CEG - Wed March 20, 2019
IAAP Hosts Annual Conference, Aggregate Industry Expo
The Illinois Association of Aggregate Producers (IAAP) held its 2019 Convention and Aggregate Miner Safety Conference March 5 to 7 at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Springfield, Ill. The three-day agenda was packed with seminars on leadership, basic aggregate principles and, above all, safety issues....
CEG - Wed March 20, 2019
ICE Holds Annual Invitational Golf Tournament in Florida
International Construction Equipment (ICE) held its 15th annual ICE Invitational Golf Tournament at Falcons Fire Golf Club in Kissimmee, Fla., on Feb. 19. Customers from the United States, Australia, U.K., Germany and the Netherlands participated this year....
RMACES/CEG - Wed March 13, 2019
RMACES Hosts 46th Annual Conference & Equipment Show
For more than 45 years, contractors, suppliers, governmental agency representatives and consultants from the Rocky Mountain West have held an annual conference in Colorado to discuss new developments and quality advancements of asphalt pavements....
Staker Parson Materials & Construction - Tue March 12, 2019
Staker Parson Invites UDTP Students to Job Shadow Day
Staker Parson Materials & Construction, a CRH company, hosted the first round of students attending Utah Diesel Technician Pathways (UDTP) Program in northern Utah. The students met at the Ogden equipment shop to job-shadow Brian Barker, mechanic of Staker Parson Materials & Construction for more than 15 years....
OLC/CEG - Tue March 12, 2019
Oregon Logging Conference Offers Latest in Equipment, Technology, Education at 81st Annual Show in Eugene
The 81st Annual Oregon Logging Conference (OLC) was the biggest show in many years. Held at the Lane Events Center and Fairgrounds in Eugene, Ore., exhibitors talked about products and services available to the logging, construction, trucking and heavy equipment industries....
CEG - Wed March 06, 2019
Lano Equipment Hosts Hot Lunch, Open House on Snowy Winter Day
Lano Equipment of Norwood Young America, Minn., hosted it annual Pork Chop Lunch and Open House Feb. 25. Offering good, hot food on a snowy winter's day, the event generated yet another large turnout....
CEG - Wed March 06, 2019
Michigan Aggregates Association Hosts Annual Trade Show
Michigan Aggregates Association's Annual Conference and Trade Show was held Feb. 6 and 7 at the Fire Keepers Casino in Battle Creek, Mich. Educational sessions conducted during the two-day event focused on wide ranging topics, including such subjects as safety issues and regulations, business succession planning, the MDOT Prequalified Aggregates Supplier Program and the impact of the alcohol and opioid crises on the mining industry....
Sheila Capetta – CEG CORRESPONDENT - Thu February 28, 2019
Whitney and Son Holds Crusher School Featuring Metso in Fitchburg, Mass.
The Whitney and Son staff (L-R): Bethany Jones of Fitchburg, Mass., service assistant; Brian Spring of Sterling, Mass., road service; Jamie Zisk of Fitchburg, Mass., service technician; Bruce Gallant of Leominster, Mass., supervisor; Dave Wentworth of Fitchburg, Mass., road technician; and Ian Krietler of Milford, N.H., service technician, stand in front of the Lokotrack LT106 mobile jaw crushing plant during a break in the class....
CEG - Wed February 27, 2019
IEDA Gathers in Orlando for Annual Meeting, Vendor Expo
The Independent Equipment Dealers Association (IEDA), a self-regulating body of independent dealers in the used equipment market, held its annual meeting and vendor expo Feb. 15 to 18 in Orlando, Fla. More than 100 independent dealers came together to discuss best practices in the industry as well as to learn from various keynote speakers across all business aspects....
CEG Exclusive - Mon February 25, 2019
Blanchard Machinery Hosts Crowd for 'Lunch & Learn'
On Feb. 6, Blanchard Machinery, the Caterpillar dealer for South Carolina, hosted a lunch & learn event at the View Point at Buckhorn Creek in Greenville, S.C. The many guests enjoyed a hearty lunch of macaroni and cheese, chicken, barbecue, cornbread and assorted deserts....
