Heavy Equipment

BNSF Railway Corporate Office

BNSF Railway is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Burlington Northern Santa Fe, LLC. The company is one of the largest railroad operators in the United States.

BNSF Railway’s roots trace back to the 1849 founding of the Aurora Branch Railroad in Illinois. The Aurora Branch Railroad later became the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad (CB&Q), which was the predecessor of Burlington Northern (BN).

The Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway (ATSF) was chartered in 1959. It built one of the first transcontinental railroads in North America.

In 1994 BN and ATSF announced a merger; they were the largest and smallest of the “Super Seven.” The Super Seven was made up of the seven largest Class 1 railroads. The merger created the new company Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway.

The company was acquired by Warren Buffet’s Berkshire Hathaway in 2010 in a $44 billion deal.

Today BNSF operates trains on 32,500 route miles in 28 states. The company generates revenue from BNFS Logistics, a provider of transportation management services, in addition to its rail operations.

BNSF Railway

BNSF Railway is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Burlington Northern Santa Fe, LLC. The company is one of the largest railroad operators in the United States.

The Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway (ATSF) was chartered in 1959. It built one of the first transcontinental railroads in North America.

History

The company was acquired by Warren Buffet’s Berkshire Hathaway in 2010 in a $44 billion deal.

Today BNSF operates trains on 32,500 route miles in 28 states. The company generates revenue from BNFS Logistics, a provider of transportation management services, in addition to its rail operations.

Briggs & Stratton Corporate Office

Briggs & Stratton designs and produces air-cooled gasoline engines for outdoor equipment.

Briggs & Stratton was founded in 1908 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin as a partnership between inventor Stephen Foster Briggs and entrepreneur Harold M. Stratton.

At first, the company manufactured automotive components and small gasoline engines.

Briggs & Stratton went public on the New York Stock Exchange in 1928.

Today Briggs & Stratton designs, manufactures, markets, and services air-cooled gasoline engines which are used primarily in the lawn and garden industry.

The company also manufactures products such as portable and standby generators, snow throwers, pressure washers, and lawn and garden equipment.

In August 2018, the company announced that it was consolidating their 3 Milwaukee warehouses into one larger facility to streamline operations.

In September 2023, the company introduced a new lithium iron phosphate (LiFePO4) battery package comprising a battery, a 6 kW inverter and a control system.

Briggs & Stratton trades publicly on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol BGG, is a member of the S&P 600, is #926 in the Fortune 1000, has 5,200 employees, and had $1.786 billion in revenue in 2017.

Briggs & Stratton

Briggs & Stratton designs and produces air-cooled gasoline engines for outdoor equipment.

Briggs & Stratton was founded in 1908 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin as a partnership between inventor Stephen Foster Briggs and entrepreneur Harold M. Stratton.

History

At first, the company manufactured automotive components and small gasoline engines.

Briggs & Stratton went public on the New York Stock Exchange in 1928.

Today Briggs & Stratton designs, manufactures, markets, and services air-cooled gasoline engines which are used primarily in the lawn and garden industry.

The company also manufactures products such as portable and standby generators, snow throwers, pressure washers, and lawn and garden equipment.

In August 2018, the company announced that it was consolidating their 3 Milwaukee warehouses into one larger facility to streamline operations.

In September 2023, the company introduced a new lithium iron phosphate (LiFePO4) battery package comprising a battery, a 6 kW inverter and a control system.

L-3 Communications Corporate Office

L-3 Communications is an aerospace and defense company.

The company was founded by Frank Lanza, Robert LaPenta, and Lehman Brothers in 1997 and was formed to acquire several business units from Lockheed Martin.

L-3 Communications has grown through acquisitions, notably divisions of Raytheon in 2000 and 2002 and Crestview Aerospace in 2006.

Today L-3 is one of the top ten U.S. government contractors, providing services in Command, Control, Communications, Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance.

The company’s clients include the Department of Defense, Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Government intelligence agencies, NASA, aerospace contractors, and commercial telecommunications and wireless customers.

