Midwest Contractor articles from April 2008

Midwest Contractor archives from April 2008

Lube Trailer Reduces Costs.
April 14, 2008... Staff Iowa Mold Tooling Co. Inc. (IMT) single-line distributor QT Equipment recently unveiled its new Lube Trailer, which can provide services similar to a traditional lube truck but at a fraction of the lifetime cost. The lube...

Midwest Sales Reps Certified.
April 14, 2008... Staff Three Roland Machinery Co. product support sales representatives (PSSRs) have been certified by Komatsu as Product Support Professionals. David Carlstead, Darryl Bergmann and Brian Dragan join 35 other Komatsu product support...

"Show Me!" Safe & Sound Bridges.
April 14, 2008... By David Huey The Missouri Safe & Sound Bridge Program will replace or rehabilitate more than 800 bridges The Show Me State can boast that they are the seventh largest bridge owner in the country. There are 10,240 bridges on the...

Neb. AGC Elects 2008 Officers.
April 28, 2008... Staff Doug Williams of A.M. Cohron & Son, Inc. in Columbus has been elected president. Williams is an Iowa State graduate and has been with AMC for 30 years. Joe Delgado of TCW Construction in Lincoln is president-elect, Katie Wilson of...

"Green" Light Coating.
April 28, 2008... Staff Finding a cost-effective thermal barrier that is durable and friendly to the environment may seem like a search for the Holy Grail. Canadian Envirocoatings has created this product utilizing a proprietary formula, Cerylium, to create...

New Murphy Tractor Managers.
April 28, 2008... Staff Midwest John Deere dealer Murphy Tractor and Equipment Co. is proud to announce three new hires: Heidi Seeber, Omaha, Neb. office rental manager; Chadd Blackwood, Topeka, Kan. location territory sales manager; and Justin Pape, Grand...

Editor's Report.
April 28, 2008... David Huey Greenburg, Kan., goes for the 'green' after destructive tornado The town of Greensburg, Kansas, was demolished on May 4, 2007, about two weeks before I became the editor of Midwest Contractor. As I grew into my job, I began...

Custom Built Productivity.
April 28, 2008... By David Huey All contractors who get out of bed in the dark of night to head off to the work site have at least one thing on their mind: get as much work done as is safely possible at the lowest cost. Every one of them has their own...

2008 Missouri/Kansas ACPA Award Winners.(Brief article)
April 28, 2008... Staff The Missouri/Kansas Chapter Of The American Concrete Pavement Association Honors Excellence in Concrete Pavement The Missouri/Kansas Chapter of the ACPA honored exceptional concrete pavement professionals at the 28th Annual...