Northeast 9 April 23, 2025

New $2.1B Buffalo Bills Stadium Tops Out

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul, the NFL’s Buffalo Bills and Erie County celebrated the topping out of the new $2.1 billion Highmark Stadium at the construction site in Orchard Park, a suburb of Buffalo, on April 4, 2025.

A major building milestone, the topping out celebrates the lifting and placing of the last roof module for the arena’s structure. The ultramodern stadium design includes technology, art and an array of amenities designed to enhance the fan

experience — making it a world-class entertainment venue that will likely boost the Western New York economy for decades to come. The project is now approximately 50 percent

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8 DSM HELPS M&T BANK STADIUM WEATHER THE STORM

M&T Bank Stadium in Baltimore, home to the Baltimore Ravens, is undergoing significant work to upgrade the stadium, including adding concierge rooms and expanding walkways to enhance the fan experience.

12 HOW N.Y. FIRM FOUND ITS GROOVE IN THE HUDSON VALLEY

Four Silos Land Management is carving out more than just earth. Based in Ancram, N.Y., this boutique excavation and land management company has steadily built a name for itself in Columbia and northern Dutchess Counties.

14 SKANSKA NEARS FINISH OF CIRCULATION IMPROVEMENT

PROJECT

Skanska has announced the substantial completion of the $74.2 million circulation improvement project at the Grand Central 42nd Street Station in New York, N.Y.

18 N.Y.’S NEW ADVANCED CLEAN TRUCK RULE FACES STIFF OPPOSITION

At the beginning of 2025, the New York State government began requiring truck dealerships to sell a percentage of zero-emission vehicles, or ZEVs, for trucks weighing 8,500 lbs. or more.

24 TIGER EXPANDS INTO MD., VA. WITH STEPHENSON EQUIPMENT

Tiger Mowers announced that Stephenson Equipment is expanding into Maryland and Virginia. Tiger looks forward to a lasting partnership that will support both its existing customers and new clients in these regions.

24 EQUIP EXPO NAMES SAVANNAH BANANAS’ JESSE COLE AS KEYNOTE

Marketing challenges face every business owner, and Equip Exposition attendees will learn from one of the most well-known marketers and entrepreneurs in the United States: Savannah Bananas founder Jesse Cole.

26 NEW $26.5M NEIGHBORHOOD HOSPITAL TO BE BUILT IN W.VA.

West Virginia’s Mon Health System has begun construction on its latest small-format hospital in Bridgeport, similar to the Mon Marion Neighborhood Hospital to the north in the Marion County town of White Hall.

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HOBOKEN, N.J., SINKHOLE LEADS TO MAJOR RECONSTRUCTION EFFORT

Officials in Hoboken, N.J. announced that the city’s new waterfront reconstruction project got under way April 7, 2025 to ensure the long-term safety, resilience and functionality of the critical infrastructure.

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SURVEY: 46 PERCENT PLAN TO DIG BEFORE CONTACTING 811

The survey found 27.2 million Americans planning digging projects in the next year will not contact 811, putting themselves and communities at risk of utility service disruptions, costly fines and repairs and even serious injury or death.

48 NTSB ISSUES REPORT ON FATAL EXPLOSION IN PA.

The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) released its final report on the 2023 explosion at the Palmer Chocolate factory. The incident claimed seven lives at the Pennsylvania facility.

75 PREPARING YOUR ATTACHMENTS FOR SEASONAL USE

As winter fades and spring begins, construction and land-clearing professionals must ensure equipment is primed for peak performance. Rockland Manufacturing offers tips to prepare attachments for efficient and effective site preparation.

91 DESIGN-BUILD INSTITUTE OF AMERICA NAMES BRENNAN NEW COO

The Design-Build Institute of America (DBIA) announced the appointment of Carolyn Brennan as its new chief operating officer. In this role, Brennan will oversee DBIA’s revenue-generating departments.

92 JCB PLANS TO DOUBLE SIZE OF NEW U.S. PLANT IN WAKE OF TARIFFS

JCB is set to double the size of a new factory currently under construction in Texas as the company confirmed that newly announced tariffs will impact its business in the short-term.

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DSM Helps M&T Bank Stadium Weather the Storm

By Craig Mongeau CEG EDITOR IN CHIEF

M&T Bank Stadium in Baltimore, home to the Baltimore Ravens, is undergoing significant work to upgrade the stadium, including adding concierge rooms and expanding walkways to enhance the fan experience.

However, along with these additions comes the need for infrastructure that can support the stadium’s new capacity and environmental goals. One of the major aspects of these upgrades is the implementation of a storm pod system, which is designed to help manage stormwater runoff in a sustainable and efficient manner.

Stormwater runoff can be a major issue in urban areas, as it overwhelms existing sewer systems and can cause flooding. The storm pod system being installed at M&T Bank Stadium is designed to capture stormwater and slow its release into the city’s sewer system, preventing it from being overwhelmed during heavy rains. These storm pods, precast concrete structures, are essentially large collection basins that store stormwater and allow it to dissipate gradually, preventing the city’s infrastructure from being overwhelmed. The storm pod system, which consists of approximately 60 pods, plays a crucial role in controlling the flow of stormwater and protecting the surrounding environment.

Installing this large-scale system was no small task, and it required careful planning, expertise and innovative solutions—particularly in the shoring and excavation stages of the project.

The contractor responsible for installing the storm pod system at M&T Bank Stadium is DSM Contracting, a utility contractor based in Randallstown, Md. DSM is a minority-owned company that specializes in installing unique utility systems, making them an ideal choice for this complex and non-traditional stormwater management system.

TrenchTech, a leader in shoring solutions, also is playing a pivotal role in this project, utilizing its innovative slide rail system to ensure the safety and efficiency of the construction.

The installation of the storm pod system required deep excavations in a confined area next to the stadium, with a large volume of earth needing to be moved. To ensure the safety of workers during this phase of the project, Trenchtech’s slide rail system was selected as the optimal solution. The slide rail system is a positive shoring system, as opposed to traditional trench boxes or sheeting and bracing methods, offering several key advantages.

An elaborate multi-bay slide rail solution is being used to install pre-cast storm pods approximately 30 ft. from the main M&T gates.

The main advantage of TrenchTech’s slide rail system is its modularity. It’s specifically designed to be adaptable to various excavation sizes and configurations, making it ideal for complex projects with tight spaces, such as the storm pod

installation at M&T Bank Stadium. The slide rail system can be installed in stages, allowing workers to safely excavate and install the storm pods without exposing them to potential hazards.

This was crucial on the M&T Bank Stadium project, as the excavation area was not only large but also congested

with other ongoing construction work and existing utilities that could not be relocated or disturbed.

Carl Lamb, the sales manager of Trenchtech, based in Baltimore, said that the slide rail system was the perfect fit for this project.

“The excavation for the storm pods was a significant undertaking, measuring 146 feet long, 47 feet wide, and 12 feet deep,” he said. “Additionally, the excavation area was adjacent to a busy street with live traffic, requiring the shoring system to provide support not only to the workers but also to protect the surrounding infrastructure and ensure the safety of pedestrians and drivers.”

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How N.Y. Firm Found Its Groove in the Hudson Valley

In the rolling hills of New York’s Hudson Valley — between Poughkeepsie and Hudson — Four Silos Land Management is carving out more than just earth.

Based in Ancram, N.Y., this boutique excavation and land management company has steadily built a name for itself in Columbia and northern Dutchess Counties, focusing on specialized services that blend excavation, forestry and natural landscape design.

At the helm is owner Mason Berlinghoff, who grew up on a family farm, where early exposure to landscaping and equipment sparked a lifelong fascination.

“My mom had a landscaping business since she was 18,” he said. “We had tractors and small machines around — I always loved getting on the equipment.”

Today, Four Silos Land Management offers services in excavation, trenching, selective forestry work and landscape construction. Its approach is deeply hands-on, with one employee and occasional help from a business partner.

“We’re not your typical contractor,” Berlinghoff said. “Ninety-five percent of our work is directly with residential customers — no home builders or big developments. It’s all custom, site-specific work.”

The company’s projects often include trenching for utilities, woodland thinning, invasive species removal and natural hardscaping using bluestone and native boulders.

Over the years, the company has grown and prospered. A nice assortment of equip-

ment was acquired as the need arose.

A breakthrough for Four Silos came in the form of a Rotastar portable screening bucket, purchased through A&D Equipment. Mounted to the Mecalac 8MCR, the Rotastar uses durable polyurethane stars to aerate and screen material efficiently — without the need for an expensive screening plant.

“I had been eyeing something for screening material, but small screening plants were going for at least 30,000,” Berlinghoff said. “The Rotastar was significantly less expensive, had no engine to maintain and was way easier to transport and operate on tight job sites. You do not need to transport the materials, to the screening point — that saves a ton of money — you are only handling the materials once.”

A&D Equipment loaned a demo unit, letting Four Silos test it out (this is done through the Rotastar Tour America Program, which A&D Equipment will ship the bucket to a potential customer at no cost to use for a couple of weeks. The company also provides virtual training and best operating practices.)

“Once I used it, I was sold,” he said. “We were able to screen sod, garden soil, even chunky concrete-laced material. It handled everything. I haven’t had a single star wear out or break yet — and I’ve put 50 to 70 hours on it.”

The company opted for one of the midsize Rotastar buckets, the RS4-9, which features four shafts of stars, improving output and letting the company screen approximately 30 yds. of material per hour.

“It’s been a major time-saver.,” he said. “In trenching jobs, we screen right next to the trench, place the screened material back in as bedding and dump the excess rock farther down the line.”

The Rotastar also has been great for creating high grade topsoil from sod and other difficult to manage soil types.

“It does a great job breaking and aerating material,” he said. ““I am very glad we purchased the RS4-9 with four shafts versus a smaller unit with less shafts. I believe it greatly increased our production volume. When we are trenching, we use all of the materials that the screener produces. Oversized stone is used toward the top of the trench and the screened material gives us great bedding.”

“A&D Equipment’s support also has been phenomenal,” he said. “I didn’t even have them install the bucket, but they were ready to walk me through anything I needed including the installation. They’re quick to respond and really care about their customers. It’s rare to find that level of personal attention.”

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Mason Berlinghoff, owner of Four Silos Land Management, stands with his Mecalac 8MCR equipped with a Steelwrist tiltrotator and Rotastar screening bucket.

The Rotastar processes large volumes of aggregate, dirt and sod in tight areas.

Skanska Nears Finish of Circulation Improvement Project

Skanska has announced the substantial completion of the $74.2 million circulation improvement project at the Grand Central 42nd Street Station in New York, N.Y.

The newly unveiled passageway creates a direct connection between the Flushing, Queens, 7 train and the 4, 5 and 6 subway lines. Awarded to Skanska by The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA), the project included upgrades to the station’s structures and systems, such as building a new passageway and staircase for the Flushing Line platform and widening existing staircases by 25 percent to improve commuter flow between transfers.

“As one of Manhattan’s busiest transit hubs, ensuring uninterrupted train service for nearly 500,000 daily commuters at Grand Central Station was a top priority,”

said John Sullivan, senior vice president, operations of Skanska’s Northeast Civil operations. “We are proud to celebrate the successful completion of the project alongside the MTA and STV and to have played a pivotal role in enhancing the commuting experience for the thousands of travelers who transfer between lines daily.”

The 26-month project involved extensive rock excavation beneath East 42nd Street and Lexington Avenue under challenging conditions while utilizing Sequential Excavation Methods (SEM). Rock was removed using a combination of mechanical methods — using Brokk machines with hydraulic hammers — and low-power explosives, specifically NX Burst. This approach allowed for precise excavation in a highly sensitive area, just 6 ft. from the

active #7 Line at Grand Central Station.

Remarkably, due to a strategically located shaft, the access and excavation was handled from street leveling, allowing all work to be completed without any disruption to customer service.

This project marked the first time NX Burst had been used for rock excavation in New York City, demonstrating a groundbreaking advancement in controlled blasting techniques. In addition, the team implemented shotcrete for the structural walls and arch of the new passageway, further enhancing the project’s efficiency and safety — another significant innovation for the industry.

Construction on the project began in January of 2023 and the team achieved substantial completion in February 2025. 

The project included upgrades to the station’s structures and systems, such as building a new passageway and staircase for the Flushing Line platform and widening existing staircases by 25 percent to improve commuter flow between transfers.

Skanska photo

Skanska photo

This project marked the first time NX Burst had been used for rock excavation in New York City, demonstrating a groundbreaking advancement in controlled blasting techniques.

The newly unveiled passageway creates a direct connection between the Flushing, Queens, 7 train and the 4, 5 and 6 subway lines. Skanska photo

Skanska photo

Rock was removed using a combination of mechanical methods — using Brokk machines with hydraulic hammers — and low-power explosives, specifically NX Burst.

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N.Y.’s New Advanced Clean Truck Rule Faces Stiff Opposition

By Eric Olson PROFILE CORRESPONDENT

At the beginning of 2025, the New York State government began requiring truck dealerships to sell a percentage of zero-emission vehicles, or ZEVs, for trucks weighing 8,500 lbs. or more, with those percentages required to grow at a steady rate for the next decade.

Among the various types of ZEVs currently registered in a handful of states across the country are battery-electric vehicles (BEVs), more commonly referred to as EVs.

The high-minded intention of the New York Advanced Clean Truck (ACT) rule is, of course, to reduce harmful greenhouse gases and air pollution, while also promoting the green transportation industry, improving air quality and lowering the operating expenses of businesses that use trucks.

So far, only five other states have enacted rules similar to New York’s ACT: Massachusetts, New Jersey, Washington State, Oregon and California, the latter of which was the basis for New York’s initiative, adopted in 2021.

The Empire State’s trucking industry was given until this past New Year’s Day to comply with the mandate.

However, as a result of the ACT rule, the Trucking Association of New York (TANY), a lobbying group made up of dealers, trucking companies and industry supporters, has been working furiously to get Gov. Kathy Hochul and other leaders in Albany to hit the pause button on what it considers to be a piece of legislation that is both onerous and erroneously reasoned.

“Supporters of the ACT rule argue that delaying implementation will slow emissions reductions, harm public health and worsen environmental injustice,” TANY said in a recent e-mail to its members. “They point to transportation as the largest source of greenhouse gas emissions in New York and claim that reducing diesel truck usage will lower pollution levels, particularly in disadvantaged communities that bear the brunt of transportation-related emissions.”

“Even if zero-emission vehicle technology were fully developed, New York does not have the infrastructure to support widespread adoption.”

Trucking Association of New York

He added that the zero-emissions technology primarily supports light-duty vehicles and last-mile logistics, such as delivery services. However, for operations beyond a 75mi. radius or those requiring heavy loads, current ZEV capabilities are not yet viable. ACT’s requirement that a certain percentage of new trucks must be zero-emission vehicles, to be increased each year through model year 2035, along with the ratio of ZEV to diesel truck sales, Gallivan admits, will be “extremely difficult” to achieve under present conditions.

have the infrastructure to support widespread adoption,” the group reminded its members.

Among the key issues concerning TANY are:

• New York State currently has no heavyduty public charging stations.

• The state’s “unrealistic” sales requirements.

• The exorbitant costs of class 8 electric vehicles.

• Electric grid capacity problems.

• Worries that the charging process itself takes too long.

As a result, since last year, TANY and its supporters have been calling for the state “to delay their own compliance — in the form

Widespread Electric Truck Use May Not Happen Any Time Soon

Sean Gallivan is the owner, president and CEO of S.M. Gallivan, a trucking and construction firm based in Cohoes, N.Y., just north of Albany. He also is a well-respected business professional and has an influential voice within TANY.

His diversified company specializes in truck transportation, the manufacturing of landscape supplies, wood waste recycling, concrete and asphalt crushing and the commerce of agricultural commodities.

When asked March 6 where things stood on the clean trucks rule following continuing talks between TANY and state officials, he said a delay in enforcing ACT’s provisions is under discussion.

“To comply with the regulations, we would need multiple charging stations by 2026, adding to the financial and logistical challenges.”

The trucking association, though, said that the reality is the state has done almost nothing to make ACT compliance workable for most truck OEMs, dealers or vehicle owners.

