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Challenging Utility Work Is Ongoing On $93M TDOT Project

By Lori Tobias CEG CORRESPONDENT

Construction crews on the $93 million Nolensville Pike project in Nashville, Tenn., are approximately midway through the projected four-year job, but progress hinges on two very important components.

“It’s very dependent on getting some of the utilities moved, which they’re making a really big push on now,” said Greg Woerdeman, team lead, District 37 Construction of the Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT). “A big challenge of this project is some of the environmental commitments that are on it due to the Nashville Crayfish. There’s only a certain time where they can work in the streams, and if they can get a lot of that work done during when we’re allowed to for those permits, that will really help our project. If not, they’re going to have to work elsewhere.”

The contract was awarded to Civil Constructors in November 2023 with work getting under way in December of the same year. The 4.4-mi. project, Phase 1, includes reconstruction and widening and is designed to reduce congestion, improve safety and

Construction Coalition Asks OSHA to Keep Rules as Written

By Lucy Perry CEG CORRESPONDENT

This summer, OSHA proposed revising or removing existing safety standards that have a direct impact on transportation construction contractors.

Three such rules affecting road and bridge construction are among several the agency is presenting in efforts to either revise obsolete measures or scale back or withdraw certain long-standing obligations for businesses.

Offered the opportunity the construction industry responded with a resounding “don’t fix it.”

In fact, on July 1, OSHA published 25 proposed rules in the Federal Register, reported the Institute of WorkComp Professionals (IWCP). A general duty clause, construction

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8 META INVESTS $10B IN AI DATA CENTER IN RURAL NORTHEAST LA.

Site work is progressing in a rural corner of northeast Louisiana, Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, to build one of the world’s largest AI data centers, a massive $10 billion complex roughly the size of 70 football fields.

12 N.C.’S THORPE LANDSCAPES GROWS INTO VERSATILE COMPANY

Although North Carolina’s Thorpe Landscapes has served the region for the past 15 years, it remains a youthful, yet experienced company made up of a team of talented individuals. Dan Thorpe opened the landscaping firm in 2011.

16 RING POWER WELCOMES CUSTOMERS TO NEW FACILITY IN LEESBURG, FLA.

Ring Power hosted a customer appreciation open house event Nov. 7, 2025, at its new Leesburg, Fla., branch facility. Equipment and service displays were abundant inside and out and vendors turned out to lend their support.

18 BOEING EXPANDS 787 DREAMLINER FACTORY IN SOUTH CAROLINA

Boeing broke ground in North Charleston, S.C., to mark the start of its Boeing South Carolina site expansion. Home of the company’s 787 Dreamliner program, BSC is set to increase production to a rate of 10 airplanes per month in 2026.

20 SKANSKA NEWS: LEO SINICIN TO RETIRE, DAN DEROOY NEW CFO

Skanska announced a leadership transition in its United States building operations. Leo Sinicin, chief financial officer (CFO) of both Skanska USA Building and Skanska USA Inc., will retire effective Dec. 31, 2025.

22 PARMAN TRACTOR & EQUIPMENT SELLS ITS 1,000TH TAKEUCHI

The Nashville-based distributor began marketing, selling and renting the Japanese manufacturer’s line of equipment in the spring 2019, just after Parman first opened its doors.

28 RING POWER ADDS UPFIT CAPABILITIES WITH HIAB AGREEMENT

Ring Power Utility | Truck | Crane has expanded its upfit capabilities in Jacksonville, Fla., following the company’s exclusive distributorship agreement with Hiab earlier this year.

28 AEDF, ASE PARTNER TO STRENGTHEN PATH FOR EQUIPMENT TECHS

AEDF and ASE announced a new partnership designed to expand access to industry-recognized credentials and strengthen the connection between high school tech programs and careers in the equipment distribution industry.

32 CATERPILLAR INVESTS $100M IN U.S. MANUFACTURING WORKERS

Caterpillar Inc. announced that Indiana will be among the first states to receive funding from its five-year, $100 million workforce pledge, and has committed up to $5 million to training and upskilling efforts across the state.

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TRIMBLE HIGHLIGHTS AI STRATEGY, INNOVATION AT DIMENSIONS

Trimble gave attendees of its annual user conference, Trimble Dimensions, a firsthand look at artificial intelligence innovation and the company’s vision for accelerating the development and expansion of agentic AI.

51 NIGHT-TIME INSTALLATION AT GERMAN FAIRYTALE CASTLE

In order not to disrupt visitor operations at Neuschwanstein Castle, work could only be carried out at night. The contractor therefore opted for the Vögele Paver Super 1800-5 X with the integrated light package plus.

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FROM SOYBEAN-BASED ASPHALT

Verde Resources Inc., a St. Louis-based construction and building materials company, tapped into the underused biochar industry, which produces a charcoal-like material made from organic matter such as soybeans.

56 HILLS MACHINERY PARTNERS WITH AMMANN AMERICA

Hills Machinery announced that it has partnered with Ammann America to add new capabilities to the Hills Machinery Construction Equipment Division serving South Carolina and North Carolina.

68 FERROVIAL NAMES TIM CRESON U.S. CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER

Ferrovial announced Tim Creson has rejoined its construction division as United States chief operating officer, reporting to Pepe Baraja, United States and Canada CEO of Ferrovial Construction. 93

EXPANDS INDUSTRY’S EFFORT TO SAVE LIVES IN WORK ZONES

Adopted by the Oklahoma state legislature in 2023 as a component of driving certification, the Work Zone Safe program has since expanded into six more states, with a projected 250,000 teen drivers to be trained next year.

Meta Invests $10B in AI Data Center in Rural Northeast La.

Site work is progressing in a rural corner of northeast Louisiana, Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, to build one of the world’s largest artificial intelligence (AI) data centers, a massive $10 billion complex roughly the size of 70 football fields.

Estimates are that when operational, the 4 million-sq.-ft. facility will consume more power in a day than the entire city of New Orleans on a hot summer day.

The expansive technology campus occupies the 2,250-acre former Franklin Farm mega site in Richland Parish, according to the Louisiana Economic Development (LED).

Meta projects the data center will support 500 or more new direct jobs locally, while LED estimates the project will result in the creation of more than 1,000 indirect jobs. The data company estimates 5,000 construction workers at the peak of construction, located between the small towns of Rayville and Delhi, approximately 30 miles east of Monroe.

Work kicked off on the Richland Parish Data Center in late 2024 with three major contracting firms set to build the gigantic complex. They include Minnesota-based Mortenson, Turner Construction Co. of New York, and DPR Construction, headquartered in Redwood City, Calif. All three companies maintain offices nationwide.

Mortensen has been on the site for several months using a full range of machines to move across the raw land in preparation for structural work. The contractor’s scope of work includes:

• site preparation and grading;

• underground utilities;

• medium voltage distribution and substations for onsite power;

• building an onsite water treatment facility;

• erecting an offsite wastewater treatment facility;

• constructing administration and intelligent building operating system (IBOS) structures, in addition to guard houses; and

• building telecommunications infrastructure for outside plant (OSP) fiber distribution.

Turner Construction’s work at the Meta project is limited to the four primary AI data center buildings on campus.

Construction on those structures recently got under way and its procurement activities will continue throughout the remainder of 2025, according to the contractor.

Meanwhile, DPR Construction’s duties on the project are to build approximately 2 million sq. ft. of data space, including one network data center building and four support data center structures, modular electrical rooms and modular central utility plant (MCUP) systems.

Meta expects construction on the new data center to continue through 2030. In addition, the company also has committed to investing more than $200 million in local infrastructure improvements, including roads and water systems.

Hyperscale data centers such as the one planned for Richland Parish are housed in huge physical structures designed to process the vast amounts of data required to support digital technologies, including AI workloads. The northeast Louisiana facility is the largest of more than 20 Meta data centers around the world.

To power the facility, which at its largest point extends more than a mile from front to back, Entergy will add clean, efficient power plants to its system to meet growing power demands, including from the data center. Meta has pledged to match its electricity use with 100 percent clean and renewable energy and is working with Entergy to bring at least 1,500 megawatts (MW) of new renewable energy to the grid through its Geaux Zero program.

“[We are] building the future of human connection and the technology that makes it possible. And this data center will be an important part of that mission,” said Kevin Janda, Meta’s director of data center strategy. “Richland Parish in Louisiana is an outstanding location for Meta to call home for a number of reasons: It provides great access to infrastructure, a reliable grid, a business-friendly climate and wonderful community partners that have helped us move this project forward. We’re thrilled to be a new member of the community and are committed to investing in its long-term vitality.”

project, one of the largest private capital investments in the state’s history, to spark new economic activity and investments throughout northeast Louisiana as multiple industries benefit from the billions of dollars invested.

LED noted in a news release that Meta “makes a concerted effort to source labor and materials locally, and partners with local schools and organizations to advance STEAM education and digital skills that can be used to compete in the digital workforce.”

In addition, the tech giant has committed to contribute up to $1 million a year to Entergy’s “The Power to Care” lowincome ratepayer support program, a figure that will be matched by Entergy Louisiana.

Meta has always prioritized water stewardship in its operations as well, including minimizing water use at its data centers. By establishing its presence in Richland Parish, the company is pledging to restore more water than it consumes at the data center by investing in water restoration projects in Louisiana.

To support both the construction and eventual operation of the data center, Louisiana Community and Technical College System (LCTCS) has committed $250,000 in Workforce Rapid Response funding to nearby Delta Community College to develop programs and expand capacity.

Delta plans to use those funds to scale up its construction trades programs to meet the data center’s initial construction needs, and partner with peer institutions experienced in developing and delivering curricula for Meta’s operations.

“This project will create a transformational change for the residents of the entire northeast Region,” said Rob Cleveland, president and CEO of Grow NELA, a private, nonprofit corporation and a regional economic development agency for northeast Louisiana. “Meta chose [this area of] Louisiana because of the availability of reliable, low-cost energy, access to flat and developable land and a business-friendly environment led by Governor Jeff Landry. This project opens the floodgates for data center development in Louisiana, and we are prepared for what’s ahead.” 

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N.C.’s Thorpe Landscapes Grows Into Versatile Company

By Eric Olson CEG CONTRIBUTING EDITOR

Although North Carolina’s Thorpe Landscapes has served the region for the past 15 years, it remains a youthful, yet experienced company made up of a team of talented individuals.

Dan Thorpe opened the landscaping firm in 2011 in Wilmington, located on the state’s southeastern coast. A native of Pennsylvania, he had earlier graduated from the University of North Carolina at Wilmington before serving a two-year commitment with AmeriCorps and the Philadelphia Teaching Fellows. While living in Philadelphia, Thorpe also earned his master’s degree in education from Chestnut Hill College.

As his company grew, Thorpe wanted to better understand business, which led him to earn his MBA from the KenanFlagler Business School at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

“We started doing landscape maintenance in the summers when I was not teaching in Philadelphia,” he said recently at the site of a stream restoration project in the town of Wake Forest, just north of Raleigh. “We did some work for a great lady who managed an apartment complex, and she said, ‘You know, if you really start something significant, we’d let you bid on some of our projects.’ That led us to start an LLC and bid on some work. Pretty soon, we started getting a few.”

