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CONVEYOR
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CHAIRMAN'S LETTER
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TRANSPORTATION
2017 SPRING ISSUE
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Q&A with Michael Johnson, NSSGA President and CEO
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TRUCKING The Transition to Electronic Logging Devices (ELDs)
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ENVIRONMENTAL Can Gravel Mining Improve Ecosystem Function?
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SAFETY Safety Wins at 2017 Spring Thaws - CalCIMA Conference Informs Industry
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The Conveyor • 2017 Spring Issue
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Brian Hoover Editor, Construction Mkt. Services
Editorial Contributors Suzanne Seivright Director of Local Governmental Affairs, CalCIMA
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Charley Rea Director of Communciations and Policy, CalCIMA
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Brian Cluer, PhD - Fluvial Geomorphologist, NOAA's National Marine Fisheries Service Environmental Services Branch
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