Milling

Manufacturers haven’t slowed their research and development in between tradeshows while you’ve been out paving this summer. If you’re in need of parts, components or a whole new machine, the OEMs who make the goods are hard at work to keep up with demand. The next few pages include a handful of offerings that were […]

Part Two of AsphaltPro’s “Best Practices for Residential and Commercial Paving” series.

An estimated 2 million construction workers in the United States have been exposed to respirable silica dust, according to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration. That’s why OSHA’s Respirable Crystalline Silica standard requires that employers limit workers’ exposure to silica and take other steps to protect workers. “Silica dust appears in asphalt, concrete and rocks,” […]

A milling drum configuration unique to Wirtgen—along with the company’s Level Pro system—enabled micro milling and enhanced friction on the Formula 1 Circuit of the Americas (COTA) race track south of Austin, Texas.

You might think after all the new offerings at World of Asphalt 2019 back in February meant original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) would sit back and relax for a while. That’s not the case. More goodies were launched at BAUMA 2019 in Munich and additional updates have hit the marketplace independent of specific tradeshows. For example, […]

Here’s how Roadtec’s Guardian telematics system works with Topcon’s grade and slope controls.

Don’t let poor base or soil quality affect the quality of your asphalt mat! AsphaltPro outlines the best practices of how to perform base stabilization.