Mar 07, 2016
Getting consistent samples of hot mix asphalt (HMA) from the loadout area can be difficult if random ground personnel use shovels to gather imprecise bucket-fulls from the top of the […]
Mar 07, 2016
Let’s say the ground man walked around the plant this morning and came back with a bad report on the slat conveyor. He can tell if you start up with […]
Mar 07, 2016
Know your legal limits, as well as your untapped potential, for sUAS in your asphalt business When the use of small unmanned aerial systems (sUAS)—drones, in layman’s terms—first cropped up […]
Feb 07, 2016
After a winter of settling, possible moisture contamination and conglomeration, it’s almost time to grind the recycled asphalt shingle (RAS) piles for the paving season startup. Whether you perform this […]
Feb 07, 2016
No recycling issue would be complete without discussing the management of materials. Let’s get back to basics with the concept of proper stockpiling of virgin and recycle materials. This may […]
Feb 07, 2016
It was a sunny California day when Tyke Van Zandt first began putting iron to the test using nothing but a massive pile of crushed concrete. Over the course of […]
Feb 01, 2016
Casey Greinermiller never set out to be in the asphalt industry. It wasn’t until he took a summer job at RS Asphalt Maintenance, Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania, between school years studying fine […]