Pit & Quarry, March 2015
pg 64 68 Safety Playing it safe A company wide safety mindset keeps Staker Parson employees healthy productive BY LORETTA SORENSEN 76 Operations Growing family Family owned Conners Crushed Stone now operates five quarries near Waco Texas BY AMY CROUSE 82 Portable Plants HSI on the move A Texas company uses a trackmounted impactor to process materials 86 Recycling Intriguing market opportunity Reclaimed asphalt pavement is gaining momentum in U S BY SEAN DONAGHY 88 Pit Stop Mine slurry hoses Recommendations for better performing hose assemblies BY JEFFREY POTTER 92 Portable Plants Which power configuration is best BY PAUL SMITH 94 Environment Effective water management Technologies to improve the handling of this key resource BY NATE MAGUIRE 96 Safety and the Law Avoiding death at work BY MICHAEL T HEENAN ESQ 98 Business State taxes Aggregate producers should be prepared for unexpected audits or additional taxes BY MARK E BATTERSBY 106 Looking Back Photos from the Pit Quarry archive 102 Classified Advertising 105 Advertiser Index VOLUME 107 MARCH 2015 No 9 Geneva Rocks Point of the Mountain site in Draper Utah Photo courtesy of Superior Industries Up Front 2 An Inside Look Parks and recreation BY DARREN CONSTANTINO EDITOR IN CHIEF 4 Brand New Equipment just released to the market 8 Industry Snapshot Vital industry news and economics 16 Highway Funding Gaining momentum Legislators are actively formulating plans to shore up the Highway Trust Fund 20 Equipment News The latest developments from equipment manufacturers Feature Articles More 56 Conveying Moving mountains A downhill overland conveyor system boosts safety savings and sustainability BY CAROL WASSON 60 Operations Continuous opportunities An economically healthy Colorado keeps things moving for Pete Lien Sons BY KEVIN YANIK 64 Education Breaking the stigma A mostly female organization educates the public on the aggregates industry BY ALLISON BARWACZ AGG1 Aggregates Academy Expo 22 Record breaker The 2015 show has achieved record breaking exhibitor space and participation BY DARREN CONSTANTINO 24 AGG1 Academy schedule 36 NSSGA convention schedule 38 Hall of Fame to honor four pioneers BY KEVIN YANIK 40 Equipment from AGG1 exhibitors www pitandquarry com March 2015 PIT QUARRY 1
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