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CONTENTS THE OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF THE TEXAS AGGREGATES AND CONCRETE ASSOCIATION Texas Aggregates and Concrete Association 900 Congress Avenue, Suite 200 Austin, TX 78701 Phone: 512-451-5100 Fax: 512-451-4162 www.tx-taca.org Richard S. Szecsy, Ph.D., P.E. President Sherry Moore Executive-Legislative Assistant Andrea Tilley, CMP Meeting Planning/Membership Services Erica Alatorre Information Technology Karen Jager Bookkeeping Published by: Naylor, LLC 5950 Northwest 1st Place Gainesville, FL 32607 Phone: 352-332-1252 800-369-6220 Fax: 352-331-3525 www.naylor.com

FEATURES 5 TACA PRESIDENT PLANS MORE TRAVEL AND BETTER COMMUNICATIONS Introducing Richard Szecsy

8 CLEAN AIR ACT: 11 BUILDING RELATIONSHIPS, PART III Embracing Diversity to Achieve Results

12 TACA ANNUAL MEETING Join Us in San Antonio!

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TACA Board of Directors for 2010-2011 Frank Johnson Chairman Hallett Materials Earl Ingram Vice Chairman Ingram Readymix Larry Roberts Treasurer Martin Marietta Materials Roy Kirkpatrick Secretary Knife River Corporation, South Region

J.V. Lattimore Director Lattimore Materials Company Allen Leitko Director Alamo Cement Richard Linn Director Central Ready Mix Concrete Company David Littiken Director OK Concrete Company

Tom Hill Immediate Past Chairman Stacey Meyer Vulcan Materials Director Company Holcim (US) Inc.

Texas Aggregates and Concrete Association Vision TACA is the trusted leader shaping the future of the construction materials industry. Built on a foundation of uncompromising ethics and open communication, we are a valued community partner. TACA is an extraordinary association advocating for our members, providing educational forums, and promoting responsible stewardship. TACA is committed to the sustainability of our industry through leading edge initiatives and bold effective actions.

Mission TACA ensures the growth and sustainability of the aggregates, cement and ready mixed concrete industries through advocacy, education and responsible stewardship while maintaining a ROCK SOLID commitment to our core values.

Core Values

Tommy Abbott Director Southern Star Concrete

Weldon Ratliff Director Ratliff Ready-Mix, LP.

Carl Campbell Director Trinity Industries, Inc.

Jeff Roberts Director Ingram Enterprises, L.P.

Ervin Chavana Director Sika Corporation

Jamie Rogers Director Texas Industries, Inc.

Ben Davis Director Beck Readymix Concrete Company

Bob Sparacino Director Headwaters Resources, Inc.

Joel Galassini Director Capitol Aggregates, Ltd.

Pat Strader Director CEMEX, Inc.

Safety

Bill Heath Director Custom-Crete, Inc.

Frank Beck Allied Division Chairman Beck Industrial

Trust

Bob Kidnew Director Texas Lehigh Cement Company

Neil Young Director Hanson Aggregates, Inc.

Uncompromising Ethics TACA employs fair business practices by doing the right thing, the right way, at all times.

Leadership TACA is at the forefront of setting the highest standards by having the courage and integrity to make the right decision.

Community TACA is committed to be a valued neighbor and a trusted steward of the environment.

TACA promotes safe workplaces where everyone returns home safely each day.

TACA builds enduring relationship and earns the respect and loyalty of its members, neighbors, and community through fair, reliable actions.

Communication TACA communicates openly, honestly, and effectively with our membership and communities.

Terry Koy Director Koy Concrete Inc.

900 Congress Ave., Ste 200, Austin, TX 78701 Phone 512.451.5100 Fax 512.451.4162

Allied Industry Board of Directors for 2010-2011 Frank Beck Chairman Beck Industrial

Terry Anderson Director Grande Sales and Service

Chris Pepper Vice Chairman Jackson Walker L.L.P.

