AsphaltPro: The Blog
Jun 23, 2022
Monitor Thermal Mapping Intelligently
The concept of intelligent compaction (IC) is not new to the asphalt industry. We’ve been talking about it and sharing “how to” achieve density of asphalt mats with IC for as long as AsphaltPro has been in publication. (That would be since 2007 for those of you following along at home.) I remember in the […]
Jun 23, 2022
Industry Expresses Opposition to Gas Tax Holiday
On June 22, 2022, President Biden called on Congress to send him a bill suspending the 18.4 cents per gallon federal gasoline tax for 90 days. Members of the House and Senate proposed fuel tax suspensions earlier this year, but this is the first Biden has expressed his position. The President has also called on […]
Jun 20, 2022
Prevent a Redo: Train Workers to Prep the Job Right
When a client calls the main office to complain about a completed job, it usually means the job is about to cost you money. You’ll have to schedule a crewmember—or two—to take equipment back to the site to repair or complete some portion of the project on the company’s dime. Let’s talk about setting up […]
Jun 14, 2022
US Department of Labor Takes Action to Reduce Miners’ Exposure to Silica Dust
MSHA launched unprecedented effort to protect miners from serious illnesses such as black lung disease, silicosis The U.S. Department of Labor’s Mine Safety and Health Administration has launched a new enforcement initiative to better protect the nation’s miners from health hazards resulting from repeated overexposure to respirable crystalline silica. MSHA reports silica dust affects thousands […]
Jun 13, 2022
Preserve the Environment by Covering Drains Before Sealing
I purposefully made this week’s toolbox tip headline a little “clickbait-y.” While much of the asphalt industry knows we use safe products when sealing pavements, much of the general public does not know this. (I’m aware there are some tar-based sealcoat products still on the market and still allowed in some counties, but we’re going to […]
Jun 10, 2022
AEM Launches “Faces of Manufacturing” to Rally Men and Women of the Industry Around Pro-Manufacturing Policies
The Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM) today unveiled “Faces of Manufacturing,” a new initiative designed to rally the 2.8 million men and women of the equipment manufacturing industry in support of pro-manufacturing policies. The centerpiece is a 90-second video featuring 22 equipment manufacturing workers urging their peers to speak with one united voice and tell […]