While TANY supports reducing emissions and advancing clean transportation, it explained that the ACT rule, as written, is “unrealistic and counterproductive.”

“Even if zero-emission vehicle technology were fully developed, New York does not

Sean Gallivan S.M. Gallivan

of an enforcement exemption for municipal vehicles — because the ACT requirements are unattainable.”

Pushing ACT forward prematurely will not only fail to reduce emissions, New York’s trucking advocates believe, but it also will drive costs higher, limit truck availability, disrupt the supply chain and put jobs at risk.

TANY said it is more than willing to work with the state to set more practical objectives for implementing ACT.

“Dealerships are required to purchase a zero-emission vehicle within the same class before selling a truck to end users like us,” he said. “However, the New York State Senate and Assembly have just proposed legislation to postpone implementation and enforcement, and this has not passed yet.”

Gallivan believes the timeline for putting the ACT into effect should align with infrastructure development and technological advancements. While reducing emissions is an important goal, he said, “widespread adoption of ZEV trucks will likely require at least 10-15 years for infrastructure improvements and vehicle advancements to make them a viable option for heavy-hauling businesses.”

He also noted that his firm and the logistics companies it works with support the responsible adoption of ZEVs, “provided the technology and infrastructure can adequately support our businesses.”

But Gallivan added that at present, ZEVs “remain cost-prohibitive, have range and hauling limitations and lack the necessary charging infrastructure.”

“Our utility provider, National Grid, estimated that installing just one charging station would cost around $750,000, with a possible three-year timeline for providing power,” he said. “To comply with the regulations, we would need multiple charging stations by 2026, adding to the financial and logistical challenges.”

In addition, while a reduction in harmful emissions is the end goal, the current approach may unintentionally prevent the adoption of newer, cleaner-burning diesel trucks and keep older, higher-emission vehicles on New York’s roadways, according to Gallivan.

Do ACT Supporters Fully Understand Its Likely Impact?

The economic and implementation effects of the ACT rule also deeply concern David Holzwarth, director of truck sales of Syracuse-based Tracey Road Equipment. A company employee for 35 years, the past 18 in his current position, he is highly respected by other trucking professionals for his knowledge of the industry.

Tracey Road is one of the state’s largest distributors of trucks and construction equipment, including the Daimler-owned Freightliner and Western Star lineup of commercial trucks. The dealership supplies vehicles across the United States, with a focus on the Northeast, and is known for its top-notch sales, service and parts operations.

From his position on the front line of selling trucks while under pressure to adhere to the ACT rules, Holzwarth said that its supporters — made up of state and political leaders, as well as environmental groups — did not seem to grasp the ramifications of the mandate on the trucking industry when the regulations were passed four years ago.

In fact, he said the planned rollout “did not make anybody’s radar until sometime late in 2023 when we at the dealership started telling our customers about [ACT] and they all looked at us like we were crazy. They thought, ‘This is stupid, it’s never going to happen.’

“Fast forward to today, and here we are more than two months into it and I’m $67.5 see ACT page 20

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million behind in truck sales from where I would have been in a normal year,” he said. “That’s 450 trucks at an average price of $150,000 per. These are retail dollars, not necessarily cost or profitability, but if it keeps going, we could have to cut somewhere in the vicinity of 30 percent of [Tracey Road’s] sales force. The dealership will survive with service and parts for quite some time, but the sales process is going to take a hit.”

He added that the ACT’s backers have likely figured if it is possible to easily charge electric cars, the same should be true for powering EV trucks that haul freight long distances.

“I believe they really didn’t understand, number one, that the power required for a truck charger is significantly more than what is needed for a car — we’re talking about a 60-kilowatt charger for a really small truck, up to a 150 kW or 240 kW unit, depending on how many trucks you are trying to charge.”

Most electric cars that require a complete recharge, by contrast, need only about 10 kW to reach full power.

Then there is the problem of the time it takes to charge an electric truck.

According to Gallivan, current “fast” charging stations need approximately five hours to power a truck to 80 percent capacity and up to 10 hours for a full charge. But, in cold weather, such as you would find in New York State, an electric vehicle’s range decreases significantly. Indeed, a recent test showed an electric truck running out of power after traveling just 80 mi., he said.

When Tracey Road’s truck customers began asking their utilities if they could get the needed electric power delivered to their location, according to Holzwarth, they learned that the amount of kilowatts was so massive that most small towns do not require as much energy as many chargers can provide.

“If the power companies can’t deliver the power, we can’t get the chargers and the customers can’t charge the trucks, so why should they buy an electric truck,” he said. “It’s simply unworkable.”

Now, with the ACT program in full swing, he admitted that this winter Daimler has not been accepting orders for any trucks other than snowplows, street sweepers, catch basin cleaners or dump trucks used for snowplow removal by municipalities.

“For a commercial account, if a customer wanted to come to us and order a truck for next year, I would first need to have had credits from selling an electric vehicle,” Holzwarth said. “At this point, though, I have no prospects for selling any electric vehicles and I have none on order.”

He added that Tracey Road sold one ZEV to National Grid, which registered it in Massachusetts, but the ACT rules say that when a company buys a truck from his dealership and registers it in a state other than New York, the credits go to the customer, not the dealership. After the deal was concluded, National Grid ended up with six credits, while Tracey Road gained none.

“As far as I am aware, nobody in the state is able to order trucks any differently than us,” Holzwarth said.

At this point, the process by which Tracey Road and other New York truck dealers must navigate their way to full ACT compliance is — to say the least — a study in bureaucracy.

He said that if he wants to order a truck for a municipality, for example, he must first get the customer to send a letter to the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC).

$60,000 to $100,000, have it installed, and all that must be done before we can order you a new truck,’” he said.

Gallivan added that the transitioning costs for trucking firms switching from diesel to electric vehicles are also substantial, noting that “while a diesel truck costs around

some of them are actually considering buying an EV simply to get the credits to buy the diesel vehicles, and then taking the price of that one electric machine and diluting it with the other six or eight that they would end up buying, which is not a good business practice because they are just inflating their acquisition costs,” he said.

“From what I understand, we have gotten some really good face time with key people in government and helped them to better understand the problems that the trucking industry faces.”

David Holzwarth

Tracey Road Equipment

The function of that one EV, he added, would be for it to just sit unused on the lot of a freight hauler or construction company.

“Let’s say someone orders an electric Freightliner eM2, which is a six-wheel straight delivery truck, or maybe a tractor,” Holzwarth said.

“The tractor is going to get you eight credits, the eM2 is going to get you six credits. The people that contemplate doing this will buy the truck, register it — which is required — and then just park it.”

“The DEC takes a look at the letter and then either approves or disapproves it,” said Holzwarth. “When I get an approval letter back from DEC, and the customer e-mails me the letter they originally submitted to the DEC to get the OK, with those two things I can place my order with the OEM. Without them both, I have nothing. And that is for trucks that are going to be registered in New York State.”

Charger Costs Are High, While Infrastructure Lacking

Holzwarth also called out the state for its short sightedness in pouring hundreds of millions of dollars into building car-charging stations at all 27 service plazas on the New York Thruway — but not one for trucks.

Gallivan admitted that the lack of planning for heavy-duty charging infrastructure remains a significant issue.

“Effective policy implementation requires coordination between the state, utility companies, and industry stakeholders,” he added. “Currently, there are only three public charging stations in New York, and none within range of our company in Albany. This lack of infrastructure could create substantial operational inefficiencies, particularly for long-haul trucking.”

As a result, Holzwarth said that when Tracey Road pitches ZEVs to its customers, “we tell them that they are not going to be able to rely on the state for putting in the needed infrastructure,” and that, instead, they will need to have the funds necessary to purchase their own chargers.

“Now we ask them, ‘What do you have for power? Can you get 60-150 kW through your facility? If so, then you need to buy a charger, which [costs] in the vicinity of

$200,000 and can travel 500-650 miles per day, an electric truck costs between $550,000 and $700,000, with an additional $200,000 to $750,000 needed for charging infrastructure.”

With the current technology only allowing for a ZEV, carrying a full 80,000-lb. load, to travel with a maximum range of about 150 mi. from its base, he explained, “multiple electric trucks would be required to perform the same workload as a single clean diesel truck, leading to increased operational costs.”

For those New York trucking firms that rely on hauling freight to or doing business in other parts of the United States, most of which also have little to no EV infrastructure, using electric trucks is almost unthinkable, particularly for smaller companies.

Gallivan said that this, too, is a major concern for his construction and landscaping outfit, as well as for most other TANY members.

“Our operations extend throughout the Northeast,” he said. “Additionally, in recent hurricane relief efforts in North Carolina and Florida, our diesel trucks played a vital role in emergency response. The current electric truck technology does not yet support the heavy loads and long distances required for such critical missions.”

Trucking Industry, Contractors in NYS Act Frustrates

Truck customers are understandably frustrated and upset over New York State’s ACT regulations, according to Holzwarth.

“They simply want to be able to buy trucks at reasonable prices and, as a result,

Another option, he said, is for a company to go out of state to find older trucks that are likely to have dirtier engines than newer vehicles, which only serves to worsen New York’s air quality and do the opposite of what the ACT’s supporters intended.

Both Sides Working Toward Agreement

Despite everything, though, both Gallivan and Holzwarth remain optimistic that TANY’s lobbying efforts to Hochul, state legislators, and other ACT backers will end with an agreement that is acceptable to all parties.

Gallivan noted that there has been significant bipartisan discussion on addressing TANY’s concerns and possibly adjusting ACT’s timeline.

“Earlier this year, S.M. Gallivan participated in a special investigatory hearing held by the New York Assembly where lawmakers on both sides of the aisle expressed concerns about the feasibility of these regulations. However, there is still a need for more direct engagement between state officials and the industry.”

Gallivan added that he hopes the ongoing discussions will lead to practical solutions that balance environmental goals with economic and operational realities.

“From what I understand, we have gotten some really good face time with key people in government and helped them to better understand the problems that the trucking industry faces,” said Holzwarth, who has himself been a part of TANY’s lobbying efforts. “We are making some headway, but I don’t know how long it will take.

“We need the issues ironed out now, though, not six months or a year from now.”

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Equip Expo Names Savannah Bananas’ Jesse Cole as Keynote

Marketing challenges face every business owner, and Equip Exposition attendees will learn from one of the most well-known marketers and entrepreneurs in the United States: Savannah Bananas founder Jesse Cole.

Founder of the popular baseball team, Cole will deliver the keynote address, sponsored by Kress, at the blockbuster trade show for landscapers, dealers, contractors, hardscape experts and outdoor power equipment manufacturers. The trade show drew 28,500 attendees last year.

Known for his banana yellow suit and marketing ideas, Cole will share what it takes to develop a great idea into a brand that people embrace and love. His story will delve into marketing brands and how to keep creativity flowing.

Those are lessons smart industry business owners are seeking to learn.

“There’s just so much to learn from being around a group of growth-minded people who are really, truly just trying to better themselves and their businesses,” said Mark Bradley of LMN and TBG Landscape, when asked what draws him to Equip Exposition.

Ideas from Cole will likely be hot discussion points for the trade show’s legendary networking opportunities, which span a wel-

come reception at Churchill Downs where a new signature bourbon will debut this year, two concerts, a women’s leadership reception sponsored by Belgard, Hunter Industries and SiteOne and more peer-to-peer activities.

exclusive concert for show attendees at the Kentucky International Convention Center

the Thursday night of the show. The concert is included with the registration to Equip Exposition.

“We offer a number of social opportunities at Equip but they’re created with purpose,” said Kris Kiser, president and CEO of the Outdoor Power Equipment Institute (OPEI), an international trade association representing manufacturers and suppliers of power equipment, small engines, battery power systems, portable generators, utility and personal transport vehicles and golf cars, which owns and manages the blockbuster show. “Unlike any other time of year, peers can talk with one another, get to know each other, at the show. It’s especially a great opportunity for team building.”

With more than 1.2 million sq. ft. of indoor and outdoor exhibit space, Equip Exposition is a “must see” for dozens of reasons, including the 30-acre Outdoor Demo Yard, networking events, education and technical training in English and Spanish.

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New $26.5M Neighborhood Hospital to Be Built in W.Va.

West Virginia’s Mon Health System, a member of the regional Vandalia Health network, has begun construction on its latest small-format hospital in Bridgeport, similar to the Mon Marion Neighborhood Hospital to the north in the Marion County town of White Hall.

David Goldberg, president of Mon Health and CEO and executive vice president of Vandalia Health, told West Virginia MetroNews that the long-awaited $26.4 million Mon Harrison Neighborhood Hospital within Bridgeport’s rapidly developing Charles Pointe Crossing is modeled after his company’s successful White Hall facility, which has been in operation for about three years.

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A combination of inflation and construction circumstances has pushed the cost of the Bridgeport-Harrison County hospital higher than the White Hall-Marion County facility, built for a little more than $20 million.

In White Hall, the project started in an existing structure, while the newest Bridgeport is starting from scratch, MetroNews reported April 5, 2025.

“We bought a building in [White Hall’s] Middletown Commons area that was already four-walls established,” said Goldberg. “We didn’t have to rebuild the outside structure there, so [the new Bridgeport hospital] will be a little more expensive.”

The recent filing of the facility’s building permit with the city of Bridgeport marked a key milestone in a process that began in July 2022, when Mon Health System filed for a certificate of need for the structure.

According to Mon Health, the path to construction included extensive collaboration with Charles Pointe’s developers, Genesis Partners, as well as the city of Bridgeport, the Harrison County Commission and stakeholders within the county’s tax increment financing (TIF) district.

The new hospital’s construction is anticipated to take just over a year, with architectural and engineering work already complete, Mon Health noted.

Smaller, Neighborhood Hospitals Have Proven to Be Effective

The first floor of the new Mon Harrison Neighborhood Hospital will include an

emergency room with eight beds, board-certified physicians and comprehensive inpatient care, including 10 private inpatient rooms. The second floor will be constructed as shell space reserved for future clinical or administrative expansion, designed to address future needs of the community.

“We have a lab on site, a pharmacy on site for patient use and we have full radiology — MRI, CT, X-ray, ultrasound and echocardiogram,” Goldberg said.

In addition, patients will have access to telehealth at the facility and all specialty care and services offered across the Mon Health System.

History has proven that the small-format model used at the older Mon Marion Neighborhood Hospital can offer the same type of care offered at larger hospitals..

“We now do infusions — not chemotherapy — for those who are on an infusion treatment … at the Mon Marion Neighborhood Hospital and that will come to the [new facility],” said Goldberg.

Available services always are being evaluated, he said, and changes are focused on improving convenience and the patient experience. Those evaluations are done across the entire system by studying actual patient experiences and input from staff.

“We look at the data on why people leave one community and come to Mon Health Medical Center,” Goldberg said. We see why they’re leaving and for what care and then we offer that in the community close to home. We’ve been doing that since I got here, and we’ll continue to do that.”

“Vandalia Health Mon Marion Neighborhood Hospital has become a model for delivering advanced medical services in a smaller, more accessible footprint,” said Christopher Edwards, DO and director of emergency services for both Vandalia Health and Mon Health. “We’ve exceeded expectations in patient satisfaction, speed of care and operational efficiency and [are] recognized as having one of the shortest emergency room visit times in the nation.

“Our hospital’s success has proven that neighborhood hospitals can offer the same quality of care as larger institutions — just closer to home,” he said. “We’re extremely excited to bring this quality, convenient care to the people of Harrison County and surrounding communities with the construction of Vandalia Health Mon Harrison Neighborhood Hospital.”

Mon Health photo

The new northern West Virginia hospital will be on a

Menards store in Bridgeport.

AED Foundation Aims to Fill Technician Worker Pipeline

CAREERS from page 1

significant roles while creating a pipeline for the industry’s next generation of qualified technicians.

The Foundation believes this project will help close in on its mission to address professional education and workforce development. At the same time, Vision 2025 will bring more awareness to the benefits available for the equipment industry.

The Foundation is “challenging AED members to help create a strong and robust pipeline of skilled workers within the next four years.”

Launched in 2020, Vision has three areas of focus: schools with equipment technology programs, students within these programs and AED dealer members. The goal by 2027: 120 accredited college programs, 200 recognized high schools, 10,000 skilled technicians and 5,000 Foundation-certified technicians.

