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A Christmas Story — It’s a Clinker!
While The Old Man may not have appreciated it, clinker is a welcome product in some parts of the world.
By Bill Langer
One of my favorite passages from the movie A Christmas Story (1983) goes like this:
The Old Man (Ralphie’s father): ... Read More...
From Nothing — A Successful Business
The Aguilar family didn’t let starting out with nothing but a truck and a screen stop them from turning their small business into a prosperous company.
By Kerry Clines, Senior Editor
The small town of Socorro, N.M., just south of Albuquerque, is ... Read More...
Maximize Mobile Productivity
Use these seven maintenance practices to keep mobile crushers dependable throughout their working life.
By Paul McLaren
Today’s mobile crushers are rugged and dependable machines, but crushing and processing material can result in excessive wear on certain components, excessive vibration throughout the ... Read More...
Rock Science
Consider the impact of the physical and chemical properties of the parts when evaluating the whole.
By Bill Langer
After I retired from the U.S. Geological Survey last November, my wife, Pam, and I moved to Phoenix, Ariz. We currently live with ... Read More...
The Bucket List
Check out this round up of buckets and teeth that can help your operation dig up big profits.
by Kerry Clines, Senior Editor
Specialty buckets for excavators allow operators to crush or screen material on site, on the go.
Rotobec
Rotobec says ... Read More...
Carved in Stone
W is for Weathered Rock
An old-school sound test demonstrates the difference between soil, core stones, and solid bedrock.
Early in my career, I worked on a project in the northern Virginia province of Piedmont. I was preparing a map and report ... Read More...
Graniterock launches free construction calculator iPhone App Version 2.0
Graniterock has released a new mobile application — i.e. app — allowing Apple iPhone and iPod Touch users to access a broad range of construction materials calculators.
The free app, Graniterock Construction Calculator, is part of the company’s effort to make ... Read More...
Carved in Stone
R is for Rocksicle
A Front Range perspective on managing and shipping aggregates.
By Bill Langer
Rocksicle (rok-si-kuhl) noun – similar to a rock glacier, which is a glacier-like mass of rock with interstitial ice.
Not too long ago, I had the opportunity to ... Read More...
Petrocon launches national tire program for its members
Petrocon Corp. has launched a national tire program to its members.
In the first month of introduction, nearly 200 members enrolled into the program, by a world’s top tire producer. With the program, Petrocon members become part of a 24/7, emergency ... Read More...
ACI presenting Florida Concrete & Products Association with Distinguished Achievement Award
The American Concrete Institute (ACI) will present its Distinguished Achievement Award to the Florida Concrete & Products Association (FC&PA) at the ACI Spring 2011 Convention in Tampa, Fla.
During the convention’s opening session on Sunday, April 3, at 5:15 p.m., the ... Read More...
Highway Equipment Company selling Flow Boy line, name
Highway Equipment Company (HECO) plans to sell its Flow Boy trade name and product line of asphalt, aggregate, and concrete live bottom trailers.
The company says its selling Flow Boy will allow it to focus on its core Hi-Way road maintenance equipment ... Read More...
CalCIMA calls for conference papers
Paper proposals related to the aggregate, industrial materials, ready mixed concrete, cement and asphalt industries for the California Construction and Industrial Materials Association (CalCIMA)2010 Education Conference are are being accepted.
Proposals are being accepted in all segments of the industry; aggregate ... Read More...
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