February 24, 2015 – Aggregates industry professionals who want to see the latest product innovations – and discover the latest industry best practices – are headed to the 2015 AGG1 exhibition in Baltimore, March 17-19. Show organizers tell me that: Advance registrations are tracking well ahead of previous shows. Registrants hail from all 50 states, 9 of the 10 Canadian provinces…
Read MoreMonth: February 2015
Bipartisan Group Demands Quick Action on Highway Bill
A majority of both Republicans and Democrats have signed a letter initiated by Reps. Reid Ribble, R-Wisc., Dan Lipinski, D-Ill., and Tom Reed, R-N.Y, to Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, and Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., urging quick action to develop a long-term sustainable revenue source for maintaining the nation’s roads, highways and bridges. The letter, signed by 285 House members,…
Read MoreJanuary Construction Climbs 9 Percent
The value of new construction starts climbed 9 percent in January to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $621.0 billion, according to Dodge Data & Analytics. The increase for total construction was the result of an especially strong performance by the nonbuilding construction sector, which benefitted from the start of a massive liquefied natural gas terminal facility in Texas.
Read MoreAGG1 Preview: Volvo L250H wheel loader
Volvo Construction Equipment is showing a number of products at booth 1814. The Volvo L250H wheel loader is designed for two-pass loading of finished aggregate product into tri-axle on-highway trucks for up to 30 percent more truckloads per day compared to competitive loaders, which require three passes. With the excellent visibility and ergonomic design of the Volvo Care Cab, you can be…
Read MoreMixed Signals from Nonmetallic Minerals Index
The nonmetallic mineral products industry-leading index decreased 0.3 percent to 239.6 in January from a revised 240.3 in December and its six-month smoothed growth rate declined to 0.9 percent from a revised 2.1 percent in December.
Read MoreJanuary Construction Jobs Report Confirms Momentum
The U.S. construction industry added 39,000 jobs in January, including 12,700 net new nonresidential jobs, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) preliminary estimate released Feb. 6. December’s estimate was revised downward from 48,000 to 44,000 net new jobs. With revisions, nonresidential construction expanded by 21,200 jobs in December.
Read MoreStockpile Reports Lands Texas Contract
Stockpile Reports, an online service that delivers accurate stockpile volume, tonnage and pile locations using an Apple iPhone device, Aerial, Walking Wheel, GPS or Laser data was awarded a contract for stockpile measurements from the TxDOT beginning in 2015. In 2014, a Materials Supply Chain Management (MSCM) Team was tasked with locating new technologies to improve TxDOT’s supply chain management…
Read MoreResurrecting the Best 25
By Mark S. Kuhar By dusting off old advertisements, you’ll find the Best 25 Tracklayer was capable of “doing the work of 12 horses and three men.” Nowhere did it mention anything about how the 5,200-lb. tracklayer could go airborne, but that’s exactly what a long-lost Best 25 actually did. The story begins in December 2013 with a hiker in…
Read MoreDecember Impact Inspections Target Cement Plant
The Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) announced that federal inspectors issued 135 citations, 24 orders and one safeguard during special impact inspections conducted at 11 coal mines and two metal and nonmetal mines in December.
Read MoreFirst Fatality Hits Aggregates Industry
On January 8, a 63-year-old sales manager with 11 years of experience was killed at a sand and gravel mine. He was installing new screen panels in the B tower screen.
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