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March 23 2011
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Vol. XXIV • No.6
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Crane, Drills Help Ensure Safe Drinking Water in S.C. By Peter Hildebrandt CEG CORRESPONDENT
H&E Holds Open House at New Raleigh Store…8
Marcinak Excels at All Types of Site Work…14
An environmental scientist with a South Carolina consulting engineering and scientific firm is not the first thing that catches the eyes of motorists whizzing by an active temporary job site within a few feet of a busy four lane road in Rock Hill, S. C. But years ago, just across the road, there was a filling station that had developed a leaky underground gas tank. Now the area has periodic drilling done to determine whether or not the leaking fuel has stabilized underground or traveled outside the boundaries gathered during previous testing. The consultants do work throughout the state of South Carolina, which authorizes work through the EPA’s Underground Storage Tank Program. In some cases, the consultants may be working for a private oil company and investigating the extent of the leak. These environmental consultants contract to SAEDACCO (South Atlantic Environmental Drilling and Construction Co. Inc.) in Fort Mill, S.C., to come out with their mobile drill rigs or track-mounted drill rigs to dig shallow wells to 35 or 40 ft. (10.6 to 12 m). They also may dig some deeper ones, all as part of assessing the horizontal and vertical extent of the contaminant plume that exists in the ground see WELLS page 70
Family-Owned Gulf Crane Ent ers 40t h Year…20
Tampa Connector Project Volvo CE Plans Boasts Unique Features to Spend $100M
Table of Contents ........4
By Mary Reed
Paving Section ......27-38
It’s been a long time getting into gear, but a project in Tampa finally under way has three unusual features. Not only is the I-4/Selmon Expressway Connector one of the first roads in the United States to have dedicated truck lanes serving a port, but it also is the biggest contract District 7 of the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) has offered for bid as well as one of a handful of FDOT projects in which the contractor is participating in the construction financing plan.
Skid Steers & Attachments Section...... ..............................39-51 Auction Section ....70-79 Business Calendar ......75 Advertisers Index ......78
SAEDACCO (South Atlantic Environmental Drilling and Construction Co. Inc.) in Fort Mill, S.C., came out to Rock Hill, S.C. to investigate areas of underground contamination from a leaky gas tank in the area many years ago.
CEG CORRESPONDENT
see TAMPA page 52
The project is being carried out in a cooperative effort by District 7 of the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT), the Turnpike Enterprise (a division of FDOT), and the Tampa-Hillsborough County. Expressway Authority.
Over the next couple of years, Volvo CE plans to spend $100 million in its Shippensburg, Pa., manufacturing facility and start production of Volvo wheel loaders, excavators and articulated haulers in North America. Also, the Volvo CE North American sales headquarters and Volvo Rents will relocate from Asheville, N.C. to Shippensburg, Pa. by September 2012. “It makes sense, when possible, to manufacture products close to where our customers are,” said Olof Persson, president and CEO of Volvo Construction Equipment. “The global demand for Volvo construction equipment is rapidly increasing and we need to make investments to meet future demands in the region. Producing Volvo wheel loaders, articulated haulers and excavators in Shippensburg will result in shorter lead times for our customers. We will work closely with local suppliers to increase the North American see VOLVO page 53