Clint Campbell Director Bruckner Truck Sales

Fred Mead Secretary Mead Equipment, Inc.

John Musslewhite Director CBMW

Jerry McCalip John Niland Immediate Past Chairman Director McCalip & Company, Inc. Arrow Magnolia

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TACA President Plans More Travel and Better Communications Richard Szecsy

R

ichard Szecsy has a history of ruining shoes and pants on the job.

It’s not that he’s careless; Szecsy simply believes that getting out in the field is essential to truly understanding the concrete and

aggregates industry.

“Our business happens at the end of a chute,” he says. “That’s where all the marketing, promotion, sales, IT and the financial efforts of our business come to fruition. The only way you know what happens there is if you’re actually at the end of that chute. You don’t have to live there but you have to have been there.”

As the new president of TACA, Szecsy plans on spending a lot of time at the end of that chute (at least figuratively speaking), traveling around the state to meet with members and to get to know their concerns on a first-hand basis. “When I was hired, I told the executive board that I didn’t intend to be in the TACA

office very much for the first 90 days,” he says. “My training has been to respond to customers, and we don’t have a single member or potential member inside the borders of this office. Their problems don’t exist within the borders of this office.”

A broad industry background Szecsy holds B.S. and M.S. degrees in civil engineering from Texas A&M University, a Ph.D. in Civil Engineering from the University of Illinois and an M.B.A. in management and finance from Our Lady of Lake University in San Antonio.

His first job in the industry came in 1997 when he accepted a position with

Pioneer Concrete. He started out working on mergers and acquisitions but later managed technical, safety, environmental, marketing and plant design issues for the company at both the regional and national levels.

In 2001 Szecsy returned to academia for a year, serving as the director and department head of engineering for the University of the Incarnate Word.

He then went to work for Lattimore Materials Company, soon becoming vice president of new product development and risk management.

Szecsy applied for the TACA position at the suggestion of Board Chair Frank Johnson. He has been an active member of TACA for many years, chairing several committees, speaking at association meetings and co-authoring several important documents, including the ethics statement and the Guide to Residential Concrete.

He sees his new position at TACA as a logical career step but also as a new and exciting challenge.

“TACA is a unique business unit; while we have very few employees, we represent 1200-plus members and $4 billion worth of industry in the state of Texas,” he says.

“That makes us a significant player on the state and legislative stage.”

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in the value of its product. “As both a natural resource and a building material, our product fits right into many of the categories that people are looking to in a down economy, everything from sustainability to life cycle costs to economic value. When you look at it from the standpoint of a value-added proposition there’s nothing that beats us,” he says.

But the concrete industry needs to do a better job of making those strengths known, Szecsy adds. “If we get our

message right and our strategy right and we get people to understand our value, I think the materials that compete against us are going to be very, very nervous when the economy improves.”

Better communications will help, he says. “So many people now are looking for information electronically; we have to improve our online presence. We need to deliver accurate and fast information to people seeking information about our products— estimators, spec writers, legislative

For our customers. staffers.

People under the age of 35 don’t go to slick sheets or product books; they seek productt tronic,, pdf, p , information using electronic, smart-phone based sources.”

To improve internal ernal communications, Szecsy quickly launched aunched online meeting spaces where TACA’s volunteer committee members can n share information. “We have people posting sting files, communicating, and getting ting things done. We have provided ded a much better conduit for communication and we

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have already seen the benefits,” he says.

A strong advocate for the power of personal contacts, Szecsy has made it a priority to meet with the governor, the lieutenant governor and key legislators.

During the legislative session he foresees keeping a close watch on environmental issues—making sure that any regulations passed are applicable to the concrete and aggregate industry— and on jurisdictional issues that involve plant permitting. He’ll also advocate for TACA’s position that environmental regulations should be enforced equally for all companies, large and small.

