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Philippi-Hagenbuch gives back

Philippi-Hagenbuch is showing its caring side with a new Pink Tailgate Initiative. With a goal of raising money for breast cancer research and prevention, the company will donate 5 percent of all proceeds from sales of its pink tailgates through… Keep Reading

Perfect Pricing: An app helps maximize freight rate

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

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

MSHA can take control after mine accidents

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Companies subject to OSHA are inspected after accidents, but employers are under no legal obligation to shut down all or part of their operations. In addition, companies are not required to correct conditions unless a citation is issued. And even… 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

Incorporating a rail line into a quarry and transportation system

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Missouri was a hotbed of rock formation several hundred million or a few billion years ago. Magma periodically flowed beneath and above the surface of the earth, cooling and hardening. Today, the southern part of the Show Me State contains… Keep Reading

Why 2014 is the year of the workers’ voice

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MSHA has recently expressed concern about fatalities in the aggregates industry and about employees taking risks by not focusing on potential consequences. The agency has emphasized that fundamental procedures, such as locking out and blocking equipment, are indispensable to preventing… Keep Reading

6 steps to streamline mobile processing

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Six simple solutions to enhance culture, improve safety and increase profits. Have you ever found yourself waiting impatiently at a traffic light when there were clearly no cars coming in the other direction? Do you ever find yourself looking for… Keep Reading

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