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  • Rain, Sleet And Snow Couldn’t Keep World Of Asphalt Show & Conference And AGG1 Academy & Expo From Record-Setting Attendance Numbers

    Aggregates and asphalt industries were out in force at the record-setting World of Asphalt Show & Conference and AGG1 Academy & Expo, Feb. 12-14 at the Indiana Convention Center in Indianapolis.

    Attendance hit an all-time high with registered attendance at 10,063 – a 28-percent increase over the 2018 show held in Houston. Attendees came from all 50 states, with the home state of Indiana represented with over 1500 in attendance. International attendance also increased with all 10 Canadian provinces and 52 other countries worldwide- including delegations from Nigeria and Russia – coming for the world-class education and exhibit floor.  

    “It’s been a great show with a lot of interaction on the show floor and in the education sessions; this is where our industry comes together - competitors and peers, to prepare for future growth,” said Kevin Kelly, president of Walsh & Kelly and World of Asphalt 2019 chair.

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    Mar 1, 2019 - 7 years ago

  • SHOULD YOU TAKE THAT CONSTRUCTION JOB? ASK YOURSELF THESE 8 QUESTIONS FIRST

    By Jim Kissane, retired construction industry veteran

    Deciding whether or not to take a particular construction job isn’t always an easy call. A number of factors come into play for contractors when evaluating projects and determining if they are deserving of an investment of time, effort and resources.

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    Mar 1, 2019 - 7 years ago

  • Kenworth To Showcase Vocational Trucks at The Work Truck Show

    Kenworth Truck Company will showcase its medium and heavy duty work trucks at The Work Truck Show March 5-8 in Indianapolis, Indiana. Kenworth will also offer up the latest information and spec’ing options for its vocational truck lineup in its booth (Number 1401). The show is sponsored by the National Truck Equipment Association (NTEA).

    “Kenworth has long been a proud participant in The Work Truck Show. It allows us to showcase what we consider is the industry’s most complete line of trucks that can be customized to meet the requirements of our vocational customers,” said Kurt Swihart, Kenworth marketing director. “We continue to bring new products and options to market, which can help improve productivity while lowering operating costs.”

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    Feb 28, 2019 - 7 years ago

  • Avoid Unplanned Downtime: 5 Crusher Maintenance Best Practices

    Too many companies don’t invest enough into their equipment maintenance, and ignoring maintenance issues doesn’t make the problems go away.

    “According to leading aggregate producers, repairs and maintenance labor average 30 to 35 percent of direct operating costs,” says Erik Schmidt, Resource Development Manager, Johnson Crushers International, Inc. “That’s a pretty large factor towards the overhead of that equipment.

    Maintenance is often one of the things that gets cut, but an underfunded maintenance program will cost operations a lot of money down the road.

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    Feb 27, 2019 - 7 years ago

  • On Course For Growth: Terex CTT 332-16 And Terex CTL 340-24 Tower Cranes Erect The EU's Tallest Building

    Terex CTL 340-24 rises to a height of 240 meters during the construction of the 310 meter high Varso tower in Warsaw.

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    Feb 26, 2019 - 7 years ago

  • Alberta’s Heaviest-Ever Road Move

    Alberta Road Move

    FRONT PAGE STORY: It weighed over 800 tonnes and stretched the length of a football field. Here’s how it was moved. By Graham Chandler

    On the snowy night of January 6th this year, the heaviest load ever to travel Alberta roads eased out of Dacro Industries Edmonton fabrication yard. Three days later, the propylene-propane splitter—the largest vessel by volume ever constructed in Alberta—arrived at Inter Pipeline Ltd.’s Heartland Petrochemical Complex construction site near Fort Saskatchewan. 

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    Feb 25, 2019 - 7 years ago

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