Search Results - "Pit & quarry"
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Bush chooses Peters to head Transportation
Published in Pit & Quarry (01-10-2006)“…"In July, the PPI for finished goods slowed to a 0.1 percent increase, seasonally adjusted, down from 0.5 percent in June," [Ken Simonson] observes. "But the…”
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Impact to your conveyor - and your business
Published in Pit & Quarry (01-10-2006)“…According to Goodyear's "Handbook of Belting" (the Redbook) it's best to allow the belt to deflect, to absorb the impact. Various belt manufacturers agree with…”
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Slowdown up ahead?
Published in Pit & Quarry (01-10-2006)“…If the residential market is expected to decline, we typically look to the nonresidential and public construction sectors to pick up the slack. But according…”
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Tertiary Choices
Published in Pit & Quarry (01-10-2006)“…The VSI crusher has benefited from recent metallurgical advances, which increase wear part life as a result of decreased wear. The best end-result aggregate…”
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Miles and miles of quarries
Published in Pit & Quarry (01-10-2006)“…As most industry professionals know, proper oil maintenance and strict inspection standards are keys to a fleet's longevity. When heavy-duty equipment is kept…”
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Big MSHA penalties
Published in Pit & Quarry (01-10-2006)“…With a new maximum penalty of $ 220,000, MSHA has proposed significant changes to its penalty regulations. With proposals responding to the new MINER Act, MSHA…”
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Up, up and away
Published in Pit & Quarry (01-10-2006)“…"We're hoping that [prices] will stabilize and go back down some, but we don't forecast any short-term drastic decrease," [Danny Perkins] says. "We're not…”
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Peak vs. average feed rate
Published in Pit & Quarry (01-10-2006)“…For example, consider the situation where a loader empties its bucket into a conveyor hopper once every 60 seconds; however, the conveyor transfers that bucket…”
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Inspections and inspectors
Published in Pit & Quarry (01-10-2006)“…The Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) provision for establishing whom a competent person might be is most curious. "Any person in the judgment of…”
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Bird's-eye view
Published in Pit & Quarry (01-10-2006)“…"With our experience with Sandvik, when we're in the market for new equipment, it's our first choice," [Luke Meister] says. "In addition to the equipment,…”
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Judge dismisses citation alleging truck defect
Published in Pit & Quarry (01-10-2006)“…MSHA's "only evidence of damage to the harness" after the final repairs two days before the accident "consists of an unsworn statement" by a coworker who said…”
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A Closer Look
Published in Pit & Quarry (01-10-2006)“…In its largest ever transaction, CRH pic, subsidiary Oldcastle Materials Inc., dramatically expanded its U.S. presence with the late-August purchase of Ashland…”
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Raining on the parade
Published in Pit & Quarry (01-09-2006)“…Here is what was written recently in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution: "At the half-century mark, the nation's interstate highway system is undergoing a…”
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You could be a witness
Published in Pit & Quarry (01-09-2006)“…Under the Federal Mine Safety and Health Act,"any director, officer, or agent" of a corporation "who knowingly authorized, ordered, or carried out" a violation…”
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A Closer Look
Published in Pit & Quarry (01-09-2006)“…Regardless of the outcome in Miami and the slowdown in residential construction in Florida, [John Baker] sees continued opportunities in Florida Rock's…”
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