Pit & Quarry Weekly Report

JANUARY 28, 2021

LEADING OFF

Aggregate Forecast: Outlook for nonbuilding construction improves

P&Q contributor David Chereb sees the nonbuilding segment (i.e., roads, bridges, highways) strengthening, articulating why in his latest Aggregate Forecast. Find out why we are now on a new path for the economy and construction.

NEWS

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House bill introduced to save mining operations, jobs

The Saving America’s Mines Act will prohibit any administration from unilaterally halting the mining of critical minerals on federal lands where mining is currently permissible. Learn more about the bill introduced by a Minnesota congressman.

Construction employment below pre-pandemic levels in most states

Texas lost the most construction jobs between February 2020 and December 2020, followed by New York, Florida and New Jersey, according to the Associated General Contractors of America (AGC). Learn more from AGC’s analysis.

Diesel pickup trucks trending upward

Texas Aggregates & Concrete Association debuts podcast

Construction starts end 2020 on sour note

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Stedman Machine Co. listens first to develop size-reduction solutions

Stedman offers impactors and cage mills for primary feed, cubical product, sand and aglime. Crushing and screening systems engineering, preventive maintenance and service are available. Contact Stedman at 812-926-0038.

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ROAD TO RECOVERY

Sponsored: Looking back on the Zatezalo era at MSHA

Ogletree Deakins’ Bill Doran reflects on assistant secretary David Zatezalo’s three-plus years at the Mine Safety & Health Administration (MSHA), detailing what his legacy there is and what its lasting effects might be.

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Plus: Looking ahead to MSHA’s next assistant secretary

Road to Recovery
Check out Pit & Quarry's special series dedicated to helping producers navigate the economic downturn.

CUTTING EDGE

Haver & Boecker Niagara exciters offer improved screening performance

Niagara exciters are engineered to set the required stroke, frequency and exact static moment for each application. Learn more about this offering from Haver & Boecker Niagara.

Plus: Superior expands its modular overland conveyor offering

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MAGAZINE

Road Machinery & Supplies expands in Upper Midwest

With the inclusion of Nebraska, Road Machinery & Supplies is now the Roadtec distributor for all of Iowa, Minnesota and Nebraska, in addition to four counties in Illinois.

FEATURES

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Retain more money when accepting customer credit cards

Aggregate producers are overpaying to accept credit cards, National Credit Card Processing Group’s Peter Brickman writes. When accepting credit cards, a proper setup is critical. Find out more.

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Legacy scale software can't compete in the modern cloud era

Fortunately, with the rise of cloud technologies like Fast-Weigh, companies in the bulk materials industry no longer have to make large, up-front investments to make a change.

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EDITORS' BLOG

Volvo CE’s outside-the-box innovation continues

Having previously debuted futuristic prototypes in loading and hauling, Volvo Construction Equipment (Volvo CE), through Volvo Concept Labs, has yet another prototype in an electric mid-size excavator.

Plus: Four highway funding questions for AASHTO

FROM THE MAGAZINE

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History rewrite: What if Chicago’s reserves had been managed differently?

A longtime Chicago-area geologist with a passion for the industry’s history argues that the Windy City’s challenging aggregate supply scene would be vastly different had reserves been better utilized over two centuries.

Mikulic: Today’s geological info lagging prior decades

Key geological information that helps produce high-quality stone is generally no longer available, writes career geologist Don Mikulic. It’s a very real problem, he says, that the aggregate industry must address.

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