About Our Company
Our diversity and experience allow us to self-perform many aspects of a project, resulting in higher production schedules, fewer subcontractors, hands-on direct involvement, and ultimately lower costs to the owner and developer due to the Company’s ability to provide multiple trades under each of our contracts. Our success is based on a tradition of knowledge, labor force, equipment fleet, and an integrated team under budget—value-added services for our customers. Nicolozakes Trucking & Construction, Inc., in Cambridge, OH, can be reached at 740-432-5648.
From Our Family, To Yours!
We hold the belief that family is essential, and when you partner with us, we embrace you as one of our own!
Site Preparation, Excavation, Grading, and Reclamation
The Nicolozakes family of Companies has a long and deep-rooted history in servicing the needs of southeastern Ohio industry. The roots of this family business date back to the late 1930's. After losing his bakery and house in the Great Depression, Gust Nicolozakes moved his wife and ten children into a chicken coop. From this hardship, this Greek immigrant and father of Nicolozakes Trucking & Construction, Inc.'s founders was able to bounce back and establish the Gust Nic Company, a trucking company that specialized in hauling and mining coal in eastern Ohio.
Nicolozakes Trucking & Construction, Inc. is a trusted provider of heavy lift, logistics, and construction services based in Cambridge, Ohio. With decades of hands-on industry experience, our Company is uniquely positioned to self-perform a wide range of project phases, ensuring tighter timelines, reduced reliance on subcontractors, and more responsive decision-making. Our leadership team remains closely involved in operations, allowing for agile solutions and consistent quality from start to finish. Known for our versatility and proven track record, we deliver dependable service, fast turnarounds, and exceptional value across every job.
Our comprehensive capabilities include boring and rock trenching, crane and rigging operations, machinery moving, excavation, grading, dump hauling, concrete breaking, coring and sawing, lowboy and winch truck service, plant relocations, scrap metal handling, utility construction, warehousing, and more.
Why Choose Our Trucking and Construction Experts?
Over 70 Years of Experience
We’ve been moving heavy equipment and building infrastructure since 1953. Our team brings real-world knowledge to every job site.
Self-Performing Crews
With in-house crews and equipment, we manage more of your project directly. That means tighter schedules, fewer delays, and better quality control.
Founder-Led Involvement
Our leadership team stays engaged in day-to-day operations, giving you direct access to decision-makers and fast answers when it counts.
Full-Service Capabilities
From boring and excavation to crane service, hauling, and warehousing — we do it all. No need to coordinate multiple vendors.
Safety and Certification
Our CCO-certified operators, OSHA-trained crews, and planning-first approach keep job sites safe, compliant, and efficient.
Trusted Across Industries
We’re the first call for manufacturing, construction, utilities, energy, and more. Our work is trusted by contractors, developers, and facility managers alike.
Nicolozakes Trucking & Construction, Inc.
FROM THE GREAT DEPRESSION … TO THE TECHNOLOGICAL FRONTIER
William A. Nicolozakes, president of Nicolozakes Trucking & Construction, Inc., believes the combination of technologically-advanced cranes from Link-Belt and dependable support from Columbus Equipment Company gives his family’s Cambridge, Ohio-based Company a competitive edge.
“The flexibility of Link-Belt products is invaluable. We perform many services for many different industries. One day we’re at a factory, the next we’re putting up a cell tower,” he said. The Company owns four Link-Belt cranes: ATC-3210, HTC-3140LB, RTC-8080 Series II and HTC-86110.
“We bought the ATC-3210 for its chart. Our operations in manufacturing and oil and gas require the heavy lift capacity. The chart and the crane’s reach have also allowed us to expand the services we offer telecom customers.”
Meanwhile, “the HTC-86110 has been a champ. The ability to move it with the boom in the cradle allows us to obtain permits a lot quicker which enables us to respond to customers’ needs sooner. We can respond very rapidly to a crane need, many times sending the crane out the same day,” he added.
