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Caterpillar partners with on-highway software company
2+ hour, 5+ min ago (234+ words) AI Caterpillar fleet management Jack Kopanski Published Feb 25, 2026 Caterpillar is integrating Geotab's on-highway capabilities into its VisionLink software, which the company expects to result in a single platform that provides a full-fleet solution. Geotab is an on-highway solution provider with…...
Workers' comp pressures ahead
1+ day, 12+ hour ago (6+ words) Workers" comp pressures ahead'Pit & Quarry...
The future of autonomous hauling in aggregates
2+ week, 4+ hour ago (9+ words) The future of autonomous hauling in aggregates'Pit & Quarry...
Heidelberg Materials reaches autonomous hauling milestone
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (458+ words) Kevin Yanik Published Jan 15, 2026 Heidelberg Materials achieved a milestone in autonomous hauling, reaching the 2-million-ton mark at its Lake Bridgeport Quarry in Bridgeport, Texas. Following a successful pilot project at Heidelberg Materials" neighboring Bridgeport Quarry in Chico, Texas, the company…...
Amrize to acquire PB Materials
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (211+ words) Kevin Yanik Published Jan 7, 2026 Amrize agreed to acquire PB Materials Holdings, an aggregate producer with a ready-mixed concrete network in West Texas." The acquisition will give Amrize more than 50 years of aggregate reserves in West Texas. PB Materials also adds…...
CalPortland names Mullen president
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (190+ words) Kevin Yanik Published Jan 6, 2026 CalPortland Co. promoted Bill Mullen to president at the start of 2026. Mullen, who previously served as CalPortland's COO, will continue to work closely with Allen Hamblen, who remains CEO. In his new role, CalPortland says Mullen…...
MSHA: Industry finishes 2025 with 33 miner fatalities
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (483+ words) Kevin Yanik Published Jan 5, 2026 The mining industry finished 2025 with 33 miner fatalities involving accidents "including four in December. The unofficial total was up 27 percent from 2024, when the Mine Safety & Health Administration (MSHA) reported 26 mining fatalities. MSHA had not yet issued a…...
SBM to showcase mobile impact crushing plant at ConExpo-Con/Agg
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (235+ words) Kevin Yanik Published Dec 30, 2025 SBM Mineral Processing will present its mobile crushing plants and mobile concrete mixing technology at ConExpo-Con/Agg, with a presence in the Silver Lot (Booth SV3122) outside the Las Vegas Convention Center. Based in Austria, SBM will…...