A visit with PCI Chairman Dennis Fink
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Category: Features
Length Matters
Bold engineers, astute vendors and ideal girder delivery routes to target bridge sites have the Washington State Department of Transportation perpetually maximizing the structural value of 10,000 psi concrete, prestressed with 0.6-in. diameter steel strand. For more than a decade, the agency has approached Interstate 5 corridor bridge designs—especially structures spanning urban rail lines and/or key arteries—intent on reducing pier…
Read MoreFront Line Excellence
The National Ready Mixed Concrete Association’s 25th Ready Mixed Concrete Delivery Professional Driver of the Year program recognizes four industry veterans from a pool of outstanding nominees. The Safety, Environmental and Operations Committee assembled a panel of judges to weigh Driver of the Year nominees’ competence, driving skills, number of years without an accident, and colleague or customer testimonials.
Read MoreTracked carrier vehicle steers engineering team to off-road mixer
Multi Machine Inc., the northeast dealer for Prinoth Tracked Vehicles, specializes in crawler carrier sales, rentals, and customization. Serving the United States, Canada, and overseas markets, it consistently lands an array of challenging requests to custom fit a machine to work in the harshest environments, where tires just won’t cut it.
Read MoreBLOCK & PAVER MACHINERY, MOLDS AND COMPONENTS
A survey of capital equipment suppliers to North American producers finds a trove of innovations and technologies supporting concrete block and paver variety, quality and application or design potential.
Read MoreFinding an Edge
National Precast Concrete Association Chairman of the Board Ron Sparks constantly looks for ways to push himself, his company, the association and the industry forward
Read MoreMeritor expands partnership with Terex Advance
Meritor Inc. will supply front- and rear-drive axles to Terex Advance Mixer under a standard position agreement. Earlier installations make way for a seamless transition of incorporating the Meritor components into Terex Advance’s specs.
Read MoreCOMMAND ALKON | DELIVERY CYCLE MONITORING • ruckit app
The latest TrackIt platform addition enables visibility of ready mixed concrete from drum loading to discharge. Delivery Cycle Monitoring features or functions include automated loading, pouring and washing status relay; support for virtually any truck regardless of age; real time alerts and historical reporting; plus, TrackIt Batch summary and load property reports and data points. By capturing drum speed and…
Read MoreTPC INTERNATIONAL | TIREBOSS 2
Company’s next generation tire pressure control for heavy duty trucks features a touch screen display with embedded driver training video. It is part of a Tireboss 2 package that includes GPS-enabled truck speed monitoring and auto-inflate sensors to safeguard tires; small control valve, mountable anywhere and enabling air flow up to 75 cu. ft./minute; and, unitized wheel end assemblies incorporating…
Read MoreRenewable diesel fuels recycling-driven Argent Materials
Since forming in 2013, Argent Materials, a regional recycler of concrete and asphalt, and supplier of aggregate materials, has diverted more than a billion pounds of waste from local landfills. Now, thanks to the company’s recent switch from petroleum diesel to Neste MY Renewable Diesel, it can add the elimination of fossil fuels from its fleet to its list of…
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