DIVERSIFIED INDUSTRIAL OPERATOR ACQUIRES KIMBLE MIXER
Spring Lake, Mich.-based Hines Corp. has closed on a deal for Kimble Mixer Co. and sister fabrication and chassis companies, noting that the mixer truck...
TRUCK REPORT
Truck and component manufacturers capitalized on the 2006 World of Concrete to roll out a host of new engine and other component offerings and spec changes....
Drum-cleaning linked citations net $476K OSHA penalty
Arrow Concrete Co., Parkersburg, W.Va., is contesting colossal penalties that officials from Occupational Safety and Health Administration, Region 3 in...
Granite extensions, MP engine highlight latest Mack rollouts
Using as a venue its World Sales Conference in Las Vegas in late October, Mack Trucks revealed a complete new range of vehicles designed for both highway...
Engine catalyst system cuts diesel consumption
Using the DC-100 Combustion Catalyst System leads to an 11.3 percent reduction in diesel fuel consumption (1 percent), according to a test performed in...
Making the case for '07 engines
With the late-March Mid-America Trucking Show in Louisville, Ky., as a jumping-off point, several heavy-duty diesel engine manufacturers have announced...
TRUCKS & COMPONENTS
Near-record demand for mixer trucks and sharply improved market conditions for major truck and powertrain manufacturers have yielded a bumper crop of...
Moraine Materials pilots digital ticketing
Among new tools for ready mixed producers at this month's ConExpo-Con/Agg in Las Vegas (note show report, pages 52-72), is a mobile computer aimed at...
THINKING IT THROUGH
Northern California independent Star Concrete feels the pressure of operating from a land-locked site in an industry-restrictive market where competitors...
Mixer driver nearly unscathed following 65-ft. plummet
Police in Columbia, S.C., cited Vann Keith Gibson, a mixer driver for Ready Mixed Concrete Co., after the truck he was operating plunged from an Interstate...
MIXER INVENTOR EARLY POSTER CHILD FOR INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAWS
The National Ready Mixed Concrete Association announced last month the American Road & Transportation Builders Association's selection of 1943-44 NRMCA...
Glacier NW programs GPS, wireless tracking system
Diminished radio frequency, a need to rein in unbudgeted overtime and no lunch expenditures tied to driver contracts, and the availability of information...
Surveying Driver Safety
In 2002, Trimble Navigation Ltd. developed the Telvisant DriveSafe Driver Safety Scorecard in response to a proposal from the McNeilus Cos. to design...
Mutual gain
More than 25 million yd. of ready mixed concrete and 15 million tons of cement plant capacity, along with hundreds of millions of tons of aggregate reserves,...
Making Mountains Out of Microns
During peak construction, Torrington, Conn.-based O&G Industries Inc. has more than 5,500 tires rolling, including those on a fleet of 100 front discharge...
Productive Dispatch
A fully integrated mixer dispatch and automatic vehicle location (AVL) system now undergoing beta testing in southeastern Florida may already have justified...
NRMCA award caps industry veteran's 54 years of Driving ambition
After 54 years of service as a ready mix truck driver, Wilbur Balmer departed from Ready Mixed Concrete Co. of Lancaster (Pa.) in a blaze of glory. His...
FMCSA effects new Tiedown regulations
Effective December 26, 2002, the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has issued a final tie-down rule...
Technology raises the liability shield
Like civil and structural engineers of the past (short-sleeved shirts with ties and pocket protectors), the information technology crowd has borne a few...
Trucking industry gears up for October '02 emissions
Imagine paying a $10 premium on a ton of cement whose strength development characteristics require a six-bag mix to meet specs that could otherwise be...
Mack debuts RD successor
In a dealer gathering last month, Mack Trucks unveiled Granite, a chassis destined to replace its long-standing construction workhorse, the RD Series....
Ozinga North Suburban finds cellular, Internet truck dispatch, statusing system puts emphasis on customers, not confusion
A new truck statusing and communications system interfaces with existing dispatch systems to give real-time mixer truck positioning via the Internet,...
Trucks: Mack off and running in its second century
Few equipment brand names outside of batch plants and plant and truck mixers have a connection as close to concrete as Mack Trucks Inc., a company celebrating...
Gaining Yardage
How good an investment is ready-mixed concrete? U.S. Concrete's formation coincides with both strong pricing and construction markets. Another indicator...
