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® April 30 2025 Vol. XXXVII • No. 9
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Helene Repairs in Tennessee Near Completion
Jacob May, Founder of May Heavy Equipment, Passes Away...12
Thompson Tractor Holds Technology Event in Montgomery, Ala. ...16 Work on Tenn. 81 in Erwin required between 30,000 to 50,000 tons of rock.
By Eric Olson
Almost seven months after the remnants of Hurricane Helene roared through western North Carolina and eastern Tennessee, causing billions of dollars in damage and claiming more than 100 lives between the two states, most major repair work has been finished in both states, particularly in Tennessee. After its formation in the western Caribbean, the powerful Category 4
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RAMCA Holds Fifth Annual Construction Rodeo & Expo...20
Table of Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 Aggregate & Recycling Section . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43-56 Attachments & Parts Section . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .57-62 Truck & Trailer Section . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .63-66 Auction Section . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .72-77 Business Calendar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .73 Advertisers Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .78
storm took aim on the southeast U.S., passing first through Florida, Georgia and South Carolina, before pounding the North Carolina-Tennessee border counties on Sept. 27, 2024. Helene seemed to save its worst fury for the high-elevation Appalachian Mountains in North Carolina and Tennessee, where heavy rains ran off countless hills and peaks to engorge the area’s innumerable rivers and see HELENE page 28
AED Sets Visionary Goals for Equipment Technology Careers Working with dealers and manufacturers, the CEG CORRESPONDENT distributors of the heavy equipment industry are on a mission to make careers in equipment technology more attractive to a younger pool of workers. Through its Vision 2025 initiative, the Associated Equipment Distributors (AED) Foundation believes it can draw a large number of workers willing and able to take on more significant roles while creating a pipeline for the industry’s next generation of qualified technicians. By Lucy Perry
see CAREERS page 42
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The Associated Equipment Distributors Foundation believes it can draw a good many of the 73,000 equipment technicians needed to fill industry demand through its Vision 2025 initiative.