As is the case with many successful start-ups, Thorpe was able to grow his business from that one small kernel. In the beginning, the work consisted of simple yard mowing, edging, string trimming and leaf blowing.

“We also did some hardscape projects before getting into some larger land development with grading and excavation, and it kind of just went from there,” Thorpe said. “There were 15 years of growth in that 15-second answer. It was certainly a process.”

Thorpe Landscapes’s path to success also included working hard to become fully educated and certified to run a knowledgeable landscaping operation. Dan Thorpe obtained his licenses to become both a landscape contractor and a general contractor, the latter of which allows him to work on a variety of building jobs.

“Then we started taking stream restoration courses and got those certifications before moving on to secure the next set of certifications,” he said, “and as we did so, we got better at what we were doing.”

Eventually, all that effort paid off handsomely. Today, Thorpe Landscapes is recognized throughout the Tarheel State — as well as other neighboring areas of the South —

for its range of services, its expert team of professionals and environmentally friendly and sustainable designs.

Among the services it provides are residential and commercial maintenance, hardscapes, excavation and site work, drainage, and historical, hurricane,\ and stream restoration, in addition to several types of lawncare work.

The company flourished to the point that Thorpe later opened a second location in Asheville on the opposite end of the state. Although he primarily works from his base in Wilmington, Thorpe said he splits his time between the two offices and supervises jobs at various points in between.

Stream Restoration Displays ThorpeÊs Expertise

The expertise includes the restoration work in Wake Forest, which he described more precisely as a stream bank stabilization.

“We’re restoring the stream to where it once was, so it doesn’t impact nearby commercial and residential developments,” Thorpe said. “We’re taking that stream back to a safe place so that it can handle significant storm events when they come through — like hurricanes.

“By stabilizing the bank, we’re making certain it doesn’t erode the back of these three houses,” he added while pointing to an adjacent development.

Thorpe noted that the creek’s reach is only approximately 300 ft.

“That is the length from where we’re starting to where we

end, but it’s a very technical 300 feet,” he said. “There are a lot of key measurements that need to happen and several important structures that need to go in to protect the backs of these three houses.”

Among them are the installation of three or four boulder sills in the waterway. Together, they form a boulder wall that allows the water to come over its top and down into a pool.

Once the water’s energy is dissipated in that pool, he said, it then flows down a riffle (created by the combination of rocks and shallow, rushing water) before going slightly uphill to another boulder sill. From there, the stream falls off to another pool — a process that continues to repeat itself.

“It is all designed as a way to slow down the energy of the water, so it doesn’t come rushing through and entrench the creek,” according to Thorpe.

He and his crew began the Wake Forest project in the third week of September, and he anticipates the work will last 90 to 120 days.

“We’ll finish somewhere in the middle of December, depending on the weather,” Thorpe said.

James River Equipment Fulfills ThorpeÊs Needs

To get the machines it requires for its various projects, Thorpe Landscapes depends heavily on James River Equipment, specifically its dealerships in Asheville and Wilmington. The company has locations across North Carolina and Virginia that serve customers who need equipment for construction, forestry, turf and agricultural work. Thorpe has called on the equipment distributor to acquire several of its John Deere excavators, most of which are compact models.

“When we started out, our first machine was a John Deere 26G excavator, the smallest machine that John Deere made, before we began to move up in size,” he said. “Later, we got a model 35G — we now have two of them — then we went to the 50Gs. Eventually, we acquired the model 85Ps and 135Us, which is our largest. We just like to keep adding more tools to our toolbox.”

In addition, through 4 Rivers Equipment, a James River sister company located in the Rocky Mountain states, Thorpe Landscapes recently acquired a Topcon HiPer XR base and rover, a global navigation satellite system (GNSS) receiver engineered to work in survey applications, including property boundaries, engineering design, and cadastral projects.

Thorpe Landscapes’ John Deere 85P excavator can nimbly maneuver and work efficiently on tight job sites. Thorpe added an Engcon quick attach system to enhance the machines productivity. Thorpe Landscapes clears out trees and debris.

Austin Horning and Dan Thorpe rely on their Topcon HiPer XR, which has given them many hours and provides accuracy to the centimeter.

(L-R) are Austin Horning, Dakota Peoples, Rivers Price and Dan Thorpe, all of Thorpe Landscapes. see THORPE page 40

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Ring Power Welcomes Customers to Its Newest Facility in Leesburg, Fla.

Ring Power hosted a customer appreciation open house event Nov. 7, 2025, at its new Leesburg, Fla., branch facility.

Equipment and service displays were abundant inside and out and vendors turned out to lend their support. A catered lunch, raffle prizes and Caterpillar gear giveaways were available.

The entire local staff was in attendance to meet and greet their customers who turned out to learn more about maintenance and service offerings, tour the facility and look at static displays of new and rental machines, as well as everything offered at this new massive 77,000-sq.-ft. facility.  CEG (All photographs in this article are Copyright 2025 Construction Equipment Guide. All Rights Reserved.)

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The huge 20-bay service area was filled with static displays of machines, rental equipment and vendors and service providers to provide in-depth information on maintenance, parts and service.

Ring Power’s Sam Love (L) opens up a Cat 950GC wheel loader on display for interested customers from Robbins Manufacturing, in Tarrytown, Fla.

Some of the SITECH staff on hand to promote the company’s technology solutions (L-R) included Chance Balsano, Bree Peatross and Dan Chaplin.

Ring Power’s Alex Edwards (C) provided a guided tour of the new facility to a group of customers as the event got under way.

The new Ring Power branch facility in Leesburg, Fla., held its first customer appreciation open house on Nov. 7.

Ring Power’s Mark Mann (L) shows local concrete contractor Tommy Yoder of T&D Concrete around the new facility and enjoys some conversation about the local construction market.

(L-R): Longtime friends unite as Bill Polk and Howard Hewitt of Hewitt Environmental, Leesburg, Fla., and Ring Power’s Randy Ringhaver talk about the new branch facility.

(L-R): Ring Power’s Trevor Juaire welcomes local Cat customers Brandon Crakes and Bradley Crakes of Crakes Construction Corporation, Eustis, Fla.

Boeing Expands 787 Dreamliner Factory in South Carolina

Aerial rendering of the new Dreamliner factory.

Aircraft manufacturer Boeing broke ground on Nov. 7, 2025, in North Charleston, S.C., to mark the start of its Boeing South Carolina (BSC) site expansion.

Home of the company’s 787 Dreamliner program, BSC is set to increase production to a rate of 10 airplanes per month in 2026.

Late last year, Boeing announced plans to expand and upgrade the site near Charleston International Airport (CHS) and add a second campus.

Greenville Business Magazine reported Nov. 10 that Boeing is investing more than $1 billion in this infrastructure effort and plans to create more than 1,000 new jobs over the next five years.

When completed, the larger facility will include:

• A new final assembly building that is similar in size to the current final assembly structure, which encompasses roughly 1.2 million sq. ft., along with airplane production positions, production support and office space.

• A parts preparation facility, a vertical fin paint shop, Flight Line stalls and other production areas at the airport campus.

• Additions to the Boeing Interiors Responsibility Center, where many of the 787’s interior components are made.

Expansion Will Help Keep Up With Demand

So far, 90 customers from around the world have placed more than 2,250 orders for the Boeing 787 Dreamliner family, making it the best-selling widebody passenger airplane of all time.

After more than 1,200 deliveries, the 787 backlog stands at nearly 1,000 airplanes, including more than 300 orders added just this year.

In all, the commercial aviation industry is expected to need more than 7,800 new widebody airplanes over the next two decades, according to Boeing’s Commercial Market Outlook.

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Skanska News: Leo Sinicin to Retire, Dan DeRooy New CFO

Skanska announced a leadership transition in its United States building operations.

Leo Sinicin, chief financial officer (CFO) of both Skanska USA Building and Skanska USA Inc., will retire effective Dec. 31, 2025.

Dan DeRooy will succeed Sinicin as CFO for both businesses, effective Jan. 1, 2026. DeRooy will join the Skanska USA Building senior leadership team and report directly to Clay Haden, president and CEO of Skanska USA Building.

Sinicin’s departure marks the close of a distinguished 30-year career with the company, including two decades as CFO of Skanska USA Building, 13 of which he also served as CFO of Skanska USA Inc.

“Leo has been a cornerstone of our financial leadership and a trusted adviser through every major strategic decision in the U.S. over the past several decades,” said Haden. “His contributions are far too many to mention, and his deep expertise, candor and insight have helped shape the business we are today. We are enormously grateful for his commitment and service to Skanska.”

A 20-year veteran of Skanska, DeRooy serves as vice president of finance, Skanska USA Building. Previously, he spent 12 years as corporate director of financial reporting and seven years as financial reporting manager. DeRooy joined Skanska in 2004 after five years as a financial and business analyst at MerckMedco.

“Dan brings a wealth of experience and a deep understanding of our business,” said Haden. “Leo set a high bar, and I’m confident Dan will build on that legacy with vision and integrity.”

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Parman Tractor & Equipment Sells Its 1,000th Takeuchi

By Eric Olson CEG CONTRIBUTING EDITOR

Parman Tractor & Equipment hit a milestone earlier this fall when it sold its 1,000th Takeuchi-brand machine.

The Nashville-based distributor began marketing, selling and renting the Japanese manufacturer’s line of equipment in the spring 2019, just after Parman first opened its doors.

The maker of track loaders, excavators, wheel loader, crawler dumpers and attachments, Takeuchi’s products for the U.S. market are produced near Atlanta, the headquarters for Takeuchi U.S.

Its machines had been marketed in the Middle Tennessee region by Cumberland Tractor & Equipment and Nashville Ford Tractor, which was purchased by Parman Holdings Corp. in April 2019. Following the deal’s conclusion, the dealership assumed the Parman name.

With the 2024 addition of a second store in Columbia, Tenn., approximately an hour south of Nashville, the equipment distributor was able to broaden its customer reach to a new area of the state.

“Parman was a fuel lubricants company originally and when it acquired Cumberland, it entered into a whole new industry with construction equipment,” said Courtney Piercy, Parman’s rental manager of the Nashville location. “In doing so, they took on a team that, at the time, had more than 20 years of experience in sales and finance. I started with the company in June 2019 and grew with Parman.”

She added that Colin Hockenberger, now COO of Parman Tractor & Equipment, and Charley Crichton, the company’s president, “worked specifically with the existing team to learn everything they could about the construction industry. For instance, they saw to it that we became more involved with the Nashville construction scene through trade groups like the Tennessee Utilities and Construction Association (TUCA) and working with different municipalities.”

Due to Parman lacking experience in the construction industry, Piercy said it benefited the company tremendously

that Cumberland already marketed Takeuchi and Link-Belt, which gave the company a head start on accumulating more top OEMs.

