Kelchner has spent decades building a reputation for site development, mass earthwork and infrastructure projects. Still, one project, in particular, has led to an influx of work, according to Kevin Weckel, president. In 2013, the Springboro, Ohio-based company performed all the earthwork, soil stabilization and underground utilities for the first big-box warehouse built around Dayton International Airport-the 1.8 million-square-foot P&G distribution facility. Since then, Kelchner has worked on about 10 other significant projects around the airport.
Kelchner has developed a reputation for delivering projects on time and on budget, and it counts on a fleet of high-production machinery to meet those goals. In the 1990s, it was one of the first area contractors to use GPS technology on its equipment. Recently, it upped its commitment to technology by replacing six dozers in its fleet with Komatsu dozers equipped with integrated intelligent Machine Control (iMC).
“Over the years, technology has gotten a lot more advanced and more accurate,” Weckel said, noting that the current generation of Komatsu equipment can get within millimeters of the target surface.
“What we like about the Komatsu machines is that the technology is completely integrated, and everything is factory calibrated. As a result, they run a lot smoother, and we’ve seen a lot fewer problems with the i-machines than with the other machines we have with add-on Topcon or Trimble systems. We’ve rented i-machines over the last 10 years, but we’ve never had them as a core member of our fleet until now.”
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