Finally, Szecsy plans to increase Fin member participation in TACA. “Our part strength g is in our numbers, whether those numbers are related to the t durability and strength of our products, the th economic impact we have on a communi community, or the number of members we have participating within TACA,” he says.

To encourage involvement, “you have to show people how easy it is to participate and you have to show them results.”

Once a company sees that TACA has helped solve a problem, they’re more likely to approach the organization for assistance.

“If you’re a small business and you h have a have an problem, you h knowledge industry’s worth of kn that can be brought to bear on that problem. But you have to let le us know that you have a problem,” he adds.

If you’re a small business and you have a problem, you have an industry’s worth of knowledge that can be brought to bear on that problem.

Szecsy says he will gauge his effectiveness during his first year by two measures. First is the industry’s market

share. “Did our industry shrink, or were we able to hold the pie to the same size and, when conditions are possible, make it bigger?”

The second is member participation.

“Did we increase or decrease membership, and among the membership that we have, did we increase or decrease our participation levels?”

Keeping those goals a priority is essential, Szecsy adds. “If we’re focused on them and we know that they’re key, we will be successful.”

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Strengthening the

Austin Connection: Build Better Relationships with Your State Legislators

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he 82nd Texas legislative session has just begun. During the coming year, members of the state Senate and House of Representatives

will be discussing issues vital to the concrete and aggregate industry--transportation and infrastructure, environmental and regulatory concerns and more.

Wouldn’t you like to know that your voice is one that will be heard by the legislators?

There’s never been a better time for you to build and strengthen relationships with your state senators and representatives. Here are some suggestions on how to do it: 1. Meet with your legislators at their local offices. Legislators want and need to hear from you as a constituent and as a representative of the industry. (Remember, you’re the expert in that area, so you’re helping them by sharing your information and insights.) Call the local office, introduce yourself to the staff there and tell them you’d like to schedule time to talk.

2. Invite legislators to your place in return. You can tell your state senators and representatives how you’ve modernized your quarry operations or have installed new anti-pollution technology, but it’s a lot more convincing and memorable when they come out and see it for themselves. Site visits give legislators a chance to see your operations in action and to talk to your employees. It provides them with a better understanding of your business and of the role that it plays in the community. Such visits also help position you as a go-to person when legislators need information about the industry.

3. Get to know the legislators’ staff members. They’re the ones who do the background research and who draft the legislation that could impact your business. Let them know you’re always willing to be of assistance. As the staff members come to know and trust you, they’ll convey that information and that attitude to the legislators they work for.

4. Take advantage of other opportunities to talk with your legislators. Attend public forums where your legislators may be present, and use the opportunity to speak briefly with them.

5. Don’t forget follow up. Whether you’ve had a formal meeting or a more informal encounter at another event, write a letter thanking the legislator for his/her time and attention. (A hand-written note can be especially memorable.) If you’ve promised to provide some information to your legislator make sure that you do it promptly.

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6. Keep in touch on a regular basis. Write letters or send emails several times a year letting your representatives know that you appreciate their work and their efforts on your behalf. Make a positive comment on a bill they’ve sponsored or helped pass— it doesn’t have to relate to your business or your industry. Let them know you’re an interested and involved citizen on several levels.

7. Get involved in your community. Sponsor special events, baseball teams, public service projects. You gain credibility with legislators when they know you and your company have a record of charitable and community service activities.

8. Attend TACA-sponsored events with legislators. Plan on participating in at least one of TACA’s monthly legislative breakfasts this year. Make time in your schedule for the association’s Capitol Day in Austin. (Watch for the announcement of the 2011 date.) It’s good to let legislators see that you are just one of many interested individuals working on behalf of the industry.

9. Use the media to get your message out. Your state legislators read the local papers to keep up with what’s happening in their districts. They also watch local television newscasts (or visit the station’s websites). If you write a letter to the editor explaining an industry position or give an interview to a television station about why a proposed new plant would be good for a community, your legislators will probably hear about it. It helps establish your credentials as an industry spokesperson.

