High-performance screening media manufacturer MAJOR introduced the Flex-Mat Sensor, a valuable and easy-to-operate vibration data-measurement tool users can utilize to review results and fine tune their screen machine without shutting down the equipment. The app-controlled vibration-analysis sensor enables readings of screen-box vibrations within seconds and generates a report that can be sent or reviewed. The simplicity of the system’s design…
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Washington Post Calls for Gas Tax Increase
July 12, 2019 – The Washington Post Editorial Board called on Congress to increase the federal user fee on gallons of gasoline to support infrastructure. The column suggests that there may be growing public support for lawmakers to increase this fee to fund infrastructure. According to the National Stone, Sand and Gravel Association (NSSGA), the Post reported that 31 of 50 states have increased motor…
Read MoreSenators Stress Need for Action on Transportation Funding
Sen. John Barrasso (R-Wyo.), chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, said during a July 10 hearing that he wants to see a five-year surface transportation funding bill approved by the committee by Aug. 1.
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