Sep 25, 2023
How to Build a Notch Wedge Joint
A step-by-step asphalt training to build, compact the notch wedge longitudinal joint
Sep 25, 2023
A step-by-step asphalt training to build, compact the notch wedge longitudinal joint
Sep 25, 2023
In Tom Chastain’s 29 years in the milling industry, presently as milling product manager at Wirtgen America, he’s learned the importance of properly maintaining one’s milling machine in order to achieve quality results. Here are a few of Chastain’s top tips for mill maintenance.
Sep 25, 2023
Take a look at the opportunities these AsphaltPro partners offer to see how you can bring all your team members up to speed.
Sep 25, 2023
Using Driveway Assistance Devices (DAD) in work zone setup can improve safety and driver compliance.
Sep 25, 2023
Paving Over Lava: 5-year volcanic eruption anniversary reminds us resilient pavement choices serve a resilient community
Sep 25, 2023
New Rolling Wedge milling tool drum reduces downtime, increases quality for Minnesota contractor FPI Pavement Contractors Inc.
Sep 25, 2023
Northeast Paving, a division of Eurovia Atlantic Coast LLC, invests in Apex, a quarry and plant automation software from Command Alkon.
Sep 25, 2023
Leyca Asfaltos expands into public sector work with second Ammann plant in Mexico
Sep 25, 2023
The ACEforce proprietary compaction measurement system from Ammann Group is available for models such as the Ammann ARX 110 tandem roller.
Sep 25, 2023
BOMAG Americas, Ridgeway, South Carolina, has signed Power Motive Corporation (PMC) as the new dealer for the State of Arizona.
Sep 25, 2023
Brigade Electronics, Portland, Indiana, has officially launched its AI intelligent detection cameras to the U.S. market. Check out the New Tech department in the September 2023 issue for details on how the system works.
Sep 25, 2023
Sakai America Inc., Adairsville, Georgia, has added TJ Hopkins to its sales and marketing team.
Sep 25, 2023
SmithCo Mfg. Inc., Le Mars, Iowa, has reached an agreement with Bruckner’s Truck & Equipment, Amarillo, Texas, to sell SmithCo’s premium line of side dump trailers.
Sep 25, 2023
Takeuchi-US, headquartered in Atlanta, has expanded its North American dealer network with the addition of Highway Equipment & Supply Company, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, and three Butler Equipment branches in Pennsylvania.
Sep 25, 2023
Volvo Construction Equipment (Volvo CE) has announced a number of changes to its executive management team (EMT), including the appointment of Scott Young to head of Volvo CE Region North America.
Sep 25, 2023
Yanmar Compact Equipment (CE) has expanded its wheeled loader portfolio with the launch of a brand-new pair of mini machines: the V7 and V7-HW (Heavy Weight). These are the smallest wheeled loaders in Yanmar CE’s product range.
Aug 24, 2023
Reduce Risk in Your Lab: Risk-based quality management system (QMS) for construction materials testing laboratories
Aug 24, 2023
Here are eight best practices any milling crew should know based on Chastain’s nearly three decades of experience.
Aug 24, 2023
National Pavement Expo brings 20+ new speakers to Tampa education programming in January
Aug 24, 2023
How to use infrared patching to fix failing asphalt spots | EverLine Coatings uses infrared patching technology to resolve asphalt driveway needs for residential client
Aug 24, 2023
If the pavement structure doesn’t require repairs to the subbase to resolve a rutted, alligatored or other problem area, you may be able to complete a repair with infrared patching, rather than sawcut and fill. Here are the steps to make it a successful job.
Aug 24, 2023
Here’s how S.T. Wooten crews performed award-winning Marine Corps airfield work
Aug 24, 2023
Aramid reinforced composite asphalt (ARCA) results in successful overlay solution for Milestone Contractors
Aug 24, 2023
Construction workers may not have a reputation for wearing their feelings on their reflective PPE sleeves, but emotional intelligence is an important skill for the job site.
Aug 24, 2023
Process Control/Owners’ Acceptance testing dives into quality control testing for technicians
Aug 24, 2023
Clairvest shares questions for private equity firms calling on your asphalt business
Aug 24, 2023
Brigade Electronics has spent decades developing technology to eliminate blind spots and provide real-time alerts to drivers and equipment operators when there is potential for a collision.
Jul 25, 2023
Aggregates experts share tips for implementing predictive maintenance and increasing uptime at the plant, quarry, production facility
Jul 25, 2023
When Peckham Industries’ Wingdale Quarry returned its quarrying operations to the surface, the company kept its crushing operations underground for improved safety and community relations.
