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Oct. 23, 2024 – The California Construction and Industrial Materials Association reported that the California Transportation Commission (CTC) allocated nearly $4 billion to improve California’s transportation infrastructure. These projects include improving and enhancing safety in coastal rail lines, bridges, highways and more. Some of the projects include “improvements for locations along the coastal LOSSAN (Los Angeles-San Diego-San Luis Obispo) rail corridor, four…

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TRIP: 13% of Pennsylvania Bridges are in Poor Condition

Thirteen percent of Pennsylvania bridges are rated in poor condition, the sixth highest share in the nation. According to a new report released by TRIP, a Washington, D.C.-based national transportation research nonprofit, each day more than 10 million vehicles drive over Pennsylvania bridges in poor condition. This includes bridges 20 ft. or longer. A bridge is rated in poor condition…

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TRIP: Baltimore Bridge Collapse Highlights Importance of Infrastructure Network

The month following a collision by a cargo ship that collapsed a portion of Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge has highlighted the importance of the safety, reliability and condition of the nation’s freight transportation network in meeting the growing need for timely and safe movement of goods, according to TRIP, a national transportation research nonprofit based in Washington, D.C.

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Trelleborg Forsheda V-Ring a Versatile Sealing Solution

Originally developed in the 1960s, the Forsheda V-Ring from Trelleborg has long been the standard sealing solution in rotary applications that are subject to heavy contamination, successfully preventing ingress of external media and retaining lubricants.  Widely used in sectors including agriculture, mining, transportation, machine tools, renewable energy and general industry, the single-piece elastomer seal continues to demonstrate its longevity due…

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Chevron Road Trip Demonstrates Renewable Gasoline Blend

Chevron U.S.A. Inc., a subsidiary of Chevron Corp., kicked off a road trip across the U.S. Gulf Coast to showcase an innovative new gasoline blend with more than 50% renewable content. People from Chevron and Toyota will be driving Toyota’s Tundra, RAV4 and Camry on this road trip with the objective of demonstrating the fuel, which is more than 40%…

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United States Lime & Minerals Reports Revenue Increases

United States Lime & Minerals Inc. reported fourth quarter and full year 2022 revenues of $58.3 million, compared to $46.1 million in the fourth quarter 2021, an increase of $12.2 million, or 26.4%.  For the full year 2022, the company’s revenues were $236.2 million, compared to $189.3 million in the full year 2021, an increase of $46.9 million, or 24.8%. …

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NSSGA Thanks House T&I for Important First Hearing

Jan. 31, 2023 – The House Transportation and Infrastructure (T&I ) Committee will hold its first hearing of the 118th Congress on the challenges of infrastructure and the supply chain. “The aggregates and industrial sand industries are the beginning of the building supply chain that sustains our modern way of life,” said the National Stone, Sand & Gravel Association (NSSGA) Vice President of Government and Regulatory…

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