July 20, 2021 – Did you know that 38,000 tons of aggregate go into each lane mile of interstate highway? Construction of the average home requires 400 tons of aggregate, while the average size school or hospital requires 15,000 tons. Every state and roughly three-quarters of the nation’s counties are home to an aggregate operation, producing nearly 2.4 billion tons…
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U.S. Great Lakes-Seaway Shipping Bounces Back
U.S. Great Lakes ports and the St. Lawrence Seaway are reporting a surge in cargo shipments to feed domestic construction and manufacturing activity and global export demand, according to the latest June figures.
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Martin Equipment of Illinois expanded its existing Hitachi product lineup. In addition to Hitachi construction products, the industrial equipment dealer will now offer sales and support of Hitachi mining products at its five Illinois locations.
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