By Martin Willoughby In a world that constantly evolves and challenges us to redefine success, thinking like an entrepreneur has never been more vital. Entrepreneurs are not just individuals who start businesses; they are people who embody a mindset of resilience, creativity, and an unyielding pursuit of excellence. Throughout my life, I have dedicated significant time to studying successful entrepreneurs,…
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Chinese Heavy Machinery: Friendly Competition or Threat to the U.S. Market?
By Samir Shah China is the world’s manufacturing giant – that’s a fact, but that hasn’t stopped its interest in America. Although Chinese construction companies first arrived in the U.S. market in the 1980s, recently, Chinese companies such as XCMG, Sany and Zoomlion have started investing heavily in the U.S. market due to its vast consumer market and robust economy. …
Read MoreProppants: Are You Getting What You Pay For?
By Penny Aschenbrenner Q: What do oil companies and sand mines have in common?A: Proppants and profits. The following information describes the crippling inefficiencies of proppant quality control and how it affects the bottom line for sand mines and oil producers. We’ve come a long way since 1866 when the first “exploding torpedo” was used downhole to fracture shale. That…
Read MoreA Quarry Turned City Park
By Tom Carroll What if you could see some of North Carolina’s diverse geology by taking less than one hour and making only one stop at an urban city park rather than having to drive more than 700 hundred miles to do so? Sounds impossible doesn’t it? Well, it isn’t. You can do that and more with a visit to…
Read MoreAnother Take on Gas Taxes
By John Fischer John Fischer of Palatine, Ill., a global engine consultant, is a regular reader of Rock Products who has emailed us a number of comments over the years. He submitted the following rebuttal to some of the points raised in our June Guest Editorial, “Once Again We Need to Ask: Is the Gas Tax Obsolete?” – and to…
Read MoreGuest Editorial: Improving the Aggregate Industry Starts with Fixing Supply Chains
By Priyesh Ranjan Aggregates are quite literally the bedrock of U.S. infrastructure. In 2020 alone, the estimated U.S. output of construction aggregates produced and shipped for consumption was 2.43 billion metric tons. But despite a growing aggregate demand, there is one cog in the machine that’s preventing the industry from reaching its full potential: a broken supply chain network.
Read MoreOnce Again, We Need to Ask: Is the Gas Tax Obsolete?
By Christopher Hopkins In December 2011, I wrote an article creating a conversation about the federal gas tax becoming obsolete. This was due to the popularity of hybrid vehicles and the industry making more fuel-efficient automobiles. This was prior to the electric car industry taking off.
Read MoreCOVID-19 Vaccine Important For People And The Industry
by Tom Squeri A recent article in Construction Dive, an online newsletter, reported a disturbing fact: Only 53% of construction workers surveyed plan to take the COVID-19 vaccine.
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