PacWest Machinery Acquires Clyde/West; Named Volvo Dealer

Seattle, Wash.-based PacWest Machinery has bought Clyde/West Inc. of Portland, Ore., and has been appointed as the Volvo Construction Equipment (Volvo CE) dealer in Washington, Oregon and northern Idaho. As part of the transaction, industry executive Andy Wold will become an investor in the company and will serve as the chief executive of PacWest Machinery. “Our affiliation with Volvo CE and the Clyde/West management…

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Luck Stone Launches Luck Ecosystems Environmental Business

Luck Stone, the largest and oldest division of Richmond-based Luck Companies, has launched Luck Ecosystems, “a purpose-driven business with ambitious goals to improve the environment,” according to the company. Luck Ecosystems transforms raw materials – such as soil, sand and aggregate from the company’s quarry operations – into performance media to optimize sports field play surfaces, support organic plant growth…

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PERMITTING – DECEMBER 2015

Asphalt Plants Permit Disputed The California Air Resources Board (CARB) released a report last month finding the Grist Creek Aggregates asphalt plant to be in willful and ongoing violation of several air emissions regulations, as well as finding unpermitted equipment at the site and confusion over the plant’s ownership, according to the Willits News. Prior to the CARB investigation, the…

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Flexco Enhances Manufacturing Capabilities

Flexco announced that it is now manufacturing its urethane belt cleaner blades at its Grand Rapids, Mich. location. The investment in the equipment and resources gives Flexco the opportunity to generate new, innovative products. “We spent more than a year testing over 100 formulations in the laboratory, in the field, and internally to ensure that we put the highest quality…

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Rock Products 120th Anniversary – Part 6

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 1950-1959. As the 1950s began, the rock products industry, as well as other road-building groups, intensified efforts to increase federal funding for highway construction. “Most of the main highways were built 20 or…

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App of the Month

Trucker Path has launched the Truckloads app for iOS and added several new features to its portfolio of Android apps for the commercial trucking industry. The majority of the additional features have been designed to give users more input capabilities, including: Tracking the age of posted loads to ensure that the user is viewing the freshest load postings available. Display broker…

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Young Leaders Luncheon Scheduled

Dave Turin shows what industry magazine he reads at last year’s Young Leaders Luncheon. The National Stone, Sand and Gravel Association’s (NSSGA) Young Leaders provides a forum for young industry members, up to 40 years of age, to meet others, exchange ideas, discuss subjects of mutual interest and seek ways to promote the benefits of long-term growth of the industry through…

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