The national estimated average price-per-gallon for off-highway diesel fuel as of Nov. 24 is $2.185. That is lower than the previous comparison price-per-gallon of $2.218.
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Rock Products 120th Anniversary – Part 5
IN THIS SPECIAL YEAR-LONG SERIES CELEBRATING OUR 120TH YEAR PUBLISHING MILESTONE, ROCK PRODUCTS PRESENTS A HISTORY OF THE AGGREGATES INDUSTRY. In This Issue, We Cover The Years 1940-1949. In 1939, German troops entered Poland to begin a string of seemingly unstoppable invasions that extended German Dictator Adolph Hitler’s control over much of eastern and western Europe. It was the start…
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HELMET-CAM TECHNOLOGY INFLUENCING DUST EXPOSURE AWARENESS AND RESPONSE. By Emily J. Haas and Andrew B. Cecala Exposure to respirable dust, and especially dust containing crystalline silica, continues to be a serious health concern for our nation’s miners. Despite constant advances to lower respirable dust exposures, miners still experience periods of elevated exposure while performing their jobs. A joint venture several…
Read MoreAggregates Production Up 5 Percent in Third Quarter
According to preliminary numbers from the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) – obtained in advance by Rock Products – an estimated 697 million metric tons (Mt) of total construction aggregates was produced and shipped for consumption in the United States in the third quarter of 2015, an increase of 5 percent compared with that of the third quarter of 2014.
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