A rare sight would be all of this equipment sitting still
at the same time. Taken at Laurel Sand and Gravel in Laurel,
Maryland, on a nice November afternoon. The equipment
has just been lined up after the day shift just finished.
Some 30-40 workers are headed up the road while just as
many are headed down to the job to start the night shift.
The equipment is lined up like this on every DIXIE jobsite
no matter the size so that daily service and maintenance
can be carried out. Out of site of this picture are probably
another dozen pieces of equipment closer to the jobsite
entrance and the small army of mechanics, welders and
service personal that descend on this jobsite twice daily.
Thanks guys for all your hard work!
Established
Since 1968
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the latest happenings with Dixie....
RECYCLE-
Always on the lookout to conserve
and recycle, DIXIE has taken yet another step towards recycling...another
byproduct of our industry. For as long as there has been an engine
there has been used motor oil. And for a construction company the
size of DIXIE, used motor oil is just a fact of life. A very large
fact of life as it turns out. Consider the huge quantities of motor
oil it takes to fill a single site dump. And multiply that by a
couple of hundred other pieces of equipment in the same size and
class. And in some phase of a service cycle and the gallons start
adding up quickly on a daily basis. In the past our service trucks
would collect the used oil and take it to a recycle center. Now
we use all of it, in house, to fire a waste oil, forced air, heat
furnace (see picture) to heat our shop bay facilities during the
frigid Maryland winters. No more LP gas, hot in one spot, cool in
another. Now it’s hot and warm everywhere you stand. DIXIE
likes them so much that we have chosen to place another unit in
one of our satellite shop locations as well. Just another way DIXIE
tries to stay green.
POWER-
Dixie’s new Mack tractor
trailer epitomizes the power needed to compete in today’s
expanding construction industry...
This
will be Dixie’s second "America" themed
tractor trailer. Which will already join a fleet of three
other large Mack Tractor and trailers. As well as two Mack
Rollback equipment movers. In this way we can expedite large
and small equipment more quickly and economically to the
jobsite. Purchased last fall and professionally painted
by the same company who painted Dixie’s sponsored
dragster. Dixie now moves equipment all over the middle
Atlantic states. And it was a wise investment to be sure.
We seem to be moving equipment day and night. Look for the
red, white, and blue in a town near you.
UTILITY-
Dixie just purchased yet another two (2) more CAT Excavator 345B
for it’s continually expanding Utility division....
To meet the demands of production Dixie has purchased another
two (2) more CAT 345B excavators. This now brings our total of
345B’s to six (6). Not to mention the nine (9) CAT 330 Excavators
already working on jobsites right now We have miles upon miles
of pipe to lay and large and deep excavations that must be dug
and the only way to do it quickly and efficiently is to use larger
more powerful machines. And they don’t get much bigger and
nicer than the CAT 345B. Capable of filling a site dump in a matter
of minutes, the CAT 345B is the definition of utility.
SKY ROCKETING- Fuel Prices
are going through the roof. And Dixie is actively monitoring
it’s effects on our industry...
Can
you believe the price of gas? This seems to be the topic
of conversation for nearly everyone you meet. With no real
decreases in prices in sight. Dixie has continually set
the example for monitoring and reporting fuel consumption
of it’s fleet. We are able to tell on a daily basis
the consumption levels right down to the pick-up truck or
piece of equipment. We will continue to monitor the prices
of gas and fuel at our local distributors. And direct our
crews to these locations for additional savings which can
then be passed along to our clients.
DIXIE
NEWS- Dixie
WINS HARFORD AWARD...
Dixie
opens new branch... Dixie’s
Georgetown Delaware Branch offices serve as a hub for our clients
and projects on the Eastern Shore of Maryland and Delaware. Staffed
with Estimators and Project Managers, this office generates allot
of activity. Please feel free to stop in and visit Keith Jacobi,
Dena Jacobi, Shilah Jacobi and the rest of our staff at our Delaware
Branch. With the capability to perform contracts in excess of
$10 Million dollars. We are the clear and obvious choice for our
local and Multi-National customers.
EMPLOYEE
OF THE MONTH Dave
Kelly Master Diesel Mechanic
A
BIG congratulations goes to Dave Kelly for being our first 2008
Employee of the Month. Dave is a certified Master Diesel Mechanic
through the Ford Motor Company certification division. And according
to some that know Dave well, a magician who just happens to be
able to fix engines. And we consider ourselves lucky to call him
a friend and employee. Dave is in at the crack of dawn six days
a week for at least twelve hours a day if not longer. And never
a complaint. Day in and day out whatever happens to land in Dave’s
“operating” bay, he manages to fix without fail. And
that’s quite an accomplishment when you consider in a typical
day, Dave can see anything from a sheep’s foot roller to
a CAT 365 Excavator and all manor of crew cab pick up truck and
tandem dump truck in between. A typical scene in Dave’s
bay will be two F250 Crew cabs on floor jacks an F550 service
body and probably a heavy piece of equipment or a Mack tandem
dump. Leave and come back four hours later and a completely different
set of units have taken their place. Mostly preventative maintenance
but every once in awhile we get a hard case in there for Dave’s
edification.
Dave has been with DIXIE a little over four years and say’s
that he really enjoys working here and that his coworkers are
a really great group of individuals to work with. It’s a
tight knit group that sits down together everyday for lunch. Always
willing to lend a hand to one another they often use lunch to
discuss one another’s projects and will often collaborate
to finish a rush order to get a piece of equipment back out there
into the fleet moving material again. In Dave’s off time
he enjoys spending time with his family and close friends. He
takes great joy in spending time, riding his Harley Davidson motorcycle
whenever the weather cooperates. And has dabbled in different
types of motor sports over the years. And says that he looks forward
to many more years of adventure here at DIXIE. Thanks Dave.
A
BIG congratulations goes to Dave Kelly for being our first 2008
Employee of the Month. Dave is a certified Master Diesel Mechanic
through the Ford Motor Company certification division. And according
to some that know Dave well, a magician who just happens to be
able to fix engines. And we consider ourselves lucky to call him
a friend and employee. Dave is in at the crack of dawn six days
a week for at least twelve hours a day if not longer. And never
a complaint. Day in and day out whatever happens to land in Dave’s
“operating” bay, he manages to fix without fail. And
that’s quite an accomplishment when you consider in a typical
day, Dave can see anything from a sheep’s foot roller to
a CAT 365 Excavator and all manor of crew cab pick up truck and
tandem dump truck in between. A typical scene in Dave’s
bay will be two F250 Crew cabs on floor jacks an F550 service
body and probably a heavy piece of equipment or a Mack tandem
dump. Leave and come back four hours later and a completely different
set of units have taken their place. Mostly preventative maintenance
but every once in awhile we get a hard case in there for Dave’s
edification.