Northeast Edition
Published Nationally ® July 1 2026 Vol. LXVIII • No. 13
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Inside
Rebuilding Philadelphia Bridges Amid Buzz By Chuck MacDonald
CEG CORRESPONDENT
Cleveland Brothers Opens New Facility...8
Core Equipment Group Names New CEO, CFO...12
Industry Mourns Mike Doyle’s Passing...14
The current $150 million project embraces a little bit of everything from bridge rebuilding to paving to tunnel repair to river embankment work to utility relocations.
Table of Contents. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Concrete Section . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43-45 Aggregate & Recycling Section. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49-68 Attachments & Parts Section. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69-74 Truck & Trailer Section . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75-79 Auction Section . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82-92 Business Calendar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86 Advertisers Index. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Like building a road through a giant beehive, PennDOT, design partner Benesch and contractors like Buckley Construction are repairing aging infrastructure in central Philadelphia. The work is being done in a hornet’s nest of daily activity in Center City and nearby, which includes famous universities like Ivy League school Penn, engineering powerhouse Drexel, along with the former U.S. Post Office Main Branch (now home to the IRS), and the iconic 30th Street Railway Station, one of the busiest in the country. The PennDOT team is aware of this busy chunk of the city and the necessity of keeping the infrastructure safe and functioning well. The current $150 million project, the last of four major PennDOT bridge projects in the area, embraces a One of the centerpieces of the project is the Market Street see BRIDGES page 22
Bridge restoration.
Standing Out in the Crowd Construction Workforce Sees Much Value in Earning Credentials
Credentials and certifications are common these days in the construction industry. From OSHA training to crane operator certification, these titles are seen as differentiators, proof that a craft worker has the competence, skills and knowledge an employer can trust. Until recently, though, nobody has asked what the construction workers themselves think of credentials. NCCER completed a widespread, in-depth study of the construction workforce to get their thoughts.
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By Lucy Perry
CEG CORRESPONDENT
see CREDENTIALS page 26
The construction industry supports workforce credentialing. So does the workforce itself. An NCCER credentials survey found that craft workers favor attaining credentials, such as licenses and certificates.