Hockenberger added that Parman inherited a market share of Takeuchi and other products on its first day that was “in the single digits — low- to mid-single digits — and now we’re above 10 percent consistently, which is really good in a hot market like Middle Tennessee.”

The dealership’s best-selling Takeuchi machines are its compact track loaders and mini-excavators, with the loaders being at the top of the list. In fact, Piercy said Parman’s largest market demand in the region is for those Takeuchi workhorses.

“We sell a lot of track loaders that move not only dirt but serve as tool carriers that handle 20 different jobs on a work site,” Hockenberger said.

The dependability and versatility of Takeuchi’s products have endeared them to Parman customers, many of whom first used the machines after having rented the machines through Piercy’s department. That, combined with Parman opening its Columbia branch, brought more customers to the OEM’s brand and contributed mightily to the sale of the dealership’s 1,000th Takeuchi.

“Having that second location in Columbia has just expanded what we can get to the customer as far as rental, sales, parts and service,” Piercy said. “Without it over this past year, we would not have sold our 1,000th machine.” Hockenberger agreed and said, “That store has been a key to our success in an area where we're exceeding market share expectations.”

When asked which Takeuchi model reached the magic sales milestone, he was not certain, but speculated, “Most likely a Takeuchi track loader — a model TL8 or TL12; those are our most popular machines.”

Other factors also played a role in Parman being able to achieve the sales mark.

Not to be forgotten in helping to sell the 1,000th Takeuchi, according to Hockenberger and Piercy, was the salesmanship of Parman’s veteran associates.

“We have a tenured sales team — the best one in the Middle Tennessee area,” Hockenberger said. “I don’t think anybody thought we’d sell 1,000 machines when we originally purchased the business but through our motto, ‘Totally Outrageous Customer Service,’ and thanks to our salespeople and customers, we simply could not have done it.”

Parman also employs two sales associates, Dennis Stanley Jr. and Joe Williams, who were recognized this year with Takeuchi 360° awards. In addition, Scott Syler, who received the Takeuchi 360° Dealer Salesperson of the Year for 2024, helped Parman sell a large number of the machines, as did new sales reps that the dealership added to its team over the last several years, according to Piercy.

The Nashville-based distributor began marketing, selling and renting the Japanese manufacturer’s line of equipment in the spring 2019, just after Parman first opened its doors.

The dealership’s best-selling Takeuchi machines are its compact track loaders and mini-excavators, with the loaders being at the top of the list.

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AEDF, ASE Partner to Strengthen Path for Equipment Techs

The AED Foundation (AEDF) and the Automotive Service Excellence (ASE) Education Foundation have announced a new partnership designed to expand access to industry-recognized credentials and strengthen the connection between high school technical programs and careers in the equipment distribution industry.

Through this collaboration, AEDF recognized high school programs will now be able to use ASE entry-level assessments as an official industry-recognized credential for students. This integration provides a new pathway for students to demonstrate job readiness and earn meaningful credentials before graduation.

In addition, ASE will extend its school pricing for entrylevel assessments to all AEDF recognized programs, making certification opportunities more affordable and accessible. Schools also will be able to leverage student credentialing success to unlock incentive funding tied to measurable career outcomes.

“This partnership with the ASE Education Foundation represents another important step in aligning education with the real needs of our industry,” said Brian P. McGuire, president of AEDF. “By giving students access to ASE’s respected credentialing system, we’re not only validating their skills but also helping schools, employers and communities build a stronger, more sustainable pipeline of future technicians.”

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Ring Power Utility | Truck | Crane has expanded its upfit capabilities in Jacksonville, Fla., following the company’s exclusive distributorship agreement with Hiab earlier this year.

The Hiab 082 knuckleboom cranes are manufactured by Hiab, and Ring Power completes the integration, fabrication and finishing work required to deliver a fully engineered, work-ready knuckleboom flatbed truck.

The program is being executed at the company’s Jax U upfit and production facility, which has long specialized in building purpose-built utility, truck and crane equipment. The facility fabricates the flatbed in-house and integrates the 082 crane, hydraulics, controls, electrical systems, paint, decals and quality assurance under one roof.

“This marks a milestone step in our evolution as a supplier of premium equipment and integrated solutions,” said Jonathan Long, vice president of production. “It allows us to deliver complete, purpose-built units to the field, and opens doors into new markets where precision builds and reliability

matter.”

Long noted that building the flatbed in-house — rather than modifying an off-the-shelf bed — is essential to performance and turnaround time.

“Fabricating our own beds for this configuration reflects our investment in delivering the highest quality product possible,” he said. “It also lets us respond faster. We knew our quality standards and lead-time expectations could only be met internally.”

By fabricating the bed specifically around the 082 crane, the finished unit is cleaner, stronger and built for the application — without needing structural modifications after the fact. The result is a work-ready truck with reduced lead time and improved durability and appearance.

“This build proves our capabilities from engineering, to fabrication, to paint, to upfit, and all the way through QA,” Long said. It shows the process working the way it was designed — clean, efficient and purpose-built. 

• In the 2024-2025 school year, more than 68,000 students took ASE entry-level tests, and more than 50,000 passed at least one.

• Technicians with ASE certifications demonstrate up to 40 percent higher productivity, 60 percent fewer comebacks and 20 percent higher earnings than their non-certified peers.

“We’re proud to partner with the AED Foundation to help more students earn credentials that truly make a difference in their careers,” said Dave Johnson, president and CEO of ASE. “Together, we’re helping schools deliver training that matches industry expectations and preparing students for rewarding jobs in the equipment sector.”

By combining resources, both foundations are committed to improving student outcomes, closing the technician skills gap and creating clearer school-to-career pathways in the heavy equipment industry.

This partnership is part of AEDF’s ongoing mission to develop a more robust and work-ready technical workforce through education, accreditation and industry collaboration. For more information, visit aednet.org/. 

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Highly-skilled technicians do the final build of the bed before crane installation.

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Boeing’s S.C. Campus Breaks Ground On New $1B Expansion

“We continue to see strong demand for the 787 Dreamliner family and its market-leading efficiency and versatility,” said Stephanie Pope, president and CEO of Boeing Commercial Airplanes. “We are making this significant investment today to ensure Boeing is ready to meet our customer’s needs in the years and decades ahead.

“This site expansion is a testament to the incredible work of our Boeing teammates and deepens our commitment to them, to South Carolina and to American manufacturing,” she added in a company news release.

For more than a decade, BSC in North Charleston has been the home of the full 787 Dreamliner production cycle. There, the Boeing factory’s teams fabricate, assemble and deliver the company’s three Dreamliner models — the 787-8, 787-9, and 787-10 — to customers around the world.

Boeing first established its Palmetto State operations in 2009 and today employs more than 8,200 people across its campuses in North Charleston and in Orangeburg, south of Columbia.

“We continue to see strong demand for the 787 Dreamliner...”

“Boeing’s continued investment in South Carolina is a tremendous vote of confidence in our state’s people and business climate,” South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster noted in the news release. “This $1 billion expansion and the creation of 1,000 new jobs will strengthen our position as a global leader in aerospace and advanced manufacturing.”

In addition, McMaster said, “We are grateful for Boeing’s partnership and commitment to the Lowcountry, which will bring new opportunities and economic prosperity across our state.”

Boeing officials project that the building effort will employ more than 2,500 people working a total of more than 6.2 million construction hours through the joint venture of Charleston’s HITT Contracting and BE&K Building Group, based in Morrisville, N.C. in that state’s Research Triangle Park.

HITT Contracting is a top national commercial construction firm with offices in 14 U.S. markets; and BE&K Building Group is recognized as a leading national designbuild and construction management firm specializing in aviation and aerospace construction.

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Workforce Skills Training... Caterpillar Invests $100M in U.S. Manufacturing Workers

The pledge, announced as part of the company’s centennial celebration, aims to grow interest in advanced manufacturing careers and prepare workers in the United States for the future, unlocking quality jobs and industry-wide innovation.

“The future workforce will need skills for what comes next,” said Christy Pambianchi, Caterpillar chief human resources officer. “We have our experts working on innovative training and resources to help skill and inform the next generation on how to navigate the work site of tomorrow, and we’re excited to be starting here in Indiana to enable U.S. workers to enter high-quality jobs in the American manufacturing industry.”

Caterpillar will announce future workforce pledges in other states soon.

“Indiana is proud to be among the first states selected for Caterpillar’s workforce investment, which is a testament to our progrowth policies, world-class workforce and reputation as one of the best states in America to start and grow a business,” said Gov. Mike Braun. “Caterpillar’s continued commitment to Indiana demonstrates the strength of our business climate and our shared vision for the future of American manufacturing. We look forward to working

together to prepare more Hoosiers for the high-quality careers of tomorrow.”

Caterpillar made the future workforce announcement at the company’s large engine facility in Lafayette, Ind., which recently announced a $725 million capital expansion — one of the largest single manufacturing investments in the company’s global history — to greatly increase engine production and help meet the nation’s growing power needs.

“The demand for energy is increasing like never before,” said Jason Kaiser, Caterpillar energy and transportation group president. “Many of the engines manufactured here in Lafayette will support power generation customers by providing reliable power — keeping operations running during outages and helping meet the growing energy needs driven by AI, data centers and other critical infrastructure across America and around the world.”

One of America’s oldest manufacturers, Caterpillar is a part of the country’s infrastructure, with more than 65 primary locations across 25 states and independent dealers from coast to coast. As a net exporter, Caterpillar workers in the United States build products that are shipped around the world, growing exports by 75 percent since 2016.

Caterpillar employs 51,000 people in the United States, including more than 4,100 workers at 12 facilities across Indiana.

For more information, visit caterpillar.com. 

“Indiana is proud to be among the first states selected for Caterpillar’s workforce investment, which is a testament to our pro-growth policies, world-class workforce and reputation as one of the best states in America to start and grow a business.”

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Inside New Holland’s New Era of Connected Equipment

By Katherine Petrik CEG EDITORIAL ASSISTANT

New Holland Construction is taking a bold step into the future of connected job sites with the launch of its new digital platform, myNewHollandConstruction — a next-generation fleet management and telematics system designed to make machine tracking, maintenance and performance monitoring easier than ever before.

Rolled out on Oct. 1, the new platform will fully replace the company’s legacy FleetForce system, which is scheduled to sunset on Dec. 19. But this isn’t just a software upgrade — it’s a complete rethinking of how operators, fleet managers and dealers interact with their machines.

“We didn’t just update the ecosystem — we rebuilt it from the ground up,” said Jake Sickles, product marketing manager of New Holland Construction North America. “The new interface is cleaner, smarter and more intuitive. It’s designed to meet the pace and expectations of today’s construction environment.”

From Fleet Force to Future myNewHollandConstruction offers a redesigned dashboard and a flexible user management system that tailors access based on job roles. Administrators, fleet managers, field technicians and operators can now be assigned specific permissions — ensuring that every user sees exactly what they need to see.

“For example, a field technician can receive push alerts just for fuelings, preventative maintenance or light service tasks,” said Sickles. “It keeps things simple and focused — no clutter, no confusion.”

