New to the market, John Deere introduces the 444 G-Tier Wheel Loader as part of its performance tiering strategy, offering customers a model that provides reliability without the extras that they would find in a P-Tier or X-Tier machine. The versatility and ruggedness of the 444 G-Tier are similar to the previously introduced 544 and 644 G-Tier machines, but at…
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Montabert Honors Top Dealers at AED
Montabert USA announced its top dealer awards for 2023. Two awards for highest achievement in sales were presented during the Associated Equipment Dealers (AED) Summit and CONDEX event, which was held in Las Vegas Jan. 16-18. On Wednesday, Jan. 17, at 3:00 p.m., during a ceremony in the Montabert AED Summit suite, the company awarded honors for market share to Brandeis…
Read MorePCA’s Sullivan Refines Economic Forecast at WOC
Ed Sullivan, Portland Cement Association’s (PCA) chief economist and senior vice president of market Intelligence, anticipates the U.S. economy will gradually weaken during the first half of 2024 but will likely slowly recover in the second half. Sullivan made that prediction and others for the industries at a press conference held at World of Concrete 2024 in Las Vegas. Sullivan…
Read MoreHitachi ZAXIS-7 Medium, Large Excavators Optimize Comfort
Hitachi Construction Machinery Americas fills out its ZAXIS-7 line of medium and large excavators with the ZX250LC-7, ZX300LC-7, ZX350LC-7, ZX490LC-7, ZX690LC-7 and ZX890LC-7. Ranging in operating weight from 58,433 to 192,938 lb. (26,500 kg to 87,500 kg), these excavators include upgraded features that enhance operator comfort, visibility, fuel efficiency, durability and productivity. “The new ZX-7 generation of mid- to large-sized…
Read MoreA New Dimension
Central Texas Stone & Aggregate has partnered with dimensional stone giant Cold Spring – which operates a quarry on the edge of the Llano Uplift in Marble Falls, Texas – to process thousands of tons of unused granite. You can read the full feature in the February issue of Rock Products.
Read MoreSummit Materials Names Moore COO
Summit Materials appointed Marshall Moore as executive vice president, chief operations officer, effective Jan. 4. In the newly created role, Moore will enhance Summit’s operational excellence capabilities with responsibility for manufacturing and supply chain excellence, information technology and lean processes. Moore will also be responsible for the team integrating Summit’s acquisition of Argos USA, where he will provide battle-tested expertise…
Read MoreSingle-Family Starts Down in December but Post Solid Showing
In a sign that lower mortgage rates continue to boost the housing market, single-family production surpassed the million mark for the second straight month in December.
Read MoreMSHA’S New Safety Program For Mobile Equipment Rule
Nothing Says ‘Happy New Year!’ Quite Like A Brand New Regulation From Your Friendly, Neighborhood Enforcement Agency. By Brian Hendrix To close out 2023, MSHA published a new rule, Safety Program for Surface Mobile Equipment. This latest contribution to the Code of Federal Regulations requires all mine operators to develop, implement and update a written safety program for surface mobile…
Read MoreAsk the Right Questions
We Conduct Job Interviews To Try To Predict What They Will Be Like After We Hire Them. By Thomas J. Roach Employment interviews are like a game. The interviewee anticipates what the interviewer wants the new hire to be like and appears to be that person. The interviewer should know that the interviewee is anticipating what they want and try…
Read MoreKids Rock!
Capital Aggregates Takes A Strategic Approach To School Partnerships With Its Operations. By Therese Dunphy A Missouri-based company is putting a new spin on its educational outreach program and getting positive feedback from its school partners. The program, Kids Rock, is run by Capital Aggregates, which includes Capital Materials, Capital Quarries and Capital Sand. The company approaches the program in…
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