Moving PLACING Forward: The THEAM Conveyors Blog

Welcome to THEAM Conveyors blog page. If you are new to the concept of Placing with a mixer-mounted conveyor, we hope you’ll pick up some insight here. First to understand how THEAM conveyor placing can offer your customers the best value by nature of its streamlined approach. Next, because we are always listening to our customers, we’ll bring topics of relevance from time to time around conveyor use and feature highlights.

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2026 Alexandria, VA– January 20, 2021 – The National Ready Mixed Concrete Association (NRMCA) has named William J. Youngers of VCNA United Materials, the 2021 Ready Mixed Concrete Delivery Professional Driver of the Year.Jan 20, 2021William J. Youngers, based at VCNA United Materials’ Lancaster, N.Y. plant, is the NRMCA Ready Mixed Concrete Delivery Professional Driver of the Year. The award […]

We are often asked whether it is OK to tailgate?  Tailgating refers to a second mixer truck dumping its concrete onto the conveyor belt of the first truck to the job site.   Many customers tailgate as regular practice. The first mixer truck equipped with the conveyor can start the job.   The conveyor is positioned for […]

There’s a story here. On the way to building a steel hulled sailboat with dreams of chartering in the South Pacific, we got sidetracked. We still built the boat but we set our sights on introducing THEAM conveyors to the US. John’s background was in Construction and Marine Hardware. But once he outfitted a 32 […]

When you’re in the ready-mix industry, it can seem like everything is tied into your overall profitability and overhead expenses. A long pour, rise in supply costs or batch that set up too quickly can quickly eat into your profits. Fortunately, there are ways to get your company ahead of the competition, including offering additional […]