Aggregate Equipment
Astec names new head of its Aggregate Mining Group
Astec Industries appointed Jeff Elliott group vice president of the Astec Aggregate Mining Group. He replaces Group President Joe Vig, who retired. He will oversee all operational aspects of the company’s Kolberg-Pioneer Inc. (KPI), Yankton, S.D., and Johnson Crushers International… Keep Reading
Road Choice Truck Parts adds products, boosts distribution
Road Choice Truck Parts, a private label all-makes parts brand, extended its distribution in North America to more than 100 authorized retail locations and added five product categories. The new products include alternators/starters, brake drums, clutches, windshields and wiper blades.… Keep Reading
Behemoth: Upgrading a 25-year-old dragline
Vulcan Materials Co. upgrades the Bucyrus-Erie King Midas dragline – a 25-year-old marvel. There’s nothing mythical or fictitious about King Midas, the 25-cu.yd. modular Bucyrus-Erie 680-W walking dragline that was first purchased in 1989 by Ohio’s R&F Coal Co. In… Keep Reading
New screening system enhances efficiency, lowers costs
In part one of a two-part feature, a Canadian sand-and-gravel producer tests a new screening system amid intense market pressure. Downtime is lost opportunity and profit in the fast-moving oil and natural gas fields of the Peace River region, located… Keep Reading
Mellott launches CrushersPlus business unit
Mellott Co. launched a new business unit that offers new, rebuilt, or factory re-certified equipment in addition to a range of services. CrushersPlus features a website, crushers-plus.com, that lets customers search for the equipment they are looking for. It includes… Keep Reading
Bennington joins Superior as manager of washing, classifying products
Superior Industries named John Bennington product manager for its new washing and classifying product line, which it obtained when it acquired GreyStone, a company that made washing, classifying and dewatering solutions for the construction aggregates industry. The new product line… Keep Reading
CDE demos equipment at North Carolina quarry
CDE USA recently completed a series of demonstration events at Emery Pit, a GS Materials quarry in Jackson Springs, N.C. The three-day event was held June 3 to June 5 and showcased a CDE sand and gravel washing plant that… Keep Reading
W.S. Tyler and Kemper Equipment demo
W.S. Tyler and Kemper Equipment held a joint demonstration of the Hydro-Clean material washing system at Mason-Dixon Sand & Gravel's Cecil Plant in Port Deposit, Md. The W.S. Tyler Hydro-Clean uses high-pressure jets in a drum to liberate silt and… Keep Reading
Aggregates app helps perfect pricing
An industry-customized app is helping Bluegrass Materials win more jobs and maximize its freight rate. Pen and paper. That’s how Pat Malaney did business with customers for the overwhelming majority of his 28 years selling aggregates. “I’m old school,” says… Keep Reading
