Top Journalists in Excavating Contractors
Andy Brown International Construction (KHL Group)
Editor of International Construction covering global construction and heavy equipment with frequent focus on excavators and earthmoving fleets. Specialties: Global earthmoving and excavation equipment, OEM launches, international market trends, mega-projects.
Sharon M. Bueno Trenchless Technology (Benjamin Media)
Editor of Trenchless Technology with decades covering underground and excavation-adjacent methods used by utility contractors. Specialties: Trenchless and underground construction, HDD, pipe rehabilitation, microtunneling—frequently read by utility/excavation contractors.
Robert Carpenter Underground Infrastructure (Gulf Energy Information)
Editor-in-Chief reporting on underground infrastructure construction and equipment with regular coverage relevant to excavation contractors. Specialties: Open-cut and trenchless utility construction, safety, pipeline/water/sewer markets; policy and industry issues impacting excavation.
Keith Gribbins Compact Equipment (Benjamin Media)
Publisher/Editor who leads Compact Equipment’s coverage of compact earthmoving machines used heavily by excavation firms. Specialties: Compact excavators, CTLs/skid steers, attachments, field tests and buying guidance for small-to-mid-size excavation contractors.
Catrin Jones Construction Europe (KHL Group)
Editor of Construction Europe overseeing pan‑European reporting on heavy equipment and earthmoving trends. Specialties: Construction equipment across Europe, sustainability and technology, including excavators and sitework machinery.
Jack Kopanski Pit & Quarry (North Coast Media)
Managing Editor at Pit & Quarry (and EIC of Portable Plants) covering quarry/aggregates equipment used by excavation contractors. Specialties: Aggregates operations, crushing/screening, loaders and excavators in quarrying; OEM and dealer news.
Mark S. Kuhar Rock Products (SEMCO Publishing)
Editor known for long-running coverage of aggregates and heavy equipment markets tied to sitework and excavation. Specialties: Aggregates industry, quarry equipment, material production—excavators, loaders, and processing lines.
Don McLoud Equipment World (Randall Reilly)
Executive Editor reporting daily on excavators, compact equipment and issues affecting excavation contractors. Specialties: Earthmoving equipment news, excavator walkarounds, contractor case studies, trenching safety and compliance.
Craig Mongeau Construction Equipment Guide
Editor-in-Chief leading CEG’s nationwide coverage of heavy equipment and excavation-related contracting news. Specialties: U.S. regional equipment/contractor news, project spotlights, dealer activity across heavy and compact earthmoving.
Walt Moore Construction Equipment (SGC Horizon)
Veteran machine evaluation journalist providing in‑depth testing of earthmoving equipment relied on by excavation contractors. Specialties: Machine evaluations and field tests, excavators and earthmoving performance, fleet management insights.
Frank Raczon Construction Equipment (SGC Horizon)
Senior Editor with award‑winning coverage of earthmoving product categories and specs critical to excavation businesses. Specialties: Buying Files and product deep dives on excavators, dozers, wheel loaders; technology trends for fleets.
Michael Roth Rental Equipment Register (Endeavor Business Media)
Editor-in-Chief of RER, chronicling rental fleet trends and equipment impacting excavation contractors’ rental strategies. Specialties: Equipment rental industry (ARA), fleet trends, OEM updates—key channel for excavating contractors renting machinery.
Jim Rush Utility Contractor (Benjamin Media/NUCA)
Editor of NUCA’s official magazine with deep reporting for excavation and utility contractors nationwide. Specialties: Utility and excavation contracting, trenching/shoring safety, underground utility construction methods and gear.
Ben Thorpe Equipment World (Randall Reilly)
Senior Editor producing detailed looks at new excavators and earthmoving gear along with timely industry news. Specialties: Heavy and compact equipment walkarounds, excavator model launches, dealer/market coverage.
Lee Toop Heavy Equipment Guide (Baum Publications)
Editor covering heavy and compact equipment—including excavators—across Canada’s construction and quarry sectors. Specialties: Earthmoving and compact equipment, electrification, Canadian aggregates/roadbuilding coverage with global relevance.
Bill Tremblay Equipment Journal (Pace Publishing)
Editor providing practical coverage of heavy equipment developments serving excavation contractors and dealers. Specialties: Heavy equipment news for contractors and dealers—excavators, attachments, and sitework machinery in North America.
Chris Vavra OEM Off-Highway (IRONMARKETS)
Editor reporting on OEM technologies and powertrains influencing future excavator and earthmoving performance. Specialties: Off‑highway equipment technology, electrification and components that shape next‑gen excavators and earthmoving systems.
Jordanne Waldschmidt Equipment World (Randall Reilly)
Chief Editor guiding Equipment World’s day‑to‑day reporting on excavators, compact equipment and contractor operations. Specialties: Contractor-focused equipment coverage, safety and compliance (trenching), market trends and awards programs.
Kevin Yanik Pit & Quarry (North Coast Media)
Editor-in-Chief leading Pit & Quarry’s aggregates equipment coverage with frequent crossovers to excavation contractors. Specialties: Aggregates sector trends, quarry and site equipment (excavators, wheel loaders), materials producers and contractors.
Jeff Yoders Engineering News-Record (BNP Media)
Associate Editor at ENR covering technology/equipment, including new products relevant to excavating contractors. Specialties: Construction technology and equipment reporting, product innovation and jobsite tech affecting excavation workflows.
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