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Mack Trucks appoints National Accounts VP
Mack Trucks appointed Stan Mikalonis vice president of National Accounts. He will head up the company’s National Accounts team, which encompasses a range of Class 8 market segments. “Mack is pleased to welcome Stan to the team,” says Stephen Roy, president, Mack Trucks North American Sales & Marketing. “He brings a strong heavy-duty industry background, which will prove an invaluable asset as he helps us further our partnerships with national account customers.” Prior to his appointment at Mack, he served in a variety of leadership roles at heavy-duty OEM and dealer operations. Mikalonis succeeds Mike Reardon, who will now serve as Mack’s vice president for the Western Region, replacing John Thomas, who is retiring. He will work out of the company’s headquarters in Greensboro, N.C. Keep Reading
RMT: VEI Loader Scales
As North America’s exclusive distributor of VEI Loader Scales, RMT represents a comprehensive range of in-motion weighing solutions for every loading application. The new VEI Millennium 5 and Helper X models are compatible with previous generations and will plug into existing wiring harnesses. These new models include faster microprocessors and advanced algorithms, providing automatic accuracy within 1 percent of true weight even when the loader buckets are bouncing, running on grades or moving at high speeds. Both systems are equipped with new high-definition screens with color displays with automatic brightness control increasing their visibility in any light conditions and include USB data transfer as a standard feature. The easy-to-read information is now presented in a more compact layout allowing the units to fit a small footprint in the cab while data input is now much simpler, and large lighted "bumpy" buttons make the scale easy to use even when wearing gloves. The VPrint thermal printer can be integrated into either of the new units or mounted separately. www.rmtequip.com Keep Reading
Cemex names new CEO, chairman
Cemex announced CFO Fernando Gonzalez is the company's new CEO and Rogelio Zambrano Lozano is now chairman of the board. They replace Lorenzo Zambrano, who died May 12 of heart failure. The company had no succession plan in place, according to reports. Zambrano served both positions for the company. Gonzalez, 59, joined the company in 1989. Lozano, 57, has been a board member since 1987. He is a cousin of Zambrano. Ian Armstrong Zambrano, nephew of the late CEO, was named a new board member, subject to shareholder approval, according to the company. Keep Reading
Baldor Electric Co.
Baldor Electric Co.'s Dodge D-LAG conveyor pulleys utilize a natural rubber compound that is 73 percent more resistant to wear than standard styrene-butadiene rubber, the company says. The lagging is 100 percent vulcanized for pulley bonding and strength, making it resistant to cuts and gouges. Two pulley styles are available: D-LAG heavy-duty drum pulleys from 10 in. to 24 in. in diameter, and D-LAG MDX mine-duty drum pulleys from 12 in. to 24 in. in diameter. Baldor’s Dodge heavy-duty pulleys are designed with flexible end discs to eliminate weld fatigue under cyclical loads, while Dodge MDX pulleys feature an integral hub design that eliminates the welded hub. www.baldor.com Keep Reading
Proposed transportation bill will maintain spending
A bipartisan, six-year surface transportation bill proposed by the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee would maintain spending on federal-aid highways at current levels plus inflation, NSSGA says. The $252 billion bill, known as the MAP-21 Reauthorization Act, would authorize new spending on freight programs, add award grants for states’ best practices that save time and costs, and maintain the low-interest TIFIA infrastructure loans at current levels. If passed, the bill would create jobs, Committee Chairman Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.) and ranking member David Vitter (R-La.) said in a statement. The MAP-21 Reauthorization Act would authorize $38.4 billion out of the Highway Trust Fund for fiscal year 2015, then increase with inflation in the following years to: $39.2 billion in 2016; $40 billion in 2017; $40.8 billion in 2018; $41.7 billion in 2019; and $42.6 in 2020. TIGER grants, which are currently funded at $600 million, would drop to $400 million, but the bill would add a program authorized to spend up to $125 million per year for awards to states… Keep Reading
Cemex CEO dies, successor not yet named
Cemex Chairman and CEO Lorenzo H. Zambrano died suddenly May 12 at age 70 in Madrid, Spain. Cemex spokesman Francisco Lebrija says he died of heart failure, while in town for a company meeting, according to Bloomberg News. The company has not yet announced his successor. Zambrano was named CEO in 1985 and has served as chairman since 1995. His grandfather founded Cemex in 1906. The Cemex website features a page where people have left messages in honor of Zambrano. A private funeral was scheduled for May 14 in Monterrey, Mexico, Reuters reports. Keep Reading
Mining accident in Turkey the country’s worst
At least 238 miners were killed in a May 13 fire in a coal mine located in Soma, Turkey, Bloomberg News reports. Despite methane gas and fire, rescuers are trying to save about 120 miners believed to be trapped underground, according to Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Bloomberg News says. The mining accident may be one of the worst since 1992, when a gas explosion killed 263 at a mine in Kozlu. Bloomberg News says the country has the highest number of accidents in the workplace in all of Europe, according to the Turkiye newspaper. Soma Komur Isletmeleri AS owns the mine. For additional details, check out the Bloomberg News story here. UPDATE: The final death toll is 301 workers, as rescue efforts have ceased. News reports say 485 miners survived the fire that caused the country's worst mining disaster to date. Executives who work for the business unit of Soma that operates the mine were detained by authorities in Turkey, where coal mining fatalities are said to be… Keep Reading
Dexter + Chaney app tracks hours on job sites
Dexter + Chaney launched Payroll Time Entry, a mobile app that lets supervisors and project managers enter labor and equipment hours directly from the job site. Developed for Android and Apple tablets and smartphones, the app requires users to select the appropriate job then enter time for all employees and equipment assigned to that job. It lets users assign and reassign people and equipment as needed. Tracking functionality lets supervisors monitor the labor and equipment costs associated with their jobs. Payroll Time Entry can be used online or offline. Data is synchronized automatically with Spectrum, the company’s cloud-based construction software. The applications in Spectrum -- payroll, job cost, human resources and equipment management -- all make use of the data from Payroll Time Entry. “The best apps out there are designed to do one thing and do it well,” says John Chaney, Dexter + Chaney’s co-founder and CEO. “We designed our Payroll Time Entry app to provide a simple data entry tool that makes sense to supervisors in the field.” Keep Reading
Terex Minerals Processing Systems
Terex MPS has expanded its CR Series portable plant line with the addition of the Terex Cedarapids CRC380X and CRC450X cone plants. These large-capacity, highly portable plants are available with a variety of options, including feed conveyors, extra length undercrusher conveyors, surge hoppers and overflow chutes. The new crushing plants incorporate numerous features that increase productivity and ease of use. Major new enhancements include high-speed clearing of jammed material and quick crusher separation capability for faster manganese changes. To complement the CRC380X and CRC450X, Terex MPS has also released the new CRJ3054 and CRJ3750 jaw crusher plants and CRS6203FV feeder/screen plant that mate up with the cone plants to create a large-capacity, closed-circuit crushing and screening system. Other CR Series units that can be used in mobile operations include the CRC380XHLS closed-circuit cone/screen plant and the CRS6203V and CRS6203 screen plants. www.terexmps.com Photo: Terex Keep Reading
