The Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) announced that federal inspectors issued 176 citations during special impact inspections in May at 10 coal mines and seven metal and nonmetal mines.
Read MoreMonth: June 2015
Bipartisan Senators Introduce DRIVE Act
A bipartisan group of senators introduced a six-year surface transportation reauthorization bill titled the “Developing a Reliable and Innovative Vision for the Economy” or DRIVE Act.
Read MoreSurface Transportation Developments
June 23, 2015 – As the clock ticks down to the July 31 expiration of the current highway act extension, discussion of surface transportation reauthorization is heating up. Two hearings are scheduled this week on highway funding, according to NSSGA. The House Ways and Means Special Revenues Subcommittee chaired by Rep. David Reichert (R-Wash.) is holding a June 24 hearing on taxing…
Read MoreJohn Deere Updates Articulated Dump Trucks
Bolstered with big updates, the new 370E, 410E and 460E articulated dump truck (ADTs) are designed to keep materials moving and profits flowing. The three models are highlighted by an EPA Final Tier 4 (FT4)/EU Stage IV John Deere PowerTech diesel engine and a pressurized Deere-designed cab – both of which combine to boost productivity and uptime, while minimizing daily…
Read MoreMay Construction Starts Increase 3 Percent
At a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $729.7 billion, new construction starts in May climbed 3 percent compared to April’s already elevated pace, according to Dodge Data & Analytics. The nonbuilding construction sector provided much of the lift, given an exceptionally strong amount reported for the electric power and gas plant category, which reflected a massive liquefied natural gas (LNG)…
Read MoreHousing Starts Fall; Permits Rise
Nationwide housing starts dropped 11.1 percent to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1.036 million units in May from an upwardly revised April reading, according to newly released data from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and the Commerce Department. Overall permit issuance rose 11.8 percent to a rate of 1.275 million, the highest level since August 2007.
Read MoreConstruction Firms Add Jobs in 40 States
Construction firms added jobs in 40 states and the District of Columbia between May 2014 and May 2015 and in 28 states and D.C. between April and May, according to an analysis of Labor Department data by the Associated General Contractors of America.
Read MoreU.S. Open Played on Reclaimed Quarry
The 2015 U.S. Open, hosted by the Chambers Bay Golf Course on Puget Sound, Wash., is the first championship match played on a reclaimed sand and gravel site.
Read MoreSelect Sands Completes PEA on Arkansas Project
Select Sands Corp. completed an independent Preliminary Economic Assessment (PEA) for the company’s permitted Sandtown Project located in Northeast Arkansas. Tetra Tech of Golden, Colo., and Vancouver, BC, Canada, completed the PEA. The current study comprises approximately 40 percent of the property (200 acres).
Read MoreUnimin’s Jerry Run Terminal Now Operational
Unimin Energy Solutions announced the first delivery of frac sands by unit train to its Jerry Run, W.Va., terminal. Unimin, with partners CSX Railroad and Process Transload, operate a high-efficiency transload and storage facility on Highway 50 in the liquids-rich region of the southern Marcellus in West Virgina and southwestern Pennsylvania.
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