November 20, 2018
PQ Weekly Report
THE AUTHORITY ON EQUIPMENT & TECHNOLOGY    ENEWS ARCHIVE

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LEADING OFF
Logo: Luck Stone Luck Stone expands deeper into the Southeast
Luck Stone acquired Stephens Industries in Atlanta and Willow Oak Quarry in Kershaw County, South Carolina, broadening its footprint into new areas of the Southeast. Find out what these acquisitions mean for the company. → MORE
NEWS MORE NEWS
Photo: Kevin Yanik Safety, zoning
challenges addressed
at OAIMA meeting

The Ohio Aggregates & Industrial Minerals Association (OAIMA) hosted its Annual Meeting & Trade Show, drawing hundreds of attendees to Columbus, Ohio, for a centennial celebration. Get an overview of the event. → MORE
Photo: Zach Mentz Sandvik, Dyno Nobel host Quarry Academy
Quarry Academy, the annual seminar co-hosted by Sandvik Mining & Rock Technology and Dyno Nobel, wrapped up its 14th installment in San Antonio. Read more on the event, which included lectures, workshops, simulator experiences and a visit to Cemex‘s Balcones Quarry. → MORE
→ Trump to nominate Wheeler to head EPA
→ Cemex sales grow 8 percent in third quarter
→ How Granite Construction fared in third quarter
→ Terex Trucks names Canadian dealer
→ NSSGA names VP of communications
EVENTS
Photo: Joe McCarthy Terex Finlay hosts dealers, demonstrates equipment
Terex Finlay welcomed equipment dealers to Jacksonville, Florida, for a two-day event covering the newest offerings from the portable equipment manufacturer. Learn more about the company's latest equipment lineup, which includes the 883+ triple shaft. → MORE
EQUIPMENT FOCUS SPONSORED CONTENT
Photo: Vermeer Vermeer Terrain Leveler Surface Excavation Machine (SEM)
With thousands of core samples tested at the Vermeer Rock Lab and surface miners working around the world today, Vermeer has the expertise to help you be more productive. → MORE
Photo: Berlon Industries Safe & Cost-Effective approach to cleaning under conveyors!
Berlon’s Material Long Buckets & Pushers provide a common-sense solution for cleaning under conveyors, transition points and other hard to reach areas. → MORE
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Photo: Kevin Yanik California’s Proposition 6 result a win for aggregate producers
The construction materials industry in California received a major victory with the defeat of Proposition 6, a state bill that would have repealed a 2017 transportation law’s taxes and fees designated for road repairs and public transportation. Find out what this means for aggregate producers in California. → MORE
Photo: Photo: International Mining & Resources Conference Ditching diesel for electric
A gold mining company’s transformation from diesel mobile equipment to electric provides a glimpse of technology that may come to the aggregate industry in the coming years. Here's how Ontario, Canada-based Goldcorp is benefiting from making the switch. → MORE
FROM THE MAGAZINE
Cover photos: McLanahan Corp. → Volvo CE showcases the next
     generation of fleet management


→ Inside the heart of Texas at Metroplex
     Sand & Gravel


→ Memphis Stone & Gravel’s drone
     experience
INDUSTRY RESOURCES
P&Q → Association of Equipment Manufacturers

→ FMI Corp.

→ National Stone, Sand & Gravel
     Association


→ U.S. Geological Survey

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