Concrete contractor builds a $5 million company with the right equipment

Posted on 03/18/2019 by Bobcat Team

Categories: On the Job Tags: Attachments, Business, Compact Track Loaders, Construction

Chris Menn moves dirt with his T770 compact track loader

Chris Menn decided to take a risk by quitting his job and starting his own concrete company. The move paid off, and today, Chris runs a successful company to the tune of $5 million. In this blog, Chris shares how he launched his own business — and how the right equipment choices helped him along the way.

Government connection helps Missouri man launch business

Posted on 11/12/2018 by Bobcat Team

Categories: On the Job Tags: Breaker, Business, Compact Excavators, Compact Track Loaders, Construction, Trencher

David Jackson with Bobcat T590 compact track loader.

Installing roadside weigh in motion (WIM) scales and intelligent credentialing screening systems from start to finish for commercial vehicles isn’t a business prospect that many contractors willingly take on. For David Jackson, owner of Jackson Construction and General Contracting, it…

Bobcat equipment fuels veteran overseas and at home

Posted on 11/09/2018 by Bobcat Team

Categories: Beyond the Work Tags: Business, Compact Excavators, Compact Track Loaders, Construction

Bobcat compact equipment is operated by people in work boots on the home front – and those in combat boots overseas. Some veterans bring the equipment skills they learned in the military back home to start their own businesses and…

What to do when an injury changes what you can do

Posted on 10/01/2018 by Bobcat Team

Categories: Beyond the Work,Down to Business,On the Job Tags: Business, Compact Excavators, Compact Track Loaders, Construction

Todd Sharp dumps dirt out of the bucket of his Bobcat T650 compact track loader.

We all know it can happen. An injury on – or off – the job can change your life in an instant, making it impossible for you to function the way you once did. So what do you do when…

Iowa landscaper “buys up” by refurbishing used Bobcat loaders

Posted on 09/24/2018 by Bobcat Team

Categories: Beyond the Work Tags: Compact Track Loaders, Landscaping, Parts, Skid-Steer Loaders

Many children in Iowa grow up around corn. Chris Wagner grew up around excavators and loaders. His grandfather owned Wagner Brothers Trucking and Excavating in Waterloo, Iowa, in the 1960s and ’70s and, as a mechanically inclined young boy,…

California contractor brings life back to fire-ravaged Santa Rosa using Bobcat equipment

Posted on 09/10/2018 by Bobcat Team

Categories: On the Job Tags: Compact Excavators, Compact Track Loaders, Construction, Safety, Skid-Steer Loaders

JM Environmental operator uses a 430 excavator to move debris from a wildfire site.

What started out as a small flame, quickly became a raging fire, leaping and igniting more than a dozen new fires across Napa, Santa Rosa and Sonoma, California. Soon, wine country – one of the most popular tourist attractions in…

Bobcat equipment helps quadriplegic man regain independence

Posted on 08/13/2018 by Bobcat Team

Categories: Beyond the Work,On the Job Tags: Agriculture, Attachments, Compact Track Loaders

Trevor Brown sits in his wheelchair near his Bobcat T595 compact track loader holding the controls to the radio remote control system.

Trevor Brown positions his hands on the controls of his Bobcat® compact track loader and turns the key. The engine roars to life. He reverses the machine out of its storage spot, then directs it to a nearby pasture to…

Landscaping business chooses success over size

Posted on 08/31/2017 by Bobcat Team

Categories: Down to Business Tags: Compact Track Loaders, Landscaping, Mini Track Loaders

Photo of a Bobcat MT85 mini track loader unloading sand on a lawn for a landscaping project.

Bigger isn’t always better. See how this landscaper’s decision to stay small and stay busy shaped the future of his business.

Contractor Feeds Desire for Horsepower with Bobcat T595s and Classic Car Collection

Posted on 12/21/2016 by Bobcat Team

Categories: Beyond the Work Tags: Compact Track Loaders, Construction, T595

When the U.S. stock market plunged a whopping 508 points in October 1987, many business owners feared the construction market would be largely impacted. But one aspiring entrepreneur was not the least bit worried.

Bobcat Builds America: 50 Projects in 50 States

Posted on 09/02/2016 by Bobcat Team

Categories: On the Job Tags: Building America, Compact Excavators, Compact Track Loaders, Skid-Steer Loaders

We asked. You delivered. More than 80 fans entered our Building America contest, submitting snapshots of themselves and their Bobcat® machines tackling summer projects like pros.

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