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Garrett Akin
Brooks Construction
Craig Amerine
Amerine Utilities Construction, Inc.
Glen Amerine
Amerine Utilities Construction, Inc.
John Audi
MasTec North America, Inc.
Robert Breeden
ElectriCom, Inc.
Tony Briggs
Vermeer Corporation
Ed Campbell
Henkels & McCoy, Inc.
Marty Ferguson
FS3, Inc.
Matthew Gabrielse
Gabe’s Construction Co., Inc.
Robin Gilbertson
J&R Underground, LLC
Jerrod Henschel
Michels Corporation
Chase Lapcinski
Push, Inc.
Dan Levac
Preformed Line Products
Rob Pribyl
MP Nexlevel, LLC
Jameson Ringger
NESCO, LLC
Heath Sellenriek
Sellenriek Construction
Steve Sellenriek
Sellenriek Construction
Don Stephens
Tjader & Highstrom
Lindsley Thulin
Michels Corporation
Publisher
TimothyWagner
Editor
Michael Ancell
Advertising Sales
Stacy Bowdring
Advertising Sales
Dana Gilbertson
Photography
Steven Purcell
Information Technology
Greg Smela
Accounting
James Wagner
President
Timothy D. Killoren
TelCom Construction
President-Elect
Todd Myers
Kenneth G. Myers Construction
1
st
Vice President
James Dillahunty
Henkels & McCoy, Inc.
2
nd
Vice President
Larry Pribyl
MP Nexlevel, LLC
Treasurer
David Aubrey
Okay Construction
Secretary
John Fluharty
Mears Group, Inc.
PCCA Hits the Ground Running in Washington 9By Eben M. Wyman
Since deciding in September to establish a ground game in
Washington advocacy, PCCA has taken aggressive steps to
implement it. In October, a group of dedicated PCCA members
stormed out of the gate and planted a solid footprint in
the Nation’s Capital, proactively reaching out to regulatory
agencies and aligning the association with key players
representing the power and telecommunications industries.
Explaining the Hours-of-Service Exemption for Utility Service Vehicles 15By Peter Lolley
Most commercial motor vehicles used for utility service work
spend less than two hours a day on DOT-regulated highways.
These trucks are used to move highly skilled utility workers
and special equipment to and from a jobsite. Once there, these
trucks are our offices and toolboxes. The Department of
Transportation regulates these work trucks in the same manner
they do any over-the-road and freight companies, but the fact
is they are just not the same.
PCCA Looks Back, Moves Forward at Charleston Mid-Year 21More than 160 PCCA members and their families traveled to
Charleston, S.C., September 23-26, to honor the association’s
past, plan its future, and take part in the educational and social
events that make PCCA meetings so valuable.
RUS News 18 PCCA Hall of Fame Induction 27 In Memoriam: Howie Bowdring 33 2016 PCCA Convention Preview 34 Ditch Witch Makes Splash with PCCA Auction Item 41 Year-End Product Showcase 42 PCCA New Members 62 Industry Calendar 62 Advertiser Index 62