One of the biggest game-changers for us has been the integration of information about Link-Belt cranes into 3D Lift Plan, a computerized lift-planning software that’s available to Link-Belt owners. “3D Lift Plan is great. It gives customers a virtual but realistic view of how the job should go,” said John Nicolozakes, VP of Operations/EH&S.
Photos taken of a site can be integrated into the program, allowing the user to create presentations showing the actual work site and building, plus images of the crane making the pick.
“The whole concept of utilizing 3D Lift Plan software has supercharged our pre-planning. Spending more time on pre-planning makes the field time more efficient,” he added. “Sometimes the pre-planning shows we can use a smaller crane, making the job more efficient which saves our customers time and money. It allows us to offer customers safe cost-effective and efficient solutions. That gives you credibility with the customers and their safety departments,” John said. “Everyone is clear what the plan is, adding a level of professionalism to the lift.”
William has also been impressed by how customer-focused Link-Belt is. “I was thrilled with how Link-Belt and Columbus Equipment Company helped us participate in the process of how we build our cranes.” For instance, when he mentioned the Company does a lot of night work.
“We bought the ATC-3210 for its chart. The chart and the crane’s reach have also allowed us to expand the services we offer telecom customers.”
— William A. Nicolozakes, President
Nicolozakes Trucking & Construction, Inc.
Link-Belt worked with him to find the best LED lighting configuration for the 86110.
“The end product demonstrates Link-Belt’s attention to detail,” he added. “Safety railings, camera systems, retractable catwalks, the stow-and-go system, telemetrics” are all features that add a lot of value for us which translates into safer, more efficient services for our customers.
“One of the biggest game-changers for us has been the integration of information about Link-Belt cranes into 3D Lift Plan.”
— John Nicolozakes, VP of Operations/EH&S
Nicolozakes Trucking & Construction, Inc.
Link-Belt recently approached Nicolozakes Trucking to ask about their experiences with various cranes and request input about what they want to see in new models. “I don’t think we’ve ever had another equipment manufacturer ask for input,” William said.
The other important part of the equation is support from Columbus Equipment Company and Link-Belt. While Nicolozakes has staff mechanics, “Columbus Equipment Company’s services help us multiply our abilities,” noted Dean Nicolozakes, Secretary-Treasurer of the multi-generation, family-owned business.
“Our schedule is very robust and full. We’re busy,” William Nicolozakes said. “When there’s a hiccup, Columbus Equipment Company is here the next morning. We know there are constraints with labor and supplies, but from our perspective, both Link-Belt and Columbus Equipment have managed the supply chain constraints as well as or better than anyone.”
Columbus Equipment Company’s branch network provides quick response time, he said. “In this age of world turmoil, we have a competitive edge knowing that parts and service are close and that Link-Belt manufactures most everything just 271 miles away in Lexington. The collaboration between Link-Belt and Columbus Equipment in getting us needed parts to minimize downtime has been exceptional.”
Both the manufacturer and the dealership “display an attitude of ‘we’re here to help’ when there’s a problem,” Dean Nicolozakes added.
Link-Belt guarantees parts availability, even if they have to take the part off a machine on the production line, said Bob Weber, head of Columbus Equipment Company’s Lift Division. Some of Weber’s customers, including Nicolozakes Trucking, have received parts under the policy.
Nicolozakes Trucking & Construction, Inc. specializes in mobile crane service, industrial rigging, machinery moving and installation, heavy hauling, excavation, and grading. The heavy-haul group offers in-house permitting, specialty trailers and secure storage facilities for construction, telecom, energy and manufacturing equipment. The excavation division provides site development services including access roads, building pads, site utilities, horizontal boring, rock trenching and concrete coring.
While Nicolozakes Trucking traces its roots to The Great Depression, the Company has embraced new technology to be a 21st century leader — backed by support from Columbus Equipment Company and Link-Belt.
