Editors’ Blog
The case for radials
Michelin held a press event in which the tire manufacturer clearly demonstrated the benefits of radial earthmover tires over bias models. Trade press editors, including Pit & Quarry's editor in chief, participated in tire demonstrations at the company's proving grounds… Keep Reading
Continuous conversation key to accident prevention
Mark Kennedy fortunately hasn't seen this happen, but he's heard stories from years ago about how quarry workers would wedge steel bars into a clogged crusher, only to have the crusher spit the bar out and shoot it through the… Keep Reading
Aggregates suppliers find golden opportunity on TV
Two aggregates industry suppliers are touting their roles this season on the TV show "Gold Rush," which premiered Oct. 26 on Discovery Channel. KPI-JCI and Polydeck Screen Corp. both had the opportunity to work with the show's famed Hoffman crew.… Keep Reading
Looking back, and ahead
Caterpillar Inc. has opened a new 50,000-sq.-ft. visitors center in Peoria, Ill., and the company gave the press a sneak peek. The center is a look back at the company's long and storied history, and a look ahead at the… Keep Reading
Supplier expects equipment sales to increase in 2014, 2015
Bill Royce is all too familiar with the buying cycles of U.S. aggregate producers by now. Royce, now the Mid-Atlantic sales manager for KPI-JCI, has seen sales slow in crushing and screening equipment over the last few years. But Royce… Keep Reading
Here we go again
After spending the first half of this year at the top of our news pages, the story of Martin Marietta Materials’ bid for Vulcan Materials had fallen from the spotlight. Well, it’s back. When a judge put a four-month hold… Keep Reading
Every four years
News and commercials on television are filled with Democrats and Republicans touting their candidates, and political conventions have been in the spotlight. It must be time for that once-every-four-years event. Yes, I'm referring to MINExpo International. Though not quite the… Keep Reading
Making MSHA a partner and not an adversary
Joe Main, assistant secretary of labor for the Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA), sat down with Pit & Quarry by phone late last month to reflect on his three years at MSHA. We asked Main how aggregate producers, manufacturers… Keep Reading
Screen Machine president talks jobs, regulations at RNC
Steven Cohen, president of portable plant manufacturer Screen Machine Industries of Licking County, Ohio, took center stage at the Republican National Convention last Wednesday. In a nearly three-minute speech, Cohen focused on small businesses and many of the challenges they… Keep Reading
