Inflated Numbers

摘要

After a weight study showed that many tires in its fleet were overinflated, Fred Weber Inc. made the necessary adjustments and changed over many of its tires. The productivity of a quarry is determined by a variety of machines, including everything from haul trucks to loaders. Quarries are tough on tires, and downtime on even one machine could decrease productivity and cost thousands of dollars. At Fred Weber Inc., located near St. Louis, more than 400 pieces of mobile equipment are used among the company's nine limestone quarries, six sand plants, one sanitary landfill, nine asphalt plants and one transfer station.