This customization is coupled with advanced security features like geofencing and curfews. If a machine leaves its assigned area or moves outside approved hours, the system automatically sends an alert to the owner.

“It’s about peace of mind,” said Sickles. “You know where your machines are, who’s using them and how they’re performing — all in real time.”

Mobility Meets Visibility

Recognizing that job sites are moving faster than ever, New Holland made mobile accessibility a top priority. Alongside the desktop interface, the new platform includes iOS and Android apps, giving users instant access to vital data wherever they are.

“Owners and operators can check fuel levels, machine hours or engine load right from their phones,” said Sickles. “They don’t need to be tied to an office — they can make informed decisions from the field.”

The platform also integrates maintenance tracking and scheduling, with push alerts for upcoming service intervals. That means fewer surprises, less downtime and more

uptime for every piece of equipment.

Building Every Machine Ready for Tomorrow

All equipment previously connected to FleetForce has been migrated automatically to the new system. And moving forward, every New Holland Construction machine with a model year 2026 or newer will come standard with telematics connectivity — starting with units produced after Aug. 1, 2025.

It’s a sign of how deeply New Holland is committing to connected technology.

“Most manufacturers are adding telematics but we wanted to make it seamless — something that dealers and customers could actually use day to day,” said Sickles.

Empowering Dealers, Predicting Problems

New Holland’s dealer network also will benefit from myNewHollandConstruction. The company has built online training programs into its dealer portal to ensure smooth adoption and support.

While dealers aren’t required to maintain centralized monitoring, many are finding success with it.

“When dealers use shared databases, they can see all customer fleets at a glance,” said Sickles. “That means they can dispatch service trucks proactively when they detect an error code.”

From there, the system’s predictive diagnostics can even flag potential failures before they happen.

“If a machine throws a code, we can often identify what’s about to fail — and send the technician with the right parts the first time,” said Sickles.

Of course, data privacy remains a key priority. Contractors must opt in to share their telematics data with dealers or CNH Industrial.

“There’s a user agreement in place,” said Sickles. “Customers always control who can see their machine information.”

Connecting Future

For Sickles, myNewHollandConstruction isn’t just about software — it’s about redefining how contractors and dealers work together in an increasingly digital industry.

“The future of construction is connected,” he said. “We’ve listened to our dealers and customers, and built something that’s simple, powerful and built for the real world.”

With smarter tools, predictive diagnostics and seamless mobile access, myNewHollandConstruction is more than a new platform — it’s a cornerstone for how New Holland plans to help build the next generation of productivity on the job site.

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Project Challenges Help Thorpe Become Industry Specialists

Because the versatile tool also is often used for construction site layout/stakeout, grade checking and material volume calculations, the HiPer XR unit has proved to be a perfect fit for Thorpe Landscapes.

“James River trained us on using the Topcon base and rover, but this model is specifically important for this stream bank stabilization project because of the tolerances for our elevation and our structures,” according to Thorpe.

“Everything must be within one-eighth of an inch. This base allows us to rove around the site and check our grades so we can put a tack on anything. It allows us to talk with the operator and cut here or fill here, and it’s just a great way to be able to grade the site in real time.”

If Thorpe Landscapes had not purchased the Topcon HiPer XR, he said, the same set of tasks at the Wake Forest site would take his crew 100 times longer to complete.

“That’s because we would have to hire surveyors to come out to shoot shots, determine where our grade is, see if we’re close or not and find out how much we need to fill and how much we need to cut. In the more than two months since we have been using it, the Topcon base and rover have simply been amazing.”

Cape Hatteras Project Tests ThorpeÊs Mettle

Thorpe said that almost all the company’s projects present their own specific problems and intricacies.

That includes its work at the Cape Hatteras Lighthouse on North Carolina’s Outer Banks, among Thorpe’s highestprofile projects. Until recently, the company had team mem-

bers at the remote National Park Service (NPS) site on Hatteras Island beginning in 2024 to perform a landscape restoration that also included installing new concrete sidewalks.

“Everyone has since demobilized for the rest of the year because they are trying to figure out some next steps for the lighthouse,” Thorpe said in September. “All of the contractors should be going back there to work next spring, though.”

Thorpe Landscapes serves as a subcontractor for a larger effort to completely restore the 155-year-old lighthouse, the tallest of its kind in the United States.

Twenty-six years ago, in a Herculean effort, the 210-ft.tall structure was moved back 2,900 ft. from the encroaching Atlantic Ocean when it had been just 15 ft. from the churning surf. Only recently, though, has the NPS contracted to have the grounds and the lighthouse itself restored.

“We just planted 12,000 native grasses around the grounds,” Thorpe said. “Now, the lighthouse, the principal keeper’s quarters and the museum all look like they had never been moved.”

He added that the new grass effectively prevents erosion from occurring, and by re-grading the entire site, Thorpe created dunes and several other natural features. In addition, the company put in all new concrete sidewalks.

To perform all the grading and earthwork, and install the hardscapes, pavers, concrete and walkways around the lighthouse site, Thorpe Landscapes has so far had to bring in 120 truckloads of native sand equaling 3,000 cu. yds.

Most of that material came from a local source that was

dredged from a site approximately 30 minutes north of the lighthouse.

“We used it to build up all the sand dunes five to six feet across the entire site,” he said. “The existing sidewalks were way too low and had flooded, so we raised up everything.”

Since the Outer Banks — and Hatteras Island, specifically — are in an isolated locale far from North Carolina’s mainland, Thorpe added that various factors out there can sometimes waylay the best-laid plans. That includes sourcing the materials needed for a construction site on the coastal lands.

One problem that repeatedly occurs is storm damage to N.C. Highway 12, the only major roadway on the thin strip of barrier islands. To reach the lighthouse means traversing the highway for more than 50 mi, from Nags Head south to Cape Hatteras.

However, most of Thorpe’s materials for the job must be trucked to Nags Head via U.S. 64 from sources on the mainland that are at least a few hours away from the beach community, he said.

“Our closest Vulcan quarry was four or five hours away, and our closest concrete plant was two hours away, so we are just at the limits of when we can get and use material,” Thorpe said. “The logistics are challenging, and it is so weather dependent. If we’re not working that day because a storm is coming in or a section of the highway is shut down, we’re just sitting there waiting for the weather to break.”  CEG

Trimble Highlights AI Strategy, Innovation at Dimensions

At the core of recent initiatives is Trimble’s agentic AI platform, a collection of core services, security frameworks and tools used by Trimble to build and deploy safe, scalable and secure agentic AI systems. Trimble teams are leveraging the platform to create AI agents that deliver value and solve real-world problems for customers.

Trimble designed its agentic AI platform to be open and extensible. The company’s vision is to unlock industry-scale innovation by empowering partners and customers to create and deploy AI agents and multi-agent workflows across Trimble’s suite of construction solutions, supporting Trimble’s AI principles, according to the company. In service of this vision, Trimble announced that it is currently piloting the platform, Trimble Agent Studio, with select customers.

“As agentic AI use cases multiply, there is a growing need for common infrastructure that allows creators to rapidly and responsibly develop, deploy, monitor and maintain

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Today, the impact of Trimble’s agentic AI platform and other AI capabilities can be seen in solutions that are driving customer value through:

• Helping users learn and navigate Trimble software for faster onboarding and engagement.

• Eliminating the manual steps typically required to model from scratch, enabling users to generate 3D objects during design by describing what they want to model.

• Converting voice memos into documents in the field, capturing status updates from crews and helping teams avoid spending hours in front of computer screens back at the office.

• Accelerating access to data and streamlining asset maintenance and permitting workflows.

“Our connect and scale strategy has brought us to this point,” said Rob Painter,

Trimble CEO. “We are building an industry ecosystem aimed at breaking down data silos and empowering our customers to make smarter decisions, collaborate effectively and work faster. By embedding AI into our solutions and enabling improved data flow, we’re taking the next steps towards unlocking the power of connected data.”

Availability of AI Features, Trimble Labs Program

Trimble is enabling customers to experience the impact of AI by integrating features into core solutions. Several of these capabilities are available through Trimble Labs, a pre-release, early engagement program that enables customers to test new features and provide user feedback:

• The Viewpoint Finance assistant and Accubid assistant are being demonstrated at Dimensions 2025. Both agents are expected

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• The Trimble ProjectSight Help Agent, Auto-Submittals and the AI Title Block Extraction capability are available now in North America and select regions. The ProjectSight Daily Reports agent is now available for select customers, as a Labs feature, in ProjectSight Mobile.

• The AI Render capability in Trimble SketchUp is now available. SketchUp assistant and Generate Object are expected to be available in Q4 2025.

• The Tekla Structures user assistant, developer assistant and AI Cloud Fabrication Drawings capability are now available. The Tekla Model assistant is expected to be available in Labs in Q4 2025.

• The Trimble Connect Help assistant is expected to be available in Labs in Q1 2026.

• Trimble Unity AI is now available as a Labs feature for all Trimble Unity Maintain and Permit customers.

• Trimble Agent Studio is coming soon to Labs for select customers.

For more information about Trimble’s AI advancements, visit: trimble.com/ ai-at-trimble. 

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The existing road is primarily two lanes, Woerdeman said. The project will widen the road from two to five lanes which will include two 12-ft. travel lanes in each direction; a 12-ft. center turn lane; 10-ft. paved shoulders; bike lanes; curb and gutter; and 5ft. sidewalks on each side.

Due to the size of improvements on the roadway, SR 11, TDOT has split the project into two phases. This first phase covers the roadway from north of Mill Creek to near SR 254 in southern Davidson County.

“This area of Davidson County has experienced rapid growth in recent years, and the current facility does not adequately accommodate the existing volumes,” according to the TDOT website. “The route has a base year 2023 average daily traffic of 20,457 vehicles per day and a design year 2043 average daily traffic of 35,994 vehicles per day. The added capacity being provided by this improvement is necessary to maintain operations at an acceptable level of service.”

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The utility work started well ahead of the actual project when the utility companies came together for “deconfliction,” that is, the agreements determining where the utilities will be moved.

“We always have utility issues when it comes to urban projects,” Woerdeman said.

“One of the things we’ll do is we get all the utilities together and they’ll overlay all the plans and where everybody says they are, and then they go through each conflict point and find out a way to work with the other utilities to move their line over, to not affect others as well.”

On the ground level, it’s a race against time to get in-stream construction completed in the coming months.

“They can only perform in-stream construction between May 31 and October 1 due to the Nashville crayfish,” Woerdeman said.

The Nashville crayfish is a federally protected species.

“Additionally, they are required to sweep the stream prior to and after installing the instream diversions needed to build the structures. If the in-stream division is not completed within one hour, the contractor is required to perform an additional sweep. There also are restrictions on staging equipment near streams, wetlands, etc., but we see those on most projects with water features.”

Other challenges on the job include the limited right-of-way and traffic management, which is largely being handled by flaggers with some detours in place.

