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);…
Read MoreCaterpillar, 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…
Read MoreCharlie 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…
Read MoreLuck Stone Seeks to Create Data Center Campus
Virginia-based Luck Stone Corp. is planning a new data center campus in the Ashburn area of Loudoun County.
Read MoreYou 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…
Read MoreCaterpillar, 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…
Read MoreGCAA 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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MSHA Assistant Secretary Tours First Aggregates Quarry
The National Stone, Sand & Gravel Association (NSSGA) organized a day-long tour for the Mine Safety & Health Administration’s (MSHA) Assistant Secretary Chris Williamson along with seven other Department of Labor/MSHA staff at Luck Stone’s Bull Run facility in Virginia. This was the Assistant Secretary’s first tour of an aggregates quarry and his first mine tour since starting at MSHA.…
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