In the March 28 issue of P&Q Weekly Report: Nye enlightens House committee on industry issues | MSHA proposes delay for workplace exams rule | February construction starts improve

March 28, 2017

THE AUTHORITY ON EQUIPMENT & TECHNOLOGY    ENEWS ARCHIVE

SHARE WITH FRIENDS Attention P&Q Weekly Report readers The e-newsletter will now be sent from pitandquarry@ncmnewsletters.com. Please add us to your email contacts. LEADING OFF Nye enlightens House committee on industry issues Ward Nye, Martin Marietta chairman, CEO and president, testified before the House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources on the importance of aggregate for infrastructure projects. → MORE NEWS MORE NEWS MSHA proposes delay for workplace exams rule The U.S. Mine Safety & Health Administration (MSHA) proposed a delay in the effective date of its final rule on workplace exams in metal and nonmetal mines. Find out the proposed date for the rule. → MORE February construction starts improve 2 percent New construction starts in February rose 2 percent at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $706.4 billion, reports Dodge Data & Analytics. Get a rundown on how each sector performed. → MORE → U.S. Concrete implements executive changes → Superior establishes proving ground at Minnesota pit → Stedman showcases VSI tube-style rotor, cage mill → Bearing removal simplified with SealMaster redesign → T-Series crusher features hydrodynamic bearings → McCloskey names North American equipment dealer → Palfinger appoints regional sales manager EQUIPMENT FOCUS SPONSORED CONTENT Vermeer T1255III Terrain Leveler (SEM) One solution to increasing regulations in the mining industry is the Vermeer T1255III Terrain Leveler surface excavation machine (SEM). The Terrain Leveler SEM features an optional dust suppression system, GPS steering and grade control, as well as a cutting head attachment that can create an 80-degree high wall. → MORE FEATURED VIDEOS MORE VIDEOS Luff Industries presents safety products at ConExpo-Con/Agg 2017 Luff Industries’ Roy Wilks reviews four belt conveyor safety products that the company offers its customers. Learn about each of these products. → MORE → REMco showcases VSI Series 310 → Metso launches MX4 cone crusher → Fisher Industries presents latest industry equipment EYE ON THE BLOG MORE BLOGS Doosan Bobcat VP discusses possible future for jobsites Jobsites of the future could look fairly different from what aggregate producers are familiar with today. Joel Honeyman, vice president of innovation at Doosan Bobcat, shared his vision for a “connected jobsite” during a ConExpo-Con/Agg Tech Talks session. → MORE FROM THE MAGAZINE → Heavy equipment solutions for      a granite pit’s extreme demands → Finding, keeping available workers → Lessons from mining's safest year