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September 19, 2015 • Vol. IX • No. 19 • 470 Maryland Drive • Ft. Washington, PA 19034 • 215/885-2900 • Toll Free 800-523-2200 • Fax 215/885-2910
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States Take Lead on Road Funding By David A. Lieb ASSOCIATED PRESS
Cashman Shows Bing How to Save on Fuel Costs...8
Golden 1 Center photo
Erection of the arena’s steel frame has been the focus of two Liebherr crawler cranes this entire year — the LR 1300 and the LR 1200. Excavator Makes Trip Fr om Tenn. t o Texas...10
Kings’ Golden 1 Center Rises By Erik Pisor CEG CORRESPONDENT
Tulsa, Okla., welcomes Pipeline/Energy Expo...12
Table of Contents ................4 Recycling Section .................. ......................................13-23 Parts Section ................33-37 Truck & Trailer Section ........ .................................... 43-45 Auction Section ..........48-57 Business Calendar ............56 Advertisers Index ..............58
Both on and off the basketball court, the Sacramento Kings organization is in a state of transition. Internally the organization’s new president of basketball operations bolstered the team’s roster via offseason signings.
Off the court the organization has assembled another team, this one comprised of contractors tasked with building an iconic, new arena for the city’s downtown — the 17,500-seat, $477 million Golden 1 Center. As fall nears, the project reaches an important milestone, the completion and see ARENA page 32
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) While Congress remains stalled on a long-term plan for funding highways, state lawmakers and governors aren’t waiting around. Nearly one-third of the states have approved measures this year that could collectively raise billions of dollars through higher fuel taxes, vehicle fees and bonds to repair old bridges and roads and relieve traffic congestion, according to an analysis by The Associated Press. The surge of activity means at least half of the states — from coast to coast, in both Republican and Democratic areas — now have passed transportation funding measures since 2013. And the movement may not be done yet. Tennessee’s governor made a 15-city tour highlighting the state’s transportation needs. North Carolina lawmakers are debating a road-bonding proposal. And legislators are returning to work in California and Michigan with transportation funding on the agenda. “I don’t know of a state that’s not having the conversation’’ about raising revenue for transportation, said Iowa Transportation Director Paul Trombino III, who is vice president of the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials and whose home state recently raised fuel taxes by 10 cents a gallon. see REPAIRS page 42
Hawthorne Cat Breaks Ground on Dyno Shop Hawthorne Cat, the exclusive Cat equipment and engine dealer in San Diego and the Pacific Region, is expanding its corporate campus in Rancho Bernardo, Calif., with the addition of an engine, generator and on-highway truck testing facility. Hawthorne Cat senior executives along with Barnhart-Reese Construction Inc. executives, the architect and general contractor, par-
ticipated in the official groundbreaking ceremony. As part of a 55,000 sq.-ft. (5,109 sq m) building upgrade, the new Dyno Shop engine testing capability will help Hawthorne Cat meet the growing market demands over the next 20 years, according to the company. The 5,000 sq.-ft. (464 sq m) see HAWTHORNE page 56
Hawthorne Cat, Barnhart-Reese Construction Inc. and Walt Conwell Architects Inc. officials at the groundbreaking.