“There’s a significant amount of traffic that we have to work with,” Woerdeman said. “We have a new alignment. When you’re building a new road, and you don’t have to really worry about traffic. But on projects like this, we must maintain traffic throughout the corridor and impact motorists as little as possible. Obviously, there’s going to be an inconvenience, but we have to reduce that inconvenience as much as we can.”

Phase 1 is scheduled for July 2027 completion. Right-of-way appraisals and acquisitions for Phase 2 are under way.  CEG

Construction crews on the $93 million Nolensville Pike project in

are approximately midway through the projected four-year job, but

hinges on two very important components.

The contract was awarded to Civil Constructors in November 2023 with work

ting under way in December of the same year.

The 4.4-mi. project, Phase 1, includes reconstruction and widening and is designed to reduce congestion, improve safety and accommodate the growth expected in the coming years.

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Due to the size of improvements on the roadway, SR 11, TDOT has split the project into two phases.

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Challenges on the job include the limited right-of-way and traffic management, which is largely being handled by flaggers with some detours in place.

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Night-Time Installation at German Fairytale Castle

Neuschwanstein Castle is a UNESCO world heritage site and one of the most famous tourist attractions in Germany. A large proportion of approximately 1.4 million visitors each year make the ascent to the castle by horse-drawn carriage. This is because, apart from emergency and maintenance vehicles, only they are allowed to drive on the steep, winding road. However, the horses' iron-shod hooves place a heavy strain on the asphalt. The Bavarian Palace Administration therefore commissioned the renewal of the surface layer over a total length of 0.8 mi.

High Performance, Traction

Steep inclines, hardly any room to maneuver, darkness: The conditions for rehabilitating the access road were difficult. That is why the construction company opted for the Super 1800-5 X paver. With its 129 kW power output, high traction, compact dimensions and integrated lighting, it was perfectly tailored to the requirements, according to Vögele.

Precise Control in Curves

First, the team milled approximately 70,000 sq. ft. of asphalt surface with a Wirtgen cold milling machine W 100 CFi. Subsequently, the Vögele universal class paver laid approximately 800 tons of surface course material in three nights, in varying widths of 16.4 to 19.7 ft., and a thickness of approximately 1.57 in.

Given the curves, the new steering via SmartWheel was very helpful: The rotary knob on the ErgoPlus 5 paver's console allows for particularly precise control. In combination with the SmartWheel on the screed control console, the paving team achieved a highquality and even paving result on curves.

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Night-time rehabilitation of the access road: The Super 1800-5 X in front of the Bavarian royal castle Neuschwanstein.

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Gradients and inclines: Due to the difficult conditions, the construction company decided to use the powerful Dash-5 paver from Vögele.

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Steering by SmartWheel: The rotary knob on the ErgoPlus 5 driver control console enables particularly sensitive control.

American Contractors, Farmers Could Benefit From Soybean-Based Asphalt

Researchers at Iowa State University (ISU) in Ames think they may have found a solution to help soybean farmers desperate to find buyers for their crop.

American farmers are continuing to struggle as the U.S.China trade war wages on, which led to China not purchasing any United States-grown soybeans in September, NewsNation reported Oct. 24.

According to China’s General Administration of Customs, imports from the United States fell to zero, while their buying power in Brazil and Argentina increased.

It marks the first time since 2018 that this has occurred and represents a massive drop from the 1.7 million metric tons the Chinese bought in 2024. As a result, American farmers are left with unsold product.

However, ISU scientists have an innovative solution in mind. For several years, researchers at ISU have been working to turn soybeans into asphalt with tremendous success.

The discovery happened accidentally, the school said, when a first-year student added too much oxygen to a soybean oil mixture. He then noticed the chemicals begin to thicken and create a sticky substance similar to the composition used in traditional asphalt.

Eventually, the student, along with ISU professors and advisors, patented bioasphalt and began thinking of ways to use the innovative product to strengthen American roads.

Bioasphalt can be combined with other recycled gravel to create an asphalt substitute or used to add 20 to 30 more years to the life of a repaved road.

University scientists and partner companies are rigorously testing different blends to determine the durability and longevity of the bioasphalt under different conditions.

Already, the development and refinement of bioasphalt shows promise as a way to rejuvenate dying roads when sprayed on existing pavement. NewsNation noted that the mixture not only gives streets and highways a facelift and adds additional service life but saves on construction costs as well.

But with the United States crisscrossed by approximately 2.6 million mi. of streets and roadways, approximately 94 percent of which are paved with asphalt, the composite

material also packs a climate punch, releasing carbon dioxide emissions throughout its production and installation process.

“We have 80,000 miles of unpaved roads in Iowa alone. It’s pretty crazy,” noted ISU Professor Eric Cochran. “So, you see pavement everywhere, but the need for new pavement is just extreme and ongoing. And keeping existing pavement in good shape is also an ongoing headache for departments of transportation.”

After Years of Testing, Bioasphalt Shows Great Promise

Verde Resources Inc., a St. Louis-based construction and building materials company that focuses on net-zero products, tapped into the underused biochar industry, which produces a charcoal-like material made from organic matter such as soybeans.

Unlike traditional hot-mix asphalt, bioasphalt is a cold mix that can also be installed in cold temperatures, according to Civil Engineering Source, the news arm of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE).

Using aggregate mixed with a proprietary chemical in Verde’s binder, the company created a cold-mix, odorless, reduced-emission asphalt that can be driven on immediately after installation. The asphalt incorporates biochar into the aggregate, which also sequesters carbon within the mix.

The bioasphalt was installed late last year at Auburn University’s National Center for Asphalt Technology Test Track (NCAT) in Alabama and is in the midst of a threeyear testing period, which has so far shown promising results.

Verde hopes its bioasphalt product will prove to be a costeffective, carbon-credit road material that can be installed during all seasons.

The happy accident at Iowa State that led to the discovery of bioasphalt occurred years ago and is now being brought to scale at manufacturing facilities all across the country. In fact, NCAT is currently in the process of getting the product greenlit by more than a dozen state transportation agencies.

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Hills Machinery Partners With Ammann America

Hills Machinery announced that it has partnered with Ammann America to add new capabilities to the Hills Machinery Construction Equipment Division serving South Carolina and North Carolina.

Hills Machinery is now an authorized dealer of the company’s compaction equipment and will be supported by the Hills Machinery branches located throughout North and South Carolina.

Ammann America is a sixth generation, familyowned business that is a manufacturer of soil and asphalt compactors and asphalt pavers, as well as light equipment such as vibratory plates and walk-behind rollers.

our customers’ needs. We look forward to a long and prosperous relationship that will benefit our customers, the industry and our companies.”

“Ammann America shares our commitment to providing high-quality equipment and exceptional service and support,” said Jim Hills, president of Hills Machinery. “With this partnership, we can strengthen our offering of compaction solutions to meet

“Hills Machinery has built a strong reputation for customer service and industry expertise,” said Mike Conley, director of sales and distribution development of Ammann America. “Their deep regional presence and commitment to supporting contractors aligns perfectly with Ammann’s goal of delivering dependable, high-performance equipment and exceptional support across North and South Carolina.”

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Blake Conwell (R), Ring Power CAT certified demonstrator/instructor, provides excavating tips as Mike Presley of Presley Construction, Orlando, Fla., operates the in-house simulator at the new Leesburg branch.

Ring Power’s Niels Akkerman (L), Leesburg branch service manager, and CEO David Alban spoke to customers and staffers during lunch to show their appreciation and complete support for mutual growth.

Fellow contractors and Ring Power staffers enjoy some post-lunch conversation before heading back to work.

Ring Power Tactical Solutions brought its armored critical incident vehicle, The Rook, to the event. Based on a Cat compact track loader frame, The Rook is a law enforcement armored protection unit built at Ring Power’s Riverview, Fla., location.

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Syler, she said, was an agricultural equipment sales representative who started in the 1990s before joining Parman when it was a tractor supplier. Since then, he has amassed a large customer base for the company throughout Middle Tennessee and beyond as some of his customers still rely on him even as they have moved to other areas of the state.

“If people know Parman, they know Scott Syler for sure,” Piercy said.

“The customers that we’ve had, some of whom have come here for 30 years, and all the new business and growth in this part of Tennessee, has been very important to Parman,” she added. “We always want to focus on them because without our customers, obviously, we would not be as successful as we have been.”

On the sales floor, Hockenberger was questioned about the model year 2026 Takeuchi track loaders that will soon be in his showrooms. He singled out the TL11 as being the “newest and most exciting one.”

“It has electric over-hydraulic controls and new creature features,” he said. “Additionally, it has greater operational versatility with better tools and GPS.”

Among the new Takeuchi compact excavators on the horizon, Hockenberger said, is the model TB350, which he described as “a minimal tail swing, 11,000-pound machine, so it’s been really good for residential and commercial building, landscaping and construction projects. It also works well in tight spaces.”

Parman is proud of the excellent reputation it has established in all areas of its business and the fact that so many people in Middle Tennessee choose the company over its competitors.

Piercy has an idea why that is true.

“With our motto, ‘Totally Outrageous Customer Service,’ we try to focus on not just one department, but the company as a whole,” she said. “That means whenever you purchase a machine from us, we’re also trying to provide the rental for any other piece of equipment that you may need on the job site, as well as the service for the

machine you purchase, and on the parts.”

As part of Parman’s complete service after the sale, Hockenberger said it is able “to offer a good-sized mobile repair fleet of trucks and with two locations, we cover a broad area that includes all of Middle Tennessee and the surrounding region in either our shops or on the roadside.”

When many of the start-up contractors in the region come to Parman needing equipment built to handle small projects, Piercy said the dealership has proven adept at continuing to retain their business as they grow and prosper. By doing so over the years, the equipment distributor has established a relationship that benefits both parties.

“There are several customers that I can recall off the top of my head that came to us for mini-excavators and track loaders through our rentals department whenever they first started their businesses and were just tackling small jobs. We assisted them in starting their one- or two-day projects and then as they grew, a few of them moved into needing larger equipment, such as Link-Belt’s 130, 145 and 350 model excavators.”

Besides the Takeuchi and Link-Belt products it offers new and long-time customers, Piercy said that Parman also has Sakai soil compact rollers with smooth or padfoot drums and a shell kit attachment. The company prefers to primarily rent dirt-moving equipment, while in the sales fleet, it offers mulching heads and stump grinders.

She also said that Parman rents Gorman-Rupp pumps for bypass jobs from its Nashville location, and at the Columbia branch, the Takeuchi lines available for rent, along with a few Link-Belts and Massey-Ferguson tractors.

“We try to appeal to customers in every field we can,” Piercy said. “As Rachel Hockenberger, our [Parman Holding Corp. CEO] always says, she wants Parman Tractor & Equipment to be a part of the success story of other businesses as well, so that’s something that we really strive to achieve through each department. We want to help customers to grow from a startup to a large and successful company.”  CEG

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Light package plus: Optimum illumination over an installation width of up to 32 ft. and up to 13 ft. behind the screed.

