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Southeastern Equipment Covers Ohio And Southern Michigan For Champion
Woody Ferrell, Vice-President Sales & Marketing Champion Motor Graders, recently announced that Southeastern Equipment Company, Inc. has signed on with their 15 branches in Ohio and Southern Michigan as the authorized dealer for Champion Motor Graders.
Big Is Not Always Best - The Champion Grader Proves To Be The Answer For Tough Jobs
When Carl Schultz, the Maintenance Supervisor for Bardavcol Pty Ltd. – a company responsible for completing such major projects as Sturt Highway Duplication, Mawson Connector and Interchange, Adelaide Airport’s new terminal earthworks, Port River Expressway, plus many more – had a tricky grader job, he called Graham Witt from Loadex Hire SA.
Texas’ Four Seasons Equipment, Inc. Paves The Way For Champion In Houston & Dallas
Opening up new markets is a business goal Dale DuBord, Vice President of Four Seasons Equipment, Inc., is always interested in pursuing.
Champion Launches “The Main Event” Demo Tour In February
Champion Motor Graders invites customers to “Get A Heavyweight” in their corner when the company launches “The Main Event” demo tour of its new C110 C Production Class tandem drive grader on February 20th at the Scott Equipment Company’s Open House in Memphis, TN.
Clean Slate Approach Brings About New Heavyweight Champion
Ever since a major OEM retired its benchmark line of mid-sized motor graders years ago, a noticeable gap has existed between compact and traditional full sized graders.
New Champion Production Class Graders Are Geared Up For Productivity
The NAF Tandem gear drive is standard equipment on the new Champion C110 C Production Class Grader being rolled out by Champion’s “The Main Event” Demo Tour starting in Memphis, TN at Scott Equipment Company’s Open House on February 20th.
Funk DF150 Powershift Transmission Drives New Champion Production Class Graders
The new Champion C110 C Production Class Grader features an efficient direct-drive Funk DF150 drivetrain, coupled with a turbocharged Cummins QSB6.7 Tier 3 engine.
Cummins Tier 3 Engines Standard On New Champion Production Class Graders
Champion Motor Graders has announced that its new Production Class Graders will come standard with a turbocharged Cummins QSB6.7 Tier 3 in line 6 cylinder 120 hp (89 kW) engine.
Champion Goes Green With Cummins Tier 3 Engines
“Making the new Cummins QSB Tier 3 engines standard on all of our motor graders from smallest to largest is a major step for Champion as we move forward in meeting the EPA’s emissions requirements,” says Bryan Abernathy, Executive Vice President for Champion Motor Graders.
Scott Van Keppel Opens New Markets In Midwest For Champion
Woody Ferrell, Vice President Sales & Marketing for Champion Motor Graders, is pleased to announce that Scott Van Keppel, LLC has signed on as the authorized Champion dealer for the states of Iowa and Nebraska.
Vantage Equipment LLC Makes The Grade With Champion Motor Graders In New York And Vermont
Todd Kaley, Vice President of Sales for Vantage Equipment, wanted to offer his customers in the paving business one-stop shopping, but something was missing.
Customer Requests Drive Volvo Construction Equipment Seattle Decision To Carry Champion In Western Washington
Like all good businesses, Volvo Construction Equipment & Services in Seattle, listens to its customers. So when their customers requested that the branch carry a line of motor graders, they took action – signing on as the authorized dealer for Champion Motor Graders in Western Washington in September 2008.
G.W. Van Keppel Partners Up With Champion In Us Heartland
Woody Ferrell, Vice President Sales & Marketing for Champion Motor Graders, is pleased to announce that The G.W. Van Keppel Company, a long-established aggregate, construction and material handling equipment provider, has signed on as the authorized Champion dealer for the states of Oklahoma, Kansas and Missouri.
Fleet Of Champion C60 Motor Graders Help Floyd Brothers Turn Parking Lot Construction Into An Artform
When Tim and Sam Floyd established Floyd Brothers Construction as a partnership in 1995, they had a simple goal: to become Pensacola’s leading experts in new parking lot construction and paving.
