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Safety

Keeping the ‘Class’ in Classifying Tanks

Long-term operation and maintenance of your classifying tanks can be achieved by following five simple tips. By Tom Moore and Dave Schellberg   Sand classifying tanks have been used for more than 50 years for refining glacial/alluvial ‘natural’ and ‘manufactured’ sands and sand slurries. They have been used primarily in North America for three typical […]

March 21, 2012

Roadbuilding

Intermat 2012 — A Look at Intermat

Come to Paris in April for Intermat 2012 to see what the construction industry has up its sleeves for 2012 and beyond.

March 21, 2012

Technology

Intermat 2012 — A Look at Intermat

Come to Paris in April for Intermat 2012 to see what the construction industry has up its sleeves for 2012 and beyond. Ahhh, springtime in Paris! Cobblerumble of construction equipment. That’s right; it’s time, once again, for Intermat, one of the largest construction industry shows in the world. Intermat 2012 will take place in Paris […]

March 21, 2012

Technology

John Deere 750K Dozer

The new 750K crawler dozer features a John Deere PowerTech™ 6.8-L IT4 diesel engine that provides 155-165 hp at 1,800 rpm. A hydrostatic transmission gives customers infinite speed control, power management, live power turns, counter rotation while staying in gear, and dynamic braking. A hydraulically driven cool-on-demand fan operates only as needed, decreases cab and […]

March 21, 2012

Safety

Section 103(k) Shutdowns

MSHA’s expansive use of Section 103(k) orders is a derogation of the purpose and intent of an enforcement tool In the last year, the Federal Mine Safety and Health Administration has shut down several mines and imposed significant operating costs on mine operators by expanding the scope and use of Section 103(k) orders. This troubling […]

March 21, 2012

Business

AGG1: Something Old, Something New

A hard-hit construction industry makes it tough to grow a show, but the 3-year-old AGG1 is creating a place for education and the latest innovations.   Now in its third year, the AGG1 trade show may be in a holding pattern in terms of growth, but it’s setting a record in exhibitor square footage. The […]

March 21, 2012

Home

Joints, Humpback Whales and Quarries

Knowledge of geological joints is essential in assuring the economic extraction of crushed stone from quarries, and detailed studies of joints and other planes of weakness should be included in the exploration and quarrying process.   A few years ago, I had the pleasure of being a keynote speaker at the annual meeting of the […]

March 21, 2012

Business

M&A activity may pick up as spring nears

There were no deals to report in the construction materials sector in January. That said, a number of the multi-national companies made acquisition overseas, and the battle continues between Martin Marietta Materials Inc. and Vulcan Materials Co. Before one thinks that the lack of deals in January is an indication of a slowdown in merger […]

March 21, 2012

Construction Equipment

Counting on a Conference Committee

As this issue of Aggregates Manager was going to press, everyone inside the Beltway was talking about the need for transportation reauthorization. The question is whether talk will lead to action. Even Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood is in the dark on that one. In late January, he told Transportation Research Board’s annual meeting attendees that, […]

March 21, 2012

Business

Can You Hear Me Now?

Customer feedback programs allow operators to play a larger role in equipment design and evolution. After Gregg Perrett, owner and president of Valentine, Neb.-based Perrett Construction, tried for at least a year to give input to manufacturers about his experience operating their equipment — but to no avail — his opportunity finally arrived. The store […]

March 21, 2012

Construction Equipment

Reporter

Book pays tribute to heavy equipment Author Keith Haddock’s new book, “Modern Earthmoving Machines,” showcases heavy equipment in a format both the equipment operator and enthusiast will appreciate. A 128-page, soft-bound book, the color photo album has chapters designated for dozers, loaders, scrapers, graders, excavators, trucks and other earthmoving machines. To order a copy, send […]

January 28, 2012

Equipment

Marketplace

EDITOR’S PICK GRADER DELIVERS MORE HORSEPOWER Perform a variety of jobs including heavy blade work, road maintenance snow removal and precision finishing with Caterpillar’s 120M2 and 12M2 motor graders, which are also available in all-wheel-drive models 120M2 AWD and 12M2 AWD. Variable Horsepower Plus, which delivers additional horsepower in each forward gear 5th through 8th […]

January 10, 2012