Pit & Quarry, August 2013

www pitandquarry com North Coast Media LLC 1360 E Ninth St Suite 1070 Cleveland OH 44114 Phone 216 706 3700 Fax 216 706 3711 EDITOR IN CHIEF Darren Constantino 216 706 3747 dconstantino@ northcoastmedia net MANAGING EDITOR Kevin Yanik 216 706 3724 kyanik@ northcoastmedia net SAFETY EDITOR Carl R Metzgar cmetz46840@ aol com LAW EDITOR Michael T Heenan michael heenan@ odnss com AGGREGATES FORECASTER David Chereb dc@ davidcherebgroup com WESTERN U S CORRESPONDENT Loretta Sorensen PRINT ELECTRONIC ADVERTISING PUBLISHER Rob Fulop 216 706 3741 rfulop@ northcoastmedia net NATIONAL SALES MANAGER Dino Vitanza 216 706 3744 dvitanza@ northcoastmedia net CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING SALES MANAGER Dino Vitanza 216 706 3744 dvitanza@ northcoastmedia net PRESIDENT AND CEO Kevin Stoltman 216 706 3740 kstoltman@ northcoastmedia net V P FINANCE AND OPERATIONS Steve Galperin 216 706 3705 sgalperin@ northcoastmedia net V P GRAPHIC DESIGN PRODUCTION Pete Seltzer 216 706 3737 pseltzer@ northcoastmedia net ART DIRECTOR Kim Traum PRODUCTION SERVICES MANAGER Terri Johnstone 216 978 9622 tjohnstone@ northcoastmedia net AUDIENCE DEVELOPMENT MANAGER Antoinette Sanchez Perkins BUYERS GUIDE INQUIRIES Fry Communications Inc 800 334 1429 pitquarry@ frycomm com LIST RENTAL Antoinette Sanchez Perkins 216 706 3750 asanchez perkins@ northcoastmedia net REPRINTS Mike McSorley Wrights Media 281 419 5725 mmcsorley@ wrightsmedia com SUBSCRIPTIONS CUSTOMER SERVICE Phone 847 763 4942 Fax 847 763 9694 Web www pitandquarry com subscribe Pothole Robin Hood T he infrastructure of the United States is deteriorating and there are signs that the public is beginning to take notice I see more and more stories in the mainstream media about the need for infrastructure improvements My favorite was about a guy in Mississippi who has been called Pothole Robin Hood Instead of stealing from the rich this doer of good deeds steals asphalt from the city of Jackson Miss and uses it to fill potholes So hes basically providing volunteer road repair labor After filling each hole he spray paints a big note next to it on the street to announce it was Citizen Fixed Perhaps its worth putting up with this graffiti in that it draws the publics attention to the poor state of roadways and the need for a more permanent fix The Federal Highway Administration estimates that 170 billion in capital investment would be needed on an annual basis to significantly improve the condition of the nations roadways But Congresss recent inability to compromise on a farm bill shows that Washington is still reluctant to open its purse strings for large spending bills even popular ones Unless theres a mass appearance of more merry men like Pothole Robin Hood increases in infrastructure funding at the state and national level is needed to fix this countrys broken infrastructure Welcome Mike The first of this month marked the beginning of what is a new era at the National Stone Sand Gravel Association NSSGA as the tenure of new President and CEO Michael Johnson begins Coming from the National Beer Wholesalers Association Johnson will oversee a staff that has seen major changes in the past year We wish him the best in his new role and we congratulate outgoing President Gus Edwards on his successful career at NSSGA Thank you Carl With this issue of Pit Quarry our long time safety columnist Carl Metzgar concludes two decades of informing and entertaining our readers We thank Carl for his years of service to the aggregates industry and to Pit Quarry magazine and we wish him all the best See Carls last column Walking in the Dark on page 48 Darren Constantino EDITOR IN CHIEF dconstantino@ northcoastmedia net INSTEAD OF STEALING FROM THE RICH THIS DOER OF GOOD DEEDS STEALS ASPHALT FROM THE CITY AND USES IT TO FILL POTHOLES 2 PIT QUARRY August 2013 www pitandquarry com