Kevin Yanik
Next Hillhead may be a record setter
Hillhead 2016 is on pace for a record number of exhibitors and demonstrations, according to organizers who say the show is positioned for a sellout. The show is scheduled for June 28-30, 2016, at Tarmac's Hillhead Quarry near Buxton, England.… Keep Reading
Martin Marietta, Vulcan share quarterly results
Martin Marietta Materials Inc. and Vulcan Materials Co. each released their third-quarter reports today. Check them out here: Martin Marietta touts record third-quarter results Quarterly revenues, profit up at Vulcan Keep Reading
Equipment focus: DAG Mobile Aggregate Recycling
Profits are harder to find on jobsites these days, says Ron Garofalo, co-owner of DAG Mobile Aggregate Recycling. “Years ago, if you did a job you would add up your overhead and you would have 20 percent profit on your… Keep Reading
Feeder fix: Eliminating material bridging
Time dedicated to cleaning out a vibrating grizzly feeder and prying out rocks wedged between grizzly bars adds up. Especially when work crews must address pegging and plugging issues within a grizzly feeder multiple times per week. Will Pyatt, general… Keep Reading
Mind shift: Using telematics for data management
Machine hours, location and health. Fuel consumption and idle time. Emissions. Payload. The number of areas telematics covers grows with each new generation of the technology. Aggregate producers are among those positioned to benefit from telematics, but the amount of… Keep Reading
Help wanted: Industry response to the labor shortage
Demand for aggregate workers is on the rise as retirements pile up. A job ad on Craigslist or Monster generally won’t attract the candidates aggregate producers seek to fill highly technical positions within their quarries. Not by a long shot.… Keep Reading
Publication exhibits poor judgment in attack on industry
People trespass into abandoned quarries every now and then. Occasionally, trespassers get injured or killed because of the risks they take. Yet, the property owners are to blame. At least that's the logic of the opinion staff at The Express-Times… Keep Reading
The value of volume
Load scanning technologies are positioned to deliver a more accurate profile of material loads. A load of sand arrives to the construction site. As Carey West and his colleagues observe the load, they realize it’s smaller than the 80 cu.… Keep Reading
Stay on the cutting edge
When it comes to equipment to run an aggregates operation, Pit & Quarry helps producers stay on the cutting edge. For 99 years, we have been the industry’s source for information about equipment innovations, and that is especially true this… Keep Reading
