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UDOT’s $164M ‘The Point’ Project Will Improve Mobility

By Brenda Ruggiero CEG CORRESPONDENT

The Utah Department of Transportation (UDOT) is well into a project along I-15 between northern Utah County and Draper that involves rebuilding a 7-mi. (11.26 km) section known as The Point because of its location around the point of a mountain.

The project began in August 2014, and is scheduled to be completed by October 2016, for a full dollar amount of $164,487,224. Funding reportedly comes from the Utah State Transportation Improvement Fund.

The prime contractor is Utah County Constructors, with Travis Farr serving as project manager.

According to John Gleason, UDOT public information officer, this project will improve mobility and reduce congestion along I-15 between northern Utah County and Draper. UDOT plans to widen and place new pavement along this stretch of freeway.

The following improvements will be included: expand I-15 to six lanes in each direction from SR 92 to 12300 South; replace the aged concrete pavement with new, durable pavement; replace the bridges and realign the East Frontage Road intersection at the 14600 South interchange UDOT photo in Bluffdale to accommodate future interchange modifica- An interesting feature of the project was the use of a conveyor bridge system known as a Bailey Bridge that allowed see UDOT page 10

concrete to be transported over the travel lanes into the median so that reconstruction could occur there.

Utah’s Pacific Tri-Star Introduces China’s Sunward to U.S. Market

Rob Gibb (L), president and founder of Pacific Tri-Star, and Jun Wang, director of Sunward N.A., stand in the equipment yard in Farr West, Utah.

A major heavy equipment manufacturer based in China is looking to expand westward to the United States — with help from a dealer in Utah.

Sunward Equipment Group, based in Changsha City, China, had been considering establishing a presence in the United States for several years, but momentum for the expansion picked up in 2015, when it began talking with Pacific Tri-Star of Ogden, Utah.

“Sunward [Equipment] started looking at the North American market seriously in 2015, and they’d begun looking for dealer locations in the south and southeast, with intentions of setting up a North America distribution system,” said

Robert Gibb, president and founder of Pacific TriStar. “Sunward ultimately came to us in Utah because we’d had a relationship with them since 2008, and that’s why they decided to launch the product from Utah for their North America operations.”

Pacific Tri-Star had visited the Sunward Equipment factory several times in 2007 and 2008 and the founder of Sunward, He Qinghua, made a trip at that time to Utah to do some research, to determine if the state would be a good entrance into the U.S. market.

“We ordered some product at that time,” said see SUNWARD page 8

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Customer Service is Key at Salt Lake’s Utah Track & Welding Entrepreneurs frequently aren’t adept at playing by the rules — especially someone else’s. But that’s what makes them independent: they believe they can do something better and most important, they set about doing it.

Roland Oman’s father, James Oman founded 8th West Welding, Salt Lake City, Utah, in 1950. The company sold undercarriage parts and cutting edges for mining and construction equipment; it also rebuilt idlers, rollers and tracks. James Oman’s largest customer was the Kennicott Copper Mine (now Rio Tinto Kennicott), the largest open pit copper mine in the world.

Roland began doing various machining work at 8th West in the early 1970s. In 1975, when his father sold 8th West to Industrial Parts Depot, Roland began selling undercarriage parts for the company. What he learned from the sales end of the business was invaluable and he soon began thinking of ways to help his customers with solutions that not only made them successful, but also himself.

Roland, however, possessed with an independent spirit, sometimes offered solutions to his customers that were not always in line with ones that his employer, Industrial Parts, thought were best.

In 1980, he decided to do things completely his way by founding Utah Track & Welding in Salt Lake City, Utah.

“My vision from the onset was to connect seller to buyer, but more importantly, to fill the customer’s needs in a cost effective manner,” said Oman. “I saw parting out used equipment as an important way to do that.”

Today, used parts are a major component of his business and Oman can draw these parts from an average of more than 1,000 machines that reside on his 12-acre property

Utah Track & Welding offers undercarriage parts; ground engaging tools; used parts; attachments; full-service repair shop; field service; track repair; hydraulic cylinder repair; and equipment sales and rentals.

in Salt Lake City.

