Asphalt Training Directory 2023
BY Sandy Lender
Listing for 2023 Construction Season
APA
Asphalt Pavement Alliance (and partners)
School Name: N/A
APA offers in-person and online training throughout the year to anyone interested in increasing their knowledge of asphalt. Some webinars have a fee; others do not.
Visit driveasphalt.org/events/all.
AsphaltPro
AsphaltPro Magazine
School Name: Asphalt Paving 101
AsphaltPro Magazine offers a virtual training course for paving contractors available anytime you want it. There is a one-time fee for the online course to make it available to your entire crew on all your devices.
Visit TheAsphaltPro.com’s training tab
Astec
Astec Industries
School Name: Asphalt Road Construction Schools
Astec offers in-person training with a unique combination of lectures and hands-on practice in the plant and paving categories for customers and dealers who pre-register. There is a fee for training; classes in January, February and March typically sell out quickly.
Visit AstecIndustries.com/service/training or call (423) 827-1899
B&S Light
B&S Light Industries
School Name: none
B&S Light offers hands-on training in-person at the customer’s site to those customers who request it.
Call (918) 342-1160
Blaw-Knox
Blaw-Knox Corporation, a division of Gencor Industries
School Name: The Blaw-Knox University
Blaw-Knox offers in-person training courses on paver operation and maintenance and best paving practices for dealers and customers in January and early February 2023. Class size is limited.
Visit BlawKnox.com/training or call (407) 290-6000 ext. 342
BOMAG
BOMAG Americas Inc.
School Name: N/A
BOMAG provides in-person training and e-learning for customers, dealers and potential customers. There is a fee for training.
Contact marketing.ba@bomag.com
Clarence Richard Company
Clarence Richard Company
School Name: Asphalt Plant Operation Schools
Clarence Richard offers web-based plant training for any plant personnel. The fee for training varies based on which multi-day course is needed.
Visit ezFloWeighing.com
Command Alkon
Command Alkon
School Name: Regional TRAININGDAYS
Command Alkon offers in-person training through the school, Regional TRAININGDAYS, and customers can arrange online training within their product group(s) outside of the school. There is a fee for training.
Visit commandalkon.com/trainingdays
Gencor
Gencor Industries
School Name: Gencor Advanced Training School
Gencor Industries offers in-person training to improve overall plant production and efficiency. Classes are for hot-mix asphalt producers that own and operate HMA facilities. There is a fee for training and class size is limited. To secure a seat for the January and early February classes, please register before Nov. 15, 2022.
Visit Gencor.com/training or call (407) 290-6000 ext. 342
GSSI
Geophysical Survey System Inc.
School Name: GSSI Academy
The GSSI Academy offers over 100 classes taught in Nashua, New Hampshire, and Henderson, Nevada, on the use of ground penetrating radar (GPR) as a quality control/quality assurance (QC/QA) tool and how to use GSSI equipment.
Contact sales@geophysical.com or (800) 524-3011 or visit geophysical.com
John Ball
Top Quality Paving & Training
School Name: Top Quality Paving & Training
John Ball offers in-person, on-site training of paving crews and in-person seminars through his Top Quality Paving & Training consulting service; and offers virtual training through the online course Asphalt Paving 101 with AsphaltPro Magazine. There is a fee for a week’s booking or a speaking engagement.
Contact tqpaving@yahoo.com or call (603) 493-1458
Meeker
Meeker Equipment Company Inc.
School Name: none
Meeker offers in-person training for customers. There is a fee for training.
Visit MeekerEquipment.com
Stansteel-Hotmix
Stansteel-Hotmix Parts & Service
School Name: Hotmix University
Stansteel hosts in-person training in Louisville and offers periodic “Hotmix How-to” webinars for asphalt plant managers/superintendents and plant managers. There is a fee for training.
Call (502) 245-1977 or visit HotmixU.com
Tarmac
Tarmac International Inc.
School Name: none
Tarmac offers in-person training and online meetings for trouble-shooting to customers and potential customers. Fees vary depending on the situation.
Call (816) 220-0700
TransTech
TransTech Systems Inc.
School Name: TransTech Systems Density Clinic
TransTech offers in-person and online training. Clinics are by appointment. There is no fee if training is conducted at the TransTech facility.
Call (800) 724-6306
WEM
WEM Automation LLC
School Name: WEM Training School
WEM offers in-person and online training for all employees who use the products. There is a fee for training.
Visit WEMAutomation.com/training
Willow
Willow Designs
School Name: none
Willow Designs offers in-person, on-site training and provides conference calls when needed. Training is focused on contractors who are usually clients. There is a fee unless the client has selected the package of Notch Wedge systems with the 8-hour shift of support included.
Call (717) 919-9828
Wirtgen
Wirtgen Group
School Name: Wirtgen America’s Center for Training and Technology (CTT)
Wirtgen Group offers in-person training at the CTT for customers, dealers, employees and the road construction industry. There is a fee.
Visit Wirtgen-Group.com/en-us