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November 3, 2012 • Vol. VIII • No. 22 • 470 Maryland Drive • Ft. Washington, PA 19034 • 215/885-2900 • Toll Free 800-523-2200 • Fax 215/885-2910
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MINExpo Draws 50,000 to Las Vegas...6
Clearing the Air in the Golden State California has always been a bellwether state, setting precedents in everything from fashion to music to social and cultural issues. It should not be surprising then, that the Golden State should lead the way in environmental achievement as well — and in many regards, they have. According to the Environment California Research and Policy Center, the state’s clean car standards have helped decrease air pollution from automobiles by more than 85 percent since 1975. While those gains are impressive, much of the area’s continued air quality issues are a result of off-road diesel engines: those found in vehicles or machinery used in applications such as construction, shipping, mining, material handling, etc. To address those concerns, the state has implemented an aggressive program to move off-road diesel engines toward EPA-mandated air quality compliance by 2030. Meeting those challenges head-on, the city of Lompoc, located in
Road Connection Tour Winds Up at KPI-JCI Event...12
According to the Environment California Research and Policy Center, the state’s clean car standards have helped decrease air pollution from automobiles by more than 85 percent since 1975.
what is called the Central Valley region, recently took delivery of a new Morbark 3800XL grinder for use at its area landfill. Not only is the new unit bringing the city into compliance with Tier IV standards, it also has proven more productive, more efficient, and lower in maintenance costs than the unit it replaced. Not a bad trade-off at all. see LOMPOC page 24
Takeuchi Completes Agreement With Terex GOMACO Golfs in Ida Grove, Iowa...21
Table of Contents ............4 Crawler Loaders, Dozers, Undercarriages & Parts Section ......................25-29 Paving Section ........33-41 Business Calendar ........52 Auction Section ......49-59 Advertisers Index ..........58
While Lompoc is currently permitted to utilize both ground-up materials as alternative daily cover at the adjacent landfill, they are looking at other uses for it.
Takeuchi Manufacturing (U.S.) Ltd. announced the completion of a new supply agreement with Terex Construction for the supply of eight new models of Takeuchi branded skid steer loaders. This agreement will provide Takeuchi with a comprehensive range of high specification, high performance, vertical and radial lift skid steers loaders to complement its existing line of compact equipment. Takeuchi’s current distribution and support channels will handle sales, rental and parts supply and customer support needs for the new skid steer loaders. see AGREEMENT page 16
August, September See Employment Increase Construction employers added 5,000 jobs in September while the industry’s unemployment rate hit 11.9 percent, according to an analysis of new federal data released Oct. 5 by the Associated General Contractors of America.
Association officials cautioned that construction employment has been relatively flat for more than a year as growing demand for residential and some commercial projects has been offset by declining public sector construction
activity. “Despite the slight uptick in construction employment for the past month, the industry is a bit smaller than it was one year ago,” said see EMPLOYMENT page 44