Pit & Quarry, August 2010

Manufacturer briefs Work Truck Show returns to Indianapolis The Work Truck Show North Americas largest vocational truck event will return to Indianapolis for the next two years The Work Truck Show 2011 runs March 8 10 2011 at the Indiana Convention Center The 47th Annual National Truck Equipment Association Convention educational sessions and Green Truck Summit kick off March 7 Customer conference The Command Alkon Customer Conference will be held on Sept 15 17 at the New Orleans Hilton Riverside For details and registration information visit www commandalkon com cc2010 Start your engines Cummins Inc announced plans to expand its high horsepower technical center and high horsepower engine product line at its manufacturing facility in Seymour Ind Warranty increases John Deere increased standard warranty coverage on new construction equipment in the United States and Canada The free basic warranty has changed from six to 12 months Deeres basic no deductible 12 month warranty also travels with the machine if the equipment is sold to another party Promotion Kevin Gokie was promoted to group product E Q U I P M E N T N E W S support manager for KPI JCI and Astec Mobile Screens Appointment Metso appointed Scott Snyder to product manager of the vibrating equipment line in North America He will be based in York Pa Mobile offering Emerson Industrial Automation announced the release of the Browning V belt efficiency calculator iPhone application which allows users to calculate projected energy savings when upgrading from a wrapped V belt to a notched V belt Ship loading unloading solutions Superior Industries offers a range of cost efficient barge and ship loading unloading solutions with its TeleStacker conveyor systems which are custom configured to meet the requirements of specific marine handling applications Recertification Thompson Pump Manufacturing Co Inc achieved ISO 9001 2008 quality recertification for its Port Orange Fla manufacturing facility This certification represents the highest standard attainable for quality management systems and manufacturing capabilities the company said New address Dyno Nobel announced its new address of 2795 East Cottonwood Parkway Suite 500 in Salt Lake City Utah 84121 Phone numbers e mail addresses and P O boxes will remain unchanged IN THE AGGREGATE BUSINESS EVERY PEBBLE COUNTS Make sure its being counted Trust LOADRITE the leader in accurate weighing solutions since 1979 for the most reliable conveyor belt weighing system in the industry the C Weigh 1850 Contact your local dedicated factory trained LOADRITE distributor today to arrange a system trial or a trade in of existing scales www loadritescales com pq 18005609681 www pitandquarry com August 2010 PIT QUARRY 9