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September 23 2011
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Vol. XXIII • No. 4
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Inside
Rental Industry Expects Rebound in Coming Months
Recycling to the Fullest…
New Material Recovery Facility About to Open in South Carolina AED Holds Annual Summit, CONDEX…8
Alex Lyon & Son Kicks Off Florida Auct ions…64
Yoder & F rey Hol ds Seve n-Day Sa le…82
Table of Contents ...... 4 Paving Section .... 31-41 Business Calendar ....42 Excavators & Attachment Section ............................47-63 Auction Section ....73-87 Advertisers Index ......86
By Peter Hildebrandt CEG CORRESPONDENT
Recycling in rural America is a huge challenge. Because of low material densities, hauling costs for recyclables are generally much more than hauling costs for municipal solid waste. Low population densities also mean that hauling distances to markets are longer, so the cost penalty for low material densities (tons per haul) is compounded by longer hauling distances. But nine counties in South Carolina that cover 5,000 sq. mi., with a population of about 400,000 are about to be served by a new Material Recovery Facility (MRF) that the Three Rivers Solid Waste Authority (TRSWA) is opening on the grounds of the U.S. Department of Energy’s Savannah River Site. The rural counties that are served by TRSWA will be able to compact their commingled recyclables (L-R): Three Rivers employees Steven Woiczechowski, Charles Eubanks, operations foreman; and into one container so that hauling comptroller; Tim Fox, director of regional programs pose on the landsee RECYCLING page 24
ing platform at the end of the MRF sort line.
A large majority of rental store owners and managers — more than 80 percent — expect 2011 to be a much better year than 2010 according to the latest quarterly American Rental Association (ARA) Economic Survey of members. More than 34 percent of ARA general members responding to the survey expect rental revenues to show doubledigit increases in 2011 versus 2010 and another 46 percent expect at least singledigit increases this year. The results show a growing optimism for a significant rebound in 2011 as only about half of the respondents said revenues increased in 2010 compared to 2009. Nearly 30 percent of the respondents had revenue declines in 2010, but only 4 percent expect a drop in revenue in 2011. Nearly 70 percent of the respondents also expect to spend more on new rental equipment purchases in 2011 compared to 2010, a significant increase over last year. The spending expectations of general members also match up with the sales forecasts of ARA associate member equipment suppliers as more than 83 percent of the associate member survey respondents expect increased sales into the rental channel, including 52 percent see REBOUND page 19
Florida ITS Job Nears Finish By Brenda Ruggiero CEG CORRESPONDENT
Completion is nearing for the Intelligent Transportation System (ITS) for the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) in Charlotte County. The federally funded $9.7 million design/build project began on March 9,
2009, with work by the design team from Metric Engineering. The contractor, InfraSource Inc., began the construction and installation of filed components on Nov. 3, 2009, with Chuck West serving as project manager. Full completion is expected in March 2011. see ITS page 18
Metric technicians checking the lowering device for the CCTV cameras.