Source: Concrete Industry Management National Steering Committee The National Steering Committee for the Concrete Industry Management program raised more than $1.75 million in gross revenue at its annual auction, held January 24 in conjunction with the World of Concrete at the Las Vegas Convention Center. In addition to concrete mixer trucks from Mack Trucks and Revolution Concrete Mixers and Peterbilt…
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Truck OEM charter coalition to advance zero-emission vehicle era
Sources: Powering America’s Commercial Transportation, Washington, D.C.; CP staff Daimler Truck North America, Navistar Inc. and Volvo Group North America lead founding members of Powering America’s Commercial Transportation (PACT), a coalition focused on education and advocacy to accelerate the construction of charging infrastructure for medium- and heavy-duty zero-emission vehicles (ZEVs). Executives assembled at the National Press Club, Washington, D.C. for…
Read MoreMack Trucks, Revolution Mixers continue their CIM Auction tradition
A 2024 Mack Granite Axle Forward model, equipped with MP-7 engine and mDRIVE HD automated manual transmission and bearing a Revolution 11-yd. R83 Bridgemaster Mixer, will be among 2024 Concrete Industry Management Auction centerpieces. The January 24 event, scheduled per custom on day two of World of Concrete exhibits, will see silent and living bidding kick off at 11 a.m.…
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On the heels of surveying the vehicle-laden ConExpo-Con/Agg and World of Concrete 2023 shows, we examine the latest in OEM, body builder and component manufacturer offerings for mixer, dump, bulk tanker and day cab/tractor trailer fleet operators. MOTOR WHEEL | AUTOMATIC BRAKE ADJUSTERHendrickson International’s Motor Wheel business has rebranded the Crewson automatic brake adjuster product line under the Motor Wheel…
Read MoreTop donors Mack Trucks, McNeilus uphold CIM Auction custom
The Concrete Industry Management National Steering Committee followed through with a customary, late-year dispatch: Mack Trucks and McNeilus Truck and Manufacturing will once again deliver a Granite-mounted Bridgemaster mixer for an annual auction benefitting undergraduate Middle Tennessee State University, California State University, Chico, New Jersey Institute of Technology, South Dakota State University and Texas State University Concrete Industry Management degree…
Read MoreMack, McNeilus continue to pay it forward with CIM Auction donation
Sources: Concrete Industry Management National Steering Committee; CP staff The CIM National Steering Committee has a customary December dispatch: Mack Trucks and McNeilus Truck and Manufacturing will once again deliver a Granite-mounted Bridgemaster mixer for an annual auction staged during World of Concrete and benefitting undergraduate Middle Tennessee State University, California State University, Chico, New Jersey Institute of Technology, South…
Read MoreMack, McNeilus sustain tradition of big ticket CIM Auction donation
Sources: CIM National Steering Committee; CP staff McNeilus Truck and Manufacturing and Mack Trucks are continuing their custom of dispatching one of the signature offerings in the Concrete Industry Management Program Auction, staged in the Las Vegas Convention Center with World of Concrete backdrop. A McNeilus 10.5-yd. FLEX Controls Standard Mixer mounted on a 2022 Mack Granite GR64BR joins the…
Read MoreMack, McNeilus deliver Granite-mounted Bridgemaster for 2021 CIM Auction
Sources: Concrete Industry Management National Steering Committee; CP staff The Concrete Industry Management Auction will proceed June 9 at the Las Vegas Convention Center, enjoying a customary World of Concrete day two backdrop and surefire anchor: an 11-yd. Granite-mounted Bridgemaster, courtesy of Mack Trucks and McNeilus Truck & Manufacturing.
Read MoreMANUFACTURERS – DECEMBER 2020
St. Louis-based manufactured-concrete plant equipment leader Afinitas has promoted two team members to leadership roles in the Forming Systems Division, encompassing the New Hampton Metal Fabrication, New Hampton, Iowa, and Spillman Co., Columbus, Ohio businesses. Columbus General Manager Matt Karnes will serve as the division’s director of Engineering, overseeing both brands’ systems, processes, engineering design, and new technology. He joined…
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Kevin Curtis will retire as Besser Co. chief executive officer at end of April 2021, capping a tenure of four-plus decades in concrete plant equipment as well as a transition that began with appointment of his successor, Ryan Suszek, who was promoted to president in March 2019.
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