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What types of vehicles do construction companies use in Kentucky?

Construction companies use many different vehicles, depending on the type of construction work. Generally, there are vehicles that work at the construction site and vehicles that bring materials into and away from the construction site. There are general-purpose vehicles and vehicles that construction companies use for very specific tasks and for different stages of the construction project. What’s common is that all construction vehicles can cause severe injuries and deaths under the wrong circumstances.

According to EquipmentShare, 20 of the more common types of construction vehicles include the following:

• Excavators. These vehicles have a cab that rotates and extendable arms. They’re good for demolition work, digging, and trench work.
• Skid steers. These vehicles are useful for working in confined spaces and are used for moving material, clearing the site, and small-scale excavation.
• Scissor lifts. These vehicles extend vertically for use at elevated tasks.
• Telehanders. Telehanders have a boom that can extend forward and upward to move materials to higher levels or load items over obstacles.
• Boom lifts. These vehicles are useful for accessing hard-to-reach areas, such as tall buildings or industrial structures.
• Backhoes and skip loaders. Construction companies use these vehicles for digging and loading.
• Bulldozers. These vehicles have a large front blade to push materials such as sand, soil, and debris.
• Forklifts. These construction vehicles are useful for moving pallets, supplies, and equipment.
• Utility vehicles. UTVs are all-terrain vehicles that can carry two to four people. They’re useful for transporting construction staff and small materials.
• Stump grinders. These machines are useful for land-clearing projects. They grind down tree stumps and roots.
• Drum rollers. These vehicles compact soil, asphalt, and gravel to create a stable foundation for roads, buildings, and other structures.
• Water trucks. These construction vehicles control dust, compact soil, and provide a supply of water to the construction site.
• Dump trucks and articulated trucks. These heavy-duty vehicles transport large volumes of materials like soil, gravel or demolition debris.
• Power buggies and dumpers. These small, motorized vehicles transport smaller loads of materials, such as concrete, sand, or gravel around a jobsite.
• Sweepers. Sweepers clean roads, parking lots, and construction sites by using rotating brushes to remove dust, dirt, and debris.
• Wheel loaders. These vehicles have a large front-mounted bucket, designed for loading and transporting loose materials like soil, gravel and demolition debris.
• Compact track loaders. These small, tracked machines provide traction on uneven or soft ground for handling materials and performing certain landscaping tasks.
• Trenchers. These vehicles dig narrow, deep trenches with a long, rotating blade or chain.
• Vertical Lifts. These vehicles are generally used in indoor construction.
• Graders. These precision vehicles use an adjustable blade to create a smooth, level surface.

Other construction vehicles include cranes, concrete mixer trucks, combine harvesters, and wheel tractor scrapers.