Up Front
2 An Inside Look
Running on empty
BY DARREN CONSTANTINO, EDITOR-IN-CHIEF
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4 Industry Snapshot
Vital industry news and economics
EDITED BY BRIAN RICHESSON
6 NSSGA
One on one – An interview with Joy Wilson,
president and CEO of the National Stone,
Sand & Gravel Association.
BY MARK RISO
Equipment Focus:
Haul Trucks
14 The Wild West – Oldcastle Materials’
Northwest Division finds Western Star haulers
cost-effective, reliable.
BY BRIAN RICHESSON
20 Equipment & Technology – Articulated and
rigid-frame haul trucks and related equipment
from the top manufacturers
10 AGG1 Post-Show Wrap Up
A glimpse at some of the equipment from
exhibitors at the first-ever AGG1 Aggregates
Forum & Expo in Orlando.
28 Special Report
Pit & Quarry’s annual
list of the nation’s
largest crushed stone
and sand and gravel
producers and sites.
MegaProducers 2009 –
Columns
32 Safety
‘At the bank’
BY CARL R. METZGAR, CSP
Classifieds &
Ad Index
33 Classified
Advertising
36 Advertiser Index
About the cover:
An articulated haul truck
hard at work.
Photo courtesy of Terex.
WEB EXCLUSIVE FEATURE
Proper motor sizing: The loss of energy efficiency
owing to oversized electric pump motors is a
common problem.
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