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LeTourneau tree crusher, Long Binh Post, South Vietnam 27 September 1967. R. G. LeTourneau founded R.G. LeTourneau, Inc. in California in 1929, as a contractor of earthmoving equipment, which manufactured products in Longview, Texas. [1] [better source needed] During World War II, the company provided nearly 75% of the Allies' earthmoving ...
Robert Gilmour "R. G." LeTourneau (/ l ə t ˈ ər n oʊ /; November 30, 1888 – June 1, 1969), born in Richford, Vermont, was a prolific inventor of technologies related to earthmoving machinery, and founder of LeTourneau Technologies and LeTourneau University. [1]
LeTourneau L-2350, mining technology; LeTourneau University, university founded by R. G. LeTourneau; LeTourneau Empowering Global Solutions (LEGS), non-profit based in Longview, Texas; LeTourneau Technologies, a manufacturing machines company
The Sno-Freighter is a one-of-a-kind land vehicle designed by LeTourneau Technologies (now part of Cameron International) for Alaska Freight Lines in the 1950s. During that decade, Alaska Freight Lines won the contract to transport construction material to build the Distant Early Warning Line (DEW) in far northern Alaska and Canada .
In 2011, the company acquired LeTourneau Technologies, ... In 2011 underground mining machinery accounted for 60.5% of Joy Global's revenue (excluding LeTourneau) up ...
Alvin O. "Bud" Austin (born () January 6, 1942 in Tampa, Florida) was the fifth president of LeTourneau University in Longview, Texas from 1986 to 2007. Since July 2007 he has held the role of University Chancellor , in accordance with the wishes of the Board of Trustees.
LeTourneau Engineering Global Solutions (LEGS) became LIMBS International in 2010 and is a non-profit initiative based in Longview, Texas, focused on bringing innovative, extremely low cost, high-quality prosthetic technology to people in developing nations. The focus of LEGS/LIMBS technology is its M1 Knee, a polycentric knee joint that meets ...
LeTourneau University (/ l ə t ˈ ər n oʊ /; abbreviated LETU) is a private, interdenominational evangelical Christian university in Longview, Texas. Founded as LeTourneau Technical Institute in February 1946 by R. G. LeTourneau with his wife, Evelyn, the school initially educated veterans returning from World War II .