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Congress passes 3-month highway-funding extension
Congress has passed another short-term highway-funding patch and set the table for a long-term bill to be negotiated this fall – after nearly six years without one. Today, the Senate approved an $8 billion extension of federal transportation funding, passed… Keep Reading
MSHA releases June impact inspection results
The Mine Safety & Health Administration’s (MSHA) June impact inspection results show that federal inspectors issued 139 citations, three orders and one safeguard during inspections at 10 coal mines and five metal and nonmetal mines. The administration conducted impact inspections… Keep Reading
Cat to begin independently manufacturing vocational truck line
Caterpillar will begin independently designing and manufacturing its vocational truck line at its plant in Victoria, Texas. The plant currently produces hydraulic excavators, and it will continue to produce them in addition to the trucks. “The on-highway vocational truck product… Keep Reading
Cuomo, Biden announce new LaGuardia Airport
In a joint press conference today with Vice President Joe Biden, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo introduced a plan to redesign and rebuild LaGuardia airport. In a report from the Associated Press, Cuomo says the first part of the plan… Keep Reading
House won’t take up Senate’s long-term highway bill
U.S. House of Representatives Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) said today that the House will not vote on a Senate bill that funds highway construction for six years and revives the now-expired Export-Import Bank, according to The Hill. “We’re not… Keep Reading
Haver & Boecker offers Flex-Mat 3 in Western Canada
Haver & Boecker Canada became the exclusive source for Flex-Mat 3 screen media in Alberta and British Columbia, Canada. The Flex-Mat 3, manufactured by Major Wire Industries, is a self-cleaning screen that has been used for the mining, aggregate, sand and… Keep Reading
Polaris Materials opens aggregates terminal in Long Beach
Polaris Materials Corp. opened an aggregates terminal in the Port of Long Beach in California. According to Polaris, the terminal took its first delivery July 19 from a self-discharging Panamax ship carrying 77,000 tons of agggregates from the company's Orca… Keep Reading
MSHA creates online training tool to report injuries
The Mine Safety & Health Administration (MSHA) created an interactive, online training tool to help mine operators and contractors comply with federal regulations by reporting injuries, illnesses and accidents. The tool is aimed at helping operators understand Part 50 of… Keep Reading
Report: Senate, House Republicans torn on highway bill
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) is in favor of passing a six-year highway bill, The Hill reports, but House Republicans want the Senate to pass a five-month highway patch. According to The Hill, which cites a Senate Republican leadership… Keep Reading
