T&K CONSTRUCTION LLC - TEC Tractor Times

Landfill expertise is one of T&K’s calling cards. . . continuedLinda Stevens,Office ManagerLonnie Burgess,Construction Managerexcavators,” said Tucker. “I considered them tobe the best hoes on the market. When we wentinto business for ourselves, one of my prioritieswas to have good equipment that would allowus to get excellent production and Komatsuexcavators were at the top of my list.”Today, T&K owns a Komatsu PC600 and aKomatsu PC300, two Komatsu D61 dozers anda Komatsu WA250 wheel loader. The companyalso rents a considerable amount of Komatsuequipment from TEC, including HM400articulated trucks and a PC270 excavator.“The Komatsu dozers have been reallygood machines for us, and we think the wheelloaders, as well as the hoes, are the best outthere,” said Tucker. “But no matter how goodthe equipment is, it’s only as good as the servicebehind it and Tractor & Equipment providesreally good service. Our salesman, KevinBurgreen, takes excellent care of us and makessure we get whatever we need. We count onTEC and they’ve always been there for us.”Found their nicheAt its present size and capabilities, Tuckersays T&K is basically where he and Kent wantit to remain.“We’re able to do almost anything from asite-preparation standpoint, including projectmanagement, so I don’t see us expanding awhole lot from this point forward. We’re set upnow to where we can take on almost any sizeof job, yet we’re small enough that we can stilloffer clients personalized service and attention.“And management-wise, we’re verycomfortable with our current staff,” headded. “Finding good people is becomingincreasingly difficult, so it just doesn’t makemuch sense for us to try to get much biggerif we’re not going to be able to find the sametype of topnotch management people that wecurrently have in place.”Finding the right people, specifically Burgessand Jenkins, was what allowed T&K to enterand succeed in the landfill market.Nathaniel Hutchinson,Senior EstimatorWes Brokus,EstimatorMike Giddens,EstimatorThe T&K Construction staff includes (front row, L-R) Cheryl Cadle, Judy Smith,Charlotte Kirkland, (back row, L-R) Jamie Jenkins, Dennis Trogden and Tim Tucker,standing with TEC Sales Rep Kevin Burgreen.“Right now, landfill accounts for about 40percent of our business,” estimated Tucker.“That will fluctuate from year to year,depending on the local construction market.If residential and commercial constructionare booming around here, we’ll put most ofour people on those jobs because it allowsus to stay closer to home. But having thelandfill division is a real plus for us becauseit makes us much more diverse and givesus options. It’s a way to help us keep peopleand equipment busy when things slow downbecause even when the economy slows, there’salways a need for landfills.”Whether the company is doing civil orlandfill work, Tucker says a quality job willalways be T&K’s top priority. “That’s whatwe hang our hat on. We’re very proud thatcustomers who use us once, call us backfor their next job. As long as we continue todeliver quality work, on time and on budget,we are confident we’ll get our fair share of thework that’s out there.” n