Meeting Needs Now, Future

The initiative was conceived in 2019 after a Foundation study showed the industry would need to recruit 73,000 technicians over five years to meet demand.

“We had done a study with the college of William and Mary,” said Brian P. McGuire, Foundation president.

Job vacancies already were open twice the average length of time because the industry couldn’t draw people who were qualified, he said.

So, the Foundation board decided to call attention to the current situation and estab-

lish the tools to solve the problem for the future.

“The situation didn’t happen overnight, and it wouldn’t solve itself overnight,” said McGuire.

The Foundation determined the best course of action would be to start at the highschool level, to get younger students exposed to tech careers early.

“We have to let them see there’s a viable career path,” said McGuire.

Many of AED’s member dealerships are

owned by people who came up as technicians, he added. Several CEOs of dealerships stated off as techs.

“Some go into sales from training as technicians. You can have a great career as a technician, but it’s also an on ramp to other areas of the business.”

The Foundation saw the need to help high-school students and their parents understand that these have the potential to be “sixfigure careers,” he said.

It required conveying to parents, students and educators that ‘you can go into this career path and your employer will pay for your training, so you have no debt.’

Tim Watters, president of Hoffman Equipment, based in Piscataway, N.J., also sees a career in equipment technology can be a draw. He said the need for qualified technicians is huge.

“And it’s going to get exponentially worse,” said Watters, AED Foundation chair. “I walk around our shop — we have 50 techs. So many of them are 50 years old plus, and a significant chunk are 60 years plus. Try to find a 30-year-old.”

There are a few, he said. “But there are so few it’s like gold to find someone who wants to work with their hands and be a technician.”

The industry, he said, needs to create a steady flow of kids interested in equipment technology careers.

“We need to implement learning opportunities in schools for students to come into the industry with a basic level of skills and confidence.”

The original goal back for the initiative in

2020 was to pledge $5 million by 2025. By 2022, it hit that number.

“So, our chair said let’s go to $10 million and go to 2027 with the overall goal to increase the number of accredited collages,” said McGuire.

At the same time, the Foundation would restart its high-school recognition program, which had gone dormant from its height of activity in the 1990s.

The initiative also set out to certify 5,000 technicians through the Foundation’s certification program.

“And to have 10,000 folks we could point to and say, ‘they’ve come into the workforce because of this initiative,’” said McGuire. see CAREERS page 32

Associated Equipment Distributors Foundation photo

A recent Associated Equipment Distributors accreditation ceremony in San Diego, Calif.

Associated Equipment Distributors Foundation photo Brian McGuire, AED Foundation president

Associated Equipment Distributors Foundation photo

Tim Watters, AED Foundation chairman, and president of Hoffman Equipment, based in Piscataway, N.J.

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Vision 2025 Endeavors to Attract Next Gen of Technicians

CAREERS from page 28

Working With Goal in Sight

The Foundation currently recognizes 94 accredited colleges, which puts the initiative at 78 percent of its goal. There are 102 recognized high-school programs.

“Our goal was to build a high-school feeder program into accredited colleges,” said McGuire. “We’re at 52 percent of our goal with high-schools and 88 percent of our goal of certified technicians with just under 4,500. So, we will exceed that goal.”

Just under 6,000 technicians have entered the workforce because of the effort, he said.

“The exciting thing is — and the figures change weekly — we’re at just over $8.5 million pledged and we’ve collected $6 million,” he said.

Vision 2025 is “a little different” from most campaigns in that this money is being collected to spend.

“We are putting $5 million in a Foundation endowment to continue these efforts after pledging,” said McGuire. “We have brought on five staff to make sure we’re hitting what we need to keep donors satisfied.”

A workforce coordinator connects the dots between dealers, OEMs and educational institutions.

“They make stuff happen,” said McGuire. “We’d go and have a workforce meeting with a couple dealers, a community college and a local politician to talk about the needs of our industry. Everybody would say ‘we should start a program.’ We’d get back on the plane and nothing would happen short of the politician issuing a press release.”

“The workforce development position is geared to make sure things happen,” added McGuire. “We have dealers on school advisory committees.”

Dealer internship programs are in place as well. And the Foundation has arranged career days where students learn about careers in the equipment industry.

In some cases, hundreds of students attend a single day event.

“In Ohio, just under 500 students came through,” said McGuire. “In Illinois last fall, over 500 kids were there. Some rode the bus for an hour to get there.”

The events include mock interviews as well as equipment demonstrations where the students “get to do a little digging,” he said.

Keeping Momentum Going

Watters said the biggest challenge for Vision 2025 is getting more of the industry to pledge to help reach the initiative’s goals.

“There are 1,000 member dealers, another 200 member manufacturers, another 200 associate dealers,” he said. “We’ve reached $8 million, but if you count the number of donors that’s about 15 percent of our membership.”

Overall, said McGuire, Vision 2025 has been very embraced by AED Foundation membership.

“These dollar numbers come from 95 unique contributors. They are a mix of service providers, dealers and OEMs that have come to support Vision 2025.

The Foundation is not seeking deeper pockets, but broader participation from membership, Watters said. “And it doesn’t have to be a lot.”

He admits all these efforts are a drop in the bucket of workforce needs in the equipment technology sector. But it’s a place to start, he said.

“The Foundation board knows that 5,000 techs and 10,000 workforce entries doesn’t add up to what’s needed,” he said. “But it’s getting accrediting programs online and filling them as a start to address the problem.”

And though a lot of people in the industry recognized the problem and were working before, it was not the coordinated effort Vision 2025 is shaping up to be.

“The Foundation board was direct in saying ‘Vision 2025 is not a replacement for all the things you should be doing,’” said McGuire. “You should be recruiting locally. You have to continue doing the things you’ve been doing. But this is an overlay.”

Both McGuire and Watters believe this effort is valuable not just for distributors, but for the entire heavy equipment industry.

“Manufacturers need distributors to have a solid gold, youthful workforce for technicians into the future to repair their machines,” said Watters. “The skills needed today are different than they were 20 years ago. Today, technicians must be digitally and software confident.”

The industry needs to change the image of what a mechanic looks like, he added, comparing the machine technician’s job to that of a lab technician.

“You’re dealing with software codes and [and understanding of] what the computer is telling you,” said Watters.

He believes young people need permission to bypass college for a trade career, and preferably one in equipment technology.

“We — all distributors and manufacturers — need to change the perception of what a mechanic does in our industry and the need for college in general.”

Both Watters and McGuire believe the initiative’s goal is achievable in the time period the Foundation set.

“We sailed through our original goal,” said Watters. “Now, we’re so close, we’re in that final lap. We just need to get more support.”

McGuire said the need never stops. “When we’re no longer begging for techs to join the workforce, it’ll be mission accomplished.”

So, McGuire’s question is simple: “If you’re in the equipment industry and you haven’t supported the program, why not?

He stressed there’s only one foundation working on this issue specifically for the equipment technology industry.

“You can give money to a lot of causes. But one that’s actually working for the benefit of your industry — I’ve got to believe there’s room for that.”  CEG

Associated Equipment Distributors Foundation photo

Students watch a backhoe being operated during a recent career day event hosted by the Associated Equipment Distributors Foundation as part of the group’s Vision 2025 initiative to draw more young people into careers in equipment technology.

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The equipment technology industry needs to create a steady flow of younger people interested in equipment technology careers. The Associated Equipment Distributors Foundation is working to implement learning opportunities in schools for students to enter the field with a basic level of skills and confidence.

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Gilbane Turner JV Leads Bills Stadium to 2026 Opening

complete and is slated to be finished before the 2026 NFL season.

The joint venture team of Gilbane | Turner, along with 34 Group and Arc Building Partners, was chosen by Bills officials to provide construction management services for the new stadium. The full project team also includes Legends Project Development, the site management firm and Populous, the designer.

As envisioned, the completed project will include a 1.35-million-sq.-ft. open-air football stadium, an 18,750-sq.-ft. ancillary building, demolition of the current stadium just across the street and related site development.

The new venue’s capacity will have a minimum of 60,000 seats with an expandable capacity to hold special events. Premium areas will include suites, ledge seats, clubs and other choice seating options.

It also will have state-of-the-art video and scoreboards, a modern sound system, administrative and event staff offices and lockers, broadcast facilities, a Bills team store, locker rooms, food service kitchens and concessions, signage, sports lighting and maintenance, in addition to storage areas, a plaza, parking and site landscaping.

All Credit for Construction Goes to Skilled Tradespeople

The April 4 event commemorated what Hochul called “the tremendous efforts of construction professionals” — both men and women of organized labor — to maintain safe and on-time construction.

“Today marks a major milestone for the future home of the Buffalo Bills and one of the largest construction projects ever in Western New York,” she said. “This worldclass stadium would not be possible without our skilled union workers and partners and I look forward to cheering along with them at the first Bills game being played here in the 2026 season.”

Terry Pegula, the pro football team’s owner, echoed the governor’s comments when he said, “Today is about you hard workers. We’re going to put this piece of steel up. We’re calling this the topping-off ceremony; I call it the first piece of building the rest of the stadium.”

With more than 1,400 guests and hundreds of members of organized labor in attendance, one of the super cranes on site was used to erect the highest beam 156 ft. in the air.

The final beam was adorned with an American flag and an evergreen tree, standing as a talisman for good luck and prosperity for the future occupants of the building. It bears the signature of hundreds of partners,

contributed more than 1.7 million crafthours to construction, with that number expected to double by completion.

“We’re incredibly proud to reach this major milestone in the construction of the new Highmark Stadium,” noted John LaRow, the principal-in-charge of Gilbane | Turner. “This achievement is testament to the hard work of our skilled trade partners who have worked over 1.8 million hours to date building this state-of-the-art facility.”

Gary LaBarbera, president of the New York State Building and Construction Trades Council, also was among those who spoke at the stadium’s ceremonial topping out.

He characterized the stadium’s latest milestone “as a testament to the positive impacts development done under project labor agreements and with prevailing wage measures can have on our local communities and collective state economy.”

“The construction of this new home for the Buffalo Bills is generating thousands of family-sustaining careers, adding economic stimulus to our neighborhood and providing hard-working people in the Western New York region accessible pathways to the middle class,” said LaBarbera.

New Highmark Stadium Work Nearing Halfway Point

With the topping out ceremony now complete, construction is continuing on the interior of the building, as well as the roof and exterior enclosure. Gilbane/Turner is putting the canopy structure on the stadium’s highest level, which tops out at 116 ft. above grade — nearly double the height of the current Highmark Stadium.

In addition, the joint venture is installing precast materials, which will make up the exoskeleton of the building.

In spring 2025, the skin of the building will be installed using precast architectural, perforated metal and glass panels on the upper decks that capture outside views of Lake Erie and downtown Buffalo.

employees and stakeholders who are contributing to the development of the new stadium.

“When you stand next to this future home of the Buffalo Bills, you realize how big this stadium is, not just in size, but in the economic impact to the community,” said Erie County Executive Mark Poloncarz. “With more than 1,000 highly paid construction workers building this stadium each day, this project is the biggest one in Erie County history and it is improving the lives of many.”

The topping out came just 20 months after the groundbreaking for the new, 60,000-seat facility.

To date, the construction team has put in place more than 22,000 individual pieces of

steel weighing more than 25,000 tons, Hochul’s office noted in a news release. The scope of work necessitated the participation of 16 fabrication companies, with 60 percent of the steel being produced in New York, and almost all of it manufactured in the United States.

In addition to the erection of its structural steel, the building project has included the removal of 742,000 cu. yds. of dirt and the installation of more than 46,000 cu. yds. of foundation concrete, as well as miles of piping.

Up to 1,500 workers will be on the site at the peak of construction — including those working on masonry, electrical and plumbing at the building site. Crews have already

The future world-class home of the Bills will host a variety of other sporting and nonsporting events and will feature an array of premium amenities every level of the building, including:

• A 360-degree canopy covering 65 percent of the seats;

• A heated concourse and seating areas in several areas;

• The world’s largest snow melt system, which uses roof sensors to monitor and liquify snow piles;

• An inviting welcome plaza highlighted by a sculpture of a family of American bison; and

• Accessibility for people with disabilities.

Empire State Development photo

The new venue’s capacity will have a minimum of 60,000 seats with an expandable capacity to hold special events. Premium areas will include suites, ledge seats, clubs and other choice seating options.

Empire State Development photo

The topping out came just 20 months after the groundbreaking for the new, 60,000seat facility. STADIUM

Sinkhole On Hoboken, N.J.’s Waterfront Leads to Major Reconstruction Effort

Officials in Hoboken, N.J. announced that the city’s new waterfront reconstruction project got under way April 7, 2025 to ensure the long-term safety, resilience and functionality of the critical infrastructure, while also laying the foundation for its planned redesign of Frank Sinatra Drive and the first phase of its new Maritime Park.

Hoboken’s initial first phase of the Hudson River Waterfront Reconstruction effort aims to rebuild and stabilize the eroding concrete seawall beneath portions of Sinatra Drive as well as the walkway stretching from the gazebo near Seventh Street to the skate park near Ninth Street.

The construction follows a thorough investigation triggered by a sinkhole near Sybil’s Cave in June 2024, according to the city of Hoboken.

Conducted by Holmdel, N.J.-based Colliers Engineering & Design, the study involved marine engineers, scuba divers, ground-penetrating radar and geotechnical borings to assess the seawall’s integrity.

The investigation revealed that the void beneath the seawall, measuring 11 ft. long, 20 in. high, and 48 in. deep, was caused by the loss of historic fill beneath the wall, which dates to the 1950s.

Designed to serve as the foundational first step for the broader Sinatra Drive Redesign Project, the reconstruction will incorporate Vision Zero upgrades, a two-way protected bikeway from Fourth Street to Sinatra Drive North, safer pedestrian crossings, the planting of 164 trees, lighting upgrades and additional onstreet parking.

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The 2024 sinkhole led to the discovery of significant erosion of the concrete seawall beneath portions of Sinatra Drive and the waterfront walkway.

The new seawall also will allow Phase I of Maritime Park to be built at the former Union Dry Dock site, which includes a new skatepark with both street and transition/bowl style features, a public plaza inspired by the nearby palisade cliffs overlooking the Hudson, a living shoreline to promote educational opportunities and restore natural habitats and a temporary learning nursery and tree staging area.

Contractor to Send in Heavy Equipment Via Barges

Hoboken’s Waterfront Reconstruction Project began with initial mobilization activities, which included staging equipment and removing surface features like benches and garbage cans.

Simpson & Brown Inc., a marine and civil construction company in Cranford, N.J., is the contractor on the waterfront project in Hoboken, located directly across the Hudson River from midtown Manhattan.

The firm started by demolishing the existing surface infrastructure, including the skate park, pavement, sidewalks, curbs, pavers and railings, to reveal the existing concrete seawall planks.

Over the next several months, the seawall will be reinforced with a combined pipe pile and steel sheet pile wall in critical areas, followed by the installation of new planking.

Simpson & Brown plans to use barges and tugboats to transport large equipment and materials to the site via the river to reduce traffic impacts and conduct in-water work related to the installation of the new seawall.

The work is scheduled to occur weekdays between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m., according to a city press release. To expedite construction, municipal officials plan to seek future Hoboken City Council approval for a waiver from the noise ordinance to extend those hours from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m., allow for work on Saturdays between the hours of 8 a.m. and 4 p.m., in addition to select federal holidays.

The rebuilding will further narrow the street, creating overcrowded conditions on the sidewalk during the summer months, which experience the highest volumes of pedestrian traffic. Vibrations from ongoing construction will also increase the risk of rocks falling from the adjacent cliffside. As a result, pedestrians will be directed to use Hudson Street as an alternative route.

This portion of the work is expected to be completed this fall, the city noted.

Additional project phases will include the waterfront near the former Monarch site at 15th Street and Shipyard Lane, the southern portion of Sinatra Park at the boat launch, and the walkway near the southern entrance to Pier C Park. 

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Survey: 46 Percent Plan to Dig Before Contacting 811

In observance of National Safe Digging Month in April, Common Ground Alliance announced results from a recent national survey.

