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“The Nation’s Best Read Construction Newspaper… Founded 1957.” November 5, 2011 • Vol. VII • No. 23 • 470 Maryland Drive • Ft. Washington, PA 19034 • 215/885-2900 • Toll Free 800-523-2200 • Fax 215/885-2910 • www.constructionequipmentguide.com
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Attendance, Optimism Run AGC Reports Materials Prices High at 2011 ICUEE Flatten in Sept.
Briggs Equipment Welcomes Bush’s Warriors.. .10
Bar None Hosts Auction in Sacramento...42
Paladin Dealer Development Manager Dave Aldrich demonstrates Paladin’s new prototype 655 rock trencher. Solid Sales for Ritchie Bros. in For t Worth...46
Table of Contents ................4 Attachment Section ....11-15 Crushing, Screening & Recycling Section ........17-24 Business Calendar ............32 Truck & Trailer Section36-39 Auction Section ..........42-51 Advertisers Index ..............50
The 2011 International Construction and Utility Equipment Exposition (ICUEE), the second largest in show history, was held Oct. 4 to 6 at the Kentucky Exposition Center in Louisville, Ky. The show attracted nearly 16,600 registered attendees to interact with more than 800 exhibitors, showing equipment and products on more than 1.1 million net sq. ft. of displays and extensive hands-on equipment demonstrations in joblike conditions. “We’re very pleased and gratified by industry support of the show with these strong numbers during a still-recovering economy,” said ICUEE Show Director Melissa Magestro. “Despite some uncertain market conditions, our industry is looking ahead to be ready for future business."” Registrants came from all 50 states, all 10 Canadian provinces and more than 40 other countries worldwide. Returning to ICUEE were the H2O-XPO of the National Rural Water Association and the iP Safety Conference and Expo. The Association of Equipment Management Professionals (AEMP) sponsored a new Fleet see ICUEE page 28
The amount contractors pay for a range of key construction materials held steady in September but climbed 8.1 percent from the year-earlier level, according to an analysis of producer price index figures released Oct. 18 by the Associated General Contractors of America. Meanwhile, the price contractors charge for new nonresidential building construction edged up only 2 to 3 percent over 12 months, depending on building type. “Feeble demand for construction is forcing contractors to absorb the bulk of materials price hikes, instead of passing them along to owners,” said Ken Simonson, the association’s chief economist. “This pattern has persisted for more than two years, and many contractors are increasingly at risk of going under.” Simonson noted that key materials showed divergent price trends in September but all posted double-digit year-over-year increases. Those materials include diesel fuel, which was up 3.3 percent for the month and 39.4 percent since September 2010; copper and brass mills shapes, see PRICES page 32
Okla. Governor Announces Plan to Fix Bad Bridges By Tim Talley ASSOCIATED PRESS
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin is supporting a plan to repair all 706 deficient highway bridges in the state by 2019. Fallin and state transportation officials revealed details of the plan Oct. 3. It includes increasing the amount of revenue set aside for road and bridge repairs by $15 million a year and raising total funding for transportation to $550 million.
Fallin also supports recycling structural steel from the Interstate 40 Crosstown Expressway to rebuild deficient county bridges. The expressway is scheduled to be replaced next year. Oklahoma ranks second in the nation, behind only Pennsylvania, in the number of bridges rated structurally deficient. But a report by Washington, D.C.-based The Road Information Program in April indicated the state had reduced the number of structurally deficient, state-maintained bridges by 32 percent.