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Mississippi pit collapse traps two miners
Recovery efforts continue at a Mississippi gravel pit, where two miners were trapped following a pit collapse. Keep Reading
Powerscreen launches telematics system
Powerscreen launched Powerscreen Pulse, a technology that shows information on production tonnages, fuel usage and fuel costs per ton. Keep Reading
Steps to improve safety culture
A company culture and its norms can change unsafe working behaviors. Keep Reading
Liebherr USA launches with eight divisions
Liebherr formed Liebherr USA Co. to expand its brand positioning in the United States. Keep Reading
Plant overview of Hanson Aggregates’ Bridgeport Quarry
Hanson Aggregates' Kirk Fuller discusses components of the mega plant on site at the company's facility in Bridgeport, Texas. Watch a plant overview of Hanson Aggregates' Lake Bridgeport Quarry. Keep Reading
Superior launches designs for portable screening, washing plants
Superior Industries Inc. launched a new set of standard designs for its portable processing plants, including the Guardian screen plant, a twin-screw wash plant and the Aggre-Dry wash plant. The standard features are designed to speed up setup, improve processing efficiencies and reduce aggravating maintenance that inefficient designs cause, the company says. Guardian horizontal screen The company’s triple-shaft, horizontal screen includes unique features like bottle-jack lifting points for spring replacement, fully-enclosed belt guards with integrated tensioning systems and hinged access doors on side plates. Aggre-Dry washer Designed to integrate a fine material washer and dewatering screen into a single component, sand processed through an Aggre-Dry washer has a moisture content of 8 percent, according to Superior. The product requires no drying time and is instantly saleable. Level Assist Superior’s Level Assist technology automatically levels a plant once the machinery is raised to a desired height. Historically, owners and operators tediously adjusted cribbing and jacks to level a plant, the company says. Centering hopper Designed to fold into position during operation,… Keep Reading
Plant overview of Hanson Aggregates’ Lake Bridgeport Quarry
Hanson Aggregates' Walter Norris gives Pit & Quarry a rundown of the plant at the company's Lake Bridgeport Quarry in Lake Bridgeport, Texas. Watch a plant overview of Hanson Aggregates' Bridgeport Quarry. Keep Reading
U.S. Concrete’s Red River Plant
U.S. Concrete's David Behring gives Pit & Quarry a rundown of its Red River Plant in Thackerville, Okla. Keep Reading
Qualities that make good leaders
What's the one thing you must have to be a leader? Is it commitment, competency or compassion? How about confidence or courage? Those are all good traits of leaders, but one can't be a leader without a follower. That was one of the messages Karl H. Watson Jr., former president of Cemex USA, delivered to those who attended the recent Young Leaders Meeting of the National Stone, Sand & Gravel Association (NSSGA). "The one thing you must have to be a leader is a follower," says Watson, whose former company's U.S. network includes 74 quarries, 46 distribution terminals, 13 cement plants and more than 350 ready-mix concrete plants. Watson's leadership concept is a simple one and, yes, it's somewhat obvious. But, as Watson dove deeper into leadership, his discussion shifted to leaders and bosses. Leaders aren't necessarily bosses, he says, and bosses aren't necessarily leaders. Leaders can be bosses and bosses can be leaders, but one isn't necessarily inherent in the other. "Leadership is earned," Watson says. "Leadership is a… Keep Reading