Jul 25, 2023
Eagle Crusher shares how to handle Top 5 Pain Points for recycle crushing
Jul 25, 2023
Pavewise is an asphalt paving project management from paving consultant Bryce Wuori that investigates the causes of asphalt contractors’ biggest issues—lost time, money and quality.
Jul 25, 2023
In 1923, Charles Luck Jr. opened a crushed stone operation, Sunnyside Granite Company, in Richmond, Virginia. One hundred years later, Luck Companies is the nation’s largest family-owned and operated producer of crushed stone, sand and gravel.
Jul 25, 2023
SDM from Rhosonics monitors mineral and sand processing without nuclear testing
Jul 24, 2023
Proper lubrication of BEVs and other powertrains should assist in performance down the road
Jul 22, 2023
The ultrathin bonded wearing course (UTBWC) treatment is a gap-graded surface layer that incorporates an asphalt emulsion tack coat immediately followed by a 3/8- to 3/4-inch polymer-modified asphalt pavement. To […]
Jul 22, 2023
Astec Industries debuted its RX-405 cold planer at CONEXPO-CON/AGG 2023 in the spring. The asphalt mill is designed for contractors who need a smaller cold planer.
Jul 22, 2023
Take a closer look at two new generation milling machine designs from Bomag Americas. The BM 1200/35-2 features an enhanced swiveling mechanism for selective milling of road and ground surfaces, making it ideal for county road, urban and roundabout applications. The BOMAG BM 2200/65 large planer boasts a 58-inch milling radius to increase efficiency in tight-radius applications like small cul-de-sacs.
Jul 22, 2023
Ditch Witch® of South Louisiana (DWSLA), located in Geismar, announced in May it will carry the full line of Takeuchi excavators, compact track loaders and wheel loaders. They will also […]
Jul 22, 2023
Dynapac North America, in collaboration with sister company Secmair, is launching a new spray paver labeled the SD2500CD PROTAC. It is designed to apply the emulsion and asphalt pavement mix in a single operation.
Jul 22, 2023
Ergodyne, St. Paul, Minnesota, makers of Tenacious Work Gear®, has announced the launch of three new hi-vis vests.
Jul 22, 2023
EverLine Coatings, San Antonio, a line striping and pavement maintenance service business, announced in May that it had signed 51 new U.S. franchise agreements in 2022. As an emerging full-service […]
Jul 22, 2023
FleetWatcher, Indianapolis, introduces its Dynamic Yield Calculator (DYC), which automatically determines mat thickness and project yield. This new functionality accounts for materials on hand and enroute, paver speed, and more.
Jul 22, 2023
Wirtgen Group’s telematics solution WITOS’ FleetView feature supports proactive maintenance planning and a rapid response in the event of faults.
Jun 25, 2023
Mayo Construction wins half a million dollars in total bonuses for exemplary work, smoothness on Hwy. 52
Jun 25, 2023
The Autonomous Aerial LED (ALED) portable light from Blue Vigil, Sterling, Virginia, illustrates a new frontier for the use of drones: lighting nighttime job sites.
Jun 25, 2023
Undergoing an inspection from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration can be a stressful and intimidating experience. However, going into the process informed can not only help you reduce stress, but can also reduce the chances of making one of the following mistakes.