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Good Illumination, Less Set-Up Time

During night-time operation, the Super 1800-5 X also scored points with its new plus lighting package, which includes various lighting elements: lighting integrated into the roof and crossbar of the control panel, LEDs on the levelling cylinders, three flexibly positioned spotlights and powerful, permanently integrated LEDs in a specially developed roof extension.

They provide illumination over an installation width of up to 32 ft. and up to 13 ft. behind the screed. The light output is comparable to that of lighting balloons, but they do not need to be transported or assembled separately.

“This saved us a lot of set-up time here on the construction site,” said Stefan Keller, senior site manager at Geiger Hoch- und Tiefbau GmbH & Co. KG, the company carrying out the construction work. “With light package plus, we were able to illuminate all relevant paver and work areas in a targeted manner, thereby ensuring maximum safety even in the dark.”

Set-Up, Start at Push of Button

The paver access control (PAC) function also was practical: This enabled the

installation team to commission the Super 1800-5 X from the ground and activate the lighting before even stepping onto the operating platform.

Using the control unit located on the paving screed, the operators started all the initial steps at the touch of a button, such as switching on the lighting, starting the diesel engine, booting up the machine control system, raising and locking the roof and lowering the paving screed. After finishing work, they moved the road paver into transport position in the same way.

High Low-NoisePre-Compaction, Installation

The latest generation of extending screeds AB 600 ensured high pre-compaction. All components that come into contact with the material are constantly heated, which ensured a homogeneous surface structure. Compared to the previous model, the new extending screed can be heated even more efficiently and is significantly quieter in operation thanks to structural optimizations.

Together with the noise-optimized drive concept of the Super 1800-5 X, the installation team was able to ensure quiet nighttime operation.

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Ferrovial Names Tim Creson

U.S. Chief Operating Officer

Ferrovial announced Tim Creson has rejoined its construction division as United States chief operating officer, reporting to Pepe Baraja, United States and Canada CEO of Ferrovial Construction. In his new role, Creson will lead strategic growth initiatives, stakeholder engagement and operational excellence for the division.

“We’re proud to welcome Tim back to Ferrovial,” said Baraja. “His proven leadership and deep industry expertise will be instrumental in delivering complex infrastructure projects and advancing Ferrovial’s strategic growth across the U.S. market.”

“I’m honored to take on this role and rejoin the Ferrovial team at such a pivotal moment,” said Creson. “Ferrovial’s clear vision for growth, coupled with its track record of delivering high-quality, essential infrastructure for communities, made this an easy decision. I look forward to working with our teams to build on that legacy and drive continued success.”

Creson brings more than 30 years of industry experience, leading strategy, operations and mergers and acquisitions. He rejoins Ferrovial after having served as pres-

ident and CEO of American Bridge Company and then president of Texas Sterling Construction Co. Creson was president and CEO of Ferrovial’s Webber from 2012 to 2018, where he led the company to become a recognized construction leader in transportation and water, successfully delivering infrastructure projects across the southern United States. 

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Precision Equipment’s Trailers Made to Work Hard

By Katherine Petrik CEG EDITORIAL ASSISTANT

Precision Equipment Manufacturing of Fargo, N.D., is reintroducing its Prospector 42-ft. bottom dump trailer. These trailers are commonly used for spreading asphalt; hauling gravel, sand and dirt; road maintenance; and transporting agricultural products.

The Prospector’s standard features include three 25K Meritor axles, Ridewell air-ride suspension, liftable rear axle, adjustable gate stops, safety lock to lock gate open for cleaning and maintenance, gate control with electric over pneumatic control valve, recessed LED lighting system, removable gate-mounted landing gear, 60-gal. air tank, removable/replaceable front and rear aluminum diamond plate fenders, sealed commercial wiring harness and more.

Additional options include heavy-duty bolt on push block, low-pro and high-pro tire packages, front mudflaps, electric roll tarp, aluminum hub pilot wheels and more.

Specifications on the 42-ft. Prospector include:

• Height-ground to top rail — 103 in.

• Weight — 16,700 lbs.

• Ground Clearance (closed gate) — 12 in.

• Capacity — 25 cu. yds.

• Tub slope — 67 degrees

• King pin setting — 17 in.

• Hopper construction — AR200

• Lower hopper opening — 10 ft. 5 in. x 5 ft. 5 in.

• Upper hopper opening — 16 ft. 6 in. x 7 ft. 4 in.

Bob Nelson, a former truss hauler and trucker, purchased PENMA, a custom fire truck manufacturer in 1999. PENMA built fire trucks out of used truck chassis, adding new tanks and pumps with newer technology, making them affordable for small departments.

These trailers are commonly used for spreading asphalt; hauling gravel, sand and dirt; road

agricultural products.

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Precision Equipment Manufacturing of Fargo, N.D., announced its new Prospector 42ft. belly dump trailer.

As the company expanded its custom fabrication, a rafter manufacturing company with a large customer base needed to transport its product more than 200 mi. away without being damaged. Precision custombuilt roller trailers with air ride suspension and specially designed braking systems to roll the loads off slowly, eliminating damage.

This led to a new product line and both national and international recog-

nition, as Precision Manufacturing began designing and building trailers specific to a customer’s product line.

Precision Equipment Manufacturing builds truck bodies, trailers and flatbeds for the agriculture, construction and distribution industries at its facility in Fargo, N.D. Custom builds also are available.

For more information, visit precisionequipmfg.com.  CEG

dumps, also known as a bottom dump trailer, feature bottom gates that allow for unloading of materials, as opposed to unloading from the top or the sides.

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maintenance; and transporting

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Precision Equipment Manufacturing photo

Precision Equipment Manufacturing builds truck bodies, trailers and flatbeds for the agriculture, construction and distributors industries at its facility in Fargo, N.D.

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Prospector 42-ft. belly dump trailer is manufactured by Precision Equipment Manufacturing.

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Brandt Showcases Lineup of Trailers at NTDA Convention

Trailer dealers had the opportunity to learn about Brandt Industries’ continually growing lineup of heavy haul trailers at the National Trailer Dealers Association (NTDA) Convention which was held Oct. 79, 2025, in Tucson, Ariz.

“As our dealer network continues to grow, so has our product catalogue,” said Russell Solomon, Brandt Industries director of sales — United States and Mexico. “This is a direct result of our eagerness to apply cus tomer feedback to not only our product offering and features, but also to how we partner with and support our dealers and cus tomers. Our goal is to provide our dealer partners and end users with premium quality trailers, as well as top-notch support for those products and our customers before, during and after the sale.”

Brandt heavy haul trailers have received a great reception from United States’ dealers.

“We partnered with Brandt due to the quality of the product, but more importantly due to the people who represent the product,” said Mitchell Brown of Monday Trailers and Equipment in Oklahoma City, Okla. “Throughout my 12-year career in sales, I have not come across this quality of customer service. It is incredible. The Brandt team takes care of dealers and customers from start to finish. It is rare to find in the trailer industry.”

Brandt heavy haul trailers, purpose-built for the oilfield, construction, forestry, agriculture and infrastructure sectors, will see a major expansion in 2025. The company has introduced several new models to its lineup, including the C350, C500, C550 AG trailer and the new TAG trailer.

These new trailers build on Brandt’s reputation for delivering features, premium-

quality components and the ability to customize solutions to meet the unique needs of customers across industries, according to the company.

Every trailer is supported by Brandt’s

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customer support, delivered through its dedicated Customer Support Center. For more information, visit brandt.ca/heavy-haul-us.  CEG

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Brandt heavy haul trailers have received a great reception from United States dealers.

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Brandt heavy haul trailers, purpose-built for the oilfield, construction, forestry, agriculture and infrastructure sectors, will see a major expansion in 2025.

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Brandt has introduced several new models to its lineup, including the C350, C500, C550 AG trailer and the new TAG trailer.

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Industry Urges OSHA to Refine, Clarify General Duties Clause

illumination standard and rules dictating medical evaluations for certain respirators would affect the construction industry.

Industry stakeholders, associations and employers had until Sept. 2, 2025, to submit feedback to OSHA. ARTBA believes that while safety is a top priority, “clear and practical rules are essential for effective compliance and consistent enforcement.”

“ARTBA and the AGC [on] Oct. 31 expressed overall support while recommending refinement to ensure clarity,” said the road builders association.

Citations at Heart of General Duties Clause

The General Duties clause cites employers where no current standard exists, said Kevin Ring, IWCP lead workers’ compensation analyst.

The clause is “often used for heat-related, ergonomic and workplace violence citations,” said Ring, who termed it one of the most notable proposals.

“This change would limit OSHA’s ability to cite employers … for known hazards ‘inherent and inseparable from the core nature of a profession activity or performance.’”

ARTBA maintains this policy allows OSHA to cite employers for unsafe conditions even when no specific safety standard applies.

“The industry urges OSHA to extend proposed limits on this clause to roadway construction sites where workers can be exposed to hazards,” said ARTBA.

The association gave as an example situations where reckless drivers are outside an employer’s control. AGC’s stand echoed ARTBA’s.

“When there are no specific requirements at play, OSHA regulates clear and obvious hazards under the general duty clause,” said AGC.

The association said the proposal seeks “to exclude known hazards that are inherent to the core nature of a profession under the general duty clause.”

The proposal came out of a 2014 D.C. Circuit Court decision where OSHA relied on the clause to regulate SeaWorld practices. SeaWorld was exposing its trainers to the recognized hazard of close contact with orca whales.

It was argued that the clause does not authorize OSHA to regulate hazards from normal activities intrinsic to professional, athletic or entertainment occupations.

“There are many situations, highway work chief among them, in which construction employers are unable to eliminate all known hazards,” said the AGC. “Our comment asked OSHA to include highway, bridge and street construction as an industry

OSHA proposes rescinding the Construction Illumination standards calling for minimum lighting levels in construction areas including corridors, ramps, shops and tunnels. AGC, ARTBA, NAPA, NRCA asked OSHA to keep the standard as is.

that would be impacted by the proposed rule.”

Keep Job Sites Bright All Night

OSHA proposes rescinding the Construction Illumination Standards that require minimum lighting levels in construction areas. Those areas include corridors, ramps, shops and tunnels. AGC and the industry recommends keeping the standard as is.

Maintaining the rule’s wording would ensure adequate visibility and safety during nighttime operations, said the association. These requirements set the base level of light required for different areas around job sites, said AGC.

“OSHA reasoned that because citations for improper illumination were rare, they should be able to rescind this regulation without any impact to the industry.”

In response, AGC partnered with ARTBA, asphalt paving and roofing associations to submit a comment in opposition to the proposed rescission.

“The key argument made on behalf of the industry is that proper lighting is foundational to safety and the prevention of slips, trips and falls, among other hazards,” said AGC.

“A rescission would create uncertainty that could make job sites less safe, an unacceptable result.”

Easing EmployersÊ Obligations On Respirators

The third proposal that would hit the transportation construction industry directly concerns medical evaluations for certain respirators.

To industry’s concern, OSHA proposes eliminating medical evaluation requirements for workers using filtering facepieces or loose-fitting respirators.

