7 Spring Paving Updates You Shouldn’t Miss

As pavement maintenance and preservation contractors dive into spring and summer work, a spattering of news items can help with decision-making in the field. We present a handful of updates you might have missed going into the hectic season.

LTAP Preservation Training

In partnership with the Florida Pavement Preservation Council, the Florida LTAP Center is hosting a five-part series to take attendees from the basics of asset management to advanced roadway reclamation. By the time this issue hits the streets, two sessions remain:

• Thin Overlay, In-Place Recycling, and Reclamation, to be held May 13
• Interactive Q&A Panel Discussion, to be held June 3

Visit here for information and free registration.

Commercial Capacity

The SUPER 800-5 P-tier paver from Vögele features a wide hopper for commercial contractors. During CONEXPO-CON/AGG, Vögele product experts explained their mini sized pavers are ideal for narrow jobs, but customers had requested a more versatile hopper. The wide, foldable wings accommodate loading from haul trucks as well as skid steers.

The SUPER 800-5 P-tier tracked paver is the first Mini Class representative of the Dash 5 generation. Vögele equipped the small paver with the ErgoBasic 5 operating concept. Users have an unrestricted view to the front thanks to the new, double-folding material hopper.

The tracked paver features a 74-horsepower engine, paving widths from 4 feet, 7 inches up to 11 feet, 6 inches, and depths up to 8 inches with a laydown rate of up to 330 tons per hour.

For more information, visit here.

The Vogele Super 800-5 P on display at CONEXPO-CON/AGG features a widened hopper to accommodate loading from haul trucks.

Rental Refresh from Cat

Cat Rentals℠ launched a brand refresh and updated digital tools during CONEXPO-CON/AGG 2026 for a more seamless experience for rental customers across the Cat® dealer network. The digital enhancements are designed to offer more streamlined communication with a dealer, and integration of telematics information to provide better visibility into machine data for enhanced rental fleet management.

Cat Rentals is now part of a connected experience ecosystem that integrates with cat.com and VisionLink™. The redesigned rental management experience will also integrate the new Cat AI Assistant later this year to further help customers easily navigate the rental process. Ultimately, Cat Rentals will help enable more rental opportunities and insights for customers, providing a smarter, consistent rental digital experience.

For more information, visit catrentals.com.

Making Tracks

CAMSO Construction launched an all-new line of turf-friendly compact track loader tracks plus a new excavator chain-on rubber pad line-up for mini-excavators from 3T-15T during CONEXPO-CON/AGG. For compact track loaders, CAMSO Construction has announced an all-new Superior Durability (SD) track. Touting in-built forged metal bars and endless joint technology, the new SD tracks also sport a double-sided self-cleaning stepped lug design.

For more information, visit parent company, RPG Group www.rpggroup.com

Both the brand new compact track loader rubber track plus the new excavator chain-on rubber pad line-up for mini-excavators, were displayed at the CAMSO Construction booth at CONEXPO-CON/AGG.

Penetrating Rejuvenation

Nature Coatings, Las Vegas, announced in March the launch of BioBlack AR™, an asphalt rejuvenator engineered to extend the duty cycle of pavement infrastructure. Designed for high-traffic environments—from municipal roadways to industrial logistics centers—BioBlack AR™ utilizes a proprietary penetrating formula that restores the flexibility of the asphalt binder. This performance-driven approach is proven to extend the service life of pavement by 30% and reduce aggregate raveling by over 50%, according to the manufacturer.

“Our focus with BioBlack AR™ was to solve the biggest headache in pavement management: the high cost of frequent repairs,” said Jane Palmer, CEO of Nature Coatings. “By meeting the rigorous FAA P-632 standards, we are providing a product that performs under the most demanding conditions, ensuring safety through high skid resistance and durability that slashes long-term maintenance costs by up to 85%.”

For more information, visit https://www.naturecoatingsinc.com/asphalt

A Sweeping Partnership

Holms Attachments, Hickory, North Carolina, and Energreen America, Aiken, South Carolina, announced in February a cooperation to provide U.S. dealers and end users with sweepers for the Energreen ILF self-propelled hydrostatic machines. The range of Energreen ILF self-propelled hydrostatic machines has been designed primarily for the

professional care of large outdoor spaces—such as cleaning roadsides. The Holms angle sweepers follow surface slopes and irregularities in every position thanks to their

unique, spring-loaded Self Adjusting Suspension system.

Alessandro Cazzin, CEO of Energreen America said, “We are happy to add the Holms product to our offering. The partnership supports our goal to be a complete supplier for the roadside maintenance customer.”

The Energreen ILF self-propelled hydrostatic machines now feature the Holms brush, which is supported by heavy-duty, long-travel springs.

Cracksealing Anniversary

Crafco, which produces, promotes and supplies specialized preservation products to the pavement, roofing, waterproofing and athletic surfacing industries, is celebrating a 50th anniversary this year. According to the company’s website, “Crafco delivers confidence through innovation, quality, and value since 1976.”

Throughout those 50 years, the company has taken on other entities as part of its growth. For example, in late 2010, Crafco purchased the then-second largest sealant and mastic material manufacturer in the United States, Deery American Corporation. In 2003, Crafco opened an equipment assembly and sealant distribution warehouse in Breclav, Czech Republic, which operates under the name Crafco OS in Europe. On Oct. 19, 2020, Crafco purchased the assets of Right/Pointe, LLC, located in DeKalb, Illinois, to enhance Crafco’s ability to better serve existing customers in the Midwestern United States.