April 10, 2018
PQ Weekly Report
THE AUTHORITY ON EQUIPMENT & TECHNOLOGY    ENEWS ARCHIVE

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LEADING OFF
Featured image Martin Marietta’s Nye
visits with Trump on infrastructure

Following his meeting with President Trump to discuss rebuilding the nation’s infrastructure, Ward Nye is optimistic about the road ahead. Check out his interview with Fortune magazine to find out why. → MORE
Featured image Remembering 'Rock Chuck,' chairman of Pete Lien & Sons
Chuck Lien, the chairman of the board at Pete Lien & Sons who built his company into one of the nation's top aggregate producers, died Saturday. The 93-year-old was inducted to the Pit & Quarry Hall of Fame in 2014. Learn more about his storied career. → MORE
NEWS MORE NEWS
Featured Image ConExpo-Con/Agg earns top trade show ranking
ConExpo-Con/Agg — which reached record size numbers in 2017 — was named the number one show on Trade Show News Network's Top Trade Show list.
→ MORE
→ Dodge Momentum Index up in March 2018
→ Aggregate rail volumes up 8 percent
→ Epiroc adds Chicago Pneumatic attachments
→ Titan introduces new ACT wheel sizes
→ Diesel Laptops purchases asset from software
     company

→ Liebherr adds dealer in Louisiana
→ Express Blower earns emissions certifications
EQUIPMENT FOCUS SPONSORED CONTENT
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Problem: A Hawk Measurement customer wanted to account for high-value ore in their muck passes. The issue was that no one made a device capable of measuring down an 8-ft. x 8-ft. muck pass 600 ft. deep, as well as through a grizzly with trucks creating high volumes of dust. Solution: the OptioLaser. → MORE
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SSAB SSAB showcases Hardox 500 Tuf at AGG1 2018
SSAB’s Bill Donohue gives a rundown on the company’s Hardox 500 Tuf at the 2018 AGG1 Aggregates Academy & Expo. According to the company, Hardox 500 Tuf delivers high strength, extreme hardness and guaranteed toughness in one wear plate. → MORE
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Photo: Foter Confusion surrounds
the Trump tariffs

President Donald Trump began to impose tariffs on imported steel and aluminum in an effort to protect domestic trade. What does it ultimately mean for the aggregate industry? → MORE
Featured Image Slideshow: GCAA Management Workshop highlights
Check out some photo highlights from the Georgia Construction Aggregate Association’s (GCAA) Management Workshop in Atlanta. → MORE
FROM THE MAGAZINE
P&Q → How old equipment gets new life at
     Luck Stone


→ CalPortland reconfigures a
     California site


→ Civil penalty assessments: Myths
     versus facts
INDUSTRY RESOURCES
P&Q → A Look Back

→ Association of Equipment Manufacturers

→ FMI Corp.

→ National Stone, Sand & Gravel
     Association


→ U.S. Geological Survey