Kevin Yanik
House passes bill defining aggregates as strategic, critical
NSSGA reports a bill to speed development on federal lands of strategic and critical minerals, including aggregates, passed the House on Thursday. Development would be sped up by limiting the review duration of drilling permits and requiring concurrent rather than… Keep Reading
Talbert Manufacturing names business development director
Talbert Manufacturing has appointed Jerry Rothwell as its director of business development and tasked him with creating and expanding markets for the company’s trailer lines. Rothwell most recently served Fontaine Trailer Co. in a variety of roles, including regional vice… Keep Reading
Knife River names safety director
Sean Haggerty has been promoted to safety director at Knife River Corp. He will be based out of the company’s offices in Stockton, Calif. Haggerty joined Knife River in 2007 as safety manager for Hawaiian Cement and West Hawaii Concrete.… Keep Reading
Caterpillar makes wear coatings services available to outsiders
Caterpillar has been developing and applying wear coatings to extend the service life and performance of Cat machine components, both new and remanufacturered, for decades. Now, the same Cat custom services are being made available to other equipment manufacturers, as… Keep Reading
Equipment suppliers weigh in on Hillhead
The producers of Hillhead 2012 released attendance numbers three weeks ago for their June 19-21 show, which included 17,083 visitors – a 9-percent increase over their 2010 show – and a record 459 exhibitors. Now, equipment suppliers who exhibited at… Keep Reading
Power Transmission Solutions produces app for digital catalogs
Power Transmission Solutions has launched a fourth app that’s now available for use on iPhones and iPads. The Power Transmission Solutions free bookshelf app is downloadable on iTunes and allows users to browse digital versions of the company’s product catalogs and interact… Keep Reading
Martin Marietta-Vulcan ruling explained further
Bloomberg reports that the Delaware Supreme Court has expanded on a May 31 ruling, concluding in a 42-page explanatory opinion that a lower court properly found Martin Marietta Materials Inc. could not proceed with a hostile takeover of Vulcan Materials… Keep Reading
Two-year transportation bill a win, albeit a short one
Lost in the shadow of the Supreme Court’s decision last week to uphold President Barack Obama’s health care overhaul law was the surprising, bipartisan passage of a transportation bill that will fuel more than $100 billion into America’s roads through… Keep Reading
Transportation bill passed in nick of time
With the transportation bill just hours away from expiring, Congress passed a $105 billion bill Friday that keeps transportation funding at current levels for another two years. Because the bill passed the House, 373-52, and the Senate approved it, 74-19,… Keep Reading
