it’s clear the process is not yet over and said see PIPELINE page 114
Recycling Section ............63-81 Attachment Section ......95-101 Parts Section ......................102 Auction Section ..Starts at 108 Business Calendar ..............114 Advertisers Index ................118
The river spans were imploded on July 11, 2011, using 150 lbs. (68 kg) of explosives. Shortly after, foundation work began for the new structure.