The survey found that 27.2 million Americans planning digging projects in the next year will not contact 811, putting themselves and their communities at risk of utility service disruptions, costly fines and repairs and even serious injury or death.

“As we work to unleash American energy, the Department of Transportation will continue to educate the public on free resources they can use to enhance safety,” said U.S. Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy. “Whether you’re a homeowner planting a garden or a contractor breaking ground on a major project, we encourage you to contact 811 prior to any excavation activity to ensure a safe dig every time.”

everyone must contact 811 before every digging project — whether it’s installing a patio or major construction.”

Even common do-it-yourself projects — such as planting a garden, installing a mailbox or setting up a fence — can pose risks, as the depth of buried utilities can vary.

To keep homeowners, families and communities safe, a few days before breaking ground, make a free request to have the approximate location of underground lines marked with flags or paint by calling 811 or visit 811beforeyoudig.com. This National Safe Digging Month and all year long, take the following steps when planning a digging project:

• Always contact 811 a few days before digging, regardless of the depth or familiarity with the property;

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Digging without knowing the location of underground utilities can lead to serious injuries, service outages and expensive repairs. Accidentally striking gas, electric, communications, water or sewer lines can cause significant disruptions to homes and businesses. A free 811 request is available by calling 811 or submitting a ticket online. Your dig request ensures that underground utility lines are properly marked before digging, preventing accidents and keeping communities safe.

“Our survey found that 46 percent of Americans don’t plan to notify 811 before digging, with most believing their project is too shallow to merit an 811 request,” said CGA President and CEO Sarah K. Magruder Lyle. “This misconception puts homeowners and their neighbors at risk of injury and utility service interruptions. The reality is that utility lines can be buried just inches below the surface, which is why

• Plan ahead. Make a free 811 request on Monday or Tuesday for work planned for an upcoming weekend, providing ample time for the approximate location of lines to be marked;

• Confirm that all lines have been marked;

• Consider moving the location of the project if it is near utility line markings; and

• If a contractor has been hired, confirm that the contractor has contacted 811. Don’t allow work to begin if the lines aren’t marked.

Everyone who contacts 811 a few days before digging is connected to a local 811 center that collects the information and communicates it to local utility companies. Professional locators will then visit the dig site to mark the approximate location of underground utility lines with spray paint, flags or both. Once a site has been accurately marked, it is safe to begin digging around the marked areas. 

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Four Silos Land Management Makes Key Equipment Choices

To elevate its capabilities, Four Silos also recently made a game-changing investment: a Mecalac 8MCR, purchased from Lorusso Heavy Equipment in Massachusetts. Marketed as a hybrid between a skid steer and a compact excavator, the Mecalac offered the flexibility the business needed.

“I first saw the Mecalac on social media and was immediately intrigued,” Berlinghoff said. “Then, I got to test it out at a demo event hosted by A&D Equipment. It’s a powerful, compact machine with the ability to fold up and maneuver under low branches and wires — it was exactly what I needed.”

While it doesn’t fully replace a skid steer, it covers a wide range of tasks and reduces the need to haul multiple machines to job sites.

“I wanted something I could use in tight spaces but still move a lot of material,” he said. “The track speed and overall design impressed me. It’s refined, almost like a piece of precision engineering.”

To optimize the use of the Mecalac Berlinghoff also purchased a Steelwrist tiltrotator from Lorusso Heavy Equipment.

“In 2019, I saw a tiltrotator in action for the first time,” Berlinghoff said. “That was the hook. It showed me a whole new level of precision and capability. I knew I had to have one — and that I wanted to move forward building my business around it.”

“The tiltrotator really changed the

game,” he added. “Compared to others, the Steelwrist stood out for its engineering and support team. The quick oil Scoupler system was a major upgrade from what I’d used before.”

According to Berlinghoff, the tiltrotator dramatically changed how he did work.

“I was able to bring a variety of attachments with me to each job site, whether it be a grapple or a ditching bucket, a pair of forks, … each attachment I could easily change out from the cab of the machine in literally seconds,” he said. “It has been a huge time saver.”

As for the learning curve with the Mecalac and Steelwrist?

“It takes time,” he said “The geometry changes with every movement, and you have to think differently. But that’s what I wanted — a machine that challenges me and lets us do complex work in tight spaces.”

At the end of the day, Four Silos Land Management isn’t just about moving dirt — it’s about crafting the land — cleaning woods, building gardens and shaping terrain with a level of control and creativity that only modern tools and a deep passion for the work can deliver.

“We love making woods walkable, building boulder walls, laying stone steps and giving people beautiful, functional outdoor spaces,” Berlinghoff said.  CEG

(All photographs in this article are Copyright 2025 Construction Equipment Guide, except where noted. All Rights Reserved.)

LANDSCAPING from page 12

A Mecalac 8MCR, teamed with a Rotastar RS4-9, has been a game changer for Four Silos Land Management.

Seen here is unprocessed material before it hits the Rotastar’s polyurethane stars.

Polyurethane stars are the key to the Rotastar's efficiency and durability.

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New Berlinville, PA 19545 610/367-2169

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607/798-0333

Tonawanda, NY 14217 716/873-8000

Canandaigua, NY 14424 585/396-0031

Rochester, NY 14623 585/272-9390

Cicero, NY 13039 315/433-5000

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Doylestown, PA 18901 215/348-9041

Pennington, NJ 08534 609/737-7400

Reading Tractor and Equipment

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NTSB Issues Report On Fatal Explosion in Pa., Recommends CGA Best Practice

The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) released its final report on the 2023 explosion at the Palmer Chocolate factory.

The incident claimed seven lives at the Pennsylvania facility, in part due to inadequate locating of high-pressure steam and natural gas utility lines. Common Ground Alliance (CGA) President, CEO and Damage Prevention Action Center (DPAC) Executive Director Sarah K. Magruder Lyle issued the following statement on the report:

“The long-awaited recommendations stemming from this catastrophic incident bring to light the dangers of not prioritizing underground utility line safety,” said Magruder. “This tragic incident is a reminder that everyone dealing with the transport of hazardous materials underground must work together to avoid another disaster.

“By recommending the widespread adoption of Common Ground Alliance Best Practice 3-26 on 811 center membership, the NTSB has affirmed the importance of improving damage prevention awareness and closing gaps in participation in the 811-before-you-dig process. In remembering the victims and their families, we hope that through commonsense best practices and comprehensive participation in the 811 process, lives and property will be saved.”

On March 24, 2023, an explosion destroyed a portion of the R.M. Palmer chocolate factory, killing seven workers and injuring 10 others. The incident caused $42 million in property damage and numerous nearby buildings were damaged, destroyed or condemned.

Issues that contributed to the explosion included corroded underground steam pipes near natural gas lines,\ and a critical gas shutoff valve that had been paved over due to improper utility marking, according to the Associated Press.

The NTSB — the federal agency charged with regulating the transport of hazardous materials — conducted an extensive investigation that identified numerous safety issues. These included the risk of unmarked private assets (such as Palmer Chocolate’s private steam line) in public rights-ofway (near a public natural gas utility line); ineffective federal standards for public awareness programs; and ineffective federal regulations of gas emergency procedures.

Under Pennsylvania state law, Palmer Chocolate was exempted from participating in Pennsylvania One Call — the state’s 811 contact process. The company’s private pipelines would not have been registered with the state 811 database. In every U.S. state, contractors and homeowners are either required (unless exempted) or encouraged to con-

tact 811 before digging into the ground, to avoid damaging buried utility lines.

The NTSB report found that nationwide adoption of CGA’s best practices can increase awareness and prevent similar accidents.

“Broad nationwide adoption of the Common Ground Alliance’s recommended Best Practice 3-26 on 811 center membership can help prevent accidents similar to this one by increasing awareness of underground private assets, like some steam pipes, that cross public rights-of-way,” the NTSB said.

The report also found that had Palmer Chocolate participated in the 811 process, the risk of damage may have been reduced.

“Also we recommended that Pennsylvania modify its law on underground utility protection to require all owners and operators of pipelines transporting steam or other high-temperature materials located in public rights-of-way to register their assets with Pennsylvania One Call and that the Common Ground Alliance identify opportunities for improving adoption of its best practices on 811 center membership,” the NTSB said.

The report issued formal recommendations based on Common Ground Alliance best practices, including:

• Nationwide adoption of CGA best practices on 811 center participation to increase awareness of underground utilities

• Anyone who transports product underground to customers, or for internal use, crossing rights-of-way or utility easements, should be required to participate in the 811 process

• Including steam pipelines alongside other transported potentially dangerous materials

• A uniform pavement marking color code for locating underground utilities, including steam pipes

In an e-mail statement to Construction Equipment Guide, R.M. Palmer stated, “We are currently reviewing the NTSB's report. Not a day goes by that we do not remember and reflect on the heartbreaking loss of several colleagues and friends on that tragic day. We continue to mourn this loss, and our thoughts and prayers are with the families affected by this tragedy. R.M. Palmer takes the health, safety and wellness of our employees very seriously and will continue to work tirelessly to ensure the health and safety of our employees and will proactively work with regulators to prevent any similar tragedy in the future.” 

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Shoring System Helps Make M&T Stadium Job Site Safer

stages. After evaluating the project’s specific needs, Trenchtech’s slide rail system was chosen for its flexibility, safety features and ability to handle the complexities of the job.

One of the unique aspects of the M&T Bank Stadium project was the need for the shoring system to support not just the excavation but also the surrounding infrastructure, including roads and utilities. TrenchTech’s slide rail system, which is designed to distribute the load evenly across the excavation, was able to meet these challenges, ensuring that the excavation could proceed without compromising the safety of workers or the stability of the surrounding area.

The process of installing the slide rail system at M&T Bank Stadium required careful planning and close collaboration between Trenchtech and DSM Contracting. DSM brought the project to TrenchTech, seeking advice on how best to shore the excavation for the storm pod system. Trenchtech’s team, with years of experience in providing shoring solutions for complex projects, worked closely with DSM to come up with a tailored solution that would meet the project’s needs.

As part of TrenchTech’s commitment to safety and quality, the company does not simply provide equipment; it also offers guidance and support throughout the project.

For the M&T Bank Stadium storm pod installation, Trenchtech sent one of its advisors to the job site to oversee the installation and ensure that everything was proceeding according to plan. This hands-on approach helped ensure that the slide rail system was installed correctly and that the project stayed on schedule.

Despite the challenges presented by the

excavation’s size, the existing utilities and the tight site, the project has been progressing smoothly. DSM Contracting is currently two weeks ahead of schedule, and it expects to complete the installation of the storm pods in approximately three weeks. Once the storm pod system is fully operational, the excavation will be backfilled, and it will be as if no construction had ever taken place. However, the stormwater management system will remain in place, providing long-

term benefits to the stadium and the surrounding community.

John Kerrigan, president of Trenchtech, emphasized that safety is a top priority in all construction projects, particularly in excavation work.

“Trenchtech’s slide rail system is designed to provide maximum protection for workers, ensuring that they can perform their tasks in a safe environment, free from the risks of cave-ins or accidents,” he said. “Excavation fatalities are among the highest in the construction industry, and Trenchtech is committed to helping reduce those risks by providing state-ofthe-art shoring solutions and educating contractors about safe practices.”

The project is currently ahead of schedule due to the planning and execution of

“There has been a significant increase in construction activity in the United States in the past 24 months and with that an increase in trench fatalities and injuries,” said Kerrigan. “In fact, 2022 saw the most trench fatalities (39), since 2005.Our mission at TrenchTech is to aid in decreasing and or eliminating such occurrences. Trenchtech is committed to working with to provide costeffective and ‘safe’ shoring solutions for all excavation work.”

“This commitment to safety has made Trenchtech a trusted partner in the industry, with clients like DSM Contracting relying on their expertise to keep their projects running smoothly and safely,” added Kerrigan.

The success of the M&T Bank Stadium storm pod installation is just one example of Trenchtech’s expertise in providing shoring solutions for complex and large-scale projects.

“This partnership between TrenchTech and DSM Contracting is a prime example of how teamwork and innovation can come together to tackle even the most challenging construction projects, all while keeping the safety of workers and the surrounding infrastructure at the forefront,” said Kerrigan.

With the storm pod system at M&T Bank Stadium nearing completion, the project is set to be a model for future developments, showcasing the power of effective stormwater management and advanced shoring techniques.  CEG (All photos courtesy of TrenchTech.) SHORING from page 8

Once the storm pod system is fully operational, the excavation will be backfilled, and it will be as if no construction had ever taken place.

One of the unique aspects of the M&T Bank Stadium project was the need for the shoring system to support not just the excavation but also the surrounding infrastructure, including roads and utilities.

DSM Contracting and TrenchTech.

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Metso Launches Three Nordberg HPe Series Cone Crushers

Metso introduced three cone crushers, HP600e, HP800e and HP900e, to its Nordberg HPe series.

The units maintain HPe features while extending the series to larger crushing capacities for both aggregates production and high-demand mining applications.

“The evolution of Metso’s cone crusher technology brings multiple benefits and presents a true step change in terms of performance, uptime, serviceability and application coverage,” said Ilkka Somero, product manager of HP cones of Metso’s Aggregates business area. “We are excited to expand the Nordberg HPe series and bring to market a wider offering of these high-performance crushers fit for different production purposes.”

“Efficiency is the key to meeting the industry’s needs,” said Nicolas Gallay, director of gyratory and large cone crushers of Metso. “With the robust new HPe units, we can offer performance, longer lifetime and higher cost efficiency to our customers.”

HP600e and HP900e are an evolution to the existing range, built and based on proven technology. HP800e is a new addition to the series with a crushing size option of 600 kW/800 hp. All three units come with two modern automation platform options: IC70C and MCP. Metso’s automation systems provide better visibility, monitoring and control of the crushing process and enable connection to remote monitoring and further digital services, according to Metso.

Higher Level in Performance, Uptime, Application Coverage

Nordberg HP600e, HP800e and HP900e units offer:

• high performance with up to 15 pecent more capacity and 35 percent greater crushing force, due to enhanced kine-

matics and higher power installation;

• new optimized crushing chambers, head spinning reduction and ring bouncing detection to reach optimum capacity and maximum wear life;

• complete drive and sub-frame for safe and faster installation while reducing dynamic load by up to 70 percent; and

• a new feed cone lifting tool, allowing for safer maintenance when changing wear parts.

(compared with equivalent cone crushers in the same class.)

Upgradability is a core philosophy of the HPe Series. Previous-generation crushers can be enhanced with the latest e-features or upgraded with modernized components, according to Metso.

Metso offers a range of upgrades for existing Nordberg HP Series cone crushers, allowing operators to boost performance and efficiency by integrating the newest HPe features or other advanced options. Due to product development and interchangeability of parts, upgrading is seamless and cost-effective, according to Metso.

In addition, Metso provides installation and commissioning, inspections, refurbishment and shutdown support, life cycle services agreements as well as a comprehensive wears and spares offering.

All upgrades and services are planned and executed to the highest standards. Metso’s distribution network offers an additional layer of support and services by providing localized expertise, rapid response times and tailored service solutions.

Metso introduced three cone crushers, HP600e, HP800e and HP900e, to its Nordberg HPe series. Metso photo

Steve Cianci, vice president Americas distribution management, welcomes everyone to the Metso press conference.

Ilkka Somero, product manager of HP cone crushers, goes over the many features of the Nordberg HP 600e cone crusher.

Omega’s Electric Jaw Crushers Offer Simplicity, Fuel Savings

Hailing from County Tyrone, Northern Ireland’s “home of crushing and screening,” Omega Crushing and Screening has developed a range of plug-in, dual power, electric-drive jaw crushers which deliver reliability, fuel savings and low/zero-emissions operation.

The Omega project was conceived when the team became aware of an interest in the market for a more simply-designed machine which contained fewer complex electronic and hydraulic components, and which would be straightforward to both operate and maintain.

While the Omega machines themselves are powered by either the mains electrical supply or an on-board generator, all of their main components also are electrically driven, such as the head and tail drums of the conveyors and the motors that run the feeders.

“Many quarry machines today have become very high-tech, whereas the user often wants a simple, user-friendly machine,” said Anthony Carlin, technical support director. “The control panel is very straightforward — there are no parameters or PLCs that you need to look at. It also uses a three-phase electrical system which is quite easy for electricians to work on.

ing fully electric. The crushers can be plugged into the power grid and run without any diesel power input.

