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Alternate truck route rejected in Carter County, Tennessee
The proposed alternate route would have redirected trucks that travel in and out of a quarry near Holston Mountain. (Photo: Ryan Rice / Wikimedia)
The Carter County, Tennessee, planning director has retracted a proposal for an alternate route for trucks ... Read More...
Two suspects charged with arson in Jack’s Mountain Quarry case in Virginia
The two trucks belonging to Jack's Mountain Quarry (point A) were discovered on Jack's Mountain Road (highlighted in red). (Photo: Google Maps)
Two men have been charged with two counts of arson following the April 27 discovery of two burned ... Read More...
Vulcan-blocking bill dies in Alabama legislature
Alabama House of Representatives (Photo: Exothermic / Flickr)
Alabama lawmakers this week rejected a Madison County, Alabama, bill intended to stop quarry expansions near Gurley, according to AL.com.
The bill was not passed before the Alabama legislature’s session ended Tuesday.
The legislation ... Read More...
Rental revenue expected to reach $33.6 billion in 2013
The United States’ equipment rental industry is expected to generate $33.6 billion in revenue in 2013, according to an updated forecast from the American Rental Association (ARA).
The forecast, the ARA Rental Market Monitor, predicts revenue growth will reach 7.9 percent ... Read More...
Two Michigan townships to consider quarry site plans
The proposed L-shaped quarry site would be bordered by Telegraph, Armstrong, Dauncey and Carleton-Rockwood Roads. (Photo: Google Maps)
Two township planning commissions in Michigan will meet this week to consider site plans for U.S. Silica’s proposed new sand quarry off ... Read More...
Hall Quarry residents appeal quarry decision
(Photo: Ronny Richert / Flickr)
Some residents living near a granite quarry in the village of Hall Quarry in Mount Desert, Maine, are appealing a decision by the town’s code enforcement officer to not order an end to quarrying at the ... Read More...
Lew Hudson Sales represents Takeuchi equipment rentals
Takeuchi-US has finalized an agreement with Lew Hudson Sales to represent the full line of Takeuchi products for the equipment rental industry.
Lew Hudson Sales will focus on the Southeastern and Southwestern United States.
Lew Hudson Sales has been in the rental industry ... Read More...
Diesel fuel price report: May 20, 2013
For the second consecutive week, U.S. diesel fuel prices increased in nearly every region. The New England region experienced the only decline in the United States, with a $0.004 per gallon decrease. All other regions experienced increases, with the West ... Read More...
Road restrictions may stop quarry construction in Kentucky
Ditmore Ford Road (highlighted in red) is one of two roads affected by the Franklin County ordinance. (Photo: Google Maps)
The Franklin City Commission in Kentucky on Monday unanimously adopted an ordinance restricting the type of vehicle traffic that can ... Read More...
North Carolina grants Martin Marietta water quality certification for limestone quarry
The North Carolina Division of Water Quality on Wednesday approved the water quality certification for a proposed rock quarry in Beaufort County, North Carolina, WITN reported.
Martin Marietta has proposed the 1,600-acre limestone quarry be located off Welbourn Road near Vanceboro.
Some ... Read More...
Former gravel quarry-turned-landfill transforms into nature reserve
A former gravel quarry site that was used as a landfill (top) has been turned into a nature reserve (bottom). (Photo: The Independent)
The Wildlife Trust and Cory Environment have teamed up to transform an old gravel quarry used as a ... Read More...
District judge orders Shelbyville, Wright Paving to file status report on quarry case
U.S. District Judge Harry S. Mattice has ordered the city of Shelbyville, Tennessee, and Wright Paving/Custom Stone LLC to file a status report no later than June 7 on the case of a $10 million lawsuit over a proposed rock ... Read More...
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