The latest results show that Great Lakes-Seaway shipping continues to feel the impact of the global pandemic. According to the latest numbers from the St. Lawrence Seaway, tonnage through the bi-national transportation corridor totaled 3.9 million metric tons (Mt) in July to bring the year-to-date total (from April 1 to July 31) to nearly 15.6 Mt, or just less than 8% below a year ago.
Read MoreMonth: August 2020
NSSGA Announces Legislative Forum Speakers
Aug. 19, 2020 – The National Stone, Sand & Gravel Association (NSSGA) will host U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va), and House Republican Whip Steve Scalise (R-La.) during this year’s Legislative & Policy Forum on Sept. 21-23. The event will be held virtually. Sen. Capito is scheduled to speak during the Breakfast with a Lawmaker session on Wednesday, Sept. 23 from 8-9 a.m. She is the first female…
Read MoreThree California Cities Tops for Worst Roads
Researchers at CoPilot, a car shopping app, analyzed road quality statistics from the Federal Highway Administration (FHA). Using the FHA’s International Roughness Index (IRI) data, they ranked each urban area based on the percentage of road-miles categorized as poor.
Read MoreConstruction Starts Lose Ground in July; Highways Up
Total construction starts fell 7% in July to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $631.6 billion. The decline was due to a significant pullback in the nonbuilding segment, which fell 31% from June to July. Nonresidential building starts rose 3% while residential building starts increased 2%.
Read MoreMitch the Procrastinator
Aug. 17, 2020 – Though the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee unanimously approved its bill, S. 2302 (116), nearly a year ago, the other three committees with partial jurisdiction – Banking, Finance and Commerce – have yet to even produce a draft, according to media sources. In the Senate, the buck stops with Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) and he is apparently…
Read MoreTsurumi Increases Flow Capacity of Single-Phase Pump Line
Tsurumi has unveiled the highest-flow versions of its best-selling HS Series pumps: the HS3.75SL (manual) and HSZ3.75SL (automatic). Designed to handle high volume drainage at low head, these new, submersible models pump roughly twice as much water as the high head model HS3.75S. This means customers will be able to save time and money in dewatering applications. “Our new HS3.75SL…
Read MoreChaney Raises $88,000 for Charity
Aug. 12, 2020 – Chaney Enterprises gets it done. Despite the challenge of hosting events during the COVID-19 pandemic, the annual Babe and Dick Chaney Memorial Golf Tournament went off without a hitch. The sold-out tournament took place on Monday, July 13 at Renditions Golf Course in Davidsonville, Md. After a great day of golf, sponsors and Chaney employees enjoyed outdoor refreshments as…
Read MoreHere Comes 5G
Nokia 5G Standalone Private Wireless Network Selected By Sandvik To Advance Digital Transformation In Mining. By Mark S. Kuhar
Read MoreNational Fleet Products Makes Hygiene Compliance Mobile
National Fleet Products introduced its new portable and vehicle-mounted hand-washing stations. The rugged, purpose-built product design allows water and hand sanitizer to be dispensed virtually anywhere, and application-specific hardware enables units to stand on their own, or to be mounted to a wide variety of vehicles.
Read MoreKenzen Launches Body Heat Sensor System for Predictive Safety
Kenzen, the smart PPE innovator focused on physiological monitoring and the prevention of heat injury and death among workers, has launched a real-time worker heat monitoring system.
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