Jun 25, 2023
OEMs share their core values from new technologies to environmental resilience
Jun 22, 2023
EvoQuip, a Terex brand, has helped Outlaw Excavating, Tucson, Arizona, grow into its asphalt, concrete and rock applications. Outlaw Excavating was founded in 2005 by Cody White who, born and […]
Jun 22, 2023
Surface Tech, a provider of long life, low carbon asphalt solutions for the asphalt industry, is pleased to announce the adoption of the ASTM Standard D8395-23 for Aramid Fibers in […]
Jun 22, 2023
To extend the performance of components at the asphalt plant, Kenco Engineering offers tungsten carbide impregnated (TCI) wear strips in lengths up to 10 feet long. The TCI wear strips […]
Jun 22, 2023
The Model RS pull cord, manufactured by Conveyor Components Company, Croswell, Michigan, is a safety stop control designed to provide a quick, positive shut off of dangerous equipment in emergencies. […]
Jun 22, 2023
BROCK, a leading supplier of equipment, parts and on-site construction services for hot-mix asphalt plants, is pleased to announce Lance Clark as its new regional sales manager—Southwest. He takes over […]
Jun 22, 2023
Astec Industries showcased at CONEXPO-CON/AGG 2023 the new Heatec Portable Polymer Blending System, which the company described as “compact enough to fit in a shipping container or trailer so you […]
Jun 21, 2023
Founded: 2017 Mission Statement: Empowering women in asphalt industry careers. Forward-Thinking Technology Women of Asphalt (WofA) is a volunteer-led organization with over 3,000 members, dedicated to advancing the careers of […]
Jun 21, 2023
Founded: 1997 Mission Statement: We owe our success to the world’s leading brands, Wirtgen, Vögele, Hamm and Kleemann, as well as our amazing customers whose collaboration drives our world class […]
Jun 21, 2023
Founded: 1997 Mission Statement: Tarmac International Inc.’s mission is to provide safe and complete hot mix asphalt plant systems at the highest quality and competitive prices with installation and maintenance […]
Jun 21, 2023
Founded: 1987 Mission Statement: To design and manufacture operator friendly industrial controls and process automation that reliably addresses the needs of the asphalt industry and to provide lifetime service and […]
Jun 21, 2023
Founded: 1938 Mission Statement: “We make your plants run better.” Categories: Plants/plant components pertinent to production (can include crushing equipment) Plant controls/automation Paving and/or compaction equipment/automation Pavement recycling/pavement reclaiming equipment […]
Jun 21, 2023
Founded: 2006 Mission Statement: Sripath Technologies® develops, manufactures and markets innovative asphalt additives world-wide such as, rejuvenators, bitumen softeners, bitumen-friendly polymeric-additives, and anti-strip agents to enhance the performance of asphalt […]
Jun 21, 2023
Founded: 2002 Mission Statement: Reliable Asphalt Products Inc. was founded by Charles Grote III and Mike Mauzy in February of 2002. As the co-founders of a customer driven business, Charles […]
Jun 21, 2023
Founded: 1947 Mission Statement: Process Heating Company (PHCo) Lo-Density® Unitized Storage Tank Heaters, Fuel-Oil Preheaters, Hot-Oil Heaters, and Distributor Truck Heaters provide unique electric heat benefits for asphalt plants, including […]
Jun 21, 2023
Founded: 1986 Mission Statement: Our mission is to design, manufacture, and support the best asphalt, concrete, gas & oil equipment to the market. We continually aim to exceed our customers’ […]
Jun 21, 2023
Founded: 1957 Mission Statement: Kenco Engineering’s mission is to solve wear problems that cause unnecessary equipment downtime and repairs; to provide excellent product quality and service; to ship all orders […]
Jun 21, 2023
Founded: 1968 Mission Statement: Gencor Industries Inc. mission statement is to be the unquestionable technological and market share leader in the industries we serve. Categories: Plants/plant components pertinent to production […]
Jun 21, 2023
Founded: 1915 Mission Statement: Eagle Crusher knows all producers want the same thing from their equipment: performance. Eagle Crusher is committed to listening to producers’ needs and developing the highest […]
Jun 21, 2023
Founded: 1934 Mission Statement: Your partner on the road ahead Categories: Paving and/or compaction equipment/automation Forward-Thinking Technology Dynapac has a commitment to quality that dates back to the late ’70s […]
Jun 21, 2023
Founded: 1968 Mission Statement: We go the extra mile to provide exceptional asphalt equipment solutions and service. Categories: Plants/plant components pertinent to production (can include crushing equipment) Plant controls/automation Paving […]
Jun 21, 2023
Founded: 1987 Mission Statement: At Colorbiotics, we believe that our word is just as good as what we make. We believe that products should be honest and promises should be […]
Jun 21, 2023
Founded: 1945 Mission Statement: Buffalo Turbine is the leader in debris blowers across industries. Our machines make your job easier and reduce prep time through efficiency. Categories: Paving and/or compaction […]
Jun 21, 2023
Founded: 1982 Mission Statement: To offer affordable asphalt plant controls that are dependable, logical and easy to learn as well as providing exceptional accuracy and the capability to meet the […]
Jun 21, 2023
Founded: 1998 Mission Statement: At Blue Smoke Control, our goal is to be the top provider of environmental solutions for the asphalt industry. Categories: Plants/plant components pertinent to production (can […]
Jun 21, 2023
Founded: 1972 Mission Statement: Our purpose is Built to Connect with a supporting vision to connect people, processes and products, advancing innovative solutions from rock to road as OneASTEC. Astec […]
Jun 21, 2023
Founded: 1956 Mission Statement: Asphalt Materials Inc., is a proud member of The Heritage Group, with over 65 years of experience in the asphalt industry. Our teams of professionals are […]
Jun 21, 2023
Founded: 1952 Mission Statement: We manufacture the most durably built and detail-oriented line of asphalt plants and asphalt equipment on the market. Everything we make is designed from our customers’ […]
Jun 20, 2023
Founded: 1967 Mission Statement: ADM began in 1967 as Panco Corporation, a manufacturer of control panels. By the 1970s, Panco evolved into a manufacturer of asphalt plants. In 1983, Panco […]
May 25, 2023
Short cuts to save time on pavement maintenance could cost more than equipment repairs
May 25, 2023
No matter how many hours of safety training the asphalt tank farm manager, sealcoat laborer, or other paving professional undergoes, accidents can happen in an industry where materials are stored and applied at high temperatures. Here’s how to handle asphalt burns.
