MOTT — Mott sits on the outer edge of western North Dakota’s Oil Patch. Still, the small town of about 800 people has found ways to contribute to the bustling energy industry.
The company making perhaps the biggest impact is Roadmaster, a subsidiary of K&K Construction in West Fargo.
Though its name can be deceiving — a remnant of about a decade ago when its primary task was fabricating and welding metals for asphalt paving equipment — Roadmaster is contracted to fabricate and weld structural steel used on electrical substations that end up being used on oil rigs and at major substations throughout the country. Along with that, the shop also makes cattle creep feeders.
“A lot of this goes nationwide,” manager Corey Johnson said. “It’s a big process.”
Dustin Monke 