Volvo Construction Equipment & Services California, Inc. Welcomes Champion To California
Woody Ferrell, Vice President Sales & Marketing for Champion Motor Graders, is pleased to announce that Volvo Construction Equipment & Services California, Inc. (Formerly Mathews Machinery) has signed on as the authorized Champion dealer for the State of California.
Champion Motor Graders Adds To Management Team
Gary Abernathy, President of Champion Motor Graders, is pleased to announce the appointment of Marvin (Woody) Ferrell as the new Vice President Sales & Marketing for Champion Motor Graders.
Jack Knows What Makes A Champion
Jack Shaw is not often a man of many words but recently, he sent an email to Bryan Abernathy at Champion Motor Graders.
Capital City Paving Operators Love Their Champion Grader
When Russ Trace, Vice President and partner in Capital City Paving of Victoria, BC, attended a trade show in Las Vegas a few years back he knew exactly what he was looking for – a compact grader that would function well in the hilly and curvy terrain of Victoria, British Columbia.
Small Graders “Make It Big” At Island Asphalt
As the Volvo equipment dealer serving Vancouver Island, off the coast of British Columbia, Greg Eaton of Great West Equipment, knows what customers look for when they’re out to buy large construction machines.
A New Champion Dealer “Thinks Big In Rentals” In Washington State
Mid-Mountain Machinery, Inc. operates from two Washington state locations, Spokane and Clarkston.
Champion Motor Graders In North Carolina Looks Forward To Working With Strongco In Ontario, Canada
Gary Abernathy, President of Champion Motor Graders, the construction industry’s premier manufacturer of Compact and Production Class Motor Graders of Charlotte, North Carolina, is pleased to hear that Strongco has acquired Champion Road Machinery Sales from Volvo Construction Equipment.
A Small Idea Helps A New Champion Dealer “Think Big” In The Pacific Northwest
Central Machinery Sales Inc. recently signed on to become the Champion Motor Grader Dealer for Central Washington.
Champion`s Big Ideas Now Include Champion Financial Services
The company known for its big ideas in small graders recently announced really big news with the establishment of Champion Financial Services.
Champion`s Big Ideas At Work In Full Range Of Small Graders
Bryan Abernathy, Executive Vice President for Champion Motor Graders of Charlotte, NC, is delighted to announce significant additions to the Champion product line. Champion Motor Graders will be on view at ConExpo 2008 in Las Vegas this
March 11-16 (Central, Booth #C-4853). Champion Motor Graders Announces The Next Big Idea ...
Production Class Graders
Bryan Abernathy, Executive Vice President for Champion Motor Graders of Charlotte, NC, is delighted to announce the biggest grader yet in the Champion product line on view at ConExpo 2008 in Las Vegas this March 11-16 (Central, Booth #C-4853).
A Meeting Of Champions At CONEXPO ‘08
Champion Motor Graders are delighted to announce a very special event at ConExpo 2008. “We have asked a great Champion to come and help us launch our biggest grader yet – a man with a great boxing career in his past, and a charismatic man with a great message of hope for today and tomorrow – George Chuvalo.”
Tight Turning Radius Puts Champion Compact Graders Into Better Roads Winners’ Circle
The latest “big ideas in small graders” from Champion Motor Graders has earned special recognition from Better Roads Magazine as the company’s new C60 and C66 C Series Compact Graders headlined the 50 Top Rollouts for 2007.
New Champion Dealer Likes To “Think Big” In Colorado
When Kevin Moore contacted Champion Motor Graders about making Van’s Equipment Co., the Champion dealer in Colorado, he found a kindred spirit.
Champion Motor Graders Return To Cooper Equipment In South Texas
South Texas’ leading distributor of specialized asphalt and paving equipment will again be the region’s exclusive representative for the popular Champion line of Compact Motor Graders.
Champion Motor Graders Rejoin R.B. Everett in Southeast Texas
One of the longest lived equipment dealerships in Texas will again represent one the industry’s oldest names in construction machinery as R.B. Everett & Company is appointed to be the region’s exclusive distributor of Champion Compact Motor Graders.
