U.S. CONCRETE ADDS TO WEST TEXAS OPERATIONS
HOUSTON, TEXAS – July 8, 2008 – U.S. Concrete, Inc. (NASDAQ: RMIX) today announced it completed the acquisition of nine ready-mixed concrete plants, including real property, rolling stock and working capital, in its west Texas market from another ready-mixed concrete producer. The plants produced approximately 245,000 cubic yards of ready-mixed concrete during 2007, and will be integrated with the Company’s existing Ingram Concrete operations. The Company used cash-on-hand and its existing line of credit to fund the purchase price.
Michael W. Harlan, U.S. Concrete’s President and Chief Executive Officer stated, “This acquisition marks our continued emphasis on further strengthening our existing concrete operations and expanding in those markets where we are vertically integrated with aggregates. Our west Texas operations are performing very well and this acquisition will not only complement existing Ingram markets, but also expand our footprint in west Texas. We expect the acquisition to be moderately accretive to 2008 earnings per share.”


ABOUT U.S. CONCRETE
U.S. Concrete services the construction industry in several major markets in the United States through its two business segments: ready-mixed concrete and concrete-related products; and western precast concrete. The Company has 133 fixed and eight portable ready-mixed concrete plants, eight pre-cast concrete plants, one concrete block plant and seven producing aggregates facilities. Including this recent acquisition, during 2007, these plant facilities produced approximately 7.5 million cubic yards of ready-mixed concrete, 2.7 million eight-inch equivalent block units and 3.8 million tons of aggregates. For more information on U.S. Concrete, visit www.us-concrete.com.


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