Property and Equipment, stated at cost (in thousands)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2011

Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]

Property and Equipment, stated at cost (in thousands)

4.	Property and Equipment, stated at cost (in thousands):

	September 30, 2011			December 31, 2010
Construction equipment	$	124,227		$	109,432
Transportation equipment		17,950			14,915
Buildings		4,730			4,673
Office equipment		1,053			870
Construction in progress		1,776			870
Land		2,916			2,916
Water rights		200			200
		152,852			133,876
Less accumulated depreciation		(69,133	)		(59,195	)
	$	83,719		$	74,681

Construction in progress at September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010 consists primarily of expenditures for new maintenance shop facilities and offices at various locations in Texas.

- Definition

The entire disclosure for long-lived, physical assets that are used in the normal conduct of business to produce goods and services and not intended for resale. Examples include land, buildings, machinery and equipment, and other types of furniture and equipment including, but not limited to, office equipment, furniture and fixtures, and computer equipment and software. This disclosure may include property plant and equipment accounting policies and methodology, a schedule of property, plant and equipment gross, additions, deletions, transfers and other changes, depreciation, depletion and amortization expense, net, accumulated depreciation, depletion and amortization expense and useful lives, income statement disclosures, assets held for sale and public utility disclosures.

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