The machines often come from contractors buying new equipment. Utah Track & Welding can usually offer more for an old piece of equipment than the customer would typically receive by trading it in at a dealership. Also, a dealer may take a piece on trade

In 1980, Roland Oman decided to do things completely his way by founding Utah Track & Welding in Salt Lake City, Utah.

that they don’t want on their lot, which they then sell directly to Utah Track & Welding.

The Next Generation Utah Track & Welding is today a thirdgeneration family company.

Sam joined Utah Track & Welding short-

ly after graduating from Brigham Young University in 2004, with a degree in business management and is the company’s vice president.

Sam enjoys the business and helping his customers improve their bottom line. see WELDING page 6

Sam Oman joined Utah Track & Welding shortly after graduating from Brigham Young University in 2004, with a degree in business management and is the company’s vice president.

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UDOT Releases Findings...

Study Makes Recommendations for Future SR-30 Needs The Utah Department of Transportation has completed its study of the state Road 30 corridor, from I-15 in Riverside to 1000 West in Logan, which yielded several proposals meriting further study for this important transportation facility in northern Utah.

UDOT’s just completed SR-30 Corridor Study was a nearly year-long process that included input from local governments, agencies, targeted stakeholder groups and the public. The study identified several points along the SR-30 corridor where improvements could significantly increase the margin of safety on the roadway, and provide for greater mobility through 2040.

The corridor study results document is available for review at www.udot.utah.gov/SR30study.

From I-15 in Riverside, Box Elder County, to SR-23 in Petersboro, Cache County, the study revealed the potential for several minor spot improvements, such as intersection restriping, additional signs, and minor intersection realignments, that could address many localized safety concerns.

The study identified several points along the SR-30 corridor where improvements could significantly increase the margin of safety on the roadway, and provide for greater mobility through 2040.

Independent, stand-alone projects could address these concerns, which would be implemented based on future funding.

UDOT will also coordinate with local governments in the planning and implementation of these spot improvements.

However, from SR-23 to 1000 West, the segment of the roadway regionally known as the Valley View Highway, the study found

that SR-30 requires substantial improvements. In this area the study stated that much of the highway doesn’t meet current requirements for roadway shoulders, and doesn’t have appropriate turn lanes into high-traffic businesses and other sites. As a result, these deficiencies have led to above-average crash rates and many serious incidents.

Stakeholders, including emergency service

providers, told the study team that this highway segment is unsafe and can’t be properly patrolled by law enforcement due to the lack of roadway shoulders.

Additionally, the roadway through this zone provides an inadequate level of operational service, meaning that capacity improvements should also be considered in the future.

UDOT is proposing to move forward with a more in-depth environmental study, to evaluate potential alternatives to further improve safety and roadway capacity. This process will include more in-depth technical assessment and involvement with local governments, stakeholders, and provide additional opportunities for public input before determining any preferred alternatives.

UDOT is now in the process of determining the type of study it will conduct, and expects to start the process this year.

(This story also can be found on Construction Equipment Guide’s website at www.constructionequipmentguide.com.)

Utah Track & Welding Offers Quality, Low Cost Used Parts WELDING from page 4

“I enjoy meeting all of the different people in this business and helping them stay profitable by offering cost-effective solutions to their maintenance needs on their equipment,” he said.

Sam also recognizes the recycling aspect of the business.

“When people think of a salvage yard, they often think about a lot of iron lying around,” he said.

“Recycling used parts is certainly better for the environment than scrapping them,” he said.

Offering Alternatives With access to aftermarket parts as well, the Omans can offer more options to their customers by stocking undercarriage parts for all major manufacturers of earthmoving equipment.

“We are a low cost alternative to the dealer,” said Sam. In addition to new and used parts, the company has a growing service department. There are four

field trucks on the road, doing welding, repairing tracks and more.

The company does slightly more than half of its parts business in Utah. It also does significant business in Idaho, Wyoming, Nevada and Colorado as well as throughout the United States.

