At the beginning of what is shaping up to be a significant year for articulated hauler manufacturer Rokbak, the company is attending the AED Summit in Las Vegas to discuss growth and future plans with its North American dealers and customers. A new year began with Rokbak attending the 2024 Associated Equipment Distributors (AED) Summit, the North American event which…
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MSHA Reports Final Fatality of 2023
MSHA reported that on Dec. 14, 2023, a contractor at Beck Street, Salt Lake, Utah, died while delivering parts to the mine when an all-terrain telehandler pulling cable tipped over, striking him.
Read MoreWanted: The Sand Man
Jan. 17, 2024 – Rep. Mike Levin (D-Calif.) and San Clemente, Calif., Mayor Victor Cabral learned that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers sand replenishment project on San Clemente beaches will be delayed due to ongoing sand quality issues. It didn’t go over very well. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has agreed to allow the contractor, Manson Construction, to delay the project up to 70…
Read MoreMetso Inaugurates New Screening Media Factory in Mexico
Metso celebrated the inauguration of its screening media factory in Irapuato, Mexico, on Jan. 17. The new factory will significantly increase Metso’s supply and delivery capabilities for mining and aggregates customers in North and Central America. The screening media center employs 46 people and is located on a more than 9,000-sq.-meter lot. The new screening media factory uses advanced and…
Read MoreMartin Marietta Acquires Colorado Producer
Martin Marietta Materials Inc. announced that it completed the acquisition of Albert Frei & Sons, Inc. (AFS), a leading aggregates producer in Colorado that has supplied the Metro Denver area with materials since 1962. The transaction, which closed on Jan. 12, provides more than 60 years of high-quality, hard rock reserves to better serve new and existing customers. Ward Nye,…
Read MoreMassachusetts Law Requires Licensed Aggregate Sources
On Oct. 17, 2023, Massachusetts passed a law that requires all concrete products sold for use within the state to be produced only from aggregate sources that have obtained a license from the Highway Division of Transportation (MassDOT). The new law not only applies to state-owned, MassDOT projects but to all concrete “structural elements or infrastructure” in the state, including…
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