U.S. District Court Judge Cecilia Altonaga has ordered “In Re Florida Cement and Concrete Antitrust Litigation” plaintiffs to amend consolidated complaints by centering on four defendants and a timeframe from mid-2008 forward.
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Caterpillar sets ConExpo rollout for Class 8 vocational series truck
The mixer- and dump-suited Cat CT660 will anchor a new heavy-duty truck series to be unveiled at the 2011 ConExpo-Con/Agg, opening March 22-25 in Las Vegas.
Read MoreEPA, DOT eye fuel-efficiency, CO2 standards for 2014 mixers, dumps
EPA- and U.S. Department of Transportation-proposed standards for vocational heavy-duty trucks, to be implemented from 2014 through 2018 model years, could net a 10 percent reduction in fuel consumption and carbon dioxide emissions against current Class 8 vehicles.
Read MoreMining Media adds Concrete Products, Rock Products, Cement Americas
Denver-based Mining Media Inc. has acquired Concrete Products, Rock Products, and Cement Americas from Penton Media, along with their websites and Concrete Currents, Breaking Rock News and Cement Newsline electronic newsletters.
Read MoreCentral Concrete decision affirms union loyalties in plant owner transition
The NLRB concurs with a regional hearing officer’s determination that Teamsters Local 853-represented employees at an Oakland, Calif., ready mixed site are entitled to batch plant work a prior owner assigned to Operating Engineers Local 3 members.
Read MoreNewsweek names CO2-capturing binder among 10 Big Green Ideas
Calera Corp., the northern California technology developer eyeing carbon dioxide-capturing aggregate or supplementary cementitious materials, is recognized in the Newsweek 2010 Green Rankings.
Read More52-Ft. Mixer-Mounted Belt Extends Central Supply’s Placement Range
A seven-axle spec enables West Virginia independent Central Supply Co. to dispatch 9-yd.-plus loads in the first U.S. mixer bearing a 52-ft. Atlas Polar telescopic concrete conveyor
Read MoreReport Ranks Concrete Paths To Carbon Reduction In Cement-Based Products
“Paving the Way to Cost, Energy, and Carbon Savings in the Concrete Industry” assesses an expanding range of options designed to make concrete greener through improved cement-production techniques, admixtures affording lower portland cement dosages, and supplementary cementitious materials, plus building energy efficiency and performance technologies
Read MoreTerex Dispatches First Front Discharge Mixer With Epa 2010-Compliant Power
After a road test beginning in Indiana, with stops at Connecticut and New York ready mixed plants, a Terex FDB6000 running a production Cummins ISX11.9 engine debuted at the 2010 ConcreteWorks Conference & Expo, October 10-12 in Concord, N.C.
Read MoreBooklet Streamlines Paper-Heavy Osha Requirement
Streamlining required handouts for 10- and 30-hour Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) trainings from 42 pages to a 16-page piece, compliance and safety training publisher Mancomm now offers “Intro to OSHA”
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