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Annual meeting one of SME’s biggest yet
More than 37 countries were represented during the Society for Mining, Metallurgy & Exploration's (SME) Annual Meeting and Exhibit at the Salt Palace Convention Center in Salt Lake City Feb. 23-26. The event featured nearly 700 professional papers presented in… Keep Reading
GPS winter maintenance reporting system earns award
The Work Truck Show 2014 Innovation Award was presented to Cirus Controls for its GPS DataSmart winter maintenance reporting system. GPS DataSmart beat out more than 115 other new products to win the award at The Work Truck Show 2014,… Keep Reading
Aggregate production up last quarter, for all of 2013
An estimated 292 million metric tons (Mt) of crushed stone were produced and shipped for consumption in the United States in the fourth quarter of 2013, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) reports. That's an increase of 3 percent compared with… Keep Reading
Major Wire, W.S. Tyler onto next stage of partnership
Major Wire Industries and W.S. Tyler announced new plans related to their existing partnership. According to a press release, each company will maintain its North American key customers with a few guidelines. For example, W.S. Tyler will continue to serve… Keep Reading
NTEA names new president
Mark Woody, president of Palfinger North America, was named president of the National Truck Equipment Association (NTEA), taking over for Shawn Jacobs, president and CEO of STS Trailer & Truck Equipment. The announcement was made during The Work Truck Show… Keep Reading
Luck’s remote control technology recognized with safety award
The National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) bestowed Luck Stone, a Richmond, Va.-based company, with its inaugural award for mine safety and health technology innovations in the stone, sand and gravel sector. According to a press release, the… Keep Reading
NTEA opens government relations office in Canada
The National Truck Equipment Association (NTEA) opened a Canadian government relations office in Ottawa, Canada. The office is the association's first location in Canada. “Around the world, governments have begun to recognize the economic benefits associated with global truck platforms,… Keep Reading
Main discusses MSHA progress at NSSGA Convention
Joe Main, assistant secretary of labor for MSHA, updated NSSGA's board of directors on recent actions the agency has taken to improve miner safety and health during a March 5 meeting at the NSSGA Annual Convention in Las Vegas. According… Keep Reading
ConExpo-Con/Agg sets high marks for attendance, exhibitors
Nearly 130,000 people were registered for last week's co-located ConExpo-Con/Agg and IFPE 2014 at the Las Vegas Convention Center, surpassing the last edition of the shows and setting the second-highest attendance mark in the shows' history. According to AEM, ConExpo-Con/Agg… Keep Reading
