Virginia Quarries Honored for Safety

The Virginia Department of Energy and the Virginia Transportation and Construction Alliance annually award mines and miners for ensuring a safe work environment for the Commonwealth’s miners. The top eight mines awarded for their safety records were: • BWI Abingdon LLC – BWI Abingdon – 12 employees – 23,434 hours.• Salem Stone Corp.– Acco Stone Co. – 17 employees –…

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FIRST LOOK – May 2023

TOP NEWS Caterpillar, Luck Stone in Autonomous Collaboration Luck Stone’s and Caterpillar’s partnership on autonomous hauling goes back at least to the 1990s, Charlie Luck, president and CEO of Luck Companies, told Rock Products. Heidelberg Materials Acquires RMS GravelHeidelberg Materials announced that it has acquired all operating assets and reserves of RMS Gravel Inc., a producer of high-quality sand and gravel…

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GCAA Announces New Committee Chairs

The Georgia Construction Aggregate Association (GCAA) named two new committee chairs. Aaron Himes, Summit Materials, will serve as chairman of the Safety Committee. Eric Griffith, Luck Stone, was named chairman of the Workshop/Expo Committee.  Himes is the East Region safety director for Summit Materials, Boxley, Va.; Georgia Stone Products (Georgia and Florida); and American Materials Co. (North and South Carolina);…

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Caterpillar, Luck Stone Autonomous Collaboration Was Years in the Making

At this year’s ConExpo-Con/Agg show, emerging technologies such as hydrogen engines and autonomous hauling were front and center at many exhibits. This was especially true for companies that manufacture “heavy iron” for the aggregates and construction industries. Prior to the show, Caterpillar Inc. announced a collaboration with Luck Stone, the nation’s largest family-owned and operated producer of crushed stone, sand…

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Charlie Luck Talks 100th Anniversary

Feb. 27, 2023 – One of the highlights of the March issue of Rock Products is our feature on the 100th Anniversary of Luck Stone. I had the opportunity to engage Charlie Luck – the company’s third-generation owner – in a one-on-one interview to discuss the milestone anniversary and to discover what it takes for a company to not just survive, but thrive, for…

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You Make Your Own Luck

Jan. 25, 2023 – Almost 10 years ago, I visited Luck Stone’s Bull Run Quarry in Chantilly Va., to see a demonstration of an unmanned haul truck. “The company takes pride in its reputation as a collaborative partner that unearths innovative solutions to help our customers be more successful,” the company told me at the time. Well, it is still true today. The…

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Caterpillar, Luck Stone to Scale Autonomous Hauling Solutions to the Aggregates Industry

Caterpillar Inc. announced a collaboration with Luck Stone, the nation’s largest family-owned and operated producer of crushed stone, sand and gravel, to deploy Caterpillar’s autonomous solution to Luck Stone’s Bull Run Plant in Chantilly, Va. This will be Caterpillar’s first autonomous deployment in the aggregates industry and will expand the company’s autonomous truck fleet to include the 100-ton-class (90-tonne-class) Cat…

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GCAA Makes Education Connection

Dec. 14, 2022 – The Georgia Construction Aggregate Association (GCAA) reported that Martin Marietta hosted representatives from Vulcan, Hanson, Luck Stone and staff from the Technical College System of Georgia (TCSG) at its Ballground, Ga., quarry. The focus of these GCAA-led meetings is to build inroads with the TCSG and local technical colleges like Chattahoochee Tech. Aggregate members shared insights…

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