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Kevin Yanik

Kevin Yanik is editor-in-chief of Pit & Quarry. He can be reached at 216-706-3724 or kyanik@northcoastmedia.net.

ABB names president of US motors, generators division

Jesse Henson, a 23-year company veteran, is now in this leadership position. Keep Reading

LiuGong launches a new excavator

The 909ECR midi-excavator model is designed to compete in the 8- to 10-ton size class. Keep Reading

Bowman introduces line of split bearings

According to Bowman International, the JHB split bearings are brand new to North America. Keep Reading

Granite Construction opens plant in Southern California

At Big Rock, Granite can produce 700 tons of aggregate per hour and 400 tons of asphalt per hour. Keep Reading

Petro-Canada Lubricants launches biodegradable hydraulic fluid

According to the company, its new Environ MV R is the first hydraulic fluid using ultra-pure severely hydrotreated base oils to meet the OECD 301B requirements for ready biodegradability. Keep Reading

Aggregate production down in second quarter 2020

While second-quarter crushed stone production for consumption dropped 2.3 percent, sand and gravel was set back 4.6 percent. Keep Reading

When equipment purchasing might pick up

Big spending on equipment skidded to a halt earlier this year, but signs are emerging that capex may pick up steam sooner than later. Keep Reading

Looking ahead to 2021 for the aggregate industry

The industry’s essential status got producers this far in 2020, and it's clearer that many will finish the year strong. Now, thoughts are starting to shift to 2021, with P&Q's Kevin Yanik wondering how next year’s story will be written. Keep Reading

Explosives industry veteran Burke to retire

Dyno Nobel's EJ Burke is calling it a career in 2020 after dedicating more than a half-century to the explosives industry. Keep Reading

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