Roads and bridges that are deteriorated, congested or lack some desirable safety features cost New York drivers $24.8 billion per year – as much as $2,768 per driver – due to higher vehicle operating costs, traffic crashes and congestion-related delays.
Read MoreMonth: November 2018
NRP Aggregates Business Flat in Third Quarter
Natural Resource Partners L.P. (NRP) reported third-quarter 2018 net income of $29 million, compared to $26 million in the third quarter of 2017. For year-to-date, the company is reporting net income of $92 million, compared to $58 million in 2017.
Read MoreLuck Stone Expands Operations Deeper Into Southeast
Luck Stone, the crushed stone and aggregates division of Luck Companies, has significantly broadened its footprint into new areas of the southeastern U.S. following the acquisitions of Stephens Industries in Atlanta and Willow Oak Quarry in Kershaw County, S.C.
Read MoreLehigh Hanson’s Cadomin Plant Receives Quarry Life Award
In more than 1,000 quarries and pits worldwide, HeidelbergCement is committed to managing biodiversity during and after extraction by promoting a high diversity of local flora and fauna.
Read MoreAED Releases Midterm Election Analysis
With the majority of races in the midterm elections called, the Associated Equipment Distributors released the following statement. The midterm elections are in the rearview and just a few races are still “too close to call.” Nonetheless, it’s clear Republicans will continue to control the Senate (51-46 with two races undecided and a run-off set for Nov. 27 in Mississippi) and…
Read MorePHIL Sideboards Help Maximize Volume, Minimize Spillage
Off-highway trucks are designed to haul ton-after-ton of material throughout quarries, mines and traverse unpaved haul roads in the pursuit of building economies and infrastructure around the world. From time-to-time, the truck bodies on these trucks cannot contain the material they need to maximize efficiency. Whether the off-highway truck has a tailgate or not, the addition of PHIL Sideboards is…
Read MoreVoters Approve Transportation Investment at the Ballot Box
In the midterm elections, voters in 31 states once again showed their support for transportation infrastructure investments, approving 272, or 79 percent, of 346 state and local ballot measures. In total, the approved initiatives are expected to generate over $30 billion in one-time and recurring revenue, according to the analysis conducted by the American Road & Transportation Builders Association’s Transportation…
Read MoreTerex Trucks Signs New British Columbia Dealer
As construction continues to be big business in British Columbia, with many large-scale projects taking place across the region including the Millennium Line Broadway extension, Terex Trucks has signed RDM Equipment Sales and Rentals as its new dealer in the region. The majority of RDM Equipment Sales and Rentals’ customers are active in the mining, construction and landscaping segments. As a Terex…
Read MoreHow Drones are Transforming the Industry
Drones. You’ve Heard About Them And Seen Them Everywhere.
Read MoreElection Thoughts
Nov. 7, 2018 – The prevailing industry opinion in the aftermath of the midterm elections is that this may be a good opportunity to finally move infrastructure to the front of the list as a Washington priority. A Democratic House of Representatives and Republican Senate may find very few things they agree on, but infrastructure is certainly one of them. “An…
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