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Upping efficiency

Bluegrass Materials partners with its dealer in the design and construction of a new aggregates plant. Operating since the 1950s, Bluegrass Materials’ Bowling Green South Quarry in Kentucky still has 90 years of life remaining, but the operation’s plant was… Keep Reading

A sure thing

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A little year-end tax planning can lead to certain tax savings for aggregate producers. Year-end tax planning can be quite simple: merely accelerate tax-deductible expense payments before the end of the tax year to reduce taxable income. To be really… Keep Reading

Investigations and prosecutions

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An MSHA inspector insists on talking to employees privately. Supervisors are also questioned. An MSHA representative asks to meet with all employees on the night shift. A team of inspectors interviews employees and supervisors individually regarding an anonymous hazard complaint.… Keep Reading

Assessing higher-risk workers

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Evaluating employees gives aggregate producers a tool to better prevent accidents and improve performance. According to a study by Liberty Mutual Insurance, the direct cost of incidents in industrial workplaces is an average of $38,000 per incident. And indirect costs… Keep Reading

2013 Equipment Online

Even in today’s increasingly digital world, Pit & Quarry readers tell us they prefer the print magazine as their top source for industry information. Still, the magazine isn’t the only media platform aggregate producers are leaning on these days. Websites,… Keep Reading

Red rock meets its match

A California producer finds a cost-effective way to process hard, abrasive material. Edited By Kevin Yanik Three men. Working all day. On a single job. That’s typically the scenario that unfolds at Porterville Rock & Recycle, an aggregate producer based… Keep Reading

Train and maintain

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Automatic belt alignment solutions help prevent material spillage and eliminate the need to constantly monitor alignment. Today’s top belt training technologies are proven solutions that minimize maintenance manpower. They are automatic solutions that continuously keep the belt aligned, allowing the… Keep Reading

Seriousness of potential injury

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In Secretary [of Labor] v. S&S Dredging Company, the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission overturned an administrative law judge who concluded a violation was not “significant and substantial,” as MSHA employs that term for elevated enforcement. The judge… Keep Reading

A case for SCR

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As the industry shifts from Tier 4 Interim to Tier 4 Final, producers have decisions to make between SCR and EGR machines. Tier 4 mandates are a hot topic of conversation everywhere, from equipment dealer halls to quarries and loading… Keep Reading

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