Alternatively, when an external power source is not available, the wheeled and tracked models share a dual-power option. This means the machines can run off an onboard 220 kVa powerpack with a Stage V/Tier 5 Deutz engine.

machine in Bulgaria. The company that bought it was going to work on a government project where particular emissions targets had to be hit. Our machine was a perfect fit as it could work on mains power and produce zero emissions,” he said.

Another strength of the Omega machines is the dramatically lower fuel consumption they offer in comparison to conventional hydraulic machines. When running on mains electricity, fuel burn is reduced to zero. Even when using the onboard diesel generator, the J1065 range consumes fuel as low as 10 liters per hour, a saving of approximately 10-12 liters versus a similar hydraulic-drive machine.

“We have also done away with the complicated hydraulic toggle tensioning system on the crusher and gone back to the single drawback rod tensioning system. This, combined with hydraulic wedge adjustment makes it simple and reliable,” he said.

Fuel Savings, Lower Emissions

With other manufacturers now offering diesel-electric hybrid machines, Omega Crushing and Screening has chosen to take the next step in this direction and make its offer-

Among the benefits of electric power is the ability of the machine to run without producing exhaust gases.

Sales Director Colin Daly described how the clean-running crushers have found a niche with some customers in urban applications.

“As all three models in our range can run on mains electricity, all three are being used in metropolitan areas where emissions are an issue. For example, we recently sold a

Lastly, the electric drive is capable of operating efficiently in the world’s most extreme climates. Omega has recently completed a sale of a machine to the United Arab Emirates, where daytime temperatures can exceed 40 C and hydraulic machines can only run at night. In contrast, another Omega customer is operating a crusher in northern Norway, where lows of -20 C are experienced.

Omegas range consists of tracked, wheeled and static jaw crushers. Launching later this year, the range will now expand to include cone crushers and screens.

Omega has a strong presence worldwide and some of the major markets it currently has presence includes UK, Europe, USA and South America. Omega’s emphasis on quality and service has secured it strong relationships globally with its partners.

Omega recently won the Best in Quarry Equipment Manufacturing at the Machinery Movers Industry Awards 2024.

For more information, visit www.omegacrusher.com. 

(All photos courtesy of Omega.)

The Omega project was conceived when the team became aware of an interest in the market for a more simply-designed machine which contained fewer complex electronic and hydraulic components, and which would be straightforward to both operate and maintain.

Omega recently won the Best in Quarry Equipment Manufacturing at the Machinery Movers Industry Awards 2024.

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How One CEO’s Hands-On Approach Shaping Industry

FAE USA celebrates a significant milestone as Giorgio Carera marks his 20th anniversary as CEO.

In an era where leadership is often distant, Carera’s “boots on the ground” approach has set him apart, cultivating a culture of connection and excellence that extends from his team to customers across North America, according to FAE.

“Under his guidance, FAE USA has grown from a small North American subsidiary into a trusted industry leader in land management and road construction,” said FAE. “Giorgio’s hands-on leadership style and commitment to being present at every level — from team meetings to customer job sites — has fostered a top-down attitude of dedication and accountability. His approach resonates throughout the organization and sets the standard for customer-first service and innovation.”

“Reflecting on these 20 years, I am incredibly grateful to be part of this journey alongside our talented team, dedicated dealers and loyal customers,” said Giorgio Carera. “Our success is built on strong partnerships and a shared commitment to excellence. Presence and genuine connection with our customers are at the heart of everything we do, and that will continue to drive our efforts moving forward.”

Customer-Centric Innovation Driven By Real-World Needs

FAE’s product line has continuously evolved to meet the changing needs of the industry. Many of these are a direct response to customer feedback and realworld challenges. By staying connected

to the people who use the company’s products and truly understanding their needs, FAE has been able to develop solutions that enhance productivity and efficiency across land management, forestry, agriculture, construction and road maintenance sectors, according to FAE.

Building Strong Partnerships, Team Success

“Giorgio’s leadership philosophy emphasizes teamwork, integrity and growth,” said FAE. “His ‘boots on the ground’ presence sets the standard for FAE USA’s customer-first approach, inspiring every team member to prioritize genuine connections and exceptional service.”

By empowering employees and fostering a collaborative work environment, FAE USA has built a team that is dedicated to supporting its dealers and end users. Carera’s commitment to presence and availability — whether at dealer meetings, trade shows, or customer demonstrations — reinforces the company’s dedication to building trust and long-term relationships, according to FAE.

Vision for Continuing Growth, Excellence

“Our mission is to provide the highestquality equipment backed by exceptional service,” said Carera. “We are driven by the feedback from the people who use our products every day, and we are constantly looking for ways to help them work more efficiently and effectively.”

For more information, visit faegroup.com. 

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The new facility right after move-in.

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Giorgio Carera, CEO of FAE USA, in the new facility warehouse.

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At an FAE USA open house in 2022 at the Flowery Branch, Ga., United States headquarters are Jon Cruthers (L) of AED and Giorgio Carera. FAE USA is a huge supporters of the AED organization and its initiatives.

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Giorgio Carera (L), CEO of FAE USA, and Lee Smith, product manager of FAE USA, at a 2013 live product demonstration in north Georgia.

Komatsu Launches Drilling Rigs, Bolters

Underground hard rock mining operations looking for versatile solutions now have two more options: Komatsu has introduced the new Z3 series of medium-size class development jumbo drills and bolters to its lineup, further broadening the manufacturer’s selection of offerings for the underground mining industry.

The Z3 machines are built on a universal platform and designed with a focus on modularity and efficiency. This focus offers improved productivity that can help reduce service and maintenance costs across operations. The Z3 also boasts universal operator controls, simplifying user adoption and increasing training efficiency.

The new series expands Komatsu’s current underground hard rock offerings by adding the ZJ32 and ZB31 medium-size class drill and bolter.

Key features include innovative technology, such as a newly designed ground support installation system developed in collaboration with JENNMAR that utilizes their J-LOK P pumpable resin. In addition, the machines’ drilling attachments have limited moving mechanical parts and offer a simple design for smooth operability, resulting in reduced cycle times and increased drifter uptime compared to competitors in the same size class, according to the manufacturer.

current underground hard rock offerings by adding the ZJ32 and ZB31 mediumsize class drill and bolter.

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In the near future, additional battery and intelligent machine control models of the Z3 series will be added to the lineup to provide customers with a comprehensive range of offerings to meet their demands. This product family of diesel and battery-powered machines will offer innovative solutions to support underground mining operations with a pathway toward autonomous operations.

“Our Z3 product line was designed to meet the evolving demands of our underground hard rock mining customers,” said Johan Kempe, product director, Underground Drills, Komatsu. “The common platform on which both machines are built enables the interchangeability of parts and service, boosting operational productivity for customer operations.”

For more information, visit www.komatsu.com. 

Exodus Global Companies Partners With Volvo CE at NDA’s Live Demo

Exodus Global and its family of companies — ShearCore, OilQuick Americas, Connect Work Tools, RockZone Americas and BladeCore — partnered with Volvo Construction Equipment at the National Demolition Association Live Demo.

“This collaboration brings together cutting-edge technology and industryleading expertise to showcase the future of demolition,” said the company. “Attendees will witness firsthand how our innovative attachments, combined with Volvo’s powerful equipment, enhance safety, efficiency, and productivity on the job site. Don’t miss this opportunity to see the latest advancements revolutionizing the demolition industry.”

Here’s what visitors could see in action:

• Volvo EC18 Electric with a CWT CHG2 hydraulic breaker;

• Volvo ECR88D with the all-new Connect Work Tools CS15 mobile

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Exodus Global partnered with Volvo Construction Equipment at the National Demolition Association Live Demo.

shear (debuting at the live demo);

• Volvo EC400FSB equipped with an OilQuick OQ80 quick coupler, Connect Work Tools CWP3000R pulverizer, and ShearCore FC35 concrete processor;

• Volvo EC400FHR with an OilQuick OQ80, ShearCore FC25

concrete processor and FS25 mobile shear;

• Volvo EC500FHR with an OilQuick OQ90 quick coupler, Connect Work Tools CG40 grapple and ShearCore FS45 mobile shear; and

• Volvo EC950 with a ShearCore FS95 mobile shear. 

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Metso Appoints Pasi Kyckling Its New Chief Financial Officer

Metso has appointed Pasi Kyckling as the company’s chief financial officer (CFO) and a member of the Metso leadership team. Kyckling will start in his role in July 2025 at the latest.

Kyckling holds a master’s degree in economics, and he serves as the acting CFO and group transformation officer at Stora Enso. Previously, he has held several finance, strategy and IT related leadership roles in the Biomaterials division, Group Treasury and Group Controlling at Stora Enso.

“We warmly welcome Pasi to Metso and I am convinced that his diverse experience and expertise will play a significant role in Metso’s development, growth, and value creation,” said Metso’s President and CEO Sami Takaluoma.

“I am excited about this opportunity to join Metso, which is known as a leading company in its field and has interesting opportunities ahead. I look forward to working with my new colleagues to develop not only all areas of Metso’s financial management but also the company’s strategy and future direction towards even greater suc-

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cess,” said Kyckling.

As previously announced, Metso’s current CFO Eeva Sipilä will leave Metso to join another employer by April 2025 at the latest.

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Spring Into Action: Preparing Your Attachments for Seasonal Use

As winter fades and spring begins, construction and land-clearing professionals must ensure equipment is primed for peak performance. Rockland Manufacturing offers tips to prepare attachments for efficient and effective site preparation.

Attachment Maintenance for Peak Performance

Winter can take a toll on attachments, making proactive maintenance essential to avoid breakdowns, reduce downtime and improve efficiency. Follow these key steps:

• inspect for wear and tear — check for cracks, loose hardware and excessive wear.

• focus on high-wear areas — pay attention to cutting edges, liners and connection points.

• follow manufacturer guidelines — refer to manuals for specific maintenance tips.

• lubricate moving parts — proper lubrication minimizes friction and extends attachment lifespan.

By performing these routine checks, your attachments will be ready to tackle the demands of spring projects.

Excavator Attachments: Spring Care Essentials

Excavators play a critical role in site preparation and land clearing. Keep attachments in top shape with these tips:

• check hydraulic system integrity — Inspect for leaks, maintain fluid levels and ensure smooth operation.

• maintain teeth and cutting edges

— Rotate or replace worn parts for optimal performance.

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Rockland Manufacturing offers the following for excavators:

• heavy-duty buckets — built for demanding excavation tasks.

• ditch cleaning buckets — ideal for trenching and drainage.

• excavator thumbs and couplers — improve versatility and attachment adaptability.

• excavator rakes — designed for debris removal and grading.

Loader Attachments: Maintenance, Performance

Loaders are key players in land clearing and grading. Ensure peak functionality by:

• inspecting hydraulic systems — check for leaks and maintain fluid levels.

• maintaining grading buckets and rakes — keep edges sharp for precision grading and debris removal.

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Rockland Manufacturing offers the following for loaders:

• general purpose and performance buckets — reliable for grading and material handling.

• construction forks and loader attachment changes.

Skid Steer Attachments: Versatility for Land Clearing

Skid steer attachments are adaptable tools for tree removal, brush clearing and grading. Ensure they’re in top condition by:

• conducting visual inspections — check for cracks, worn components and loose bolts.

• verifying compatibility — ensure attachments align with your skid steer’s coupler system.

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• low profile and grapple buckets — removal.

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As winter fades and spring begins, construction and landclearing professionals must ensure equipment is primed for peak performance.

• root grapples and pallet forks — for site preparation and material transport.

• brush cutters and Grapple Rakes — ideal for vegetation clearing and land maintenance.

Get Spring-Ready With Rockland Manufacturing

A well-maintained fleet of attachments ensures efficiency and longevity for your projects. Rockland Manufacturing provides high-quality excavator, loader and skid steer attachments designed for demanding job sites.

For more information, visit rocklandmfg.com. 

Mongo Attachments Expands Choices With New Mulcher Line

Mongo Attachments, a leader in heavy equipment solutions, announced the launch of its new high-performance ProGrade forestry mulcher line. Designed for excavators from 7,000-26,000 lbs., this line expands Mongo’s offerings and sets a new standard in land-clearing technology.

The ProGrade forestry mulchers feature an innovative bite-limiting design that maintains optimal rotor RPMs while requiring only 15-35 gpm hydraulic flow. That ensures superior performance across a range of challenging terrains and vegetation densities.

“Our new ProGrade line builds on the success of the Gen 2 forestry mulcher by addressing the evolving needs of operators tackling high-intensity projects,” said Adam Drummond, general manager of Mongo

Attachments. “We’re not just expanding our product line: We’re redefining what’s possible in land clearing, while complementing our existing offers. This new addition ensures every customer has the right tool for the job, whether they need our trusted Gen 2 or the advanced capabilities of the ProGrade series.”

The ProGrade forestry mulcher delivers enhanced versatility and performance, according to the company. Its design features non-proprietary teeth, a precision-balanced drum with access panels and an offset drum for efficient tree addressing. According to Mongo, this mulcher is built to excel in challenging environments. It features a reinforced shell for durability, a convenient kickstand, an adjustable back gate and an included mount and hose kit.

The introduction of this mulcher line reinforces Mongo’s dedication to providing comprehensive solutions for the industry. Customers can now select from a broader range of attachments, all backed by Mongo’s reputation for quality and service.

The ProGrade Mulching Head is available through authorized Mongo Attachments dealers.

For more information, email sales@mongoattachments.com or visit mongoattachments.com. 

FAE Unveils RQL/HY Forestry Mulcher for Powerpack Vehicles

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The RQL/HY can shred grass, shrubs and trees up to 6 in. in diameter.

FAE technology is now available for powerpack vehicles and wheeled excavators from 10 tons to 15 tons with the introduction of the new RQL/HY forestry mulcher.

The RQL/HY can shred grass, shrubs and trees up to 6 in. in diameter. It can be used to control vegetation along roadsides, railroad tracks, canals, rivers and lakes; to manage and protect wildlife habitats; and to maintain commercial parks and sports grounds.

“The RQL/HY’s direct drive motor minimizes maintenance and allows for a highly compact machine design, enhancing maneuverability,” said FAE.

“The head’s clean profile and compact build are further achieved through the integration of a hydraulic block with a flow regulator valve built

into the motor, along with a thumb bracket in the frame. The head is designed for high productivity, durability and easy maintenance.”

The new RQL/HY can be equipped with C/3/MINI teeth and BL/MINI blades and it is available in widths RQL/HY-125, RQL/HY-150 and RQL/HY-175. 

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Mongo Attachments launched its new ProGrade forestry mulcher line at Newman Tractor in Bartow, Fla. (L-R) are Jordan McClain, sales manager of Mongo Attachments; Rodney Stephens, attachment manager of Newman Tractor; and Adam Drummond, general manager of Mongo Attachments.

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Volvo Trucks’ Next-Gen Systems Protect Pedestrians, Cyclists

Volvo Trucks continuously develops its active safety systems to protect vulnerable road users such as cyclists and pedestrians, all with the purpose of taking steps towards the company’s long-term vision of zero accident involving Volvo trucks.

The latest example is Volvo’s Active Side Collision

Avoidance Support, where the key word is active. This is an evolution of an existing safety system, with the active brake function being added.

Using radar sensors to detect approaching cyclists, the system can warn the driver and if necessary, it can now also actively brake the truck to avoid a collision with

cyclists when turning the truck towards the passenger side.

“Trucks are involved in 15 percent of fatal road accidents and city traffic can be challenging even for the most experienced truck driver, said Anna Wrige Berling, Traffic & Product safety director at Volvo Trucks.

“At Volvo Trucks, we are constantly working to improve our trucks’ safety performance to protect both the driver and other road users. This safety system, aimed at protecting cyclists in the city environment, represents one of our latest innovations which will take us one step closer to our long-term vision of zero accidents involving Volvo trucks.”

The Active Side Collision Avoidance Support system is available for customers to order in the Volvo FH range, FM and FMX models in all markets globally.

