Engine and Exhaust System

• Oil Change
  In 2005, Cody Fortier started Cody Fortier Farms with a dump truck and a ton of ambition. “We hauled dirt, limestone, whatever it took...I purchased my first dozer not long after I turned 21, a new D5N from what was then Louisiana Machinery,” said Fortier. In 2010, Michael Hensgens bought into Fortier’s company and Patriot Construction was created. Specializing in commercial and industrial civil construction the company has grown to 60 employees and owns an equipment fleet of 35 Cat machines along with an additional 15 on rent. Currently Patriot Construction has twenty two jobs in progress including six in Lake Charles, two in Texas, two in Baton Rouge, and the remaining in the Lafayette area. The most recent completed job was Margaritaville, in Bossier City which is a casino. The casino plans called for it to be built on top of a landfill, on which Patriot removed 15 feet of debris. Patriot Construction recently completed the millennium port expansion located in New Iberia. Patriot moved 1,012,000 yards in 91 days of hauling. For this expansion project, they needed specialized equipment and rented ten Cat 740 off road dump trucks from Louisiana Rents, as well as a Cat 345 barge unloading rig from Leblanc Marine. When asked why Cody chose Cat machines over the competition he states, “We believe Cat machines offer more production and a higher resale value, but most importantly we know Louisiana Cat will stand behind its product and it’s customer.” Fortier continued, ” We do almost everything through Louisiana Cat, we buy from them, we rent from them, they maintain our equipment, and we have service agreements where they monitor our equipment though GPS which tracks oil changes and scheduled service on machines.” “We purchase parts from them, as well as rent miscellaneous equipment from Louisiana Cat. Our rental rep, Derrick Melancon is always one call away and ready to provide us with what we need as quickly as possible.” “Growing up working for other companies, I quickly learned about the equipment I didn’t want, it would be worn out after 2,000 hours. That’s why I turned to Louisiana Cat from day one, and why I am still a loyal customer nearly 10 years later.” READ
• Engine Services

Electrical and Electronic

• Battery Service