THANK YOU TO OUR CORPORATE MEMBERS FOR YOUR CONTINUED SUPPORT!
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HCEA ANNUAL SPRING SHOW ANNOUNCED! Starting Memorial Day Weekend, 2026, the National Construction Equipment Museum will be hosting an annual Spring show. Show dates are Saturday the 23rd. and Sunday the 24th. Thereafter, it will be held the third weekend of May. The show is not going to be a Convention. People are encouraged to bring equipment and gate admission will be charged as at a Convention, but there will be many differences. Personal mobility devices are welcome, but golf carts will not be available. Free primitive camping will be available, but be aware of weather conditions. ISSUE 158 OF EQUIPMENT ECHOES IS AVAILABLE TO ORDER! Featuring our celebrations of the CAT Centennial and the 80th Anniversary of Corporate Member Ohio CAT! (Hard copy only; yes, we know the licked sample issue is 147.) | NEW MUSEUM DEDICATED The HCEA 's new 20,000 square foot home for its National Construction Equipment Museum was dedicated September 19, 2025, with Ken Taylor and Gordon Taylor of Corporate Member Ohio CAT doing the honors! THANK YOU to everyone who made this possible! And this is only Phase I! Phase II will add Archives storage space, a media center for meetings and education, and a merchandise store. Click here to be directed to our page on financial donations to help us complete this next phase, and be sure to check out the slide show below! |
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THE LAST TEREX 33-15 CALLS BOWLING GREEN HOME!
Goal: $40,000.00
Collected: $29,256.15
73%
| FILLED TO OVERFLOWING! BIG PUSH COMPLETED! Thanks to the very generous support of hundreds of donors, and to Mr. Ken Taylor, Owner of HCEA Corporate Member Ohio CAT, our BIG PUSH capital campaign has far exceeded its goal! Mr. Taylor very graciously pledged to match up to $500,000 in contributions for this project! We thank Mr. Taylor for his outstanding commitment to the preservation to the history of the construction, dredging, and surface mining equipment industries! The Campaign pushed us over the top in our goal to fund the first phase of construction of our new Museum Building in full prior to commencement of work. But we're not done yet! Funds are being raised for the second phase, which will involve installing office and Archives facilities. We are also soliciting donations for other needs as well. Click here to learn more! ![]()
Goal: $500,000.00
Collected: $727,528.94
146%
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Membership and Chapters
HCEA Members enjoy a subscription to Equipment Echoes, our quarterly magazine covering the construction, dredging and surface mining equipment industries. Our Chapters form the backbone our our organization and serve to unite members locally.
The HCEA is continuing to solicit applications for our engineering and construction management scholarships. Click here for more information and an application.
| More Machines Donated Donations continue to stream into the National Construction Equipment Museum! Section being updated! Stay tuned for more information. View an updated Museum equipment list, and images of the machines in our collection. |