The state of Washington’s transportation system faces mounting challenges in the form of deteriorated roads and bridges, increasingly congested and crowded highways and transit systems, a need for additional roadway safety improvements, and a lack of funding to proceed with numerous needed transportation improvements, threatening the state’s quality of life and economic vitality.
Read MoreDay: April 21, 2015
Millennials Drive Less
The latest evidence of the generational shift is a new report from the U.S. Public Interest Research Group (U.S. PIRG) Education Fund and the Frontier Group that shows young people born roughly between 1983 and 2000 are continuing to be less car-dependent than their parents even as they age and the economy improves. Between 2001 and 2009, there was a 23 percent decline in the…
Read MoreLuck Stone Looks to the Next Generation
Luck Stone’s Mark Fernandes, chief leadership officer, writes on the company’s website: “Most recently I had the pleasure of spending some time with a new team inside our company that had come together for the first time. A team led by, and solely comprised of our next gen associates challenged with managing and coordinating all of our social channels across…
Read MoreApp of the Month – April 2015
John Deere announced its new John Deere App Center: a convenient mobile app, designed specifically for John Deere equipment users. “This new tool offers applications that will help users increase the performance and productivity of their equipment,” said Pat Pinkston, vice president, technology and information solutions, John Deere Intelligent Solutions Group. “Other apps will be available to help manage many…
Read MoreTurin Addresses Young Leaders Luncheon at NSSGA Convention
Dave Turin of the hit Discovery Channel TV show “Gold Rush” gave the keynote address at the NSSGA’s Young Leaders luncheon, sponsored by Rock Products, and his message of hard work, family first and finding personal happiness had everyone in the room clapping. The event was part of NSSGA’s annual convention in Baltimore, held in conjunction with AGG1 and the World of Asphalt.…
Read MoreNew Fracking Laws Challenged by Industry
Following a process that included more than 1.5 million public comments, Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell released final standards that she said will support “safe and responsible hydraulic fracturing on public and American Indian lands.”
Read MoreOff-Highway Diesel Fuel
The national estimated average price-per-gallon for off-highway diesel fuel as of April 21 is $2.521. That is lower than the previous comparison price-per-gallon of $2.574.
Read MoreAGG1 Rocks Baltimore
This year’s AGG1 2015 show was a huge success, with registered attendance exceeding all past shows, exhibit sales a record and education ticket sales a new all-time high, according to show organizers the Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM) and the National Stone, Sand and Gravel Association (NSSGA). The event was held March 17-19 at the Baltimore Convention Center in conjunction with World…
Read MoreNew Construction Starts in March Slide 13 percent
New construction starts in March retreated 13 percent from the previous month to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $633.3 billion, according to Dodge Data & Analytics. The decline followed strong gains in January (up 9 percent) and February (up 17 percent), when construction was lifted by the start of several massive projects valued each in excess of $1 billion,…
Read MoreIndustry Invades Washington; Pushes for Transportation Funding
The 2015 Transportation Construction Coalition Fly-In was held April 14-15, in Washington, D.C. More than 500 people descended upon the Capitol to urge members of Congress to pass an adequately funded transportation bill. The current temporary extension runs out at the end of May. It was the largest fly-in held to date. Many members of the National Stone, Sand and Gravel Association…
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