Designed to meet the grueling conditions inflicted by processing bales, logs, end-of-life vehicles (ELVs) and heavy grades of scrap, automobile shredders are the backbone of many scrap yards. However, ...

“With that in the yard, we basically have gone from Single-A ball to the major leagues. … When you run a shredder, it never stops. Right now, it’s a full-time job.” Morris has spent a lifetime in the ...

“They were in the process of putting the scrap into their shredder,” Lax said. “And then, when the fire started in the pile, they called 911. We responded.” Firefighters arrived on the ...