• The Under 40 in Construction Equipment Awards showcase young talent in the construction equipment industry. These young people, all under the age of 40 as of the end of the year, represent exciting potential for this industry.

    They represent disciplines across construction equipment, not only the asset managers who run fleets, but also distributors, manufacturers and others.

    In choosing our Under 40, we looked for the following qualities and characteristics: leadership skills, inventiveness, interpersonal skills, training, dedication, personal integrity, technical skills, and industry and community involvement.

    Nominations for the Class of 2025 are closed. Winners will be announced in the spring.

    Carter Cummings
    Carter Cummings
    May 1, 2024
    Cummings Excavation

    Class of 2024

    Brent Frederick
    Brent Frederick
    Crystal Wireman
    Crystal Wireman
    Jared Evers
    Jared Evers
    Jason Mizen
    Jason Mizen
    Hitachi Construction Machinery Americas
    John Cvechko
    John Cvechko
    Central Contracting Inc.
    Nathaniel Waldschmidt
    Nathaniel Waldschmidt
    Ryan Kennedy
    Ryan Kennedy
    Tim Forestell
    Tim Forestell

    Under 40 Articles

    Interview
    Mike Vorster and Jon Kaye discuss how to manage equipment in a period of growing costs.
    Sargent
    Shop photo
    The Maine contractor’s dedicated lube truck and annual maintenance schedule ensure that service is up to date across a three-state region.
    E.J. Herron
    E.J. Herron headshot
    Young leader driving interest in technology and recruiting the next construction generation.
    Construction Equipment magazine
    Interview with Jon Kaye.
    How Jon Kaye brings process improvement to equipment management.
    Josh Allen puts what he's learned as an operator and foreman to train others for the field
    Construction Equipment
    A Rutledge excavator grabs rock on a mountainside in Pennsylvania for use in a stream bed.
    Integrity Grading & Paving
    Integrity’s diversification has seen it through recession, building projects including airports, roads, residential subdivisions, and solar construction such as this project at Dane County Airport.
    An encouraging trend emerging in fleet asset management is the fresh generation of owners and equipment managers, such Dan Weinkauf, who are emerging and bringing a more casual...
    The original clubhouse for the Lido Golf Course in New York, circa 1927.
    Resort developer Mike Keiser sought to recreate the famed Lido golf course
    Lube-analysis
    Bill Orcutt, CEM, equipment superintendent for Sherwood Construction, a heavy earthmoving and paving contractor based in Wichita, Kansas, likes to say that when he started in ...
    Solid-Earth-machine-control
    In a small, family-owned business, it stands to reason that a family member would wear a lot of hats. Matt Peters, son of the founders of Solid Earth Civil Constructors in Pueblo...
    Deere-dozer-grading
    Jonathan Shipps has been working for his family’s business, Shipps Contracting, for as long as he can remember.Though his grandfather and father took a more traditional approach...
    Jeremy-Smith-JSmith-Civil
    Jeremy Smith’s passion for leadership began to emerge when he was 13. Using his father’s lawnmower, he started what would eventually become his own lawn care business, making ...