Cemex USA’s Allard Tigchelaar took the 18th annual National Mixer Driver Championship, staged last month during the National Ready Mixed Concrete Association ConcreteWorks Conference & Expo. Based at the producer’s Prescott, Ariz. plant, the 36-year industry veteran prevailed among a record field of 111 drivers. His cumulative score reflected stationary and driving challenge, visual vehicle inspection, delivery ticket station and…
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Cemex, Maschmeyer, Ozinga pros top National Mixer Driver Championship
Sources: CP staff; National Ready Mixed Concrete Association, Alexandria, Va. Allard Tigchelaar, based at the Cemex USA Prescott, Ariz., plant took the 18th annual National Mixer Driver Championship, staged October 12-13 during the National Ready Mixed Concrete Association ConcreteWorks Conference & Expo. He prevailed among a record field of 111 drivers, who navigated an eight-station challenge course and completed vehicle inspection…
Read MoreSoftware developer brings concrete delivery optimization into AI age
The National Ready Mixed Concrete Association 2023 ConcreteWorks Conference in Nashville was the backdrop for broad roll out of Inform Transport Planning and Execution software for concrete, aggregates and cement. The logistics platform equips dispatchers and planners running medium to large fleets to perform complex, time-critical calculations with ease—netting delivery of more loads with fewer trucks when measured against conventional…
Read MoreMixer Driver Championship: Skills, Smarts, Sportsmanship
Jason Erickson, based at CPC Materials’ Smokey Point Concrete plant in Arlington, Wash., won the 2023 National Mixer Driver Championship, held early last month in Nashville as part of the National Ready Mixed Concrete Association ConcreteWorks Conference. Taking the stage at a jam-packed Gaylord Opryland Resort ballroom, he praised his peers along with CPC Materials and CalPortland Co. management and…
Read MoreCPC, Maschmeyer, Miles S&G pros lead Mixer Driver Championship
Sources: National Ready Mixed Concrete Association, Alexandria, Va.; CP staff Jason Erickson, based at CPC Materials’ Arlington, Wash. plant, won the 2023 National Mixer Driver Championship, staged October 1 in Nashville as part of the National Ready Mixed Concrete Association ConcreteWorks Conference. Taking the stage at a jam-packed Gaylord Opryland Resort ballroom, he praised his 101 peers in the competition,…
Read More2023 ConcreteWorks Technical Highlights
Must-see technology-related presentations at the National Ready Mixed Concrete Association’s annual conference. Citizens of the Industry, NRMCA’s ConcreteWorks is here! This is clearly the singular most important industry meeting of the year, and it now benefits from being co-located with the fall committee meetings of the Portland Cement Association. From September 29 through October 3, your days will be filled…
Read MoreNRMCA opens 2023 Environmental Excellence Awards call for entries
Source: National Ready Mixed Concrete Association, Alexandria, Va. The National Ready Mixed Concrete Association is accepting 2023 Commitment to Environmental Excellence Awards entries through July 21. The competition offers producers national recognition for outstanding contributions to protecting the environment and maintaining sound management practice in their operations. It salutes operators that have not only met, but surpassed governmental compliance measures…
Read MoreThomas, Cole County aces trade spots in National Mixer Driver Championship
Joey Melton, a 19-year delivery professional based at Thomas Concrete’s Anderson, S.C. plant, took the 2022 National Mixer Driver Championship. The early-October event was staged at the Gaylord Rockies Resort & Convention Center in Aurora, Colo. amid the National Ready Mixed Concrete Association’s ConcreteWorks Conference and Expo. Stepping up to the ConcreteWorks awards banquet podium, Melton saluted the 85 peers…
Read MoreOrganizations – October 2022
The National Ready Mixed Concrete Association is recognizing 20 producer members operating individual plants or multiple divisions or regions in the 2022 Excellence in Quality Awards program. Winners have demonstrated commitment to materials and production facilities management and related measures behind delivery of quality concrete, while maintaining a high level of customer satisfaction. These Excellence in Quality Award recipients were…
Read MoreThomas, Cole County pros trade places atop National Mixer Driver Championship
Sources: National Ready Mixed Concrete Association, Alexandria, Va.; CP staff Joey Melton, a 19-year delivery professional based at Thomas Concrete’s Anderson, S.C. plant, took the 2022 National Mixer Driver Championship. The October 1-2 event was staged at the Gaylord Rockies Resort & Convention Center in Aurora, Colo. amid the National Ready Mixed Concrete Association’s ConcreteWorks Conference and Expo. Stepping up…
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