Pit & Quarry, October 2017

UPtoSPEED MANUFACTURERS Michelin TIA offer training course for earthmover tire service M ichelin Earthmover announced it has launched a new 300 level training and certification course with the Tire Industry Association TIA to certify dealer and industry service technicians who specialize in fitting earthmover GOVERNMENT COMPANIES SELECTED TO BUILD BORDER WALL PROTOTYPES Although the U S Congress has not approved funding for a border wall between the United States and Mexico the Trump administration has selected four companies to build concrete prototypes The Washington Post reports that the prototypes will be built in San Diego and the four companies chosen to do the work are Caddell Construction of Montgomery Alabama Texas Sterling Construction of Houston W G Yates Sons Construction of Philadelphia Mississippi and aggregate producer Fisher Sand Gravel DBA Fisher Industries of Tempe Arizona Each of the four contracts is worth between 400000 and 500000 and according to Ronald Vitiello acting deputy commissioner of U S Customs and Border Protection four more contracts for non concrete prototypes will be announced soon The Washington Post reports the concrete prototypes will be 30 ft long and up to 30 ft high and should be complete this month Officials will then use small hand tools to test the prototypes resistance to tampering and penetration PRODUCERS CEMEX HOSTS FIRST BUILDING MATERIALS FORUM Cemex hosted nearly 70 customers at its first building materials forum in Scottsdale Arizona Left to right Charles Cutlip OTR tire technician McCarthy Tire Service the Michelin Man and Mark Shimko OTR and commercial corporate safety trainer technician McCarthy Tire Service According to the company the clients who attended the day long forum learned about Cemexs safety practices as well as how to improve safety culture and trends in the construction industry They also gained insight into upcoming changes in the construction industry During the forum Cemex experts from across the west region presented insights about labor shortages in the industry forecast growth in Arizona and how changes can affect business planning Daniel Bachman senior economist for Deloitte delivered the keynote address for the event During his presentation he covered U S and regional economic trends The event concluded with a panel discussion where construction industry experts shared the latest developments in the Arizona market including changes in construction standards and how to tackle them Cemex adds Four companies are building concrete border wall prototypes tires We are excited to work with TIA to offer this new certified technician course says Richard Ameris earthmover training manager Michelin North America Inc In addition to demonstrating the skills learned in the basic TIA program 200 level and Michelins earthmover service technician seminar participants will be able to reinforce the culture of safety needed for servicing mine quarry and construction industrial tires to reduce injury Completion of both TIAs basic Earthmover Tire Service ETS program and Michelins earthmover tire service technician seminar are required before registering for the new course The multi day technician certification class is designed for technicians with at least three years of active hands on OTR experience to demonstrate safe application of industry accepted procedures and skills PHOTOS BY MICHELIN TOP MITCHELL HAINDFIELD VIA FOTER COM BOTTOM pitandquarry com October 2017 PIT QUARRY 9