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February 12 2020
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Vol. XXXIII • No. 4
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Carter Machinery to Acquire Baltimore-Based Alban Tractor Co.
RAM Pavement Lauds Weiler/Cat...8
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Salem-based Carter Machinery, a Caterpillar Inc. dealer, announced an agreement to acquire the assets of Baltimore-based Alban Tractor Co. Inc. effective Feb. 4, 2020. In connection with the acquisition, Carter Machinery will become the Cat dealer in an expanded service territory that will now include Northern Virginia; Washington D.C.; Maryland; and Delaware. For more than 92 years, Carter has serviced customers throughout the Commonwealth of Virginia and southern West Virginia, becoming one of Caterpillar’s top performing dealerships in the country. “Carter’s growth is evidence of the caliber of our employees’ expertise
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and the speed at which they service the industry to ensure customer success every day,” said Drew Parker, CEO, Carter Machinery. “Carter is enthused about expanding our services to more customers with the same commitment that our Virginia and West Virginia customers have come to rely upon.” The acquisition will strengthen Carter’s position as an equipment leader in key industries, including construction, mining, aggregates, and forestry, as well as expand upon its market leadership in key growth areas such as see CARTER page 84
I-95 in S. Florida Undergoes Major Improvements
Table of Contents ............4 Paving Section .........31-47 Excavators & Attachments Section ......................49-78
By Eric Olson CEG CORRESPONDENT
Parts Section .................79 Business Calendar .........82 Auction Section .......88-89 Advertisers Index ..........90
For more than a century, the east coast of South Florida has been an area of the country that attracts people worldwide for both vacations and yearround living — and that allure may never end. And what’s not to like? Warm temperatures 12 A Komatsu 450 excavator picking an existing concrete deck slab and performing demo months out of the year; wide, glistening beaches; on the existing I-95/Hillsboro Canal bridge, separating Palm Beach County on the north and a range of lifestyles available for people of all and Broward County to the south.
see I-95 page 80