June 12, 2018
PQ Weekly Report
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LEADING OFF
Photo by Kevin Yanik Outside-the-box
equipment design

Volvo Construction Equipment's HX2 autonomous hauler prototype represents change that’s likely to come to the aggregate industry. P&Q's Kevin Yanik explores the road ahead in quarry equipment design.
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NEWS MORE NEWS
MDU Resources MDU Resources acquires aggregate supplier
MDU Resources Group acquired Tri-City Paving, a general contractor and aggregate, asphalt and ready-mix concrete supplier. Get details on the transaction.
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Photo courtesy of Lehigh Hanson Crushed stone, sand and gravel rail traffic up in May
U.S. railroad carloads of crushed stone, sand and gravel were up 13.7 percent in May 2018, according to the American Association of Railroads. Get more details about rail transportation, and learn about one potential cloud on the horizon for rail.
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→ Dodge Momentum Index climbs in May
→ MSHA to allot $10.5M in grant funding for training
→ Alpine Silica to build two new frac sand plants
→ Volvo CE updates Load Assist application
→ New service mixes GPS, telematics, support services
→ Allu to showcase Transformers at Hillhead
→ Haver & Boecker names application specialist
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Featured Video John Deere, Hitachi demo excavators during press event in North Carolina
Watch John Deere’s 350G and 345G excavators work with the Hitachi 300C excavator during a demonstration at the Deere-Hitachi facility in Kernersville, North Carolina. → MORE
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Summit Materials Summit Materials continues on the acquisition path
Summit Materials shared details on its latest acquisitions upon releasing its first-quarter 2018 results. Get an overview of the seven acquisitions Summit made so far this year. → MORE
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Featured Video Submit your nominations for the Pit & Quarry Hall of Fame 2019 class
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FROM THE MAGAZINE
P&Q → The importance of crusher plant
     placement


→ Prioritizing the reduction of powered
     haulage accidents


→ P&Q Profile: Am Cast's Vinnie Rocco
INDUSTRY RESOURCES
P&Q → A Look Back

→ Association of Equipment Manufacturers

→ FMI Corp.

→ National Stone, Sand & Gravel
     Association


→ U.S. Geological Survey