L-3 Communications is publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol LLL, is a member of the S&P 500, is #197 in the Fortune 500, has 48,000 employees, and had $12.42 billion in revenue in 2013.

L-3 Communications was acquired by the Harris Corporation in late 2018.

L-3 Communications

L-3 Communications is an aerospace and defense company.

The company was founded by Frank Lanza, Robert LaPenta, and Lehman Brothers in 1997 and was formed to acquire several business units from Lockheed Martin.

L-3 Communications has grown through acquisitions, notably divisions of Raytheon in 2000 and 2002 and Crestview Aerospace in 2006.

History

Today L-3 is one of the top ten U.S. government contractors, providing services in Command, Control, Communications, Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance.

L-3 Communications was acquired by the Harris Corporation in late 2018.

Jacobs Engineering Corporate Office

Jacobs Engineering was founded by Joseph J. Jacobs in 1947 as Jacobs Engineering Company. The original company was both a consulting agency and a manufacturer’s representative for makers of large-scale equipment in the processing industry.

In 1956 the company completed its first substantial chemical project – the engineering of a chlorine plant in Louisiana.

In 1970 Jacobs Engineering went public, trading on the New York Stock Exchange.

From 1968 to 1978 the company completed one-third of the uranium projects in the United States with 1,600 employees.

In 1995 Jacobs Engineering expanded to Italy, Spain, and France and in 1999 to the Middle East.

Today Jacobs Engineering is an international architecture, engineering, and construction firm with offices all over the world. The company’s largest single client (20%) is the United States Government, for which it does aerospace and defense work.

Typical projects for Jacobs Engineering include oil refineries, manufacturing plants, and roads and highways.

Jacobs Engineering is publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol JEC, is a member of the S&P 500, is #249 in the Fortune 500, has 50,000 worldwide employees, and had $12.13 billion in revenue in 2013.

Jacobs Engineering

In 1956 the company completed its first substantial chemical project – the engineering of a chlorine plant in Louisiana.

In 1970 Jacobs Engineering went public, trading on the New York Stock Exchange.

History

From 1968 to 1978 the company completed one-third of the uranium projects in the United States with 1,600 employees.

In 1995 Jacobs Engineering expanded to Italy, Spain, and France and in 1999 to the Middle East.

Typical projects for Jacobs Engineering include oil refineries, manufacturing plants, and roads and highways.

W. W. Grainger, Inc. Corporate Office

W.W. Grainger was founded by William W. Grainger in Chicago in 1927 as an efficient solution for fulfilling customer’s business needs.

Sales were primarily through mail-order catalog and post cards in the early days of the company.

In 1967 Grainger became a publicly traded company, going public on the New York Stock Exchange.

In 1984 the company reached $1 billion in sales.

By 2008 Grainger’s catalog had 183,000 products, and 350,000 available products on www.grainger.com.

In 2010, 400,000 products were available in the catalog and 900,000 on the website.

Today Grainger sells products and services to small and medium-sized businesses, large corporations, government entities, and other institutions through local branches sales representatives, catalogs, and the internet.

The company has operations in North America, Europe, Asia, and Latin America.

W.W. Grainger is an S&P 500 component, has 18,400 employees, and had $8.1 billion in revenue in 2011.

W.W. Grainger

W.W. Grainger was founded by William W. Grainger in Chicago in 1927 as an efficient solution for fulfilling customer’s business needs.

Sales were primarily through mail-order catalog and post cards in the early days of the company.

In 1967 Grainger became a publicly traded company, going public on the New York Stock Exchange.

History

In 1984 the company reached $1 billion in sales.

By 2008 Grainger’s catalog had 183,000 products, and 350,000 available products on www.grainger.com.

In 2010, 400,000 products were available in the catalog and 900,000 on the website.

The company has operations in North America, Europe, Asia, and Latin America.

W.W. Grainger is an S&P 500 component, has 18,400 employees, and had $8.1 billion in revenue in 2011.