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Liebherr announces partnership with Bejac Corp.
Liebherr Construction announced its new partnership with Bejac Corp. Bejac will now we offering Liebherr’s earthmoving and material handling equipment at its dealership locations in Placentia, Calif.; Sacramento, Calif.; Fresno, Calif.; Redding, Calif.; San Francisco; Oakland, Calif.; San Diego; and… Keep Reading
Trimble debuts Insight HQ for aggregates industry
Trimble’s acquisition of Loadrite opened the company up to possibilities in the aggregates industry, including technological integration. With the acquisition, Trimble also gained ownership of Loadrite’s scale technology, including the company’s loader scales, excavator scales and belt scales. The scales… Keep Reading
App opens door for digital stockpile measurements
Measuring stockpiles can be a complicated process, from accurately measuring the piles to recording and storing data. “Tracking inventory is a hard problem and an inexact science,” said David Boardman, CEO of URC Ventures, at a session during the 2014… Keep Reading
Trimble showcases technologies at conference
Trimble Navigation introduced equipment technology for the aggregates industry at its 2014 Trimble Dimensions User Conference in Las Vegas. Trimble's technology stems from its June acquisition of Loadrite, a payload management company. The conference gave the company the opportunity to… Keep Reading
San Antonio, Austin have new Liebherr dealer
Liebherr Construction Equipment Co. named Nueces Power Equipment its dealer for the San Antonio and Austin, Texas, markets. Nueces accepted dealer sales and service responsibilities for Liebherr's full line of earthmoving and material-handling equipment. Nueces is headquartered in Corpus Christi,… Keep Reading
Breckenridge Material’s parent company acquires limestone quarries
BMC Enterprises Inc., the parent company of St. Louis-based ready-mix concrete producer Breckenridge Material Co., acquired four APAC-Missouri aggregate assets. The assets BMC acquired are two operational limestone quarries – the Wright City Quarry and Defiance Quarry – and two… Keep Reading
Live from the 2014 Trimble Dimensions User Conference
Pit & Quarry is reporting live from the 2014 Trimble Dimensions User Conference in Las Vegas, Nev. The event, which now includes an aggregates track, is taking place Nov. 3-5. Check out articles and a photo slideshow that highlight featured… Keep Reading
Trimble session sparks highway bill conversation
A federal gas and diesel tax increase. This solution to the highway bill often turns away politicians, but it’s the solution that U.S. Sens. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and Bob Corker (R-Tenn.) came up with to counteract the bill’s diminishing… Keep Reading
Trimble Dimensions highlights integration of aggregate technology
As the use of integrated technology in the aggregates industry grows, companies are working to catch up with this fast-paced industry revolution. With its recent acquisition of Loadrite, Trimble kicked off the 2014 Trimble Dimensions User Conference with a newly… Keep Reading