10. Take advantage of the resources that TACA has to offer in the legislative arena, and let TACA know when you’re meeting with your legislators. When legislators receive a clear, consistent message from every member of the industry they’re more likely to pay attention to it.

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Stay informed and connect with the most qualified products and service providers with the official publications of TACA: TACA Conveyor and the annual TACA Membership Directory.

TACA’s communication pieces give you access to qualified products and service providers, the latest association news, regulatory updates, and industry developments.

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Developing and Maintaining a Strong Relationship with Your Manager

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any of us experienced a very difficult year in 2010. Our industry has been impacted with reductions in force, acquisitions, added responsibilities and management changes. Most likely, we’ve

all taken on additional responsibility and may also be working with or for others that we have not worked with before, and we may even have a new manager who does not know us or did not select us. Therefore, let’s discuss building and maintaining a stronger relationship with your manager.

The key to developing an effective working relationship with your manager involves understanding his/her style, strengths, and weaknesses; placing a higher priority on helping the team be successful; treating your manager with respect; and showing commitment to a good relationship. The following suggestions found in the Successful Manager’s Handbook can help you build a stronger relationship with your manager: 1. Find out what your manager’s professional goals are and help him/her to be successful in achieving them.

2. Identify your manager’s strengths and weaknesses through your meetings and the performance appraisal process.

Discuss how your skills can complement his/her skills.

3. Be aware of style issues and work with them. For example:

✧ Does your manager want to hear about ideas in writing or in person first? ✧ When is your manager most likely to be open to informational conversations? Before 7:00 a.m., after 5:00 p.m., at dinner when you are traveling for business? ✧ What does your manager want to know about? ✧ How open does he/she want dialogue to be?

4. If your manager is a big-picture person, present an overview of the problem rather than stating the small details of the problem.

5. If your manager sees limited options, give specific alternatives without being insulting. Don’t be offended if your alternative is not accepted.

6. Be open, direct, and respectful.

Defensiveness (the tendency to be protective when others give us feedback) is an obstacle to be reckoned with in almost all instances of interpersonal communication.

It’s an especially difficult barrier when it affects your ability to open yourself up to your manager and accept helpful feedback. When you receive negative feedback, learn to: • Thank the person for the feedback • Paraphrase the feedback so that he/she knows that you heard it and understands its importance • Say what you think about the feedback (in an appropriate manner) • Come to an agreement on what you will do to implement it.

Learning to think of negative feedback as suggestions for dealing with particular situations—rather than as personal criticism—will increase your effectiveness and make you open to receiving valuable information.

Lastly, it is not solely your manager’s responsibility to get to know you. You should also make an effort to schedule meetings or have phone conversations if he/she is traveling and you haven’t been able to have a face-toface conversation in a while. It is a two-way street in getting to know your manager! I wish everyone great success in 2011!

P. S. Don’t forget to smile more and think Safety “24-7.”

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TRINITY MATERIALS, INC. We’re safe, we’re productive, we’re ROCK SOLID. 972-544-5930

