Editors’ Blog
Martin Marietta’s preliminary view of 2019
The company anticipates mid-single-digit growth in both aggregate pricing and shipments next year. Keep Reading
A new, refreshing path forward for the aggregate industry
S-C Market Analytics' David Chereb offers his latest aggregate forecast. Keep Reading
Determining who will run your future mine
As the use of autonomous vehicles and other advanced technologies increases, the profile of the future mining workforce could change by up to 80 percent by 2024. Keep Reading
NSSGA breaks down the latest Trump regulatory agenda
The agenda offers encouraging signs for the aggregate industry, according to the National Stone, Sand & Gravel Association (NSSGA). Keep Reading
Separating the leaders from the laggards in digital tech
Pit & Quarry's Kevin Yanik explains why producers should further explore digital solutions to best serve customers, citing a Cemex USA development as an example. Keep Reading
Outside-the-box equipment design
The basic design of equipment such as crushers, loaders and haul trucks has not altered too dramatically over the course of the last 100 years. In our lifetimes, the most drastic design changes to quarry equipment may still be to come. Keep Reading
Designing the hauler and loader of the future
Volvo CE offers updates about its equipment prototypes during a trade press event in Newport, Rhode Island. Keep Reading
Regulatory measures to keep an eye on this year
A target date was set for the Environmental Protection Agency to release a proposed rewrite of the 2015 Waters of the United States rule, but that's not the only rule aggregate producers should be watching. Keep Reading
Summit Materials continues on the acquisition path
The company completed seven acquisitions so far in 2018, including four that closed since its last quarterly report in mid-February. Keep Reading
