Rock Products

11/07/2025

Nick Warrick, sales manager at All Seasons Uniforms, Inc., has been helping companies outfit their teams for more than 30 years. What started with a landline and a phone book has grown into a leading provider of safety workwear for crews in high-risk conditions.

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10/07/2025

MDS, a Terex company that specializes in screening equipment, has seen a significant rise in demand for its M515 Heavy Duty Trommel across North America.

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MDS, a Terex company that specializes in screening equipment, has seen a significant rise in demand for its M515 Heavy Duty Trommel across North America. Renowned for its ability to produce high-quality, precisely sized rip rap material, the M515 is playing a key role in helping customers meet the n...

10/07/2025

"While the presence of unauthorized immigrants is a complex issue with varying viewpoints, economic data and research highlight their significant contributions to the U.S. economy, particularly in terms of labor supply, tax contributions and economic growth."

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09/07/2025

U.S. Representatives Salud Carbajal (D-Calif.) and Rick Crawford (R-Ark.) have introduced “Vehicle Axle Redistribution Increases Allow New Capacities for Efficiency” or the VARIANCE Act, enabling heavy duty truck operators to optimize aggregate, cementitious material or other non-liquid loads.

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07/07/2025

West Virginia-headquartered Swanson Industries has acquired the off-highway business of TransAxle Holdings, a remanufacturer of transmissions, differentials, hydraulics, axles and brake systems and related industrial products for numerous off-highway verticals.

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07/07/2025

At the recent trade show, I engaged with many manufacturers and producers, invariably asking the same question: “How is business?” The answer almost always was positive, however, it was usually accompanied by one word: Uncertainty.

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ACA - America's Cement Manufacturers

07/07/2025

Rock Products’ Big Story of the Week: California-based Brimstone Alumina's decarbonized cement venture is creating a new opportunity for Dolese Bros. Co.

What you need to know: CalCIMA Updates Legislative Developments in California

Prime-Time Products: KLEEMANN Digitalization Portfolio Extended

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Through McLanahan’s Michigan dealer, Hi-Point Aggregate Equipment, LLC, Koenig Materials acquired a 1,000-ton-per-hour wash plant, featuring two 12’ x 48’ Sand Classifying Tanks and three Ultra Sand Plants to produce their primary 2NS product, secondary mason sand, and tertiary Class 2 sand. T...

04/07/2025

03/07/2025

The digital application SPECTIVE CONNECT supports users with work site digitization. Different configuration and optimization tools help you set the correct machine parameters and monitor processes on the work site.

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The digital application SPECTIVE CONNECT supports users with work site digitization. Different configuration and optimization tools help you set the correct machine parameters and monitor processes on the work site. Innovations are also available on the telematics platform John Deere Operations Cent...

03/07/2025

Vendor Spotlight: Burgex Inc.

Burgex Mining Consultants' team of dedicated professionals, including mining engineers, geologists, market analysts, financial analysts, landmen, and GIS engineers, embodies a wealth of expertise and passion for the mining industry.

Renowned for their innovative approach, they have gained recognition, particularly with their GIS-based market intelligence platform, Mineralocity Aggregates.

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03/07/2025

July Rock Products is Live: https://smcpub.com/ul/7k2o7

On The Mark: The Curse of Uncertainty
The Strategist: The Hidden Importance of Immigrant Labor
In The Know: Aggregates Production Declines Again in First Quarter

FEATURES:
• The Pulse: Quarterly Construction Materials Report and AVP Pulse Index.
• Gaining a Competitive Advantage: Freehaven Materials Adds CDE Group Wash Plant As It Turns Waste Into Reusable Materials.
• Winning With Water Trucks: Rokbak, Philippi-Hagenbuch, Inc. Talk about Water Trucks as Part of a Good Water Management Program.
• Managing Aggregate Tailings and Fines: Over Time, Many Producers Find Their Settling Ponds Expanding and Consuming Valuable Space in the Quarry.
• Stop the Madness: Why Discounting Aggregates is Financial Self-Harm.

Plus:
• Sandvik introduces AutoMine Surface Fleet
• CASE Construction Equipment Beefs Up Large Excavator Lineup with New CX380E
• The Wirtgen Group Rocks bauma 2025

02/07/2025

According to the California Construction and Industrial Materials Association (CalCIMA) , as part of a deal in enacting the 2025-2026 fiscal year state budget, legislators and Gov. Gavin Newsome hammered out an agreement on permitting reforms to stimulate housing and manufacturing.

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