AsphaltPro: The Blog
Nov 23, 2020
Command Alkon and Libra Systems, Inc. Team Up to Serve Heavy Construction Materials Suppliers
Command Alkon, the provider of the leading supplier collaboration platform for construction’s heavy work, and Libra Systems, Inc., a leader provider of automation and technology solutions for construction materials suppliers, join forces to drive value for the heavy work industry by combining efforts through acquisition. Based in Harleysville, Pennsylvania, Libra Systems, Inc. is a provider […]
Nov 23, 2020
AEM Announces Officers and New Directors for 2021
The Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM) announces its 2021 officers and directors elected to the AEM Board of Directors and Agriculture and Construction Equipment Sector Boards at its annual meeting. The Officers for the AEM Board of Directors for 2021 are: AEM Chair: Steven Berglund, Executive Chairman, Trimble Inc. Vice Chair: Robert Crain, Sr. VP […]
Nov 19, 2020
Topcon Tools Headed to Africa to Assist Bridges to Prosperity Efforts
A shipping container with several pieces of key GNSS and survey instrumentation is bound for the East African country of Rwanda. The equipment, an in-kind donation from Topcon Positioning Group, will be used in support of Bridges to Prosperity, an organization committed to building trail bridges to improve the lives of people in rural areas […]
Nov 19, 2020
AEM Announces 2020 AEM Hall of Fame Inductees
The Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM) Hall of Fame recognizes the pioneers whose inventions, ideas, leadership and courage have contributed to the industry and our community’s quality of life. For 2020, AEM has selected three individuals to celebrate in its Hall of Fame: Art Moore, founder of Snorkel Lifts, and brothers Ray and Koop Ferwerda, inventors of […]
Nov 09, 2020
Voters Approve Record 94 Percent of Transportation Investment Initiatives Totaling $14 Billion
Voters in 18 states have approved a record 94 percent of state and local ballot initiatives to date, providing an additional $14 billion in one-time and recurring revenue for transportation improvements throughout the country, according to an analysis by the American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA). Results are still pending for 13 measures, but the analysis by ARTBA’s Transportation Investment Advocacy […]
Nov 06, 2020
World of Asphalt and AGG1 2021 Cancelled
On November 5, 2020, World of Asphalt and AGG1 Show Manager Brittany Weltcheff sent out a email to announce that World of Asphalt 2021, set to occur in Atlanta in March 2021, would be cancelled. Read her full note below: Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, we have made the difficult decision to not hold […]