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® October 16 2024 Vol. XXXVI • No. 21
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Hills Machinery Launches ‘Hills Uptime’ to Support Fleet Mgt. ...12
South Carolina-Based Kuhn Equipment Marks 50th Year in Business...14 Blake Koeval photo
In northeast Tennessee, I-26, a north-south freeway that connects Johnson City, Tenn. with Asheville, N.C., was closed in the Unicoi County community of Erwin after its two bridges over the Nolichucky River were destroyed by floodwaters.
By Eric Olson
More than a week after the remnants of Hurricane Helene plowed ashore on Florida’s Gulf Coast and drew a bead on Georgia, the Carolinas and Tennessee, causing catastrophic damages and killing more than 200 people, the task of recovery and rebuilding is continuing apace.
CEG CONTRIBUTING EDITOR
Startup HB Attachments Rebrands, Becomes TRUE Attachments...33
Table of Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 Attachments & Parts Section . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33-37 Truck & Trailer Section . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38-40 Aggregate & Recycling Section . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45-59 Auction Section . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .77-81 Business Calendar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .81 Advertisers Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .82
When a diminished Helene, once a Category 4 storm, struck the southern Appalachian Mountains, those that experienced its onslaught in western North Carolina and eastern Tennessee — the two states impacted most by the disaster — would be hard-pressed to believe that a weakened hurricane was upon them. see HELENE page 8
Building a Better Mousetrap Today’s Security Tech Helps Contractors Combat Jobsite Theft Construction theft is Adobe Stock photo not new, but criminals CEG CORRESPONDENT are getting bolder in their efforts to make a buck on anything they can grab quickly at a job site, from the rig itself to the fuel and parts inside it. The pain of dealing with the theft is obvious, but other issues come into play, including damaged equipment leading to missed deadlines, increased insurance premiums and profits lost on a project. One Oregon excavation contractor felt the Strategically positioned cameras, operated wirelessly, burn this summer over two days of theft and give equipment managers and jobsite security persondestruction. nel a remote view of the entire construction operation, By Lucy Perry
see THEFT page 32
any time of day or night.