Utah Track & Welding now has 26 employees. Roland credits those quality employees with the growth of the business, along with taking care of customers.

In total, Utah Track & Welding offers undercarriage parts; ground engaging tools; used parts; attachments; full-service repair shop; field service; track repair; hydraulic cylinder repair; and equipment sales and rentals.

For more information, visit http://www.utahtrackandwelding.c om/.

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Today, used parts are a major component of his business and Oman can draw these parts from an average of more than 1,000 machines that reside on his 12-acre property in Salt Lake City.

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Sunward Equipment Group is headquartered in Changsha City, China.

China’s Sunward Equipment Establishes U.S. Presence SUNWARD from page 1

Gibb. “But then, after the economy crashed, we kind of just held dormant at that time. We didn’t pursue the distributorship. We just maintained.”

Sunward’s export success started in 2004, having sold 6,000 units to date to the European market.

Sunward continued to think about the American market and just this past fall, it reached back out to Pacific Tri-Star and a deal was set in motion.

“Even though they are kind of a young company [Sunward was founded in 1999], they are very aggressive and to see their products compared to the other factories I visited in China, you see the workmanship,” said Gibb. “I saw their skid steers being built from the ground up and when they came off their production line, they were pretty well ready for the market.

The impression I had was that they are going after the export market seriously, and they know they have to have the performance, the appearance. And they have it.

“Now, we have about 50 Sunward machines here, with about that many more machines coming in” said Gibb.

In its distributorship agreement, Pacific Tri-Star will cover Utah.

Sunward also is active itself, with Jun Wang, the general manager of Sunward N.A.LLC, having visited Chicago, Florida, Texas, Canada and the Northwest to start seeking dealers.

So far, in its territory, Pacific TriStar has sold a combination of

approximately 16 Sunward skid steers and mini-excavators.

“We are just kind of getting started,” said Gibb. “We sold the 3220 skid steer and then we sold the SWE30U, SWE50, SWE60, SWE80 mini-excavators.”

Gibb said some customers already knew the Sunward brand, while others did not.

“Probably one-third to half of them were aware of the Sunward name over the years, having seen them at ConExpo,” he said. “The others were seeing the equipment for the first time in our yard here.”

Pacific Tri-Star’s new Sunward customers have liked what they’ve seen so far.

“They like quality of the machines and their competitive pricing,” said Gibb. “When they saw the price, it got their attention and it got them in the door. Then, they saw the machines and operat-

ed them. They see the Yanmar and North America will be here for The parts and service infrastrucKubota engines, the KYB support, parts and back-up, and ture also is well under way to suphydraulics, so they also saw the that’s made a very big difference,” port Sunward customers. recognizable brand compo“We have some parts nents in the machines. on hand here, but the bulk “The Kubota engine is on of the parts are still being the skid steer, and we also shipped,” Gibb said. have a Kubota engine on the “Right now, the parts mini 4-ton excavators,” he availability is substantial, added. “The larger machines with the goal being 90 to have the Isuzu engine, like 100 percent parts availthe 15-ton excavator and the ability, down the road. As 21-ton excavator. The the machines are arriving, SWE40 has a Kubota, but we are formulating the everything else under the 15popular model numbers ton will be the Yanmar.” and getting the parts All the machines are either inventoried accordingly.”

Tier IV Interim or Tier IV Pacific Tri-Star has two Final.

Sunward-dedicated techThe customers, Gibb Sunward Equipment Founder He Qinghua nicians and one service and Jun Wang, general manager of truck, which, Gibb said, is added, also are confident that (L) Sunward N.A.LLC. Sunward will back their sufficient for what is needequipment here in the United he said. “They know that the com- ed for right now.

States. pany will be here, rather than hav“I’m impressed with their “They know that Sunward ing to deal with them overseas.” founder, their managers, their engineering and their desire to accommodate the requests from the American buyer. They listen to us,” Gibb said.

