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Mack Trucks Names Wayne McDonald Regional Vice President, Canada

GREENSBORO, NC – Mack Trucks announced that Wayne McDonald will be the regional vice president for the Canadian region effective April 1, 2023. In this role, McDonald will direct the Canadian regional sales team to develop strategies to increase Mack Trucks profitability and market share throughout Canada. “I’m excited to welcome Wayne to our leadership team in Canada,” said Jonathan Randall, president of Mack Trucks North America. “Wayne is a longtime Mack employee with proven success in meeting our customers’ transportation needs.

Construction Industry Aligns to Fight Brain Injuries and Fatalities

The American Society of Concrete Contractors (ASCC) Education, Research & Development Foundation has announced the launch of a website dedicated to the construction industry’s transformation from hard-hats-to-helmets (H2H). Over the past few years many companies have made the H2H switch, and the new website is aimed at bringing further awareness to this life-saving topic.

Kriete Steps Up Support of Electric Truck Customers

Kriete Truck Centers today announced that it has installed two charging stations at its Madison, Wisconsin location to serve the needs of electric truck customers and to assist the industry’s and Kriete’s brand partners' support of this key national initiative.

TACA Holds Capitol Day to Help Educate Texas Legislators on Issues Vital to Aggregates Industry

AUSTIN, Texas – On Feb. 28, more than 40 members of the Texas Aggregates & Concrete Association (TACA) visited with Texas legislators to discuss issues important to the aggregate, concrete and cement industries, including policy priorities and budget proposals before the 88th Texas State Legislature.

Mack Trucks Offers Premium Service Contracts to Simplify Maintenance Management

ORLANDO, Florida - In order to simplify and offer a more comprehensive bundled suite of services, Mack Trucks announced today it now offers Mack Premium Service Contracts. The announcement was made at the Technology and Maintenance Council’s Annual Meeting Feb. 27-March 2 at the Orange County Convention Center, Orlando, Florida.

The Premium Service Contract helps to increase customer uptime, increase a customer’s return on investment and offers improved service for small- and medium-sized fleets.

Concrete Pumping Holdings Announces New Executives

Mark Young has been promoted to president of Brundage-Bone Concrete Pumping. He previously held the title of general manager of Brundage-Bone, a position he held since 2018. Young brings over 15 years of construction industry experience to this role.

Redesigned SCHWINGparts.com Website

SCHWING America is proud to announce its newly revised online part store, SCHWINGparts.com. The new store has over 7,500 parts, with more being added daily. The site also features new product photos, live order status, inventory checks and a quick reorder form. When entering the site, customers are given the opportunity to sign up for a new online parts account if they don’t yet have one. Once signed up, customers can shop for genuine SCHWING parts with new competitive pricing.

Wayne Allen Joins DY Concrete Pumping as Vice President of Sales

DY Concrete Pumps is excited to announce that Wayne Allen has joined the team as vice president of sales. Wayne brings almost 40 years of experience in concrete pump sales and management. Working alongside DY’s sales, parts and service teams, Wayne will assist in continuing DY’s outstanding service to all customers.

“Wayne’s reputation and experience within the industry is a great asset as our company continues its growth as a major supplier of concrete pumps in North America,” said Jason Delehay, general manager of DY’s Texas-based headquarters.

Cemstone Recognized for Ready Mixed Excellence by NRMCA

Cemstone, ACPA member and the upper Midwest’s leader in high performance concrete, has been chosen as a recipient of the 2022 National Ready Mixed Concrete Association’s (NRMCA) “Producer Excellence in Quality Award.” This is the twelfth year in a row that Cemstone has received this award. This award recognizes the commitment to quality initiatives of ready mixed concrete producer members. This award is intended to recognize those that strive for continuous improvement through their quality initiatives.

SCHWING America Announces New Boom Inspection Program

SCHWING America introduces a newly revised boom inspection program in accordance with the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) Safety Standards for Material Placement Systems B30.27 requirements.

ASME B30.27 requires frequent and periodic inspections. To accommodate this requirement, SCHWING America is splitting their inspections into two categories, structural and operational.

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