Next-Generation Emergency Brake System

The second system is Volvo Trucks’ next-generation Collision Warning with Emergency Brake. This system was first introduced in 2012 and has been continuously improved ever since. It uses both camera and radar sensors to monitor the traffic ahead of the truck and if a risk for a collision is detected, the system is designed to warn the driver, and if necessary, automatically brake to avoid or mitigate the collision.

With the latest improvements, this system can detect, warn and brake not only for other vehicles but also for pedestrians and cyclists. It has been certified to meet the new tougher European legislation for Advanced Emergency Brake Systems that doesn’t come into force until 2028. In addition, Volvo Trucks’ system even exceeds the coming regulation in terms of the traffic situations it is designed to cover.

“We are happy to see that legal requirements are implemented in line with our own vision of zero accidents,” said Berling. “However, at Volvo we will not wait for legislation — we will continue to innovate and exceed legal requirements with new functions to support our own ambitious targets.”

This autobrake system is standard equipment in Europe on all FH series, FM and FMX trucks as from 2025 and available as option globally.

For more information, visit volvotrucks.com. 

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Using radar sensors to detect approaching cyclists, Volvo’s Active Side Collision Avoidance Support system can warn the driver and, if necessary, it can now also actively brake the truck to avoid a collision with cyclists when turning the truck towards the passenger side.

Workhorse Group Inc. to Begin Deliveries of W56 Step Vans

Workhorse Group Inc. announced it will begin delivering W56 step vans.

Workhorse Group Inc. announced it will begin delivering W56 step vans to a national provider of uniforms and workplace supplies in partnership with Revolv.

The order, originally secured in 2024, has been adjusted to include 13 of Workhorse’s newly available 208-in. extended wheelbase W56 step vans, which Revolv will put into service for the customer in 2025.

The national provider of uniforms and workplace supplies has partnered with Revolv to acquire and deliver all of the allelectric W56 step vans. Revolv, known for providing comprehensive fleet electrification solutions, will support the customer in seamlessly integrating these vehicles into their operations, ensuring uptime performance and reliability.

Kingsburg Truck Center, a certified Workhorse dealer, will provide a custom upfit tailored to the fleet’s operational needs. Based in California’s Central Valley, Kingsburg specializes in building, fabricating, and installing work truck upfits for a variety of industries, ensuring vehicles are optimized for maximum efficiency and performance.

“At Revolv, we help fleets make the shift to electric without economic or operational compromise, and Workhorse has proven to be a standout partner in the transition,” said Scott Davidson, CEO of Revolv. “The W56 delivers on both performance and reliability, but what truly sets Workhorse apart is their

dedication to customer support. Their team works hand in hand with us and our fleet customers to ensure a seamless rollout, making electrification a practical reality. We’re excited to continue bringing Workhorse vehicles into our ecosystem and helping more fleets operate efficiently and deploy next-generation technology.”

The extended wheelbase W56 offers 1,200 cu. ft. of cargo space, providing additional capacity for fleet operators managing high-volume delivery needs. With a range of up to 150 mi. on a single charge and a payload capacity of up to approximately 10,000 lbs., the W56 is purpose-built for the demanding requirements of last-mile delivery, according to the company.

“The W56 has continued to demonstrate its real-world performance and reliability, making it a strong fit for fleet operators transitioning to electric,” said Ryan Gaul, president, commercial vehicles of Workhorse. “This milestone not only reinforces our momentum in the commercial EV market but also showcases the confidence that fleet operators and electrification experts like Revolv have in the W56’s capabilities.”

Workhorse continues to scale production and deliveries of the W56, supporting customers in their transition to zero-tailpipe emission fleets.

For more information, visit www.workhorse.com. 

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720 Pulaski Highway Bear, DE 19701 302-328-4131 www.foleyinc.com

Company Wrench

2636 S. Black Horse Pike Williamstown, NJ 08094 856-404-9618 www.companywrench.com

Metro Bobcat, Inc. 8250 Beechcraft Ave. Gaithersburg, MD 20879 301-840-9300

33 West Old Liberty Rd. Eldersburg, MD 21784 410-795-1500

A. Montano Company 571 NY 212 Suagerties, NY 12477 845-247-0206 www.amontanoco.com

11000 Pulaski Hwy White Marsh, MD 21162 410-483-0600

7002 Marlboro Pike, Forestville, MD 20747 301-568-1104 www.metrobobcat.com

Monroe Tractor & Implement 1001 Lehigh Station Rd Henrietta, NY 14467 585-334-3867

6 Equipment Dr Binghamton, NY 13904 607-754-6570

5035 Genesee St Buffalo, NY 14225 716-681-7100

8194 State Route 415 Campbell, NY 14821 607-739-8741

423 Old Loudon Rd Latham, NY 12110 518-785-8013

Robert H. Finke & Son, Inc. 1569 Route 9W Selkirk, NY 12158 518-767-9331 www.finkeequipment.com

7300 Eastman Rd N Syracuse, NY 13212 315-452-0000 www.monroetractor.com

Ditch Witch Mid-States

3660 Interchange Road Columbus, OH 43204 614-443-9751

888-DITCHWITCH

9052 Marshall Road Cranberry Township, PA 16066 724-742-2844 888-DITCHWITCH www.ditchwitchmidstates.com

H.A. DeHart & Son

311 Crown Point Rd. Thorofare, NJ 08086 856-845-2800 www.hadehart.com

SmithCo Debuts BRUTE CP30 Pup Side Dump Trailer

SmithCo Mfg. Inc. has introduced the BRUTE CP30 side dump trailer.

Re-engineered to be a more robust version of the original CP30 construction pup, the BRUTE CP30 provides a more efficient way to transport dirt and debris from construction sites. It offers faster load times and capabilities for more strategic dumping, saves on maintenance costs and requires minimal training to operate.

Better Way to Haul More

Ideal for construction site preparation, agriculture and snow removal, The BRUTE CP30 can be pulled with off-road construction power units or tractors. Unlike scrapers and haul trucks, it requires minimal training to operate. The upfront and ongoing maintenance costs also are significantly lower than traditional site prep equipment. It provides a 30-ton capacity with flotation tires designed to handle tough terrain. A 2-in. drawbar pin-type hitch is standard, but scraper-type adapters also are available. Operators can run a single 30-ton unit in tight conditions

or hook them in tandem or triple combinations to move larger amounts of materials.

“There’s nothing like the BRUTE CP30 on the market,” said Scott Lovell, SmithCo president and CEO. “Operators can haul more in less time and be more strategic about dumping with windrowing or stock-

SmithCo photo SmithCo Mfg. Inc. has introduced the BRUTE CP30 side dump trailer.

piling. Any business running scrapers or haul trucks looking to boost their bottom line needs to look at this trailer. This is one tough trailer that’s easy to use.”

More Robust Off-Road Trailer

As the name implies, The BRUTE CP30

is built to withstand tough working conditions. SmithCo redesigned the tub hinges to increase their longevity past the company’s 15-year design goal. A new G-channel frame adds strength to the trailer and eliminates the need for counterweights. The tongue shock absorber and suspension enhancements provide less undulation after hitting a bump and a more comfortable ride in the tractor. It also includes a hydraulic front hitch to easily adjust the trailer to a level operating condition and easily adjusts for hooking to a lead trailer. The hydraulic landing leg and more clearance adds to ease of use. Options for side extensions and poly flop-out liners can increase capacity and make it easier to dump snow and other potentially sticky materials, according to SmithCo. Other key features of the BRUTE CP30 include:

• The ability to dump toward either side and on uneven ground;

• a watertight tub to eliminate leaks; and

• strong tubs made from AR450 steel and 80/100 KSI steel frames.

Aspen Offers Switch-N-Go Interchangeable Work Truck Bodies

In a move to expand its capabilities to serve customers, Aspen Equipment has added Switch-N-Go to give customers versatility and flexibility in their work truck investment.

Switch-N-Go truck bodies enable compa-

nies to operate with fewer trucks. The interchangeable work truck bodies can be staged on job sites, so companies can switch over truck configurations to meet a current application need, according to Aspen.

“Aspen Equipment is committed to help-

ing its customers maximize their investments, and adding Switch-N-Go gives us another way to help them become more versatile and more profitable,” said Molly Nelson, new product development manager of Aspen Equipment. “The goal is to help them take on more jobs by adapting their trucks to current needs, rather than purchasing additional new trucks.”

Aspen Equipment has decades of experience in truck upfitting, equipment sales and rentals and aftersales service and support for many industries, including contractors, landscapers, tree care, railroad and more. With an Aspen-built upfit, customers get a product that is professionally installed, with product parts and support from the company’s skilled technicians, according to Aspen.

Switch-N-Go options include drop box and dumpster bodies; platform and equipment bodies; enclosed bodies, arbor bod-

ies; and more. Bodies can be switched in an average of three minutes with single-handed, push-button operation, according to Aspen.

“We very much look forward to working with and supporting Aspen Equipment,” said Switch-N-Go Sales Manager Jim Baker.

“Switch-N-Go offers a unique product line. The truck bodies do very well with small trash, landscaping, and municipal markets. With the high cost of new trucks today, adding this flexibility to current truck fleets adds tremendous value.” 

Aspen Equipment photo

The interchangeable work truck bodies can be staged on job sites, so companies can switch over their truck configuration to meet a current application need, according to Aspen.

Aspen Equipment photo

Aspen Equipment has added Switch-N-Go to give customers versatility and flexibility in their work truck investment.

Heidelberg Completes Giant Cement Holding Acquisition

Heidelberg Materials North America announced that it has completed the acquisition of Giant Cement Holding Inc. and its subsidiaries, Giant Cement Co., Dragon Products Co. and Giant Resource Recovery, from the Fortaleza, Uniland and Trituradora groups.

The acquired operations include a cement plant in Harleyville, S.C., and four associated distribution terminals; a joint-venture deep-water import terminal in Savannah, Ga.; cement and slag distribution terminals in Newington, N.H., and Thomaston, Maine; and a deep-water import terminal in Boston, Mass. The purchase also includes Giant Resource Recovery, an alternative fuel recycling business in the eastern United States.

“We are pleased to complete the acquisition of the GCHI assets and further strengthen our presence in the important southeastern U.S. and New England markets,” said Chris Ward, president and CEO of Heidelberg Materials North America. “We welcome the approximately 400 employees and the GCHI customers to Heidelberg Materials and look forward to the opportunities ahead.”

This latest acquisition by Heidelberg Materials reflects its continued focus on optimizing its portfolio in core markets, building a sustainable future and positioning the company as the front-runner on the path to decarbonizing the built environment and growing the circular economy in the construction materials industry. 

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• Cost is $140 per ad, $65 additional for color. Additional $30 to place online

• Your ad will run for two consecutive issues in 1 region.

JESCO is looking for candidates in a variety of different positions, including:

We have openings across all branch locations: South Plainfield, NJ … Lumberton, NJ … Beacon, NY … Deer Park, NY … Shrewsbury, MA … Baltimore, MD … Delmar, MD … Waldorf, MD … Middletown, DE

Whether you are entry level or experienced, JESCO wants you to be part of our world class team. We have exciting career opportunities for dedicated professionals who want to learn and grow with us.

Visit our career site at https://www.jesco.us/careers and apply today!

WANTED (US): CATERPILLAR EXCAVATORS, ALL MODELS. LOOKING FOR A GOOD FOR A 2004 CAT 318LN SERIAL # CAT0318CCGPA.

EMAIL: DEEMANZIE@GMAIL.COM

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WANTED (VT): CASE 650L LGP

CRAWLER DOZER. ENC. CAB, UNDER 900 HOURS, 27.5 INCH PADS.

EMAIL: JEANMAURICEBOUTIN@VIDEOTRON.CA

PHONE: 450-346-8975

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WANTED (US): INSLEYEXCAVATORS, ALL MODELS. LOOKING FOR LAGGING AND CABLE DRUMS FOR A W B INSLEY 1967.

EMAIL: JCTHEDANCEMAN@GMAIL.COM; PHONE: 231-872-9117

WANTED (WORLDWIDE): CATERPILLAR 140K MOTOR GRADER.

EMAIL: MBUSIINGE@YAHOO.COM; PHONE: 077-791-2153 ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––

WANTED (OH): CASE 580SM2 BACKHOE LOADERS.

EMAIL:JERRY@VIOXEXCAVATING.COM; PHONE: 513-460-3315

WANTED (WORLDWIDE): VERMEER RTX 750 / RTX8550 EQUIPPED WITH A LARGE CUTTING WHEEL.

EMAIL: RENATO.NASCIMENTO@ELEBBRE.COM

PHONE: +55 11 994602266

WANTED (KS): VERMEER TRACK TRENCHER.

EMAIL: STATELINEDIG@DIODECOM.NET PHONE: 402-806-0073

WANTED (US): KOMATSU 270-8 WHEEL LOADERS - LOOKING FOR KOMATSU WA270 OR WA200 WHEEL LOADERS WITH THE FOLLOWING CRITERIA: HOURS: UNDER 5,000 (PREFERRED), BUT HIGHER HOURS ARE ACCEPTABLE AT A LOWER PRICE. YEAR: BETWEEN 2014 AND 2018. BUDGET: AROUND $75,000, DEPENDING ON CONDITION AND HOURS.

EMAIL: AMERICAUSEDEQUIPMENT@ GMAIL.COM

WANTED (US): LIEBHERR LTM 1220 ALL TERRAIN CRANES.

EMAIL: ILYAS.MTCPK@GMAIL.COM; PHONE: 346-484-0369

WANTED (US): JOHN DEERE 850K LGP CRAWLER DOZER 2017-2021 ENC SIX WAY FROM USER NO HACKER MUST WITH WINCH, SMART GRADE, UNDER 1200 HOURS, MUST BE CLEAR ENC CAB NO JUNK UNDER $75000,00CDN. EMAIL: JEANMAURICEBOUTIN@ VIDEOTRON.CA; PHONE: 1-450-346- 8975

WANTED (AZ): MECALAC 10 MCR EXCAVATORS.

EMAIL

FAWCETT.HOTSHOT@GMAIL.COM; PHONE: 870-321-9572

––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––WANTED (CA): CATERPILLAR 966F II WHEEL LOADERS - LOOKING TO BUY ANY CATERPILLAR DISMANTLED MACHINES – WHEEL LOADERS, EXCAVATORS, BACKHOES, DOZERS OR MOTOR GRADERS, ANY MODEL.

EMAIL:

FEEDBACK@GCESEQUIPMENT.COM; PHONE: +1 (657) 274-8033

––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––WANTED (PA); MANUFACTURER: INTERNATIONAL 250-C CRAWLER LOADER. LOOKING FOR A MACHINE IN ANY CONDITION OR IN ANY STATE LOCATION.

EMAIL: HARLOWCONTRACTING@YAHOO.COM; PHONE: 267-738-5984

––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––WANTED (US): HITACHI EX270 EXCAVATOR.

EMAIL: ILYAS.MTCPK@GMAIL.COM; PHONE: 332-248-9350

––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––WANTED (GA): RYAN MODEL 2070 GRAPPLE

EMAIL: BOBBYSHELTON1983@GMAIL.COM; PHONE: 678-323-5647

––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––WANTED (WA): CATERPILLAR 420E BACKHOE LOADER. INTERESTED IN PURCHASING THE FOLLOWING CATERPILLAR BACKHOE MODELS: CAT MODELS: 416C, 416D, 416E, 420D, 420E, 420F ST, 420F, 420F IT, 420F2, 420F2 IT. ALSOLOOKING FOR CASE BACKHOE MODELS: CASE MODELS: 580M, 580SM, 580N, 580SN. PLEASE PROVIDE DETAILS ON THEIR CONDITION, OPERATING HOURS & PRICING.

EMAIL: JANDWINS@GMAIL.COM; PHONE: 425-286-8778

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WANTED (US): JOHN DEERE CRAWLER DOZER, MODEL 550K LGP. NEED BULLDOZER, 550K LGP JOHN DEERE 2020 – 2023, ENC. CAB 24 INCHES WITH WINCH, UNDER 700 HOURS METER AND FRAME.

