Grandmother and granddaughter operators roll out new Dynapac fleet

Elaine Sheldon and granddaughter T’mara Deridder, equipment operators at Cobleskill Stone Products, Cobleskill, N.Y., are part of a family operation using Dynapac North America, Fort Mill, S.C., rollers.

Cobleskill has supported its operators by investing in the latest Dynapac CC5200 VI rollers, which the business is now using with intelligent compaction control. Cobleskill’s recent investment has seen a fleet of new equipment purchased to support its growing business with 12 new rollers from Dynapac regional dealer, Anderson Equipment Co., a distributor of earthmoving and mobile equipment. The machines already have been supporting key road projects with the New York State Department of Transportation.

The family-run business has been in operation since 1954. Mike Moore, vice president, Cobleskill Stone Products, said, “We pride ourselves in looking after our people and being a longstanding and inclusive employer in the community. There is no better example of this than two of our operators running our larger Dynapac CC5200 VI rollers.

“Elaine Sheldon is one of our best operators and she has been with us for 23 years. In June 2015, we were proud to welcome her granddaughter T’mara Deridder, who was trained by Elaine right from day one. She has also now become one of our leading operators.”

The two family operators are part of an experienced team of 10 responsible for compacting blacktop on road projects throughout New York State.

“I particularly like the fact that this technology also visualizes the compaction levels reached,” T’mara said. “For example, I can now see my work in real-time with completed areas highlighted on my in-cab display. It’s certainly the way forward, especially for larger jobs.”