A little fun!

We thought you'd get a kick out of these fun facts we managed to "dig up." Get a load of this!

• Team Elmer’s has more than 3,654 tires on the ground! We've got five axle and six axle concrete mixers, red river tractor trailers, train tractor trailers, super train tractor trailers, super rocktub train tractor trailers, dump trucks, super transfer tandems, freight hauling, and pick-up trucks. Phew!

• 1 cubic yard of gravel ( 3 ft. by 3 ft. by 3 ft.) weighs roughly the same as a full-size car!

• Asphalt is the #1 recycled product in America.

• Our 170-ton crane has the capacity to lift the equivalent of 34 elephants. Now that would be a great photo!
  

• Team Elmer’s once moved 185,000 yards of material in 24-hour shifts to avoid frost from stopping a project. That much material would cover a football field sideline to sideline, including end zones, more than 86 feet tall – higher than a normal eight-story building!

• Our crane and rigging department has lifted derailed trains back onto their tracks and hauled runaway airplanes from the end of a runway back into the hangar for repairs. Who woulda thunk it?!

And speaking of fun, click here to check out games and activities in the Team Elmer's "Kid's Corner" on our website. (Psst...the games are fun for adults too!)

Making the Grade for TCAPS

When the Traverse City Area Public Schools (TCAPS) faced a complicated parking and traffic issue and a very tight deadline at one of its middle schools, the call went out and Team Elmer’s answered. 

For years, Traverse City West Middle School had experienced issues in and around its parking and entry/exit areas. The flow was confusing, crosswalks seemed to be amidst heavy car traffic, and buses backed up onto a nearby road – all while the region’s traffic and student population continued to increase.

An improvement project was eventually funded through TCAPS’ millage renewal approved by the community in 2007, and officials got the final go-ahead earlier this year, leaving just seven weeks to complete the complicated project before school was back in session.

The initial priority was to study and design the ideal site development plan, which was completed in concert with TCAPS and Gosling Czubak (engineers). 

Once awarded the job through the public competitive bid process, Team Elmer’s quickly deployed a large team of operators and heavy equipment to tackle the project.

Team Elmer’s then cleared the site and prepared it for rebuilding, a project that eventually included replacement of the main driveway, new roads to the sports area, a repaved bus drive, all-new parking areas, a stormwater retention system, a crosswalk, improved storm sewers and electrical, and a new traffic signal at the main entrance.

All told, Team Elmer’s moved more than 40,000 cubic yards of dirt, installed more than two miles of curbs and gutters, restored five acres of property – and finished the job with weeks to spare before the September school bell rang.

Paul Mahon, TCAPS Director of Capital Projects, said, “Team Elmer's did an amazing job -- the right equipment every step of the way, hit the ground running, brought their A game, and met every single deadline, no matter how unrealistic. We couldn't have done it without Elmer's.”

For more information on how Team Elmer's can help with your project, call (231) 943-3443 or e-mail info@TeamElmers.com.