“The industry supports greater flexibility

but urges OSHA to retain the guidance as a non-mandatory best practice,” said ARTBA.

AGC said currently respirator-wearing employees would need to complete a follow-up evaluation to determine whether the respirator could be worn safely.

“The proposed rule identifies two specific kinds of respirators for which such precautions may not be necessary,” said the association.

Going further for the cause, AGC said it assembled a small coalition of trade associations to comment. While the groups agree with the removal of medical evaluations in certain circumstances, they also believe that such an evaluation remains a best practice.

“We ultimately recommend that such practices be noted deliberately in both the preamble of the final rule and in a new nonmandatory appendix.”

Addressing David Keeling, OSHA assistant secretary of labor, the coalition wrote a letter asking that the respirator requirements be amended.

“The AGC, ARTBA, MCAA, NAPA and NRCA welcome the opportunity to submit comments in response to the OSHA notice of proposed rulemaking.”

The coalition wrote “in measured support” of the proposal, saying while safety is a top priority, not every best practice needs to be required by regulation. While they do consider questionnaires and evaluations a best practice, based on member feedback, they maintain the best practice can be included in the appendix.

“This strategy would provide our members with guidance on whether a medical evaluation might be beneficial,” said the groups.

At the same time, they added, it would

provide flexibility in situations where the process may be unnecessary.

“In some instances, the use of respiratory protection may cause a physiological burden on the employee,” they said.

The questionnaire and evaluation are best practices to identify underlying medical conditions that could result in adverse effects while wearing certain types of respiratory protection. They said this may include filtering facepiece respirators (FFR) and loosefitting powered air-purifying respirators (PAPR).

The coalition suggested OSHA create and adopt a nonmandatory appendix, a guidance on OSHA medical evaluation for FF and PAP respirators.

In their response to OSHA, they also offered their suggested wording for the appendix.

“Respirator medical evaluations are designed to ensure employees required to wear respirators to protect against airborne contaminants are able to do so safely. The results of the respirator medical evaluation also help employers make informed decisions about which employees can use respirators under specific environmental conditions and physical demands.

“Some medical conditions may make it difficult for an employee to wear a respirator at work. A respirator medical evaluation can help detect if wearing a respirator will aggravate or exacerbate any of these conditions. Employers who choose to administer respirator medical evaluations and facilitate consultation with a healthcare professional, may continue to follow the Appendix C to § 1910.134: OSHA Respirator Medical Evaluation Questionnaire (Mandatory).”

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WANTED (OH): FREIGHTLINER DUMP TRUCKS, ALL MODELS. LOOKING FOR A ROTARY HI-RAIL DUMP TRUCK, PRE EMMISSIONS, ANY MAKE/MODEL. EMAIL: MURPHYCONTRACTORS@YAHOO.COM PHONE: 860-324-9693

\WANTED (US): CUMMINS GENERATORS, ALL MODELS. LARGE PORTABLE OR STATIONARY GENERATORS IN ANY CONDITION — CAT, CUMMINS, DETROIT, MTU, PERKINS, VOLVO (DIESEL OR NATURAL GAS) CAN REMOVE IF NEEDED. EMAIL: MICHSURPLUS@GMAIL.COM; PHONE: 201-679-6437

WANTED (WORLDWIDE): KOMATSU WHEEL LOADERS, MODELS WA 600-3 AND WA 600-6 2014 OR UP MODELS. EMAIL: IUKANDCO@YAHOO.COM; PHONE: +923331234598

WANTED (PA): CAT OR CASE BACKHOE LOADERS, ANY CONDITION. EMAIL: DEALER.SALES11@GMAIL.COM; PHONE: 717-621-3470

WANTED (TX): INGERSOLL RAND 185CWJD AIR COMPRESSOR, NEW. EMAIL: DAVID@FELDERWW.COM; PHONE: 713-542-0458

WANTED (US): HATZ ENGINE - E71 HATZ DIESEL ENGINE, RUNNING OR PARTS EMAIL: AILEENLOZZI@ME.COM; PHONE: 717-806-8969

WANTED (WORLDWIDE): CATERPILLAR MOTOR GRADERS, MODEL 12G,14G,140G,140H ETC. RUNNING OR NON RUNNING UNITS. EMAIL: IUKANDCO@GMAIL.COM; PHONE: +92-333-1234598

WANTED (WORLDWIDE): VOLVO WHEEL LOADERS - LOOKING TO BUY VOLVO L320 , L330 OR L350F, YEAR ABOVE 2013. MUST BE RUNNER/NONRUNNER.

EMAIL: ALADNANENT@GMAIL.COM; PHONE: +923445757577

WANTED (US): KAWASAKI WHEEL LOADERS 80Z, 85Z, 90Z EMAIL: EQUIPMENTDESTINY@GMAIL.COM; PHONE: +1 346 484 0369

WANTED (WORLDWIDE): ENGINE FOR A TRACK-TYPE TRACTOR - CAT D6R XL SERIES II - ENGINE C9 - SERIAL #: 4ZF10784

EMAIL: MILANZOLL@INCOMERH.COM

WANTED (US): CAT 983-B; KOEHRING 1066, RUNNING OR NOT; GRADALL ON TRACKS, RUNNING OR NOT; DRESSER 250-E CRAWLER LOADER. CALL 267-738-5984

WANTED (MA): CATERPILLAR 308E2CR QC EXCAVATOR. EMAIL: KKNOPE@DEFELICECORP.COM

WANTED (US): MISC. CATERPILLAR ATTACHMENTS. LOOKING FOR RELIABLE IT COUPLER ATTACHMENTS & JOHN DEERE 644K FORKS (JRB COUPLER) TO ENHANCE OUR CONSTRUCTION OPERATIONS. ITEMS REQUIRED TO BE IN GOOD, WELL-MAINTAINED CONDITION. PREFERRED ATTACHMENTS ARE SIDE DUMP BUCKETS (LEFT AND RIGHT), BROOM ATTACHMENT, EXTENDABLE BOOM ATTACHMENT FORKS. PHONE: 484-781-2958 EMAIL: JWALSH@JAMESTOHARAINC.COM

ALEX LYON & SON AUCTIONEERS

www.lyonauction.com

315-633-2944

• Timed Online

Nov. 26 – Dec. 10, 2025

For: Large Rental Fleet Auction

• Lancaster, OH

Wed., December 3, 2025

For: Construction/Utility Equipment, Trucks and more

• Rome, NY

Thurs., December 4, 2025

For: Mohawk Valley Contractors

Job Conclusion Auction

• Richmondville, NY

Fri., December 5, 2025

For: Lancaster Development Major Job Completion Auction

• Greenville, TX

Tues., December 9, 2025

For: Several Rental Fleet of Construction, Utility and more

RITCHIE BROS. AUCTIONEERS

www.rbauction.com

402-421-3631

• Rocky Mtn. Regional Event

December 3 - 4, 2025

• Southeast Regional Event

December 4 - 5, 2025

• Polotitlan, MEX

December 5, 2025

• Phoenix, AZ

December 10 - 11, 2025

• Great Plains Regional Event December 11, 2025

ABSOLUTE AUCTION & REALTY, INC.

www.AARauctions.com

800-243-0061

• Online

Ends December 1, 2025

For: City of Peekskill Surplus Vehicle Auction

• Online

Ends December 2, 2025

For: Montague, NJ Surplus Auction

• Online

Ends December 3, 2025

For: Town of Hardenburgh Surplus Auction

ALLSURPLUS

– A Liquidity Services Marketplace

www.allsurplus.com

214-427-1862

• Online

Ends November 28, 2025

For: Construction, Mining & Farming Auction

• Online

Ends November 28, 2025

For: Surplus Truck Auction & more

• Online

Ends November 30, 2025

For: Construction, Mining & Farming Auction

Coming Auctions

To view our complete list of upcoming auctions visit our Auction Calendar at www.constructionequipmentguide.com

AUCTIONS INTERNATIONAL

www.auctionsinternational.com

800-536-1401

• Online

Nov. 17 – Dec. 8, 2025

For: Online Auctions Closing Daily!

BAR NONE AUCTION

www.barnoneauction.com

866-372-1700

• Online Sat., December 13, 2025

For: Sacramento, CA

Monthly Public Auction

• Online Fri., December 19, 2025

For: Fontana, CA

Monthly Public Auction

BIDADOO AUCTIONS

www.bidadoo.com 1-877-BIDADOO

• Online December 2, 2025

• Online December 9, 2025

BIG IRON AUCTIONS

www.bigiron.com 800-937-3558

• Online November 26, 2025

• Online December 3, 2025

BUNCH BROTHERS AUCTIONEERS www.bunchbrothers.com 270-376-2922

• Louisville, KY December 9 - 10, 2025

For: 2-Day Fall Louisville Auction

DON SMOCK AUCTION CO., INC. www.dsa-auctions.com 765-778-9277

• Pendleton, IN Fri., December 5, 2025 For: 33rd Annual Snowball Truck & Equipment Auction

FREIJE & FREIJE AUCTIONEERS

www.freijeauctioneers.com 317-539-2895

• Clayton, IN

Thurs., December 4, 2025 For: Winter Midwest Construction & Ag Equipment Auction

• Clayton, IN

Thurs., December 4, 2025 For: Midwest Public Automobile Auction

HENDERSON AUCTIONS

www.hendersonauctions.com 225-686-2252

• Livingston, LA

December 10 - 11, 2025

For: 2-Day Winter Public Auction

• Online Fri., December 12, 2025 For: Monthly Online Only Auction

I.R.A.Y. AUCTION

www.iraymn.com

320-968-7230

• Online

Wed., December 3, 2025 For: Construction Equipment, Trucks, Trailers & More!

