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Atlas Copco distribution center optimizes delivery system
Atlas Copco’s Rock Drilling Tools (RDT) Distribution Center in Chambersburg, Pa., is helping to optimize the company’s delivery system in the United States. According to the company, the new center, which is part of a larger worldwide initiative to enhance… Keep Reading
Double Coin names regional sales manager
Double Coin and the China Manufacturers Alliance (CMA) named Donald Streiff as Southwest regional sales manager. Streiff has more than 10 years of experience in the tire industry. Prior to this position, he served as senior territory sales manager for… Keep Reading
BKT adds three sales managers
BKT Tires added three new regional sales managers to its staff. The three new hires include Blaine Koller, Gary Pompo and Peter Row. Koller will cover the Northwest for the company. He has more than 11 years of industry experience… Keep Reading
AEM, AEMP telematics standard includes new features
The Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM) and Association of Equipment Management Professionals (AEMP) released their new construction equipment telematics standard, which now includes features to facilitate data gathering. The new standard also includes a test database and manufacturer verification system.… Keep Reading
Superior names conveying, washing machinery dealer in Mexico
Superior Industries, headquartered in Morris, Minn., named TRACSA and Soluciones Integrales para Trituración, S.A. de C.V. (SITSA) as its new conveying and washing equipment dealer in Mexico. According to Superior, TRACSA/SITSA will market, sell and service its full line of… Keep Reading
Dodge Momentum Index decreases in November
The Dodge Momentum Index fell to 119.9 in November, a 3.7 percent decrease from its October reading of 124.5. The Dodge Momentum Index is a monthly measure of the first report for nonresidential building projects in planning. According to Dodge… Keep Reading
Obama signs 5-year, $305B highway bill into law
President Obama signed the five-year, $305 billion highway bill Friday that Congress passed one day earlier. The bill, called the Fixing America's Surface Transportation (FAST) Act, represents the first long-term national transportation spending package since SAFETEA-LU expired in 2009. "This… Keep Reading
Report: 2019 asphalt demand to exceed 122 million metric tons
Through 2019, global demand for asphalt is projected to expand 2.8 percent per year to 122.5 million metric tons, reports “World Asphalt,” a study from The Freedonia Group. According to the study, gains will be driven by growth in China… Keep Reading
Precision Pulley & Idler acquires component maker Clark
Precision Pulley & Idler (PPI) has acquired Clark Ingenieria Y Desarrollo S.A. (Clark), a conveyor-component manufacturer based in Santiago, Chile. Clark provides a complete line of conveyor idlers and currently has a facility expansion underway to manufacturer an extensive line… Keep Reading
