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March 19, 2014 • Vol. XXVI • No. 6 • 470 Maryland Drive • Ft. Washington, PA 19034 • 215-885-2900 • Toll Free 800-523-2200 • Fax 215-885-2910
Inside
Viva La Industry
Ajax Paving Hard at Work in Ruskin, Fla. …8
ACME Expands Partnership with Bobcat…12
ConExpo Breaks Records in Vegas Ritchie Bros. Holds Year’s Largest Sale…90
Table of Contents ........4 Asphalt, Concrete, Paving, Compaction & Milling Section ......53-73 Auction Section ....76-95 Business Calendar ......86 Advertisers Index ......94
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onExpo-Con/AGG and IFPE 2014 took center stage in Las Vegas March 4 to 8 with tremendous energy and serious buyers. Total registration of 129,364 soared past the last edition of the shows as they achieved the second-highest attendance in their history. The shows also set new records for exhibit space, number of exhibitors and education tickets sold. The co-located ConExpo-Con/AGG and IFPE, at the Las Vegas (USA) Convention Center, delivered a global showcase of the newest product innovations and technologies for the construction, construction materials and fluid power/power transmission/motion control industries with more than 1,000 new products and services on display. see CONEXPO page 26
Industry Rejects OSHA’s Crystalline Silica Proposal The Construction Industry Safety Coalition, which represents 25 different construction trade associations, issued the following statement as it filed comments regarding the Occupational Safety and Health
Administration’s (OSHA) proposed Crystalline Silica Rulemaking: “After an exhaustive analysis that involved hundreds of construction safety professionals, builders, construction managers and specialty
trade contractors representing virtually every facet on the industry, it is our conclusion that the administration’s proposed new silica rule is significantly flawed and will do little to see SILICA page 88