Equipment

This month’s product gallery headline felt a little odd as I typed it because the product gallery typically focuses on robust pieces of iron. I noticed, though, the news releases I’ve received this spring and early summer have been for the “accessories” to paving. You know what I mean: putty knives and temperature guns. Of […]

Discussing the asphalt plant and aggregate operations this month includes a look at trucking. MyLogic Inc., headquartered in Pennsylvania, has released a free app called Dump Truck Math, which is available on iOS and Android devices, to help estimators, foremen, and truck drivers streamline simple hauling calculations. The app started as an Excel spreadsheet MyLogic […]

The latest new and innovative products for asphalt paving contractors

Do yourself a favor and make sliding out the extensions a quick-and-easy measurement to check during paving. Clean the extensions thoroughly, and then use a tape measure to mark each inch along the length of the extension.

World of Asphalt/AGG1 2018 is here, so original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) are hard at work putting the final engineering touches on products they’ll introduce in Houston this month. One of those OEMs is Hamm, with North American headquarters in Antioch, Tennessee, introducing a new concept for fuel-efficient compactive efforts. Another is Ammann Group with headquarters […]

As you update the asphalt plant, tank farm, testing lab, crushing site or recycling areas, new equipment is probably on your “to buy” list. Even before we get to World of Asphalt/AGG1 next month, manufacturers and service providers have new components and updated parts on offer to make top quality mixes easier for your crew […]

Is your roller running out of water too often during the paving shift? When a spray nozzle is plugged or when the scraper bar is not held against the drum properly, you will get poor water coverage on the drum. It costs time to refill water tanks again and again. Letting the roller run with […]