Cold Milling Is One of the First Measures Taken When a Roadway or Traffic Area Needs to Be Rehabilitated. By Mark S. Kuhar
Read MoreDay: October 14, 2019
The Mobile Producer
Using Technology to Bid Accurately and Stay on Budget. By Robert Palermo and David Adams
Read MoreCrushing for Cubical
The Cubical Shape Is a Better Product for Bituminous Asphaltic Concrete, But Also Portland Cement Concrete. By Kelly Graves
Read MoreHere Comes ConExpo-Con/Agg 2020
Held every three years, ConExpo-Con/Agg is the must-attend event for construction and aggregates industry professionals. The show features the latest equipment, products, services and technologies for the construction and aggregates industries, as well as industry-leading education. The next ConExpo-Con/Agg will be held March 10-14, 2020, in Las Vegas.
Read MoreFragmented Software Systems a Roadblock to Digital Evolution
By Katherine James Fragmented software application landscapes are common in the mining sector and inhibit much needed business transformation. We often see enterprise resource planning (ERP) solutions with a variable mix of enterprise asset management (EAM), project management, and workforce planning and scheduling optimization systems. On top of that, we have scores of Excel spreadsheets to add to the complexity.
Read MoreNo Relief in Sight for the Tough Labor Market
By: Pierre G Villere The future holds great promise, as technology continues to disrupt traditional norms and methods in the construction industry in general, and in the aggregates industry in particular. The future for driverless haul trucks, robotics that will replace traditional loaders, use of drones for multiple functions at quarries operations, and all manner of improvements in materials crushing…
Read MoreIt’s Concrete, Not Cement
I get tired of having to make this correction, but it sticks in my craw. It’s concrete, not cement.
Read MoreFIRST LOOK – OCTOBER 2019
TOP NEWS StonePoint Acquisition StonePoint Materials LLC has acquired Standard Gravel Co. LLC. Standard is a leading regional producer of sand and gravel serving eastern Louisiana and southern Mississippi from four active mine sites. Graymont Acquisition Graymont and Grupo Calidra are moving forward with the previously announced acquisition of the global lime and limestone business of the Belgium-based Sibelco Group. Historic…
Read MoreDoosan Adds Three New Midwest Dealers to Network
Doosan Infracore North America has expanded its dealer network with three additional locations of Central Power Systems and Services, as an authorized sales, service, parts and rental provider of Doosan equipment. The dealer will now offers its customers in greater Oklahoma City, Okla., Liberty, Mo., and Wichita, Kan., with a range of Doosan equipment, including crawler excavators, wheel excavators, log loaders,…
Read MoreKelly Named CEO of HC&M
The Heritage Group, owner of US Aggregates, named Greg Kelly chief executive officer of its Heritage Construction & Materials division (HC&M). Kelly joins the Heritage Group from WSP, a premier global engineering professional services firm based in Canada, where he served as president and CEO of WSP in the United States. As president and CEO of WSP USA, Kelly led…
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