Editors’ Blog
Transportation secretary wants more bang from taxpayers’ buck
Anthony Foxx, the newly sworn-in transportation secretary, emphasized a need to improve the efficiency and performance of the existing U.S. transportation system in a blog post on the Department of Transportation's (DOT) website Thursday. "That's no small challenge," Foxx writes.… Keep Reading
Secondary and tertiary options
Portable rock crushers are often used to provide the material needed to maintain primary roads because they have large production capabilities and they're able to meet Department of Transportation (DOT) requirements. These same crushers are also options to provide material… Keep Reading
Notes from Caterpillar’s Quarry Days
Caterpillar hosted customers at its second Asia Pacific Quarry Days in Japan. A handful of aggregates trade magazines from around the world, including Pit & Quarry, were also invited to participate in classroom-style presentations and demonstrations about Cat's latest equipment… Keep Reading
Practicing what you preach
MSHA inspectors are finding fewer hazards at Conmat Inc., and the hazards they are finding are less severe than the ones they used to come across at the operation's limestone quarries in northwest Illinois. So what's making the difference? It's… Keep Reading
John Deere demos new offerings
John Deere hosted a Coal Valley Rally last week in the Quad Cities area of Illinois and Iowa. More than two dozen journalists attended the event, where we learned about the company's new E-Series skid steers and compact track loaders,… Keep Reading
Damage control
Just about every summer, my wife and I spend time at the Jersey Shore. She grew up in Eastern Pennsylvania, and my first job out of college was in Philadelphia, so the shore is a familiar, happy spot for us… Keep Reading
Training, technology key to overcoming operator shortage
As part of its Asia Pacific Quarry Days last month, Caterpillar hosted a trade press roundtable with some of its key representatives in Tokyo, Japan. Among those participating from Cat for the June 3 event were Felice Stocco, product application… Keep Reading
Luck’s alternative management approach
Luck Cos., a MegaProducer with 15 quarries in Virginia, sunk to its lowest point in the company's 90-year history in 2008, according to President and CEO Charlie Luck IV. That year, the Great Recession forced Luck Cos. to reduce its… Keep Reading
Tier 4 basics
Many aggregate producers have a love/hate relationship with new technology. On one hand, they love when it increases production, reduces downtime and simply makes their job easier. On the other hand, incorporating new technology into an operation involves upfront costs,… Keep Reading
