[VIDEO] RAM Construction Takes on the Washington Waterfront with Hitachi Fleet

RAM Construction is using a Hitachi fleet on the high-profile Port and City of Bellingham, Wash. Waterfront District project.

Oct 26, 2018

Based in Bellingham, Wash., RAM Construction General Contractors LLC is primarily a heavy civil contractor completing underground, environmental and concrete structures. One of the company’s high-profile undertakings is work on the Port and City of Bellingham’s Waterfront District project. And it’s using a Hitachi fleet, including ZX470LC-5 and ZX670LC-5 excavators, to get the job done. RAM Construction is serviced by Papé Machinery, Mount Vernon, Wash.

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