‘I Have the Greatest Job in the World’ Robert Griffin is one of many truckers with whom Evans has developed a strong relationship. An extremely organized office system allows Evans and others at Fuquay Quarry to keep things running smoothly. The opening can be measured in mere inches, but the beauty held within its view remains untold. When she arrives, the full moon hovers over the flagpoles, fading only when the resolute sun has risen high enough to illuminate the blue, slate and white of the Martin Marietta flag. Weeks wear on and the seasons age before her eyes as the timid leaves emerge green each spring only to burst to fiery life before vanishing in the late autumn winds. The quarry’s loader moves through the yard and is watched by swarms of deer or perhaps a lone coyote looking on from the hills beyond the quarry. These moments – captured almost exclusively through the panes of a single window – have left Weighmaster Lesa Evans enamored with Fuquay Quarry. But it’s the people and the stories they share that truly inspire. “The people I’ve found here take the time to help each other and to really know each other, but they do so much more,” she says. “They put time, money and effort into helping those outside of this company. That’s something I’m proud to be a part of.” The movement of trucks through the quarry is steady on a Tuesday morning in September. With machine-like precision, the team loads each vehicle (some weighing as much as 80,000 pounds when they pull away from the property), allowing each to pass safely through an efficient process that 22 September/October 2017 The Conveyor | www.martinmarietta.com benefits not only each driver, but Martin Marietta as well. Behind it all, Evans watches with eyes fixed on the yard. She’s scanning for anything that appears out of the ordinary, but primarily, she’s looking for any bit of information that will enable her to make the system run better. “When I can, I look for an ID number early. That helps me determine what jobs the drivers are going to, which customers they’re working for and what products they’re loading,” she says. “It’s my job to make sure their gross weight is below their maximum and that they’ve weighed in empty within the past 60 days.” To accomplish her goals, Evans relies on multiple computer systems – some she maintains and others that are kept by employees across the Mid-Atlantic Division’s NC-East District. At times, For Mid-Atlantic Division Weighmaster, It’s All About the People
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