Command Alkon is pleased to announce that Susan Whetstone, product owner, and Diana Dorough, enterprise sales manager, will be hosting education sessions at this year’s AGG1 event in Nashville.
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Shark Week is Coming
Feb. 7, 2024 – Rock Products is a proud sponsor of the National Stone, Sand & Gravel Association’s Young Leaders group. This year, once again, we will be sponsoring the Young Leaders Luncheon at AGG1 in Nashville. This year’s speaker will be Robert “Shark” Garland, a combat veteran fighter pilot of the United States Air Force. He was an F-15 Eagle instructor at…
Read MoreCaterpillar Reports Fourth-Quarter, Full-Year 2023 Results
Caterpillar Inc. announced fourth-quarter and full-year results for 2023. Sales and revenues for the fourth quarter of 2023 were $17.1 billion, a 3% increase compared with $16.6 billion in the fourth quarter of 2022. Operating profit margin was 18.4% for the fourth quarter of 2023, compared with 10.1% for the fourth quarter of 2022. Adjusted operating profit margin was 18.9%…
Read MoreUSGS Releases Updated ‘Top 100 Producers Of Crushed Stone’
The U.S. Geological Survey just released its updated list of the “Top 100 Producers Of Crushed Stone In The United States.” The listing includes data available through Oct. 31, 2023. In descending order of tonnage produced, the top 100 companies, based on final 2022 production numbers are: THE TOP 100 PRODUCERS OF CRUSHED STONE IN THE UNITED STATES 2022…
Read MoreUSGS Releases Updated ‘Top 100 Producers Of Construction Sand And Gravel’
The U.S. Geological Survey just released its updated list of the “Top 100 Producers Of Construction Sand And Gravel In The United States.” The listing includes data available through Oct. 31, 2023. In descending order of tonnage produced, the top 100 companies, based on final 2022 production numbers are: THE TOP 100 PRODUCERS OF CONSTRUCTION SAND AND GRAVEL IN THE…
Read MoreUSGS Finalizes 2022 Production Data
The United States Geological Survey reported that throughout the United States in 2022, a total of 1,400 companies operating 3,585 quarries and 333 sales/distribution yards produced crushed stone and 3,360 companies operating 6,500 pits and 292 sales/distribution yards produced construction sand and gravel. A total of 2.49 billion metric tons (Gt) of construction aggregates (construction sand and gravel plus crushed…
Read MoreSRM Materials Acquires Construction Aggregates Division of Coalson Excavation
SRM Materials has acquired the construction aggregates division of Coalson Excavation located in Hamilton, Texas. SRM Materials President Ryan Hollingshead stated, “We’re excited to welcome the Coalson team into the SRM family, and we look forward to producing and supplying aggregate to both Central Texas and parts of West Texas.” This acquisition marks SRM Materials’ second aggregate site in Texas…
Read MoreMSHA Alert: Truck Dumping Safety
Feb. 5, 2024 – MSHA reported that on Jan. 2, the driver of an over the road tractor-trailer haul truck died when the trailer tipped over onto the cab of the tractor. The driver was dumping part of the load of gravel from the trailer. Between 2018 and 2024, mine operators reported 14 injury accidents where over the road trucks tipped…
Read MoreUnited States Lime & Minerals’ Revenues Rise on Lower Volumes
United States Lime & Minerals Inc. reported fourth quarter and full year 2023 results. The company’s revenues in the fourth quarter 2023 were $65.7 million, compared to $58.3 million in the fourth quarter 2022, an increase of $7.4 million, or 12.7%. For the full year 2023, the company’s revenues were $281.3 million, compared to $236.2 million in the full year…
Read MoreFirst Look – February 2024
TOP NEWS CRHCaterpillar Inc. has signed an electrification strategic agreement with CRH to advance the deployment of Caterpillar’s zero-exhaust emissions solutions. CRH is the number-one aggregates producer in North America and the first company in that industry to sign such an agreement with Caterpillar. Summit MaterialsSummit Materials shareholders approved proposals at the heart of a September 2023 agreement with Colombia-based…
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