November 11, 2013 – I am blogging live this week in San Antonio as I attend Sandvik’s Quarry Academy, an annual event staged with Dyno Nobel.
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Cat Rolls Out Tier 4 Final Products
Caterpillar held a press event last week introducing several new Tier 4 Final products. The event was held at the company’s Edwards Training and Demonstration Center near Peoria, Ill., and was attended by Rock Products assistant editor Josephine Smith.
Read MoreVulcan Touts Third-Quarter Results
Vulcan Materials released its third-quarter report, and net sales increased $88 million, or 13 percent, versus the prior year’s third quarter. Gross profit improved $32 million, or 25 percent, from the prior year.
Read MoreMartin Marietta Reports Double-Digit Increases
Martin Marietta Materials Inc. announced its results for the third quarter and nine months ended Sept. 30, 2013. Ward Nye, president and CEO of Martin Marietta Materials, stated: “We are pleased to report a double-digit increase in both revenues and earnings in the third quarter of 2013. Our performance was driven largely by the ongoing recovery in private-sector construction activity…
Read MoreVoters Approve Transportation Funding
Voters across the nation again confirmed the high value they place on transportation infrastructure improvements by approving 91 percent of November 5 ballot measures to increase or extend funding for highways, bridges and transit and electing two transportation advocates for governor, according to the American Road and Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA).
Read MoreFMI Predicts Rise in Construction Put in Place
FMI, a leading provider of management consulting and investment banking to the engineering and construction industry, released its “2014 U.S. Markets Construction Overview.” With construction put in place at the end of 2013 expected to be at $909.6 billion, researchers at FMI predict CPIP growth rates to be slightly ahead of the GDP in 2014.
Read MoreMSHA Issues Third-Quarter Fatality Data
The U.S. Department of Labor’s Mine Safety and Health Administration released a summary of U.S. mining deaths that occurred during the third quarter of 2013. From July 1 to Sept. 30, there were nine mining fatalities in the United States. Five miners died in coal mining accidents and four in metal/nonmetal mining accidents. The number was two fewer than during…
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