Having Employees Motivated And Involved Is A Key To Success at Today’s Successful Quarry Operations. By Steve Schumacher
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Chasing The Elusive ‘Zero Incidents’
A Study Of OMG Midwest Employees Shows They Prefer Face-To-Face Communication and Safety Training Where Small Group Discussion Can Take Place. By Joe McGuire
Read MoreMillennials Drive Less
The latest evidence of the generational shift is a new report from the U.S. Public Interest Research Group (U.S. PIRG) Education Fund and the Frontier Group that shows young people born roughly between 1983 and 2000 are continuing to be less car-dependent than their parents even as they age and the economy improves. Between 2001 and 2009, there was a 23 percent decline in the…
Read MoreLuck Stone Looks to the Next Generation
Luck Stone’s Mark Fernandes, chief leadership officer, writes on the company’s website: “Most recently I had the pleasure of spending some time with a new team inside our company that had come together for the first time. A team led by, and solely comprised of our next gen associates challenged with managing and coordinating all of our social channels across…
Read MoreApp of the Month – April 2015
John Deere announced its new John Deere App Center: a convenient mobile app, designed specifically for John Deere equipment users. “This new tool offers applications that will help users increase the performance and productivity of their equipment,” said Pat Pinkston, vice president, technology and information solutions, John Deere Intelligent Solutions Group. “Other apps will be available to help manage many…
Read MoreTurin Addresses Young Leaders Luncheon at NSSGA Convention
Dave Turin of the hit Discovery Channel TV show “Gold Rush” gave the keynote address at the NSSGA’s Young Leaders luncheon, sponsored by Rock Products, and his message of hard work, family first and finding personal happiness had everyone in the room clapping. The event was part of NSSGA’s annual convention in Baltimore, held in conjunction with AGG1 and the World of Asphalt.…
Read MoreOff-Highway Diesel Fuel
The national estimated average price-per-gallon for off-highway diesel fuel as of April 21 is $2.521. That is lower than the previous comparison price-per-gallon of $2.574.
Read MoreAGG1 Kicks It Up A Notch
Let’s face it, this is not an industry that is overloaded with trade shows. I mean, when we have them, for the most part, they are big, glitzy and infrequent. Look no further than the Las Vegas-based ConExpo-Con/Agg and MINExpo.
Read MoreFirst Look – April 2015
TOP NEWS AGG1 Rocks Baltimore This year’s show featured record registered attendance of more than 7,600, an increase of more than 1,000 over the previous record and 26 percent over the last edition of the shows; registrants came from all 50 states, 9 of the 10 Canadian provinces and more than 50 other countries. New Fracking Laws Challenged by Industry…
Read MoreOff-Highway Diesel Fuel
The national estimated average price-per-gallon for off-highway diesel fuel as of March 26 is $2.574. That is lower than the previous comparison price-per-gallon of $2.688.
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