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® May 3 2023 Vol. XXXV • No. 9
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The new, two-story terminal at Texarkana Regional Airport is set to encompass 40,500 sq. ft., more than double that of the old facility.
Lane, Superior to Collaborate On $1B JV for FDOT...8
Thompson Rents Holds Grand Opening in Hanceville, Ala. ...16
By Eric Olson
The news is often filled with stories about large airports working on billion-dollar expansions or renovations, like the ongoing construction to upgrade New York City’s LaGuardia Airport, or the neverending improvements to Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International, the CEG CONTRIBUTING EDITOR
Dobbs Equipment Hosts GPS Training in Greenville, S.C. ...20
Table of Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 Attachments & Parts Section . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29-33 Truck & Trailer Section . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35-40 Aggregate & Recycling Section . . . . . . . . . . . . .45-59 Auction Section . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .75-81 Business Calendar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .80 Advertisers Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .82
world’s busiest in terms of passenger traffic. But there are many smaller, regional airports in the United States needing upgrades that do not attract as much media attention as the major airports. These mid-size facilities, though, are the starting points or final dessee AIRPORT page 62
In the Zone, in the Trenches Industry On Mission to Protect Pavement, Trench Workers By Lucy Perry CEG CORRESPONDENT
The DOL and OSHA are laser-focused on highway worker safety this construction season. The deaths of six Maryland highway workers on the job recently prompted demands that the feds realize workers, too, are vulnerable road users. Meanwhile, trenching-related deaths doubled in the past two years, and the agencies are recognizing trench workers are at risk, as well. A worker is three times more likely to die on a construction site than in general industry, said Scott OSHA inspectors are now required to stop and Ketcham, OSHA directorate of construction director. inspect any construction site where trenching or see SAFETY page 70
excavation are taking place.