Editors’ Blog
As seen on TV
In a television commercial for the Audi A6 automobile, the company extols the virtues of its “intelligent” car in a world that’s less than perfect for driving. “Across the nation, over 100,000 miles of highways and bridges are in disrepair,”… Keep Reading
Aggregates demand to increase sharply after 2013
The drop in aggregates consumption during the past five years has been unusually large owing to the recession (of course) and the sharp decline in aggregates intensity. Aggregates intensity has dropped by more than 37 percent since 2006. No doubt… Keep Reading
Change for the better
Pit & Quarry has been around for a long time—nearly 100 years. Just before I first started on the magazine in early 1988, the parent company was Harcourt, Brace, Jovanovich (HBJ). Beginning soon after, as is often the case in the… Keep Reading
More than a magazine
Two big news stories have been in play as we’ve gone to press with each issue this year. There is Martin Marietta Materials’ hostile takeover bid for Vulcan Materials Co., and then there’s the ongoing political struggle to get a… Keep Reading
The industry is changing
Pit & Quarry magazine has been around for nearly 100 years, and looking through old issues, I’m struck not by how much things have changed, but by how much things have stayed the same. Go to the “Looking Back” page at… Keep Reading
Finding perspective
The last five years as senior editor of Pit & Quarry magazine have taught me to view things differently today. It’s easy to take our nation’s infrastructure for granted – most noticeably the roads and bridges that keep us connected as well… Keep Reading
ROCKPAC donors and recipients
As we move through the year toward the November elections, Pit & Quarry will be reporting on the contributions of the National Stone, Sand & Gravel Association's ROCKPAC political action committee. To date, ROCKPAC has donated $115,500 to congressional candidates – $90,500 to… Keep Reading
The rise of manufacturing
One particular manufacturer in the aggregates industry is telling its success story to the nation. McLanahan Corp., maker of aggregate-processing equipment, is coming off one of its best years ever, according to Michael McLanahan, its fifth-generation chairman and CEO. Find out… Keep Reading
Shedding some light on the situation
MSHA is clearing up a safety issue concerning Bayco flashlights. Certain model numbers of these flashlights are labeled with the MSHA emblem when, in fact, they are not an MSHA-approved product. Bayco’s website and advertising materials also improperly identified the flashlights as MSHA… Keep Reading
