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response to the rigors of placing roadway concrete and because TCW's ready-mix supplier at the time couldn't meet the company's demands. "It has helped foster our competitive abilities in all avenues of the concrete industry," Delgado says. Eventually, the firm acquired a crusher to process the excess concrete, both from TCW's jobs and from the ready-mix plant. "This gives us aggregate for both ourselves and our clients," Delgado says. "Most of what we crush goes back into con- struction, such as creating roadway base and pipe bedding." Concentrating on concrete, the company paves roads and airports, and also does curb and gutter work. "The road jobs, in particular, have really helped us get the volume of work," Delgado says. "About the only thing we don't do is massive earthwork." Erecting buildings, along with installing culverts, keeps his crews busy during the winter. During peak summer times, TCW's crew expands from 30 to around 100. TCW partners include Delgado's brothers; Scott, who man- ages Husker Ready Mixed Concrete, and Ryan, a field superintendent. Fleet matters TCW's fleet includes excavators, wheel loaders, backhoes, compac- tors and compact track loaders. Its truck fleet has 12 side dumps and 15 ready-mix trucks. Delgado says he's come to appreciate the compact track loader. "We've switched almost completely from skid steers to March 2016 | EquipmentWorld.com 80 contractor of the year | continued TCW started crushing rock to recycle materials from its jobs and ready-mix operation.