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Ash Grove Texas, LP ............................................................... www.ashgrove.com ......................................................................... 14 Bruckner Truck Sales, Inc. ...................................................... www.brucknertruck.com ............................................inside front cover CEC Crushers & Screen-its of Texas, Inc. .............................. www.ceccrushers.com...................................................................... 13 Conserv Corp. ......................................................................... www.conservequipment.com ............................................................ 14 Crisp Industries, Inc............................................................... www.crispindustries.com ................................................................. 14 East Texas Mack Sales L.P. ..................................................... www.east-texas-mack.com .........................................inside front cover Grande Truck Center ............................................................... www.grandetrucks.com..............................................inside front cover Hallett Materials .................................................................... www.hallett-texas.com .................................................................... 18 Headwaters Resources............................................................. www.flyash.com................................................................................ 9 Holcim (USA), Inc. ................................................................. www.holcim.com/USA ....................................................................... 9 HOLT CAT ................................................................................ www.holtcat.com .............................................................................. 7 JCCS Inc.................................................................................. www.jccsinc.net.............................................................................. 15 Knife River Corp. .................................................................... www.kniferiver.com......................................................................... 14 LaFarge Cement ...................................................................... www.lafargenorthamerica.com ................................... inside back cover Mack Trucks, Inc..................................................................... www.macktrucks.com ................................................inside front cover Martin Marietta Materials....................................................... www.martinmarietta.com .................................................................. 6 Performance Truck .................................................................. www.performancetruck.com .......................................inside front cover Raba-Kistner Consultants, Inc. ............................................... www.rkci.com ................................................................................. 17 Richwood ................................................................................ www.richwood.com ......................................................................... 15 ROMCO Equipment Company.................................................... www.romco.com........................................................ inside back cover RoMix, Inc .............................................................................. www.romixchem.com ....................................................................... 15 Southwestern Pneumatic ........................................................ www.se-pneumatic.com ..................................................................... 9 Texas Mutual Insurance Company ........................................... www.texasmutual.com............................................. outside back cover Texas-Lehigh Cement Company ............................................... www.texaslehigh.com...................................................................... 17 Transit Mix Concrete & Materials Co....................................... www.transitmixconcrete.com ..................................................... 15, 17 TXI.......................................................................................... www.txi.com .................................................................................. 13 Universal Lubricants, Inc........................................................ www.universallubes.com.................................................................. 15 Vanguard Truck Center of Houston ......................................... www.vanguardtrucks.com ..........................................inside front cover Vulcan Materials Co. ............................................................... www.vulcanmaterials.com.......................................... inside back cover

TEXAS LEHIGH CEMENT COMPANY, LP

www.texaslehigh.com

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INDEX OF ADVERTISERS AGGREGATE EQUIPMENT CEC Crushers & Screen-its of Texas, Inc. ................................... 13 Crisp Industries, Inc. ........................... 14 ROMCO Equipment Company .................... inside back cover AGGREGATES Hallett Materials.................................. 18 Knife River Corp................................... 14 martin marietta materials ...................... 6 Transit Mix Concrete & Materials Co. ...... 17 TXI ..................................................... 13 Vulcan Materials Co. ........ inside back cover BATCH PLANTS/CONTROLS, SALES & SERVICE Conserv Corp. ...................................... 14 BIN LEVEL INDICATORS Conserv Corp. ...................................... 14 BRUSHES/BROOMS RoMix, Inc........................................... 15 BUILDING & PAVING MATERIALS Martin Marietta Materials ....................... 6 BULK TRANSPORTERS: PETROLEUM, ASPHALT,DRY BULK PRODUCTS Southwestern Pneumatic ........................ 9 CEMENT Ash Grove Texas, LP ............................. 14 Holcim (USA), Inc. ................................. 9 Knife River Corp................................... 14 Texas-Lehigh Cement Company .............. 17 CONCRETE CHIPPING JCCS Inc ............................................. 15

CONCRETE PLANTS & EQUIPMENT Conserv Corp. ...................................... 14 CONCRETE REMOVERS/BIODEGRADABLE RoMix, Inc........................................... 15 CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT HOLT CAT .............................................. 7 CONSTRUCTION TESTING & INSPECTION Raba-Kistner Consultants, Inc. .............. 17 CONSULTING ENGINEERS Raba-Kistner Consultants, Inc. .............. 17 CONVEYOR SYSTEMS & PARTS CEC Crushers & Screen-its of Texas, Inc. ................................... 13 Richwood ............................................ 15 CONVEYORS & ACCESSORIES Crisp Industries, Inc. ........................... 14 CRUSHER EQUIPMENT Crisp Industries, Inc. ........................... 14 EARTH MOVING EQUIPMENT HOLT CAT .............................................. 7 EQUIPMENT Crisp Industries, Inc. ........................... 14 HOLT CAT .............................................. 7

