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  • Terex® Bid-Well Recognizes 50 Years Of Business With Kiewit Corporation

    Fifty years ago, the standard longitudinal bridge paving practice was cumbersome, had many limitations and resulted in marginal ride quality. In 1961, Terex® Bid-Well ushered in a new era in bridge paving with a revolutionary machine that paved decks laterally to deliver more flexibility for bridge design and improve surface smoothness.

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  • Kenworth T700s Knock $9,000 Off Danny Herman Trucking’s Monthly Fuel Bill

    When Danny Herman started his company in 1964 – driving a Kenworth conventional he bought from his uncle that was as nearly as old as he was – he faced many challenges. But one of them wasn’t rapidly rising diesel fuel prices.

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  • Bandit Given Grand Welcome At Grand Hotel

    In its rich 124-year history, the award-winning Grand Hotel on Michigan's Mackinac Island has hosted over five million vacationers from around the globe, all seeking an idyllic escape amidst the picturesque setting of the Straits of Mackinac separating Michigan's upper and lower peninsulas. Several U.S. presidents, foreign dignitaries, celebrities, special events too numerous to count and even two Hollywood films are all a part of Grand Hotel's impressive resume. With 385 unique guest rooms, abundant sitting areas, a massive dining room and the world's longest front porch at 660 feet, Grand Hotel is the largest summertime-only resort in the world. It's also a National Historic Landmark and it resides within Mackinac Island State Park—the oldest state park in the nation. So when Bandit got a call from the hotel about acquiring a new Model 65XP hand-fed disc chipper to help maintain their grounds, we weren't just excited, we were honored.

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  • TCSI-Transland Poised For Growth; Fuel Economy And Low Cost Of Operation Key In Standardizing With Kenworth T660s

    Mike Walker is a proud man. “Look at our maintenance facilities and you’ll walk away impressed,” he smiled. “See our Kenworth T660s on the road and you’ll want to come work for us.” As president of Springfield, Mo.-based TCSI-Transland, Walker has been involved with the trucking industry since he graduated from college, working for his father who started the company back in 1982.

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  • John Deere Teaches Students About Construction Industry Through "Construction Challenge" Sponsorship

    To help educate students considering careers in the construction industry, John Deere Construction & Forestry sponsored a team from the Bartlett, Ill., High School Academy of Science and Engineering in this year's Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM) Construction Challenge. The event, now in its fifth year, was held recently in Las Vegas at ConExpo, the construction industry's largest trade event.

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    May 7, 2011 - 14 years ago

  • CTA Gives/Receives Award At Canadian Chiefs Of Police Event On Highway Interdiction By Front-Line Police Officers

    The recipient of the 2011 Canadian Trucking Alliance Highway Interdiction Award for outstanding work by a front-line police officer in detecting criminal activity on the highways is Constable David Karsin of the Winnipeg Police Service. The award, which is given to the Canadian police officer who was responsible seizing the highest value of goods or contraband from on-highway criminals was presented at the annual dinner of the National Pipeline/Convoy Conference held in Toronto on May 3rd. Since its inception in 1994, the Pipeline/Convoy Program which provides training for police officers in the detection and apprehension of travelling criminals and is overseen by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police has led to total seizures of contraband valued at over $4 billion.

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    May 7, 2011 - 14 years ago

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