THE DRUM OF A CEMENT TRUCK CAME LOOSE AND ROLLED OFF, SPILLING CEMENT ONTO A ROAD IN WEST BRIDGEWATER. I COULD SEE THAT IT WAS DEFINITELY A CEMENT MIXER WITHOUT THE BARREL ON THE BACK OF IT.

If the drum did have concrete ... you need a special driver's license to operate Class 8 trucks like these mixer trucks. No matter how strong a truck is, all of that weight sits forcefully ...

The cement mixer rolled over and landed on top of ... some of the concrete sticks to the driver's side of the barrel, making the truck heavier on its left side. Drivers refer to this as the ...

Having a volumetric mixer eliminates concrete quality problems caused by traffic jams or ready-mix truck breakdowns. "A drum truck has a limited amount of time for them to drop their load or it ...

“With a traditional barrel mixer, [contractors] mix ... Not aimed at replacing the ready-mix truck, the team wanted to develop a solution for smaller jobs. “You’re not going to pour 20 ...

What’s the best way to do that? Many in the business believe it’s with a front-discharge mixer truck, which rolls right up where the concrete is needed. Its driver sits in the cab and operates the ...