Clifton Carr climbs up to the cab of the nearly 8-ton machine and buckles himself in with a neon safety belt. He moves his sunglasses from his eyes to the brim of his hat, then waits for his mark.

The equipment roadeos that employees participate in throughout the year are opportunities to show off their skills and showcase their finesse with the machinery used every day as a Department of ...

laurrie Rebeck operates the controls in the Backhoe Rodeo on Thursday at the Weber County Fair. (DENNIS MONTGOMERY/Special to the Standard-Examiner) A Backhoe Rodeo contestant picks up a soccer ball ...

Heavy-equipment operators plucked golf balls out of the sand using 2,000-pound backhoes during the Associated Builders and Contractors Inc.'s seventh annual Construction Rodeo. Held at the group's ...