About Sunward China Sunward’s core value is “Cultivating virtue with great effort, managing the businesses carefully and benefiting the society,” according to the company’s website. The company manufactures large piling machineries, a full series of excavators, modern rock drilling equipment, industrial vehicles, mining outfits, hoisting machineries, pavement construction machineries, hydraulic com-

Sunward Equipment’s excavator manufacturing facility in Changsha City, China.

see SUNWARD page 11

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UDOT Nears Completion of ‘The Point’ Reconstruction UDOT from page 1

tions; and enhance the existing traffic management system by installing additional ramp meters, fiber optics and other infrastructure to improve mobility.

“Maintaining all lanes of traffic while reconstructing this major urban corridor required significant construction phasing and careful coordination with multiple activities,” Gleason said.

“These included building retaining walls, relocating storm drain and other utilities, and installing ATMS and high mast lighting, as well as rebuilding the roadway and barriers. This also required significant coordination with the public to keep them informed of traffic phasing and impacts.”

An interesting feature of the project was the use of a conveyor bridge system known as a Bailey

Bridge that allowed concrete to be transported over the travel lanes into the median so that reconstruction could occur there. The conveyor belt reduced the number of construction trucks on the road and kept production moving without impacting traffic.

“The fact that the project was able to maintain the existing number of lanes while reconstructing the roadway in less than two years is a significant accomplishment and makes this project unique,” Gleason noted.

The overall project included 517,000 tons (469,015 t) of fill, 185,000 tons (167,829 t) of asphalt, and 87,000 sq. ft. (8,083 sq m) of block retaining wall.

Five lanes of traffic were on new concrete between SR 92 and 14600 South in October 2015, and continued to Bangerter Highway

UDOT photo

The Utah Department of Transportation (UDOT) is well into a project along I-15 between northern Utah County and Draper that involves rebuilding a 7-mi. (11.26 km) section known as The Point because of its location around the point of a mountain.

by January 2016.

In addition, the project reconstructed an existing irrigation canal (the East Jordan Canal Company) crossing with a 26 ft. (7.9 m) wide

by 9ft. (2.7 m) tall precast box culvert. This work was completed under the I-15 mainline in less than two months to accommodate the Canal Company’s schedule.

(This story also can be found on Construction Equipment Guide’s Web site at www.constructionequipmentguide.com.)

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UDOT photo

The overall project included 517,000 tons (469,015 t) of fill, 185,000 tons (167,829 t) of asphalt, and 87,000 sq. ft. (8,083 sq m) of block retaining wall.

UDOT photo

Five lanes of traffic were on new concrete between SR92 and 14600 S. in October 2015, and continued to Bangerter Highway by January 2016.

UDOT photo

According to John Gleason, UDOT public information officer, this project will improve mobility and reduce congestion along I-15 between northern Utah County and Draper.

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Sunward Equipment Group Expands Into U.S. Market SUNWARD from page 8

ponents, military machineries, general aviation equipment and yachts.

For more information, visit http://en.sunward.com.cn// About Sunward N.A.LLC Sunward N.A.LLC, located in Ogden, Utah, has been owned by Sunward Intelligent Equipment Co. Ltd, and operated

by Jun Wang (Joe) since 2015. Its equipment yard is located right off Interstate I-15 north of Salt Lake City, Utah, where the company warehouse and spare parts center for full products of Sunward, and the mission of Sunward N.A is to oversee all sales and service, and seek out, and set up new dealers in north America.

For more information, call 656188400 or email wangjun@sunward.cc or visit www.sunwardusa.com.

About Pacific Tri-Star Pacific Tri Star Inc., located in Ogden, Utah, has been owned and operated by Robert and Kathy Gibb since 1991. Its equipment yard is located right off Interstate

I-15 north of Salt Lake City, Utah, where the company sells, services and rents a wide variety of new and used construction, agricultural, and mining equipment.

For more information, call 888/782-1424 or visit www.pacifictristar.net.

(This story also can be found on Construction Equipment Guide’s website at www.constructionequipmentguide.com.)

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