ABEL CONSTRUCTION

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Below is a list of our current equipment fleet.

  • 2  DEERE 135D EXCAVATOR
  • 2  DEERE 290G EXCAVATOR
  • 3  DEERE 350G EXCAVATOR
  • 1  DEERE 450C EXCAVATOR
  • 1  CASE CX47 MINI EXCAVATOR
  • 1  DEERE 35D MINI EXCAVATOR
  • 1  CAT D-4K DOZER
  • 1  DEERE 750J DOZER
  • 2  CAT D-7R DOZER W/RIPPER
  • 2  CAT D-8R DOZER W/RIPPER
  • 1  CAT D-8T DOZER W/ RIPPER
  • 1  CAT D-9L DOZER W/RIPPER
  • 4  TEREX TS-14B SCRAPER
  • 8  TEREX TS-14G SCRAPER
  • 5  TEREX TA30 ART. END DUMP
  • 1  CAT 963D TRACK LOADER
  • 4  CAT 953D TRACK LOADER
  • 1  CAT 938G WHEEL LOADER
  • 1  CAT 938F WHEEL LOADER
  • 1  CAT 936F WHEEL LOADER
  • 1 CAT 12G GRADER
  • 1  CAT 140G GRADER
  • 8 DEERE 310SJ LOADERBACKHOE
  • 6  SHAKER ATTACHMENTS
  • 2  CASE 85XT SKID STEER
  • 1  TAKEUCHI TL 140 SKID STEER
  • 1  CAT 815F COMPACTOR
  • 2  BOMAG BW-213 ROLLER
  • 1  I.R. SD116DX ROLLER
  • 1  CAT CS-533E VIBRATORY SOIL COMPACTOR
  • 1  INDECO HP8000 HYDRAULIC BREAKER
  • 1 MILLER 14' OFFSET DISC HARROW
  • 2  GOMACO C-450X DECK FINISHER
  • 10 WHACKER BS60Y COMPACTOR
  • 1  BOMAG BW-75 COMPACTOR
  • 1 MIDLAND WIDENER SPREADER
  • 2  TAMROCK RANGER 700 HYDRAULIC DRILL
  • 8  ATLAS COPCO COMPRESSOR
  • 1  WHACKER G4000E GENERATOR
  • 14 GORMAN-RUPP PUMP
  • 10 STIHL CUT-OFF SAW
  • 2  HUSQUAVARNA CHAIN SAW
  • 2  AGL LASER
  • 5  AGL MAX II LASER
  • 2  SPECTRA PHYSICS LASER
  • 2  AIR TEST EQUIPMENT
  • 5  GME TRENCH BOX
  • 2  CORE DRILL
  • 3 VERMEER HOLE HOG TOOL
  • 2  LEITZ AUTOMATIC LEVEL
  • 5  SOKKIA AUTOMATIC LEVEL
  • 8  HAND ROCK DRILLS & BREAKERS
  • 1 JCB 5508 TELEHANDLER
  • 1 GENIE S60 BOOM LIFT
  • 1  DODGE 1500 MECHANICS TRUCK
  • 1  FORD F800 MECHANICS TRUCK
  • 2  FORD F550 SUPER DUTY MECHANICS TRUCK
  • 1  DODGE 4500 MECHANICS TRUCK
  • 2  PETERBUILT TRACTOR
  • 2  TALBERT TRAILER
  • 1  PETERBUILT 330 DUMP TRUCK
  • 1  PETERBUILT 335 DUMP TRUCK
  • 1  FORD F350 4 X 4 DUMP TRUCK
  • 4  F800 DUMP TRUCK
  • 1  MACK DUMP TRUCK
  • 5  WATER TRUCK
  • 32 DODGE 1500 PICK-UP
  • 2  DODGE UTILITY TRUCK

Our equipment is replaced periodically in order to maintain the high level of service we provide our clients.

Please Click Here to view the surplus equipment we currently have for sale.

Thank you for the opportunity to introduce our company to you.  Abel Construction was formed in 1972 by E. B. Abel, Jr., operating under the name of E. B. Abel Construction Co., Inc.  At that time, the company was involved in various small projects in the York County, PA area.  Since our inception, we’ve grown to offer a much broader range of construction services, working in both the public and private sectors throughout Central Pennsylvania and Northern Maryland.  We hope you enjoy viewing our website.

employmentAbel Construction Co. is proud to be a supporter of the Highway Construction / Heavy Equipment Operation & Maintenance Program at Lancaster County Career and Technology Center (LCCTC)

Our company offers extensive “on-the-job” training. We have always looked within our own ranks to advance people into new positions and more responsibility. As our firm continues to grow, we also want and need our employees to advance and grow with us. This strengthens and betters both the company and the individuals within the company.

Positions with our company include:

  • Supervisor
  • Laborer
  • Pipelayer
  • Form Carpenter - Highway Bridges
  • Concrete Finisher - Bridges & Slipform Paving
  • Truck Driver
Heavy Equipment Operator
  • Backhoe Loader
  • Hydraulic Excavator
  • Crawler Loader
  • Wheel Loader
  • Dozer
  • Scraper
  • Articulated Dump Truck
  • Rock Drill
  • Grader
  • Compactor
  • Slipform Paver
  • Skid Loader
  • Mini-Excavator


Benefits include:

  • Competitive Hourly Rate
  • Health Insurance
  • Disability/Life Insurance
  • Prescription Plan
  • Paid Holidays/Vacations
  • Company Uniforms
  • Company Contributing 401(k)

If you are interested in the heavy construction industry, please complete and submit an online application, or call our personnel administrator at (717) 285-3103.

If you prefer to apply via non electronic format, you may download a copy of our employment applications here:

Microsoft Word Application

Adobe PDF Application

Abel Construction is proud to have several fine facilities from which to operate. Our main office located in Mountville, Pennsylvania allows our staff of clerical, accounting, personnel administration, and project management employees to work in a professional working environment insulated from, but in constant communication with our field operations.

Our field operations facility, located just across the Susquehanna River in Wrightsville, houses a self-sufficient maintenance and dispatch operation. We take great pride in our fleet of equipment and this facility plays a major role in our overall maintenance program.
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Penthouse Suite 300
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Phone: (717) 519-0100
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Phone: (717) 579-6392
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Phone: (410) 679-5000
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26 Millersville Road
Lancaster, PA 17603
Phone: (717) 299-2100
Contact: Dave Charles