Aggregate Equipment
Kenworth of South Louisiana opens new location in Lake Charles
Kenworth of South Louisiana opened up a parts and service location in Lake Charles, La., the largest community in southwest Louisiana. The new location adds to the four other dealerships in the state, including Carencro, Harahan, Houma and Port Allen.… Keep Reading
W.S. Tyler forms new Innovation Department
W.S. Tyler formed a new Innovation Department in North America that enhances technology and customer service by focusing on innovation, design and engineering. The group works with its global subsidiaries in the Haver & Tyler group, which formed its first… Keep Reading
Xylem relocates North Carolina facility
Water technology company Xylem relocated its Garner, N.C., facility, which features Godwin products and Flygt pumps for mining and construction. The new location has a larger office and shop with more than 10,000 combined sq. ft. It includes a yard… Keep Reading
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
