May 19, 2015
PQ Weekly Report
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LEADING OFF
Photo credit: Serge.By. / Foter / CC BY Senate, House propose
2-month highway
program extension

With the May 31 highway program extension expiration drawing closer, the Senate and House of Representatives laid the groundwork for a two-month extension of the Highway Trust Fund contract authority and expenditure authority. Find out where this leaves the future of the depleting fund.
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NEWS
U.S. House of Representatives House Speaker’s comments point to
short-term highway bill

House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) indicated Congress would likely have to pass a short-term highway bill, according to the Wall Street Journal. See what solution Boehner prefers regarding the Highway Trust Fund. → MORE
→ Superior releases updated telescoping radial
     stacker program

→ Baldor dubs Keyser VP of channel management
→ Atlas Copco names attachments product manager
→ Lafarge Canada earns 3 top employer awards
→ JCB equipment dealership opens in Tennessee
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EYE ON THE BLOG
Frac sand Bad news for frac sand
Two recent reports paint a negative picture of the frac sand market for the foreseeable future: one from the U.S. Geological Survey and one from Oil & Gas 360. Read on as Editor Darren Constantino discusses how the recent increase in seismic activity is connected to activity in the oil and gas industry. → MORE
PIT & QUARRY UNIVERSITY
Pit & Quarry University Lesson 12: Maintenance & Optimization
Properly maintaining equipment prevents costly downtime, and new technologies allow for better equipment optimization to further reduce costs and increase production. Lesson 12 of Pit & Quarry University reviews the maintenance and optimization of an operation. → MORE

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