Air-Mobile Motor Grader Moves Closer To Active Service!
The first Class III compact motor grader, tailored for rapid deployment with America’s airborne forces, moved a major step closer to joining military equipment fleets with its recent application to the Defense Logistics Agency.
Mine Equipment Specialist Appointed As Champion Dealer For Underground Grader Applications In Canada
Recognizing the unique service needs of underground mine equipment, Champion Motor Graders has assigned an underground specialist as its sales and service agent for mine sites throughout Canada.
Circle Around! Champion C60 C and C66 C Graders Set The New Standard For Maneuverability
Champion Motor Graders is building on the enhanced features of its
C Series tandem axle models with the introduction of C Series updates for the company’s line of single-axle drive compact graders.
Specialty Contractor Squeezes Into Market Niches With Compact Equipment!
As often as not, when the big paving contractors in the Columbia area run into a job they can’t handle, they start thinking small!
Champion Motor Graders Available at Government Discounts Under A Defense Logistics Agency Contract
Champion Motor Graders submitted an offer in March 2007 to the United States Defense Logistics Agency (Defense Supply Center Philadelphia) for its long-term “Commercial Requirements Contract” supply operation.
Innovative Ride Quality Improvement System From Champion Offers Dramatic Reductions In Cost Of Road Maintenance
Contractors and public works officials at the National Pavement Expo here were introduced to an innovative new system developed to improve ride quality and extend the life of asphalt roads and highways, without repaving.
Western Power takes on Champion – again!
Western Power & Equipment Corp., a leading distributor of construction equipment on the Pacific coast, will now represent Champion Motor Graders throughout the region.
Alpine Services, Inc. and Champion Motor Graders
perfect the grounds of the Washington Monument
When Alpine Services got a call from Washington with an offer they couldn’t refuse, the company knew they could rely on Champion Motor Graders to help get the job done.
Altman Tractor & Equipment takes on Champion Motor Graders for coastal counties
Gary Abernathy, President of Champion Motor Graders is pleased to announce the appointment of Altman Tractor & Equipment as the exclusive dealer for Champion Motor Graders for the coastal communities of South Carolina. The Altman territory includes counties east of I-95 to the Atlantic, bordering counties to the west of I-95 and bordering coastal counties in North Carolina.
New Champion Motor Graders provide the tightest turning radius for job site maneuvers
The compact grader that thinks like a big grader recently launched the next generation of Champion Motor Graders – the C80 C and the C86 C models. According to Bryan Abernathy, Vice President of Marketing & Sales, the changes included a redesign of the front axle, the moldboard and blade lift arrangement and the articulation cylinder.
Champion Motor Graders, a name
familiar to the construction industry is back in the news
On July 1, 2004, one door closed and another
door opened. That is the day Volvo Compact Motor Graders was
acquired by . “We had always
hoped that if Champion or Volvo decided to divest itself of
this line that they would talk to us first,” said Gary
Abernathy, President of the new Champion Motor Grader organization.
“We are very excited by this turn of events. To once
again be affiliated with the Champion name as it relates to
motor graders is something that we feel very strongly about.”
Big ideas come in small packages
at Champion
As Champion Motor Graders adjusts to its
recent return to the company's family business roots, President
Gary Abernathy takes a moment to reflect on Champion's years
as a part of the Volvo Construction Equipment manufacturing
empire.
Champion Motor Graders, Compact
Motor Graders with true All Wheel Drive
The construction industry will always
need All Wheel Drive. According to convention, All Wheel Drive
becomes critical in poor soil conditions or when operators
need better traction, more precise control over the machine,
for finish grading or on tougher jobs when rear wheel drive
alone will not do it.
Champion Motor Graders, driven
by attachments for increased productivity
Most people do not think about all the
different jobs a motor grader can do. According to Bryan Abernathy,
Vice President Sales & Marketing for Champion Motor Graders,
“that’s because people think about what graders
do in grader type jobs. Over the years, we have developed
and engineered a number of attachments that increase the versatility
and overall productivity of the of the grader.” |