May 25, 2023
Using hot pour mastics to improve ride quality when sealing cracks, utility cuts, more
May 25, 2023
While the June product gallery department will continue AsphaltPro Magazine’s focus on iron and services for the paving and pavement maintenance contractor launched around the CONEXPO-CON/AGG 2023 tradeshow and conference […]
May 25, 2023
Two of the OEMs who introduced battery-operated machinery during CONEXPO-CON/AGG 2023 were BOMAG Americas, headquartered in Ridgeway, South Carolina, and Wirtgen Group, with American headquarters in Antioch, Tennessee. Of the […]
May 25, 2023
The team at Astec Industries, Chattanooga, displayed its newest generation of tracked highway class paver—the RP-175 and RP-195 F series—at its CONEXPO-CON/AGG 2023 booth. A spokesperson listed increased production, simpler […]
May 25, 2023
BOMAG Americas, Ridgeway, South Carolina, offers the BOMAP Connect networked control and documentation program for all rollers working at the jobsite. All compaction data collected by BOMAP Connect is cloud-based, […]
May 25, 2023
CASE Construction Equipment announced its new E Series compact vibratory rollers with both double drum and combination (front drum and rear pneumatic tires) configurations. The rollers are designed with a […]
May 25, 2023
Road Widener LLC, Delafield, Wisconsin, displayed its patented FH-R material placement attachment during CONEXPO-CON/AGG 2023. The remote-controlled attachment connects to most skid steers, compact track loaders, road graders and wheel […]
May 25, 2023
Schwarze Industries, Huntsville, Alabama, unveiled its 100% electric M6 Avalanche EV prototype sweeper at CONEXPO-CON/AGG 2023. The company stated: “It’s clear that electric sweepers present a great opportunity for the […]
May 25, 2023
Thursday, April 13, 2023, Takeuchi-US celebrated a significant milestone when the 1000th compact track loader—a TL12R2 model—rolled off the assembly line at the manufacturer’s facility in Moore, South Carolina. This […]
May 25, 2023
Western Global has introduced two diesel exhaust fluid (DEF) storage solutions, the DEF Cube and Top Tote, to its lineup. The DEF Cube is a stand-alone storage tank designed for […]
May 25, 2023
Yanmar Compact Equipment, Grand Rapids, Minnesota, launched a new line of compact track loaders—the TL65RS, TL75VS, TL80VS and TL100VS—during CONEXPO-CON/AGG 2023. The new compact track loaders range from 67 to […]
Apr 24, 2023
Effective traffic control measures can provide clear warning and direction to motorists approaching a construction area. Increasingly, these measures benefit from a range of new technologies that are helping to make roads even safer
Apr 24, 2023
COO interview shows whole-employee wellness for a culture of caring for suicide prevention
Apr 24, 2023
In an Asphalt Pavement Alliance webinar, Mike Skinner, P.E., director of pavement engineering for the Colorado Asphalt Pavement Association, shared his best practices for the design and construction of low volume and commercial parking lots.
Apr 24, 2023
The 68th annual meeting of the asphalt industry took place in Miami Beach in February
Apr 24, 2023
Get back to basics to bid a profitable commercial project
Apr 24, 2023
How to use expanded shale, clay and slate aggregate in asphalt chip seals for preventive maintenance
Apr 24, 2023
Kingsway Services paves with a bigger mission in Millersburg, Ohio.
