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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Luck 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…
Read MoreFirst Look – September 2022
TOP NEWS MSHA Assistant Secretary Tours First Aggregates QuarryThe 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. Holcim Acquires Virginia Aggregates ProducerHolcim US announced it has acquired the sand…
Read MoreMSHA 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.…
Read MoreA Rockin’ Start to 2022
Jan 18, 2022 – We’re a couple weeks into the new year, but I just discovered this video clip, produced by Luck Stone, and just had to share it. If this doesn’t get you fired up for 2022, I am not sure what will. The video features Nick Gober-Keller and William “Rock” Carter. Luck Stone’s mission is to “ignite human potential through…
Read MoreTop Stories of 2021
Jan. 6, 2022 – There were certainly a lot of blockbuster stories in 2021. None bigger than passage of the new infrastructure bill. But interestingly, that was not the most read story on Rock Products’ website. Here is a list of the stories that made the biggest impact on our readers. You will note mergers and acquisitions get people’s attention. Well, buckle up,…
Read MoreMergers and Acquisitions
Several Blockbuster Deals And A Few Smaller Ones Highlight The Mergers And Acquisitions Landscape In The Aggregates Industry.
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