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CONGRATULATIONS Sponsored by: to the 2013 winner and fi nalists Contractor of the Year Richard Gordon Baystate Engineering Holliston, MA Gene Lowder Charles D. Lowder, Inc. Winston-Salem, NC Michael, Ellis and Albert Brown Brown Brothers Construction Loa, UT Scott Kelly Enterprise Trenchless Technologies, Inc. Lisbon Falls, ME WINNER Chris Fink Dale's Paving Bossier City, LA Danny Williams Dan's Marine Service Grafton, WV Thomas Jr., Greg and Daniel Giangiulio Glendale Excavating Voorhees, NJ Ken and Melissa Lester Lester Contracting Port Lavaca, TX Gale Nitteberg Nitteberg Construction Estelline, SD Stuart Caudill R.L. Caudill Construction Owingsville, KY Jesse and Paul Steger Steger Construction Dyersville, IA Michael Thibault T-Bone Construction Colorado Springs, CO

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• COVER STORY: Machine Matters: TIER 4 EXCAVATORS: WORTH THE EXTRA MONEY? TIER 4 INTERIM EXCAVATORS ARE ROLLING OUT, BUT ARE THEY WORTH THE COST?
• Marketplace: New products include Bobcat's Tier 4 - compliant 5600 and 5610 Toolcat utility work machines, M Series 3 motor graders from Caterpillar, Honda Power Equipment's EU700is portable generator and more.
• Maintenance: Electrical problems require a different approach.
• Product Report: Genie SX-180
• Final Word: Surviving your first week in construction
• Insert: Quick Date: Aerial Lifts (between pages 30-31)
• Trucks: Get behind the wheel of a Peterbilt Model 567
• Contractor of the Year finalist: R.L. Caudill Construction, Owingsville, Kentucky
• Safety Watch: Minimize your risk of falls on the construction site.
• Ad Index
• ProPickup: Surveyor 1 completed.
• Reporter: Pickup tow ratings standardized; FMI index
• On Record: Unit Sales champions over the past decade.