Apr 24, 2023
Many asphalt contractors have some level of familiarity with 2D asphalt paving technology. However, far fewer will be familiar with 3D technology. Here, we’ll explain the difference between 2D and 3D, the basic steps required for 3D, and best practices for incorporating 3D on your asphalt projects.
Apr 19, 2023
As reported in the May 2019 edition of AsphaltPro Magazine, AASHTO’s emulsion task force has been preparing new specifications for use in pavement preservation processes. Check out the article “New […]
Apr 19, 2023
The team at Atlas Copco Airpower, Belgium, shared a report on the seven indicators that your air compressor is ready to take on harsh conditions—whether that’s around the shop or […]
Apr 19, 2023
To further the discussion of electric equipment in the sweeping realm, the team from Schwarze Industries, Huntsville, Alabama, unveiled the company’s 100% electric M6 Avalanche EV prototype sweeper at CONEXPO-CON/AGG […]
Apr 19, 2023
At the 50th annual meeting of the Asphalt Emulsion Manufacturers Association (AEMA), Feb. 27-March 3, 2023, Litchfield Park, Arizona, AEMA elected its officers and board of directors for the 2023-2024 term. Dan Koeninger, PE, pavement preservation division manager for Terry Asphalt Materials Inc., was elected president of AEMA.
Apr 19, 2023
During its 50th annual meeting at the end of February, the Asphalt Emulsion Manufacturers Association (AEMA), recognized and honored the inaugural Leadership Education for Asphalt Preservation (LEAP) class. The LEAP program is a 12-month immersive program aimed at developing members of the asphalt emulsion industry.
Apr 19, 2023
A look at the latest news in pavement preservation Preservation Spec Update Electric Cleans Up 7 Air Compressor Indicators New Leadership in Preservation Asphalt Preservation Education
Apr 19, 2023
Webster Combustion, Winfield, Kansas, introduced the new Twister™ aggregate burner for asphalt plants. The Twister series is an open-fired burner that operates with lower motor horsepower requirements than competitive models […]
Apr 19, 2023
Superior Industries Inc., Morris, Minnesota, exhibited its Titanium™ Seal idler bearing seal at CONEXPO-CON/AGG 2023. Several years ago, Superior’s engineers started a project to improve the manufacturer’s standard idler seal. […]
Apr 19, 2023
Stansteel/Hotmix Parts & Service, Louisville, Kentucky, announced the Gate-Keeper safety system for loadout at CONEXPO-CON/AGG. The system enhances plant safety at loadout by preventing silo discharge when trucks are not […]
Apr 19, 2023
Rotochopper, headquartered in St. Martin, Minnesota, showcased three pieces of equipment at CONEXPO-CON/AGG 2023, including the new TS 165 deck screener, which offers a larger screening surface than the TS […]
Apr 19, 2023
While the Vulcan burner isn’t a new product for Reliable Asphalt Products, Shelbyville, Kentucky, the company displayed the offering at its CONEXPO-CON/AGG booth for the asphalt attendees. Vulcan burners are […]
Apr 19, 2023
Lo-Density® CLHR Inline Electric Fuel Oil Preheaters from Process Heating Company (PHCo), Seattle, are designed to automatically provide precise temperature and viscosity control of heavy oils for efficient and steady […]
Apr 19, 2023
Meeker Equipment Co., Belleville, Pennsylvania, showcased its new electric hot oil heater, the Patriot-E, at CONEXPO-CON-AGG. The company partnered with Process Heating Co., Seattle, to incorporate its drywell-style electric heating […]
Apr 19, 2023
McCloskey International, Keene, Ontario, announced Feb. 14 it is welcoming the Saracakis Group of Companies, to its global dealer network, coinciding with McCloskey’s 100th anniversary milestone. Headquartered in Athens, Saracakis […]
Apr 19, 2023
The fully insulated Hy-Way Calibration Tank from Gencor, Orlando, offers a new feature to augment safety and efficiency for the asphalt producer. On display at the company’s booth during CONEXPO-CON/AGG, […]
Apr 19, 2023
Eagle Crusher Company, Galion, Ohio, displayed two new plants at CONEXPO-CON/AGG 2023. The new UltraMax® 1600X-OC portable impactor plant is designed for larger-size aggregate operations and quarries and features the […]
Apr 19, 2023
Ammann America Inc., Davie, Florida, included a model and video of its newest continuous plant offering during CONEXPO-CON/AGG. The team shared that the counterflow, single-drum plant will see operating capacities […]
Apr 19, 2023
ALmix, Ft. Wayne, Indiana, included a display of its new Insignia Control Suite during CONEXPO-CON/AGG. The entire suite of ALmix Insignia Control Suite (ICS) can be connected to the new […]
Apr 19, 2023
This month’s product gallery includes guidance from experts at the NAPA annual meeting and CONEXPO-CON/AGG 2023
Feb 25, 2023
ASCO is the largest asphalt supplier in its region on the west side of the Ohio River. Now, the company is investing in top plant technology to reduce down days to zero.