FLY ASH Headwaters Resources ............................ 9 LaFarge Cement .............. inside back cover HEAVY EQUIPMENT HOLT CAT .............................................. 7 INSURANCE Texas Mutual Insurance Company .................. outside back cover MATERIAL HANDLING & PROCESSING CEC Crushers & Screen-its of Texas, Inc. ................................... 13 MIX DESIGN SERVICES Raba-Kistner Consultants, Inc. .............. 17 MIXER TRUCK WASH RoMix, Inc........................................... 15 OIL & LUBRICANTS Universal Lubricants, Inc...................... 15 PORTABLE SCREENS & CONVEYORS Crisp Industries, Inc. ........................... 14 PRECAST SUPPLIES & ACCESSORIES RoMix, Inc........................................... 15 PUMPS & SYSTEMS Crisp Industries, Inc. ........................... 14

EQUIPMENT SALES, SERVICE & PARTS HOLT CAT .............................................. 7 Southwestern Pneumatic ........................ 9

QUALITY CONTROL EQUIPMENT Crisp Industries, Inc. ........................... 14

EQUIPMENT SALES, SERVICE, RENTAL & PARTS HOLT CAT .............................................. 7

READY MIX CONCRETE Martin Marietta Materials ....................... 6 Transit Mix Concrete & Materials Co. ........................... 15, 17 SCREENING EQUIPMENT Crisp Industries, Inc. ........................... 14 TESTING Raba-Kistner Consultants, Inc. .............. 17

HALLETT MATERIALS MATERIALS TEXAS DIVISION Producers of Quality Products Sand • Gravel • Cement Stabilized Sand

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TRAILERS Southwestern Pneumatic ........................ 9 TRUCKS Bruckner Truck Sales, Inc. ..................inside front cover East Texas Mack Sales L.P. ............inside front cover Grande Truck Center ........inside front cover Mack Trucks, Inc. ............inside front cover Performance Truck ..........inside front cover Vanguard Truck Center of Houston .................inside front cover WORKERS’ COMPENSATION Texas Mutual Insurance Company .................. outside back cover

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Responsible

Being responsible isn’t something we take lightly.

It’s actually the motivating force behind everything we do. As a responsible company, we’re accountable to our customers to provide quality products, every delivery, every day. As a responsible corporate citizen, we’re bound by a sincere desire to faithfully strengthen the relationships we have with the people and communities where our facilities are located.

Committed

We’re especially committed to providing our employees with a safe work environment. We have established programs that give us a safety record that ranks among the best in the mining industry. We also support environmental stewardship and work in close partnership with the Wildlife Habitat Council. We go to great lengths to protect our nation’s natural resources with many of our properties designated as certified wildlife habitats.

Neighbor

As a good neighbor, we help build stronger communities.

Many of our facilities serve as open air classrooms with thousands of students touring each year to learn about geology and earth science.

Across the country, we support local education projects, from adopt-aschool programs for kindergarten through high school, to adult literacy efforts. We also sponsor scholarships, fund libraries and parks as well as build playgrounds, nature trails, fish ponds and butterfly gardens.

Vulcan Materials Company, a responsible neighbor, committed to operational excellence in all that we do.

Southwest Division San Antonio, TX 210-524-3500 www.vulcanmaterials.com

Fly Ash

Expertise Lafarge is a leading supplier of concretequality fly ash. Lafarge fly ash can improve many of the properties of concrete, including workability, consolidation and strength.

Our rigorous quality control and assurance program also ensures demanding construction industry standards are met.

All this is backed by over fifty years of acquired experience and technical expertise in the ash business.

To learn more, visit our website at

www.lafarge-na.com or contact your local representative: Benoit Cotnoir 4760 Preston Rd, Ste 244 - 221 Frisco, TX 75034 T 913 915 7455 E Benoit.Cotnoir@Lafarge-na.com

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