EMAIL: JEANMAURICEBOUTIN@VIDEOTRON.CA PHONE: 450-346-8975

––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––WANTED (TX): CATERPILLAR 950B WHEEL LOADER; LOOKING FOR A CAT 950B OR E, OR ANY MECHANICAL WHEEL LOADERS FOR SALE

EMAIL: NORTHHEAVYEQUIPMENTS@GMAIL.COM; PHONE: 281-694-5478

WANTED (WORLDWIDE) CATERPILLAR CRAWLER DOZER, MODEL D11 / D11T CD. GOOD WORKING CONDITION.

EMAIL: HYESUNG_KIM@NAVER.COM; PHONE: 822-425-6601

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WANTED (US): TAKEUCHI SKID STEER LOADERS, ALL MODELS. TL150, MUSTANG MTL 25TH, GEHL CTL80 TURBO 2 OR CYCLONE AIR FILTER ASSEMBLY AND ACCESSORIES, PLUMBING FROM FILTER AND EXTERNAL SPINNER.

EMAIL: AMATZEN@BROOKFIELDR3.ORG; PHONE: 660-734-0452

––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––WANTED (NC): JCB 214E BACKHOE LOADER - HEAVY ROOT RAKE TO REPLACE FRONT BUCKET ON 214E BACKHOE LOADER

EMAIL: NORWOOD1310@GMAIL.COM; PHONE: 910-289-1310

––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––WANTED (NC): JOHN DEERE 12” BUCKETS – LOOKING FOR A 12” BUCKET FOR A JOHN DEERE 310 G BACKHOE.

EMAIL: DANDHWORRELL@CHARTER.NET

––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––WANTED (TX): CATERPILLAR EXCAVATORS, ALL MODELS. EMAIL: MMERRILL@WHEELERCAT.COM PHONE: 801-201-8655

––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––WANTED (US): CASE WHEEL LOADERS, ALL MODELS - 521D 521E 521F 621D 621E 621F 721D 721E 721F.

EMAIL: FRANKHORAN@GTMIDATLANTIC.COM; PHONE: 800-654-USED

––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––WANTED (US): JOHN DEERE 495D EXCAVATORS; WANT TO BUY JOHN DEERE WHEELED EXCAVATOR 495D & 595D.

EMAIL: ILYAS.MTCPK@GMAIL.COM; PHONE: 346-484-0369

––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––WANTED (WORLDWIDE): HITACHI ZW180-6 WHEEL LOADERS. EMAIL: SALMAN.MAYI@GMAIL.COM

––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––WANTED (US): CATERPILLAR 140G MOTOR GRADER - 8000 OR UP SERIAL MODEL. EMAIL: ROYALMACHINERYTRADERS@GMAIL.COM PHONE: 0-33-6059-8261

––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––WANTED (OR): KOMATSU 3.0 YARD BUCKETS - NEED A 2015 KOMATSU WA270 LOADER BUCKET. QUICK RELEASE STYLE. EMAIL: BRANDONDANLEY86@GMAIL.COM; PHONE: 1-541-213-4973

WANTED (CA): CATERPILLAR WHEEL LOADERS, ALL MODELS.

EMAIL: KARLOSZAC15@GMAIL.COM; PHONE: 657-274-8724

WANTED (US): STERLING DUMP TRUCKS, ALL MODELS; LOOKING FOR A ROTARY HI RAIL DUMP TRUCK, PRE EMISSIONS, ANY MAKE/MODEL. EMAIL:

MURPHYCONTRACTORS@YAHOO.COM PHONE: 860-324-9693

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WANTED (OH): FREIGHTLINER DUMP TRUCKS, ALL MODELS. LOOKING FOR A ROTARY HI-RAIL DUMP TRUCK, PRE EMMISSIONS, ANY MAKE/MODEL. EMAIL:

MURPHYCONTRACTORS@YAHOO.COM PHONE: 860-324-9693

\WANTED (US): CUMMINS GENERATORS, ALL MODELS. LARGE PORTABLE OR STATIONARY GENERATORS IN ANY CONDITION — CAT, CUMMINS, DETROIT, MTU, PERKINS, VOLVO (DIESEL OR NATURAL GAS) CAN REMOVE IF NEEDED. EMAIL: MICHSURPLUS@GMAIL.COM; PHONE: 201-679-6437

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WANTED (WORLDWIDE): KOMATSU WHEEL LOADERS, MODELS WA 600-3 AND WA 600-6 2014 OR UP MODELS. EMAIL: IUKANDCO@YAHOO.COM; PHONE: +923331234598

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WANTED (PA): CAT OR CASE BACKHOE LOADERS, ANY CONDITION. EMAIL: DEALER.SALES11@GMAIL.COM; PHONE: 717-621-3470

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WANTED (TX): INGERSOLL RAND 185CWJD AIR COMPRESSOR, NEW. EMAIL: DAVID@FELDERWW.COM; PHONE: 713-542-0458

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WANTED (US): HATZ ENGINE - E71 HATZ DIESEL ENGINE, RUNNING OR PARTS

EMAIL: AILEENLOZZI@ME.COM; PHONE: 717-806-8969

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WANTED (WORLDWIDE): CATERPILLAR MOTOR GRADERS, MODEL 12G,14G,140G,140H ETC. RUNNING OR NON RUNNING UNITS. EMAIL: IUKANDCO@GMAIL.COM; PHONE: +92-333-1234598

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WANTED (WORLDWIDE): VOLVO WHEEL LOADERS - LOOKING TO BUY VOLVO L320 , L330 OR L350F, YEAR ABOVE 2013. MUST BE RUNNER/NONRUNNER. EMAIL: ALADNANENT@GMAIL.COM; PHONE: +923445757577

WANTED (US): KAWASAKI WHEEL LOADERS 80Z, 85Z, 90Z

EMAIL:

EQUIPMENTDESTINY@GMAIL.COM; PHONE: +1 346 484 0369

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WANTED (WORLDWIDE): ENGINE FOR A TRACK-TYPE TRACTOR - CAT D6R XL SERIES II - ENGINE C9 - SERIAL #: 4ZF10784

EMAIL: MILANZOLL@INCOMERH.COM

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WANTED (US): CAT 983-B; KOEHRING 1066, RUNNING OR NOT; GRADALL ON TRACKS, RUNNING OR NOT; DRESSER 250-E CRAWLER LOADER. CALL 267-738-5984

––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––WANTED (MA): CATERPILLAR 308E2CR QC EXCAVATOR.

EMAIL: KKNOPE@DEFELICECORP.COM

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WANTED (WORLDWIDE): DRESSER 125E CRAWLER DOZERS - LOOKING FOR A COMPLETE BOSCH VA PUMP OR HEAD AND ROTOR.

EMAIL: CRAIGBERENS944@GMAIL.COM

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WANTED (US): JOHN DEERE BROOMS / SWEEPERS, ALL MODELS. MID-SIZED JOHN DEERE OR HYUNDAI EXCAVATOR PLUMBED AND WITH CONCRETE PULVERIZER.

EMAIL: NEWYORKCWS@YAHOO.COM; PHONE: 973-956-8854

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WANTED (PA): NEW HOLLAND ATTACHMENTS - 7614 LOADER ATTACHMENT FOR NEW HOLLAND TRACTOR.

EMAIL: KEVCOOKENTERPRISES@GMAIL.COM; PHONE: 814-386-5541

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WANTED (FL): COTTRELL TRAILERS, ALL MODELS.

EMAIL: WILFREORLANDO@GMAIL.COM

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WANTED (US): ALL MODELS DITCH WITCH VACUUM/EXCAVATION

EQUIPMENT

EMAIL: BILL@DITCHWITCHNEWMEXICO.COM

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WANTED (US): KAWASAKI WHEEL LOADERS 85ZV , 90ZV , 90ZIV , 95ZV. ALSO SEARCHING FOR KOMATSU WA470-3 , WA600-3 , WA600-6. RUNNING OR NON-RUNNING CONDITION. EMAIL: ALADNANENT@GMAIL.COM; PHONE: +923445757577

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WANTED (NC); CLARK ECX 25 FORKLIFT. EMAIL: JBSSERVICES37@GMAIL.COM

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WANTED (AL): KOMATSU 12 INCH BUCKET, PC35 EMAIL: JSGODSEY78@GMAIL.COM; PHONE: 205-485-4605 ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––

WANTED (WORLDWIDE): CAT WHEEL LOADERS, ALL MODELS - NEED TO PURCHASE FOR OWN STOCK CAT WHEEL LOADERS (916, 926, 936E, 950B, 950E, 950H, 966E, 966F, 966H, 970F & 980F.

EMAIL: ROYALMACHINERYTRADERS@ GMAIL.COM; PHONE: +923360598261

WANTED (US): MANUFACTURER: JCB 540-170 TELEHANDLER, 2016 OR NEWER.

EMAIL: NORTHHEAVYEQUIPMENTS@GMAIL.COM PHONE: 281-694-5478

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WANTED (US): CATERPILLAR 140G MOTOR GRADERS - NEED TO BUY CAT MOTOR GRADER 140G/H, 14G,14M. ALSO LOOKING FOR A KOMATSU WHEEL LOADER WA-600 AND WA-900. EMAIL: IKCEQUIPMENTS@GMAIL.COM

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WANTED (US): MISCELLANEOUS CATERPILLAR ATTACHMENTS. LOOKING FOR RELIABLE IT COUPLER ATTACHMENTS & JOHN DEERE 644K FORKS (JRB COUPLER) TO ENHANCE OUR CONSTRUCTION OPERATIONS. ITEMS REQUIRED TO BE IN GOOD, WELL-MAINTAINED CONDITION. PREFERRED ATTACHMENTS ARE SIDE DUMP BUCKETS (LEFT AND RIGHT), BROOM ATTACHMENT, EXTENDABLE BOOM ATTACHMENT FORKS. PHONE: 484-781-2958

EMAIL: JWALSH@JAMESTOHARAINC.COM

––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––WANTED (US): CLARK M371 SKID STEER LOADER

EMAIL:ANDYGRANGER30@GMAIL.COM

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315-633-2944

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402-421-3631

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• Online

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Herc, H&E Agree to Merge After H&E Terminates United Rentals Agreement

Herc Holdings Inc., one of North America’s leading equipment rental suppliers, and H&E Equipment Services Inc. announced Feb.19, 2025, that H&E has terminated its prior merger agreement with United Rentals Inc. and that Herc and H&E have entered into a definitive merger agreement under which Herc will acquire H&E.

As previously announced on Feb. 18, 2025, under the terms of the Herc and H&E agreement, H&E shareholders will receive $78.75 in cash and 0.1287 shares of Herc common stock for each share they own, with a total value of $104.89 per share based on Herc’s 10-day VWAP as of market close Feb. 14, 2025. Following the close of the transaction, H&E’s shareholders will own approximately 14.1 percent of the combined company.

“The acquisition of H&E is a unique opportunity to accelerate Herc’s proven strategy for industry leading growth and delivering superior shareholder value,” said Larry Silber, Herc’s president and CEO. “We have great respect for the H&E team and the high-quality platform they built. We look forward to welcoming H&E’s talented employees to Herc and working together to realize the substantial benefits that this transaction will create for the shareholders, employees

1. LIVE: Wednesday, April 23: HOUSTON, TEXAS: 3 Auctions in 1 Day. Major Job Completion, Plus Canceled Order of New Trucks & Equipment and Rental Fleet Construction Equipment Auction, Forklifts, Attachments, Support, Trucks and Trailers. HIGHLIGHTS: (3)Bell B50, 2022 LiuGong 977F, (3)Cat 336, (2)Cat 320, 2022 950M, 2023 LiuGong 877H, (2)2020 JD 450PLGP, (16)New Cab & Chassis, (3)2021 JLG 1255 Telescopic Forklifts, (3)Water Trucks.

2. LIVE: Friday, April 25: QUERETARO, MEXICO: Late Model Cat, Komatsu, John Deere, Bomag, Hamm Construction & Asphalt Equipment, Trucks, Trailers, Attachments, Support Equipment.

3. TIMED: Closes- Monday, April 28, Opens- Friday, April 18: TORONTO, CANADA: Rental Fleet Construction Equipment, Forklifts, Aerial Lifts, Backhoes, Skid Steers, Utility Equipment, Air Compressors, Welders, Generators, Very Large Quantity of Large & Larger Ground Heaters, Attachments and more.

4. LIVE: Wednesday, April 30: ACME, PENNSYLVANIA: 2 Auctions in One Day. Rentals. Construction, Agricultural and Utility Equipment, (2)Truck Tractors & (16)Dump Trailers, (8)Hino Van Trailers, Attachments and Support. Plus Canceled Order of New Trucks and Construction Equipment, (4)Unused Chevy 5500, (2)Unused Dodge Ram 5500, Cat 336EL, (2)2020 Cat 313, Unused Cat 926, (2)Unused Cat 299D.

5. TIMED: Closes- Friday, May 2, Opens- Friday, April 18: LINCOLN PARK, NEW JERSEY: Retirement Auction. 45+ Years in Business. One of New Jersey's Finest Contractors. Very Nice Later Model Cat Construction, Paving & Aggregate Equipment. Quantity of Dump & Utility Trucks, Heavy Haul Trucks, Lowboy Trailers, Very Large Quantity of Attachments and Support Equipment. Cat 345BL, (2)Cat 336EL, Cat 325FLCR, Volvo A35F, Extec Jaw Crusher, Cat 950G, Cat D6TXL, Cat D6NXL, Cat D5GXL, Cat 430DIT, 2013 Peterbilt Heavy Haul(tri.).

6. LIVE: Saturday, May 3: DANSVILLE, NEW YORK: One Owner Estate. Complete Liquidation Farm Auction. (6) Tractors (Case IH), (2)John Deere Combines, (2)Grain Trucks, (2)Skid Steers, Full Line of Tillage, Haying, Harvesting Equipment, PLUS Attachments and Support.

7. LIVE: Sunday, May 4: DANSVILLE, NEW YORK: Unbelievable One Owner Car Collection. Only The Very Best. 38 Years of Collecting. This is a One-of-A-Kind Collection - As Good As It Gets! HIGHLIGHTS: 1989 Shelby Shadow CSX-VNT, 2011 BMW M3 Competition Coupe, 1999 Ferrari F355 Berlinetta GTP, 1992 Mosler Consulier Sport Exotic Race Car.

8. TIMED: Closes- Tuesday, May 13, Opens- Tuesday, April 22: CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA: New Enterprise. Construction, Aggregate, Cat Rubber Tired Loaders, Utility Equipment, Large Quantity Cement Mixers, All Types of Support, Attachments, Trucks and Trailers.

9. LIVE: Wednesday, May 14: BUSHNELL, FLORIDA: 3 Auctions in 1 Day. Large Truck & Trailer Secured Creditor Auction and 2 Rental Fleet Construction Equipment Auctions. (5)Cranes, (50)Telescopic, Scissor & Boom Lifts, Truck Tractors, Van Trailers, (2) Kobelco SK350, 2022 Link-Belt 210X4, 2022 Luigong 835H, (4)Unused Dodge Ram 5500 Cab & Chassis.

10. LIVE: Saturday, May 17: CANASTOTA, NEW YORK: Lawn & Garden & Compact Tractors, Construction Equipment, Midi & Mini Excavators, Skid Steers, Forklifts, Boom & Scissor Lifts, Large Quantity New Attachments, Fancy Decorative Stone. Plus Canceled Order of New Trucks and Construction Equipment. Unused Skytrak 10054, (2)Unused Skytrak 8042, (5)Unused Chevy & Dodge Ram 5500, (2)Unused Mercedes Vans, (8)Hino Van Trucks, (12) Walking Floor Trailers.

11. TIMED: Closes- Wednesday, May 21, Opens- Wednesday, May 7: 10 LOCATIONS FROM COAST TO COAST: Something Special. Major Rental Fleet. Aerial Lifts, (117)Boom Lifts, (336)Scissor Lifts, (10)Forklifts, Plus Backhoes and Sweepers.

12. LIVE: Thursday, May 29: GREENVILLE, TEXAS: Very Late & Great Rental Fleet Construction & Utility Equipment. BottomLine Rentals. Aerial Lifts, Forklifts, Skid Steers, Articulated Haul Trucks, (20)Excavators, (6)Loader Backhoes, Water Trucks, New Cab & Chassis. (3)Linkbelt 490X4, (3)2023 Kobelco SK210LC-11, 2021 Komatsu PC138US-11. (4)Long Rach Excavators, (3)Linkbelt 210X4, 2020 JD 655K Crawler Tractor, Bomag RS460, 2022-2021 IH Water Trucks.

