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open-bodied dump truck. Dry mix plants differ from wet mix plants in that wet mix plants contain a central mixer, which can offer a more consistent mixture in a shorter time (generally 5 minutes or less). Dry mix plants typically see more break strength standard deviation and variation from load to load because of inconsistencies in mix times, truck blade and drum conditions, traffic conditions, etc. With a central mix plant, all loads see the same mixing action and there is an initial quality control point when discharging from the central mixer. Certain plants combine both dry and wet characteristics for increased production or for seasonality. For example, a
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