The Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) is reporting that on June 8, 2017, a truck driver was operating a Caterpillar 777F haul truck, dumping a load of gravel, when the ground at the dump point collapsed.
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Metso Lokotrack Urban Series Enables Safe Rock Crushing in Cities
Metso’s Lokotrack Urban series mobile crushing plant revolutionizes crushing in densely populated environments, such as city centers, the company said. The new solution simplifies crushing operations, incorporates significant noise protection and cuts dust emissions remarkably, minimizing the impact for people living and working around construction sites. “We developed this new solution to make it possible to run crushing operations in…
Read MoreKevin Thieneman Joins LiuGong
LiuGong Machinery introduced Kevin Thieneman as chairman of LiuGong North America and senior chief director of Guangxi LiuGong Machinery. Thieneman has 24 years of experience in the construction equipment sector, most recently serving as president of Caterpillar Forest Products, and has served in senior leadership roles for Caterpillar in the Asia Pacific region for more than a decade. Additionally, in…
Read MoreMartin Marietta to Acquire Bluegrass Materials
Martin Marietta Materials Inc. and Bluegrass Materials Co. announced that they have entered into a definitive agreement under which Martin Marietta will acquire Bluegrass for $1.625 billion in cash.
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