Pit & Quarry, May 2014
Equipment Technology 20 Special Report MegaProducers 2014 The largest aggregate producers in the U S and the biggest single operations 28 ConExpo Con Agg 2014 Wrap Up Showing their wares The second largest ConExpo Con Agg crowd ever saw equipment from a record 2000 plus exhibitors Columns More 26 Mergers Acquisitions Bargain hunting Some recent mergers and acquisitions of major aggregate producers have smaller producers thinking BY MARK E BATTERSBY 52 Safety and the Law Accident and injury reports BY MICHAEL T HEENAN ESQ 56 Looking Back Photos from the Pit Quarry archive Classifieds Ad Index 53 Advertiser Index 54 Classified Advertising The new Ranger DX800 top hammer drill rig Photo courtesy of Sandvik Up Front 2 An Inside Look Labor pains BY DARREN CONSTANTINO EDITOR IN CHIEF 4 Brand New Equipment just released to the market 6 Industry Snapshot Vital industry news and economics BY KEVIN YANIK 14 Equipment News The latest developments from equipment manufacturers Equipment Focus Safety Environmental 16 Idea from space Less carbon emissions means a more environmentally friendly means of drilling and less fuel use means cost savings BY PATRICK MAHONEY 18 Safety leadership Aggregate site superintendents can coach supervisors and managers into promoting better safety practices BY MICHAEL HAJAISTRON pg 16 VOLUME 106 MAY 2014 No 11 pg 28 www pitandquarry com May 2014 PIT QUARRY 1
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