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Bridgestone plants earn safety and health awards
Bridgestone Americas received four awards from the Rubber Manufacturer's Association's (RMA) Safety and Health Improvement Program (SHIP) for safety performance of plants Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations (BATO) operates. According to a press release, the awards were presented for demonstrating workplace… Keep Reading
Martin Marietta chairman Zelnak plans to retire
Stephen Zelnak Jr., Martin Marietta Materials Inc.'s chairman of the board, announced he plans to retire May 22 of this year. Ward Nye will take over as chairman and also remain as CEO. According to a press release, Zelnak has… Keep Reading
Surface transportation advocate Petri to step away from Congress
Rep. Tom Petri (R-Wis.) announced April 14 that he would not seek re-election this year. According to NSSGA, Petri has a long history on the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, where he currently chairs the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.… Keep Reading
Transportation secretary embarks on tour to drum up highway bill support
U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx kicked off a weeklong bus tour April 14 that will take him through eight Midwestern and Southern states, NSSGA reports. Foxx is delivering a message along the way that America’s infrastructure is in desperate need… Keep Reading
ContiTech releases conveyor belt design manual
ContiTech released an extensively revised edition of its “Conveyor Belts - System Design Calculations” manual. Written to provide readers with optimum conveyor belt design information, the book is used by engineering companies and plant manufacturers and operators, as well as… Keep Reading
AEM seeks participation, support for highway funding bill
The Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM) wants you to head to Washington, D.C. to help support a new federal highway bill and is offering a $500 incentive to get you there. Through I Make America, the organization is looking for… Keep Reading
CEMA offers new edition of belt conveyors book
The Conveyor Equipment Manufacturers Association (CEMA) released the 7th edition of “Belt Conveyors for Bulk Materials, with Metric Conversion,” a source book for end-users, designers, engineers, manufacturers and consultants. Although the first edition of the “Belt Conveyors for Bulk Materials”… Keep Reading
Superior names conveying equipment territory manager
Superior Industries Inc. named Kevin Krieger territory sales manager throughout the Mountain and Northwest regions of the United States. He will work with the company’s dealers in the region to bring innovative conveying equipment to bulk material producers in Oregon,… Keep Reading
Transportation bill gains traction with ‘agreement in principle’
An agreement in principle has been reached on the reauthorization of the transportation bill entitled Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century, also known as MAP-21. Senator Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.), chairman of the Environment and Public Works Committee; Senator… Keep Reading
