Aggregates Manager Digital Magazine
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On Our Cover: A1 Quality Redi-Mix quarry in Socorro, N.M. Cover photo by Kerry Clines. 30 Establish and follow a preventive maintenance program to help ensure performance, reliability, and longevity of engines. CONTENTS the next generation in crushing technology. 14 NOVEMBER 2012 VOLUME 17, NUMBER 11 The Aguilar family didn't let starting out with nothing but a truck and a screen stop them from turning their small business into a prosperous company. Keep your Interim Tier 4 diesel engines running strong with a comprehensive preventive maintenance program. 26 From Nothing…a Successful Business 30Get with the Program FEATURE ARTICLES Without loading scales and weighing equipment, aggregate operations would be back in the Dark Ages — just loading material until it looked like the right amount. 34 Weigh It Right WEB EXCLUSIVES Visit www.aggman.com for expanded editorial coverage. AED Executive Forum Tier 4: Will tough regulations make construction equipment resale a quarantine market? OPERATIONS ILLUSTRATED 21Marine Movement Effi ciency is key when it comes to loading and unloading marine vessels. COLUMNS & DEPARTMENTS EDITORIAL 3 5 8 13 14 19 38 40 43 44 Common sense among (some) community leaders. AGGBEAT The latest information on aggregates in energy production, and other industry news. STATE AND PROVINCE NEWS A roundup of the latest news in North America. SAFETY WATCH Work in a well-ventilated area and wear personal protective equipment when welding. ROLLOUTS MTU's Tier 4 Final diesel engines and other new equipment for the aggregate market. DATA MINING The latest fi nancial analysis of issues impacting in the industry. ROCK LAW The Commission declines to enforce its own deadline for MSHA to fi le petitions for assessment. CLASSIFIED ADS Aggregate industry classifi eds. ADVERTISER INDEX See who's who and where to fi nd their products. CARVED IN STONE As certain gravels are subjected to weathering, they break down and drift away, thus rejuvenating the deposit. Sandvik says its new Vibrocone crusher is