Pella, Iowa — Thunder Creek Equipment has been added to Contractor Solutions’ dedicated rental and new equipment sales lineup for the underground construction industry. The company — serving utility contractors and other businesses in Des Moines, Omaha, Tulsa, Kansas City and St. Louis — will carry Thunder Creek’s lineup of No-HAZMAT fuel and service solutions. 

INDIANAPOLIS (March 7, 2024) — During Work Truck Week 2024, Jason Ritchey, president and owner of Curry Supply Co. (Altoona, Pennsylvania), was installed as 60th board chair of NTEA — The Work Truck Association. He accepted the position from immediate past board chair David Scheitlin, director of operations at Holman Manufacturing & Distribution (Roanoke, Indiana).

CLEVELAND (March 4, 2024) – Diversified Fall Protection (DFP), a large turnkey fall protection integrator in the U.S. for regulatory-driven systems and services, announced the appointment of Travis Nelson, PE, CSP, as the company’s new CEO. Nelson is a leader and influencer in the fall protection industry and brings over 20 years of industry experience to the position.

SALINA, Kan. (March 6, 2024) — Bergkamp Inc., based in Salina, Kansas, announced its acquisition of the Flow Boy line of live-bottom material transport trucks. With the ability to unload hot asphalt, gravel, sand or other materials in one minute or less, all from inside the truck cab, the Flow Boy Live-Bottom offers productivity and efficiency for paving contractors.

BEDFORD, Mass. (Feb. 20, 2024) — Total construction starts grew 1% in January to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $1.16 trillion, according to Dodge Construction Network. Nonbuilding starts rose 9% during the month, while nonresidential building starts fell 2% and residential starts were flat.