Shipments of limestone on the Great Lakes totaled 3.4 million tons in September, a decrease of 2.6% compared to a year ago. Limestone cargos were below the month’s five-year average by 5.5%. Loadings from U.S. quarries totaled 2.8 million tons, a decrease of 2.4% from 2022. Shipments from Canadian quarries totaled 651,520 tons, a decrease of 3.5%. Year-to-date the limestone…
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Sandvik Goes Electric With Jaw Crusher Model
Sandvik Mobile Crushers and Screens continues to drive the sustainability shift in the crushing and screening industry with the launch of the fully electric UJ443E heavy jaw crusher, ideal for the mining, quarry and contractor segments.
Read MoreJCB to Build New Plant in San Antonio
JCB announced it is set to build a new factory in North America which will create 1,500 new jobs over the next five years. The construction of the 720,000 sq. ft. factory will begin early next year on a 400-acre site in San Antonio. The new facility will manufacture machines largely for customers in North America, the world’s biggest market…
Read MoreMetso to Launch Lokotrack EC Range at Lokolaunch in Spring 2024
The first products of Metso’s new diesel-electric range of Lokotrack crushers and screens will be launched in spring 2024. The launch event, called Lokolaunch, will take place at the Nokia Arena in Tampere, Finland, on May 14-16, 2024, and it will be the biggest aggregates customer event of the year. The new track mounted Lokotrack range, called EC range, is…
Read MorePermitting Update: Wisconsin
Faulks Brothers Construction is filing an appeal on the decision to deny a permit for a sand mine on Iola Car Show grounds. The mine was first proposed in order to extract materials for additional parking structures for the car show, to which the Waupaca County planning and zoning board denied it following massive opposition from local residents. A public…
Read MoreMSHA Reports 32nd Fatality of 2023
MSHA reported that on Sept. 12, a haul truck operator at Cape Sandy #1, Crawford, Ind., died after his haul truck backed through the berm at a dump point and became submerged in a pond. This is the 32nd fatality reported in 2023, and the eighth classified as “Powered Haulage.” MSHA recommends the following best practices to avoid this type…
Read MoreWisconsin Addressing Traffic Congestion, Safety, Road and Bridge Challenges
State and federal transportation funding increases have allowed Wisconsin to move forward with projects to improve the condition, reliability and safety of the state’s transportation system. Despite these funding increases, Wisconsin still faces challenges in improving and maintaining its transportation system to improve traffic safety, relieve traffic congestion and improve road and bridge conditions. Roads and bridges that are deteriorated,…
Read MoreSand Shortage or Not? A Realistic View on the Construction Sand Market
Recently, I traded my office chair for the sandy shoreline of a picturesque lake where I had the delightful opportunity to enjoy one of my favorite summertime hobbies: fishing. As I stood on the fine sandy surface, basking in the serene environment and reeling in a particularly feisty trout, a thought occurred to me: the debate surrounding the impending “sand…
Read MoreHow Important is Communication?
Here Is A List Of Communication Responsibilities Every Company Should Consider. By Thomas J. Roach In the last 100 years nothing in business has evolved as much as communication and communication technology. During the Great Depression and WWII eras, competition was less challenging, and employees were grateful just to have jobs. Companies needed only basic advertising and newspaper public relations…
Read MoreThe Vulcan Way
Reflecting Its Cultural Values, Vulcan Joins Alabama Oyster Habitat Rehabilitation Effort. By Therese Dunphy Material donations are a fairly frequent occurrence for many aggregate producers, but the nation’s largest aggregates producer fielded a fairly unique request earlier this year. The Alabama Wildlife Federation (AWF) reached out to Vulcan Materials Co. for material to improve the oyster habitat in Mobile Bay.…
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