{"id":20599,"date":"2018-01-24T22:38:30","date_gmt":"2018-01-24T22:38:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nmc-corp.com\/hexbolt\/?p=599"},"modified":"2020-03-10T15:59:56","modified_gmt":"2020-03-10T15:59:56","slug":"valley-county-maintains-500-miles-of-road","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nmccat.com\/blog\/testimonials\/valley-county-maintains-500-miles-of-road\/","title":{"rendered":"Valley County Maintains 500 Miles of Road"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_600\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-600\" style=\"width: 550px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-600 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/nmccat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Valley-Test-e1516833492438.png\" alt=\"Valley County 12M3 Testimonial\" width=\"550\" height=\"350\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-600\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Pictured left to right, Ryan David, Valley County, Jay Meyer, Roads Superintendent Valley County, Eddie Bomar, NMC Sales Representative, Dan Wolfe, NMC Norfolk Branch Operations Manager.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Maintaining 500 miles of road \u2013 which includes pavement, gravel, and minimum maintenance \u2013 is a big job. In fact, five hundred miles is more road than the stretch of I-80 that runs across Nebraska.<\/p>\n<p>Tasked with the job is a crew of fourteen \u2013 which includes twelve machine operators who run ten Cat machines. The oldest machine on the job is a 1998 140H motor grader. In 2016, Valley County purchased two new 12M motor graders, a 938 wheel loader and a used 12H motor grader. The following year they added two more 12Ms to their fleet.<\/p>\n<p>Jay Meyer, Valley County Highway Superintendent, works with Eddie Bomar of NMC Cat for the county\u2019s machine purchases. \u201cEddie always comes through for you and does what you ask him to do. He\u2019s a good guy. I\u2019d trust him with my kids,\u201d said Jay.<\/p>\n<p>Besides the trust Meyer has in his NMC Cat sales rep, he chooses NMC and Cat machines for many other reasons.<\/p>\n<p>According to Jay, \u201cThe sales and service are unbeatable. Parts availability is always right there \u2013 if I have a problem, I call service or I give Eddie a call and he always points me in the right direction.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>If the county needs to rent equipment to get a job done, they know they can turn to NMC for that as well. \u201cNMC is a one-stop-shop as far as equipment needs,\u201d said Jay.<\/p>\n<p>Controlling costs and watching the budget is a top priority. \u201cIt\u2019s the old adage: you get what you pay for. I look at quality over quantity so-to-speak and in this case a machine may cost more up front but in the long run it doesn\u2019t cost more,\u201d commented Jay.<\/p>\n<p>Customer Support Agreements (CSAs) with NMC have helped save the county both time and money. With a CSA, the roads crew is able to service their machines at the proper intervals; they have the test kits and the proper filters. By keeping the same machine brands, Jay and his crew don\u2019t have to stock different parts for different machines.<\/p>\n<p>According to Jay, \u201cThe CSAs have been an advantage for us. They\u2019re cost effective because if you service the machine regularly, you may find other problems that could\u2019ve become bigger problems if left unchecked. By having proper filters right in our CSA box and sample filters, it simplifies the process. We have a CSA on each machine.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Besides the machines and service, Jay turns to NMC because of the people and the relationships he\u2019s built. \u201cThe relationships are unbeatable not only with Eddie but with Chris Sayers, our NMC Product Support Sales Rep. I\u2019ve never found anyone at NMC that wasn\u2019t friendly and easy to work with. Once I find something that works, I stick with it,\u201d said Jay.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI have a great Board of Supervisors, the best Board anyone would want. 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