J&J AUCTIONEERS www.jandjauction.com 575-485-2508

• Albuquerque, NM December 13 – 14, 2025

For: Excess Equipment Auction

J.J. KANE AUCTIONEERS www.jjkane.com 856-764-7163

• Timed Online

November 25 - 26, 2025 For: Southeast Region Auctions

J.M. WOOD

AUCTION COMPANY

www.jmwood.com 800-447-7085

• Montgomery, AL December 3 - 4, 2025

For: 52nd Annual End-of-Year Auction

J. STOUT AUCTIONS www.jstoutauction.com 888-897-8864

• Online

Wed., November 26, 2025

For: November Timed Online Only Auction

JEFF MARTIN AUCTIONEERS, INC. www.jeffmartinauctioneers.com 601-450-6200

• Brooklyn, MS

Thurs., December 4, 2025

For: South Mississippi Auto Auction

• Pittsfield, NH

Sat., December 6, 2025 For: One Owner Complete Liquidation Auction

• Fort Denaud, FL

Sat., December 6, 2025

For: SW Florida Public Auction

• Lima, OH

Tues., December 9, 2025 For: NW Ohio Ag & Construction Equipment Auction

• Online

Wed., December 10, 2025 For: Virtual Crane, Heavy Transport & Support Equipment Auction

McDOUGALL AUCTIONEER LTD www.mcdougallauction.com 306-757-1755

• Online

Wed., December 3, 2025 For: Oilfield Construction Service Company Complete Dispersal

MYRON BOWLING AUCTIONEERS, INC. www.myronbowling.com 513-738-3311

• Online

Wed., December 10, 2025

For: Surplus Auction Quality Welding and Fabrication, LLC Rigging Division

PURPLE WAVE AUCTION www.purplewave.com 866-608-9283

• Online

Tues., December 2, 2025 For: Government Auction

• Online

Wed., December 3, 2025

For: Vehicles & Equipment Auction

• Online Thurs., December 4, 2025 For: Construction Equipment Auction

• Online

Wed., December 10, 2025 For: Ag Equipment Auction

• Online Thurs., December 11, 2025 For: Truck & Trailer Auction

RES AUCTION SERVICES www.RES.bid 833-SOLD-RES

• Crestline, OH Sat., November 29, 2025 For: Equipment Reduction Auction

RTi AUCTIONS www.rtiauctions.com 585-243-1563

• Online

Nov. 26 – Dec. 2, 2025

For: Special New Equipment Net Auction 2025

SHETRON AUCTION & EQUIPMENT LLC www.shetronequipment.com 717-532-8828

• Shippensburg, PA Wed., November 26, 2025 For: Construction & Farm Equipment Auction

SITE AUCTION SERVICES www.siteauctionservices.com 936-203-8333

• Online December 10 - 11, 2025 For: 2-Day Equipment & Transportation Auction

YODER & FREY HEAVY EQUIPMENT AUCTIONS www.yoderandfrey.com 419-865-3990

• Findlay, OH December 2 - 3, 2025

For: Heavy Equipment Auction

• Kissimmee, FL December 4 - 5, 2025 For: Heavy Equipment Auction

• New Brunswick, CAN December 4 - 5, 2025

For: Unreserved Equipment, Truck, Trailers & more

• Alberta & Manitoba, CAN December 4 - 6, 2025

For: Live Unreserved 3-Day Auction

• Houston, TX December 9 - 10, 2025 For: Heavy Equipment Auction

3rd – 4th, 2025

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2023 JOHN DEERE 644P

2024 CAT 926

KENWORTH T880 2022 MACK GR64F

2023 HAMM HC130i

ASSOCIATED GENERAL CONTRACTORS (AGC)

AGC Events Calendar:

All AGC Web-Eds are scheduled in Eastern Standard Time (EST). Conferences are scheduled using the local time zone where the event takes place.

• AGC EDGE Building Information Modeling Education Program

Start Date: Mon, December 1, 2025 (12:00 PM)

End Date: Wed, December 10, 2025 (5:30 PM) Online, Virtual

Training/Professional Development

• AGC EDGE Estimate with Impact – Heavy Highway Civil Estimating

Start Date: Monday, December 1, 2025 (1:00 PM)

End Date: Friday, December 5, 2025 (5:00 PM) Online Virtual

Training/Professional Development

• AGC Safety & Health Quarterly Town Hall

Date: Wed, December 3, 2025 (1:00 PM – 2:00 PM) Online Virtual Safety and Health

• Construction Project Manager Course

Start Date: Sunday, December 7, 2025 (4:00 PM)

End Date: Friday, December 12, 2025 (2:30 PM) Dallas, Texas

Training/Professional Development

• WEBINAR: National AGC Safety Awards: Member Informational Session

Date: Tues, December 9, 2025 (2:00 PM – 3:00 PM)

Online Virtual Safety and Health

For more information: AGC Phone Number: 703/548-3118 AGC Fax Number: 703/842-8817

ASSOCIATED GENERAL CONTRACTORS OF MINNESOTA

2025 AGC HOLIDAY RECEPTION

Date: December 3, 2025

Time: 4:30 PM – 7:30 PM (CST)

Place: Machine Shop

300 2nd Street SE, Minneapolis, MN 55414

Come celebrate the end of another great year together in the Minnesota construction industry!

The reception will include a brief annual business meeting and will be followed by food and drinks. Enjoy the company of your industry peers as we raise a glass together and eat some good food.

Join us a half-hour early (at 4:00 PM) to participate in the brief annual business meeting!

Ample street parking is available, as well as a ramp across the street from the property.

For those in the Seattle area, the AGC Holiday Open House & Public Ofﬁcials Reception is also scheduled for December 3, 2025, from 5:00 to 7:00 PM.

This event will allow AGC members to celebrate the holidays, chat with local public ofﬁcials and enjoy appetizers and beverages.

It is a chance to network with AGC Board and leadership, fellow AGC Board and leadership, fellow AGC members, and elected ofﬁcials from the Puget Sound region.

Both events are free for AGC members and provide a festive atmosphere to celebrate the holiday season while connecting with others in the industry.

Annual Business Meeting Notice

Notice is given to the voting members of Associated General Contractors of Minnesota at the Machine Shop, Minneapolis, MN 55414 at 4:00 PM on Wednesday,

December 3, 2025.

To approve December 4, 2024, Annual Meeting Minutes.

To ratify and approve the acts of the Association’s Ofﬁcers and Directors.

To approve the Treasurer’s Report.

To receive the Nominating Committee’s Report and elect Directors of the Association.

To transact such other business as may properly come before the meeting or any adjournment(s) thereof.

For more information: https://admin.agcmn.org

ASSOCIATION OF WOMEN CONTRACTORS (AWC)

Our Mission:

The Association of Women Contractors provides advocacy, collaboration and industry leadership to support and enrich women-owned companies in the construction industry.

AWC HOLIDAY CELEBRATION

Date: Thursday, December 4, 2025

Place: Alhambra Hall 131 Middle Street

Mt. Pleasant, South Carolina 29464

Time: 5:30 PM – 9:30 PM (EST)

Join CREW Charleston, Women of Construction and Charleston Contractor’s Association for our JOINT ASSOCIATAION PARTY!

There will be catered food, open bar and music!

For more information:

Association of Women Contractors (AWC) 1337 Saint Clair Avenue #4, Saint Paul, MN 55105 Phone: 651/489-2221

ASPHALT CONTRACTORS ASSOCIATION OF FLORIDA, INC. (ACAF)

FLORIDA ASPHALT EXPO & CONFERENCE

Start Date: December 15, 2025

End Date: December 17, 2025

Event Location: Caribe Royal Resort and Convention Center

8101 World Center Drive Orlando, FL 32821

About the ACAF Expo & Conference

The 2025 ACAF Expo & Conference brings together industry leaders, innovators, and professionals for three (3) days of networking, education and collaboration. From keynote sessions to hands-on workshops, you will gain insights that will shape the future of asphalt construction in Florida.

Monday, December 15

Leadership Course (Invitation Only)

Women of Asphalt Meeting

Board of Directors Meeting (Invitation Only)

Registration

Reception

Women of Asphalt Dinner

Board of Directors Dinner (Invitation Only)

Tuesday, December 16

SWIFTT

Registration

Expo Open

Drink Station Open

Program

Dine Around the Expo & Cornhole Competition

Wednesday, December 17

Registration

Breakfast at the Expo Expo OpenProgram

Our members: ACAF’s membership consists of asphalt producers and member companies that work together supplying materials, equipment, and support for plant-mixed asphalt in Florida.

For more information: 1007

OSHA Considers Alternate Deregulatory Initiatives

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OSHA proposes eliminating medical evaluation requirements for workers using filtering facepieces or loose-fitting respirators. Transportation industry construction associations support greater flexibility but urged OSHA to retain the guidance as a nonmandatory best practice.

In closing its letter, the coalition said each association takes the safety of its members very seriously.

“As such, we evaluate any deregulatory proposal from OSHA with caution,” it said. “In this instance, we support the proposed rule as it gives employers flexibility in cases where a medical evaluation is clearly not necessary.”

However, the coalition said, it asks that OSHA designate evaluations as a best practice both in the preamble of the Final Rule, and in the appendix.

King of IWCP said that the rule exempts employers who are required to have workers use either FFRs or PAPRs from medical evaluation requirements. These proposals, King said, address duplicative regulations or aim to better align with the general respiratory protection standard.

“Generally, they remove prescriptive requirements, offer employers more flexibility, [and] permit the use of different respirator types,” he said.

These proposals “remove or limit specific training obliga-

tions but increase the responsibility to ensure that appropriate respiratory protection is utilized.”

The specific hazards addressed include 1,2-dibromo-3chloropropane, 1,3-butadiene, carcinogens (4-nitrobiphenyl, etc.), acrylonitrile, asbestos and benzene.

Cadmium, coke oven emissions, cotton dust, ethylene oxide, formaldehyde, inorganic arsenic, lead, methylene chloride, methylenedianiline and vinyl chloride also are included.

OSHA Eyes Other Deregulatory Initiatives

OSHA is proposing other initiatives that address recording musculoskeletal disorders and occupational exposure to COVID in healthcare settings.

King said the musculoskeletal disorder recording proposal withdrew a previous proposal to add a column to the OSHA 300 log for recording disorders.

“However, withdrawal does not change any aspect of an employer’s reporting obligations,” he said. “The obligations

to complete, retain or use the same criteria and definitions for occupational injury and illness records remains.”

The COVID exposure proposal would remove the COVID emergency temporary standard and its associated recordkeeping and reporting provisions.

OSHA proposed a rule to remove its Safety Color Code for Marking Physical Hazards standards.

“These codes have historically helped ensure consistent visual warnings across industrial settings,” said King. “But OSHA notes the hazards are addressed in the Specifications for Accident Prevention Signs and Tags standard.”

OSHA published a final rule removing the requirement for its administrator to consult with the Advisory Committee on Construction Safety and Health. This rule no longer requires the consultation before OSHA issues or modifies construction standards.

“If finalized, the rules could alter the compliance landscape and trigger more regulations in states with robust occupational safety enforcement,” said King.  CEG

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Partnership Expands Industry’s Effort to Save Lives in Work Zones

Helping the most inexperienced drivers look out for the most vulnerable road users is the goal of a new, national partnership announced today between the American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA) Foundation and Work Zone Safe — an Oklahoma-based non-profit teaching teen drivers “there is a face and a family behind every flag, cone and flashing light.”

Through a major financial gift from ARTBA’s Foundation, and in partnership with the association’s state contractor chapter affiliates, the initiative aims to:

• encourage adoption of program requirements in other states;

• expand hands-on training opportunities for state transportation agencies to deliver their own “faces behind the flag” safety training;

• bring the “faces behind the flag” opportunity to community events; and

• recognize and reward teen drivers nationwide who demonstrate a commitment to safe driving in work zones.

“Teaching teens to respect work zones directly aligns with ARTBA’s goal to protect roadway workers during construction operations,” said Brad Sant, senior vice president of safety and education for the Washington, D.C.-based ARTBA.

Tom Robins, founder of Work Zone Safe said, “With ARTBA’s support, we can further expand our life-saving mission, ensuring the next generation of drivers navigates safely through work zones.”

For more information, visit artbatdf.org/ 