Pit & Quarry, August 2013

EXCAVATING they worked well there too Hitachi outswings the previous unit and Im convinced the overall balance is much better Greg says The other machine was always tipping and light in the rear And after taking care of a few new machine bugs within the first several hours we had the 470 weve run it 20 hours a day for a number of months until the quarry was ready to scale back Weve never had a hiccup Even though were working in shot rock some of the rock is still as big as a pickup truck But the Hitachi always has the power to load It will also crawl while you are digging without any problems or hesitation it doesnt go through oil and the Isuzu engine is very dependable All in the family Young Trucking is a family business with everyone contributing Karen is the owner and handles the accounting Greg has the contacts and puts together the bids Son Jake is currently operating the 470 at the quarry and son Josh runs the truck shop But it wasnt always that way Both Greg and Jake had been working for a construction company that did utility work and demolition But in the early 90s when the company decided to get out of the trucking business and use independent contractors Greg saw an opportunity to build a profitable business for himself and his family He bought one of the trucks enlisted his wife and subcontracted back to his place of employment all with his employers blessing Over the years as Greg built a fleet Jake left that contractor and went to work for the familys trucking business When the number of trucks hit 50 there were just too many irons in the fire Greg knew it was time to retire from his day job and devote all his time to the family business Thanks to my wife and sons the trucking business was in good shape when I retired Ever since the housing market plunge of 2008 weve had to work harder to keep our trucks running As we are a minority owned business weve Josh and Greg Young in front of Young Truckings fleet of haulers been fortunate to qualify for more government public works This has helped us be ready for the even larger contracts associated with I 69 Heavy highway work is a totally different animal than commercial or residential No fuel surcharges are allowed yet youre bidding on work three years down the road Ive gone through some learning experiences that will serve us well on the interstate contracts Most of the companys work is construction related trucking Young Trucking is qualified to haul aggregate wet concrete asphalt and overburden and most of the upcoming I 69 work will be trucking materials The company Jake Young operates the companys Hitachi ZX470LC 5 excavator especially seeks aggregate haul work Besides the heavy highway businesses Young Trucking has about 750 other customers The majority are small and diversified in their needs A couple of our trucks are set up with conveyors so we can spread topsoil or shoot a combination of soil and seed Greg says We have excavators and other equipment for loading our trucks and spreading what we deliver Earthwork is a carryover from my previous employer Both Jake and I always liked earthwork so weve kept our hand in it Its one reason why we jumped on the quarry project P Q Karen Young is owner of Young Trucking Unionville Ind www pitandquarry com August 2013 PIT QUARRY 43