Bill Emerson, a 30-year veteran with the Irving Materials Inc. Greenfield, Ind., flagship, took first place and a $5,000 cash prize in the National Ready Mixed Concrete Association’s Third Annual National Mixer Driver Championship
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Freightliner And Western Star Plates In, Sterling Out
Daimler Trucks North America will discontinue production of its Sterling brand medium and heavy-duty models and cease St. Thomas, Ontario, assembly operations in March 2009, focusing instead on Freightliner and Western Star vehicles from a South Carolina and two Mexico plants
Read MoreEnvironmental Specialist Locks Up Shute Shutter Production
Through a newly penned licensing agreement, Alamo, Calif.-based Forfam Inc. has transferred production and marketing of its Shute Shutter and ShuteValve mixer truck safety device and dispensing equipment to Green Vision Partners LLC
Read MoreCaterpillar-Navistar Alliance Nets Cat-Branded Heavy Duty Truck, Engine Design Synergy
A recently penned Memorandum of Understanding will see Caterpillar Inc. and Navistar International Corp. pursue global on-highway truck business opportunities, including development of a North American severe-service construction model, and cooperate on a variety of engine platforms
Read MoreElkin Hi-Tech Celebrates Silver Anniversary
Founded in 1983 by Luther Elkin in Indiana, Pa., Elkin Hi-Tech celebrates its 25th anniversary in 2008
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ROADRANGER/EATON CORP. Combining key clutch and transmission components into one package makes ordering replacement kits for Fuller clutches simpler and
Read MoreSpeed Fab-Crete Ropes Cleaner Power Through Texas-Sized Rebate
This may not be news to everyone, but apparently there is money for the taking in Texas. Specifically, funding is set aside by the Lone Star State’s Texas
Read MoreNew Gangway Line Racks Up Points For Safety, Durability
In development for 18 months, the patent-pending SafeRack G4 gangway uses metal-stamping technology to create a stronger platform that is also lighter
Read More2007 Drivers Of The Year
A panel of judges assembled by the National Ready Mixed Concrete Association’s Operations, Environmental, and Safety Committee named the 2007 Driver of
Read MoreCareless Cell Phone Usage: The Bane Of Driver Safety
To the editor: Bob Eckhardt makes some very good points in Driver Safety Regs Remain on a Roll (November 2007). It’s in everyone’s best interest to be
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