13. LIVE: Friday, June 6: LANCASTER, OHIO: Rental Returns and 2 Major Job Completions of Construction, Demolition Equipment, Aerial Lifts, Forklifts, All Types of Trucks, Trailers, Support and Attachments.

14. LIVE: Saturday, June 7: BANGOR, MAINE: One Owner Complete Liquidation. Retirement Auction. Construction Equipment, Truck Tractors, Reefer Trailers, Support Equipment.

15,16. LIVE 2-DAY AUCTION: Tuesday, June 10: BEDFORD, INDIANA & Thursday, June 12: CHICO, TEXAS: One Owner Job Completion of Several Jobs. Some of the Nicest Cat, Volvo and John Deere Mining & Construction Equipment Years up to 2024 with Complete Component History. HIGHLIGHTS: (2)Cat 6115, (3)2022 Cat 773G, (3)2018 Cat 775G, (2)Cat 773F, (4)2021-2020 Volvo A40G, (2)Volvo & (5)John Deere 460 Water Tankers, Cat D11, Cat D10R, (2)Cat D10T, Cat D9T, (7)Cat D8T, JD 950K, (2)2021 JD 870G, JD 670G Excavators, Cat 815, 2019 Cat 14M3, (5)2019-2018 JD 872G Motor Graders, Cat 963K, Cat 992C, Cat 988K, Cat 988F, Cat 980F.

17. LIVE: Friday, June 13: LAS VEGAS, NEVADA: 2 Auctions in 1 Day. Rental Fleet Construction, Utility Equipment, Aerial Lifts, Forklifts, Utility Trucks, Attachments and Support. Plus Liquidation of AXT Trucking Company-One of the Finest One Owner Truck & Trailer Outfits in the Western US. (50)2023-2020 Freightliner(t/a), Truck Tractors, (50)2020-2018 Doosan Combo Step Deck Trailers, (3)Fuel Trucks, (4)Volvo A40, (25)Unused Skyjack Scissor Lifts.

18,19. LIVE: Saturday, June 21 & Sunday, June 22: ATLANTIC CITY, NEW JERSEY: Rentals, Rentals, Rentals. Construction, Utility Equipment, Aerial Lifts, Forklifts, All Types of Trucks, Trailers, Support and Attachments. 20,21. 2-DAY AUCTION LIVE: Tuesday, July 8: CLEVELAND, OHIO & TIMED: Closes- Wednesday, July 9, Opens- Wednesday, June 25: RICHMOND, VIRGINIA: Company is Sold. In Business Since 1944. Only the Best. An Icon in the Industry. One of the Premier Concrete Form Contractors. 22,23. LIVE 2-DAY AUCTION: Friday, July 11 (note new date) & Saturday, July 12: CANASTOTA, NEW YORK: Along with the Annual Alex Lyon & Son Barbecue & Hay Camp (Thursday, July 10). Only the Very Best Late Model Rental Fleet Construction Utility Equipment, Aerial Lifts, Forklifts, Hydraulic Excavators, Rubber Tired Loaders, Tractor Loader Backhoes, Boom & Scissor Lifts, Crawler Tractors, Vibratory Rollers, Truck Tractors, Dump Trucks, Trailers, Attachments and Support.

24. LIVE: Saturday, August 9: POMPEY, NEW YORK: The Tradition Continues. Construction & Agricultural Equipment, Trucks, Trailers, Attachments, Support and more.

25. LIVE: Friday, September 12: ALBANY, NEW YORK: Large, Major Job Completion. Late Model Cat, John Deere, Komatsu Construction Equipment, Aerial Lifts, Trucks and Trailers.

NEW DATES TO BE ANNOUNCED

26. LIVE: MANCHESTER, NEW HAMPSHIRE: Job Completion of Late Model Construction & Aggregate Equipment, Truck Tractors, Dump Trucks, Pickup & Service Trucks, Trailers, Attachments and Support.

27. LIVE: CHICAGO, ILLINOIS: It's Big! Complete Liquidation. Very Large Amount of Truck Tractors, Trailers and more.

28. LIVE: RAYNHAM, MASSACHUSETTS: Large Quantity of Late Model Reefer Trucks, Van Trucks, Truck Tractors, Service & Pickup Trucks, Light Construction Equipment, Support & Attachments.

29. LIVE: BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS: Very Late Model Snow and Construction Equipment, Attachments, Snow Plows, Sanders, Snow Plow Trucks, Pickups and much more.

Herc Holdings photo

Larry Silber, president and chief executive officer of Herc Rentals

SOUTHERN PA SPRING CONTRACTORS AUCTION

Business Calendar

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May 7, 2025 (10 AM – 5 PM)

May 8, 2025 (10 AM – 1 PM)

Conference:May 5, 2025 (7:30 AM – 5 PM)

May 6, 2025 (8:30 AM – 5 PM)

May 7, 2025 (8:30 AM – 5 PM)

May 8, 2025 (8:30 AM – 12:30 PM)

Waste Expo is North America’s largest solid waste, recycling, organics, food waste recovery, and sustainability tradeshow serving both the private and public sectors for over 50 years. Conference Agenda Live!

The WASTE EXPO 2025 Conference Agenda is now live – your key to staying ahead in the waste and recycling industry.

Attend

place.

• AGC EDGE Lean Construction Education Program, 2nd Edition

(https://edge.agc.org/course/vlea250501/)

Dates: Monday, May 5, 2025 (11:00 AM) – Wednesday, May 21, 2025 (3:00 PM) Online, Virtual Training/Professional Development

• AGC of America HR Master Class Powered by Segal

A 6-Part Online Training Program

(https://www.agc.org/industry-priorities/labor-hr/hr-masterclass)

Dates: Thursday, May 15, 2025 (7:00 AM) – Thursday, May 15, 2025 (5:00 PM)

Virtual. Labor and HR

• AGC EDGE Building Information Modeling Education Program

(https://edge.agc.org/course/vbim250601/)

Dates: Wednesday, June 4, 2025 –( 9:00 AM) –Wednesday, June 25, 2025 (5:00 PM)

Online, Virtual Training/Professional Development

• AGC Safety & Health Quarterly Town Hall

Date: Wednesday, June 4, 2025 (1:00 PM – 2:00 PM)

Online, Virtual Safety and Health

• AGC EDGE Blueprint Reading (https://edge.agc.org/course/vce250601/)

Dates: Wednesday, June 4, 2025 (3:00 PM) –Thursday, June 12, 2025 (6:00 PM) Online, Virtual Training/Professional Development

• AGC of America HR Master Class Powered by Segal A SIX-PART ONLINE TRAINING PROGRAM

Date: Thursday, June 19, 2025 – (7:00 AM – 5:00 PM)

Virtual. Labor and HR

ASSOCIATION OF WOMEN CONTRACTORS (AWC)

MAY MEMBER MINGLE – Hosted by Rock Leaf Water Environmental

Our Mission

The Association of Women Contractors provides advocacy, collaboration and industry leadership to support and enrich womenowned companies in the construction industry.

Date:Wednesday, MAY 14, 2025

Time: 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM (CST)

Venue:Rock Leaf Water Environmental 1461 94th Ln NE, Blaine, MN 55449

Registration will start on Thursday, April 10 at 7:00 AM.

Registration is closed on Monday, May 12 at 5:00 PM. If registration has closed and you still wish to attend, please email admin@awcmn.org.

Member Mingles are our monthly networking events. They are hosted by our members, for AWC members only. On the second Wednesday of each month, we visit a different member’s office for two (2) hours of open-house style networking with your fellow industry professionals.

For more information:

Association of Women Contractors (AWC)

1337 Saint Clair Avenue, Ste. 4, Saint Paul, MN 55105

Phone: 651/489-2221

WASTE EXPO 2025

Dates: Monday, MAY 5, 2025, to Thursday, MAY 8, 2025

Venue: Las Vegas Convention Center West Hall

300 Convention Center Drive Las Vegas, NV 89109 USA

Expo Hall:May 6, 2025 (10 AM – 5 PM)

Discover benefits WASTE EXPO has to offer, from our bustling show floor to countless networking opportunities that await you at the must-attend event of the year.

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Showcase your business at the leading event in the solid waste, recycling and organics industry.

Network & Learn

Gain insights from the brightest minds in the solid waste industry while connecting with peers, experts and leading solution providers from around the world. Why Attend?

Attendees come to connect with the industry. Who Attends WASTE EXPO?

Waste Services Companies, Waste Generators Businesses, Government Officials, Transportation Professionals, Fleet Owners, Suppliers, Recycling Firms, Consulting Engineering Firms, Architects, Composting & Organics Recycling Professions, Healthcare & Medical Waste Professionals, Legal, Insurance & Financial Firms, Distributors, Software Companies

For more information:

Phone: TOLLFREE USA: 800/479-6240

Phone Outside USA: 1-212/951-6655

Email: CS@wasteexpo.com

NATIONAL FIRE SPRINKLER ASSOCIATION (NFSA) NFSA Annual Seminar & North American Fire Sprinkler EXPO

Dates: Wednesday, May 7, 2025 – Friday, May 9, 2025

Time: 8:00 AM – 10:00 PM

Venue:Music City Center

201 Rep. John Lewis Way South Nashville, TN 37203

We hope you will join us in Nashville, TN for the 2025 NFSA Annual Seminar and North American Fire Sprinkler Expo! This year’s event promises to be an enriching experience, uniting industry leaders, experts, and visionaries in the Fire Sprinkler Industry.

Our annual gathering serves as a unique platform for sharing insights, fostering collaboration, and driving innovation in fire and life safety. As the world evolves, so do the challenges and opportunities within our industry.

This conference includes over 30 education sessions and our largest Expo Hall to date!

Agenda Highlights Include:

. Keynote Addresses – Get inspired by thought leaders shaping the future of fire protection

. Technical Workshops – Explore the latest advancements and industry-specific topics in depth

. Networking Sessions – Connect with peers, industry professionals, and potential collaborators

. Expo Hall – Explore over 100 booths showcasing the latest technologies and services from leading vendors

. Top Tech Competition - Join us in the Expo Hall and see who will take home the title of Top Tech!

. Awards Banquet – A night to celebrate the fire sprinkler industry!

As we navigate an era of unprecedented change, the 2025 NFSA Annual Seminar and North American Fire Sprinkler Expo is your gateway to staying ahead in the industry. Whether you are a seasoned professional or a newcomer, this event offers invaluable insights and connections that can elevate your career and organization. We look forward to your active participation, engaging discussions, and the opportunity to collectively shape the future of fire safety. Together, we can protect lives and property from fire through the widespread acceptance of the fire sprinkler concept!

For more information on the NFSA Annual Seminar and North American Fire Sprinkler Expo: Call Toll Free: 1-800/683-NFSA (6372)

Design-Build Institute of America Names Brennan New Chief Operating Officer

The Design-Build Institute of America (DBIA) announced the appointment of Carolyn Brennan as its new chief operating officer.

In this role, Brennan will oversee DBIA’s revenue-generating departments — including conferences, membership, certification and education — ensuring strategic alignment with the organization’s long-term vision and continued growth.

Brennan joins DBIA with nearly two decades of leadership experience in the built environment. Most recently, she served as senior vice president of membership at the Urban Land Institute (ULI), where she led initiatives that significantly expanded ULI’s global member base and contributed to more than 20 percent of the organization’s revenue.

During her 17-year tenure, Brennan played a key role in advancing member engagement strategy, operational performance and digital transformation.

“Carolyn’s experience and leader-

Carolyn Brennan DBIA photo

ship style are exactly what DBIA needs as we continue to grow,” said Lisa Washington, CAE, DBIA executive director/CEO. “Her ability to align strategy with execution and bring people together around a shared mission will be invaluable as we strengthen and expand our impact

across the industry.”

At DBIA, Brennan will help guide the organization’s 2025–2027 strategic goals and play a critical role in shaping its long-term direction. Her appointment comes at a time of significant growth for design-build and her track record of delivering innovation, improving member experiences and building high-performing teams positions her well to support DBIA’s evolving mission.

“I’ve always been passionate about the built environment and how it shapes our lives,” said Brennan. “Joining DBIA gives me the opportunity to support a community of professionals who aren’t just thinking about the future of our industry — they’re building it.”

Brennan’s expertise in memberfocused strategy, cross-departmental collaboration and technology integration will be instrumental as DBIA continues to expand its leadership in the delivery of design-build best practices nationwide. 

JCB Plans to Double Size of New U.S. Plant in Wake of Tariffs

JCB is set to double the size of a new factory currently under construction in Texas as the company confirmed that newly announced tariffs will impact its business in the short-term.

JCB has been manufacturing in the United States for 50 years and in 2024 bought 400 acres of land in San Antonio, Texas, after recognizing the need to produce even more machines in North America, where the company’s existing manufacturing plant in Savannah, Ga., has operated for 25 years and employs approximately 1,000 people.

“JCB has been in business for 80 years this year and we are well accustomed to change.”

Anthony

Bamford JCB

The original plan for a 500,000-sq.-ft. factory in San Antonio has now been revised and JCB is forging ahead with plans to double its size to one million sq.-ft. The new $500 million plant is due to start production next year and employ up to 1,500 people and will build on JCB’s growth in North America.

“JCB has been in business for 80 years this year and we are well accustomed to change,” said JCB Chairman Anthony Bamford. “The United States is the largest

market for construction equipment in the world and President Trump has galvanized us into evaluating how we can make even more products in the United States, which has been an important market for JCB since we sold our first machine there in 1964.”

“In the short term, the imposition of tariffs will have a significant impact on our business,” said JCB CEO Graeme Macdonald. “However, in the medium term, our planned factory in San Antonio will help to mitigate the impact. We are thankful that the tariff is only 10 percent and we can only hope that the UK Government will conclude negotiations on a trade deal in the coming days and weeks.” 

Herc Holdings, H&E Equipment Services

Merger Offers Strategic, Financial Benefits

rental products.

and customers of both companies.”

John M. Engquist, executive chairman of H&E, added, “This is an outstanding transaction for H&E shareholders, providing both immediate, premium value and the opportunity to participate in the substantial upside value that will be created through this combination. With Herc, we have found a partner who shares our dedication to a higher standard of work.”

Strategic, Financial Benefits

• Increased scale with complementary footprint and fleet mix: The transaction strengthens Herc’s position as the third largest rental company in North America. The combined company will have a leading presence in 11 of the top 20 rental regions and increased urban density in seven of the top 10 rental regions. In addition, it will have a larger, younger fleet, offering a variety of specialty equipment solutions and a broad range of general

• Approximately $300 million of annual EBITDA synergies are expected to be achieved by the end of year three following the close of the transaction, including approximately $125 million of cost synergies and approximately $175 million EBITDA impact from revenue synergies.

• Highly accretive: The transaction is expected to be high single digit accretive to Herc’s cash earnings per share in 2026 and ramping to greater than 20 percent as synergies are fully realized. In addition, the transaction is expected to generate ROIC in excess of Herc’s cost of capital within three years of closing.

• Attractive financial profile: The combination creates a company with revenue and EBITDA of approximately $5.2 billion and $2.5 billion respectively, with an expectation for continued revenue growth in excess of the market and improved adjusted EBITDA margins.

• Financial strength and flexibility

with net leverage of 3.8x at close, prior to synergy realization, and projected to be below 3.0x and in Herc’s targeted range within 24 months of closing. Herc’s dividend will be maintained.

• Valuation multiple re-rating warranted for combined company that is more consistent with comparable company valuation multiples in the sector given the powerful growth platform, increased liquidity and greater investor interest that comes with a scaled company.

The transaction is expected to close mid-year 2025, subject to the majority of H&E’s shares being tendered into the offer, the receipt of customary regulatory approvals and closing conditions. Herc has obtained committed financing for the cash portion of the transaction.

In accordance with the terms of H&E’s prior agreement with United Rentals Herc, on behalf of H&E, has paid a termination fee of $63,523,892 to United Rentals. 

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