Feb 25, 2023
Fragale & Sons Paving Inc., illustrates that proper preparation and following best practices is a recipe for four generations of success.
Feb 25, 2023
This year’s National Pavement Expo (NPE) and Conference, held at the Charlotte Convention Center in Charlotte, Jan. 25-28, 2023, brought more than 2,400 attendees together for a host of educational opportunities both in and out of the classroom.
Feb 25, 2023
Drivewyze PreClear is the largest weigh station bypass service in North America. PreClear provides bypass opportunities at 830 fixed weigh stations and mobile inspection sites across 45 states and provinces, and offers weigh station heads-up notifications at every site in North America.
Feb 25, 2023
Getting up-to-the-minute data isn’t easy. Getting current data from a government entity is harder yet. In 2016, the National Violent Death Reporting System (NVDRS) offered data showing suicide rates by industry and occupation, gathered from 32 participating states.
Feb 25, 2023
Biomag soybean-derived polymer passes NCAT tests with three stars
Feb 25, 2023
For the special CONEXPO-CON/AGG edition of AsphaltPro Magazine, we collected a handful of international news bites that are of specific interest to the asphalt and aggregate industries.
Feb 25, 2023
CONEXPO-CON/AGG comes around once every three years. This March 14-18, 2023, the Las Vegas Convention Center (LVCC) in Las Vegas once again hosts this enormous construction industry event. From new technology to education sessions to big iron, attendees will be overwhelmed by more than 1,800 exhibitors packed into 2.7 million square feet of trade show space.
Feb 23, 2023
NODAR, Somerville, Massachusetts, a provider of advanced stereo vision technology for autonomous vehicles, announced in January that it is moving to accelerate the growth of the autonomous vehicle market and […]
Feb 23, 2023
The EZR2 highway class, rear-mount screed, now from Astec Industries, Chattanooga, comes in the 8 and 10 models. The EZR2 10 extends from a standard paving width of 10 feet […]
Feb 23, 2023
The BW 174 AP-5 AM Hybrid from BOMAG Americas, Ridgeway, South Carolina, is designed for tandem roller efficiency. The roller’s innovative hydraulic hybrid drive stores braking energy, which is released […]
Feb 23, 2023
If a mini excavator engine fails in the middle of a job, it can mean significant cost, both in time and dollars, to make those repairs. CNH Industrial Reman offers […]
Feb 23, 2023
Dynapac’s foray into oscillation on a tandem drum roller came about four years ago with the 11-ton CO4200 VI. Since then, Dynapac has introduced the oscillation technology on its CO5200VI […]
Feb 23, 2023
RMA Companies (RMA), RANCHO CUCAMONGA, California, announced in January the acquisition of C Below Inc., dba C Below Subsurface Imaging (“C Below”), a provider of technology-enabled underground utility locating services. […]
Feb 23, 2023
Topcon Positioning Systems, Las Vegas, announced in January its 2D-MC automatic grade control solution for compact track loaders. Now available in North America, 2D-MC is a two-dimension machine control system […]
Feb 23, 2023
Volvo Construction Equipment (Volvo CE), announced in January its investment into the production of electric wheel loaders from its plant in Arvika, Sweden, which specializes in the production of medium […]
Feb 23, 2023
Yanmar Compact Equipment North America (YCENA), encompassing the Yanmar Compact Equipment and ASV brands, finalized its status as a single legal entity. The major milestone came three years after the […]
Jan 24, 2023
Subcontractor uses homemade equipment for hot in-place recycling train on Iowa resurfacing
Jan 24, 2023
Recycled plastic waste in HMA on Staten Island goes up to 330 degrees
Jan 24, 2023
When Rhode Island Energy (RI Energy) needed to tear up Atwells Avenue in order to replace underground utilities servicing the area, the energy provider looked to Hartford Paving to restore the street while retaining the old charm of the iconic avenue.
Jan 24, 2023
Generation Z2 round-shank picks from Wirtgen feature TwinStop clamping sleeve, extra carbide, and extended service life
Jan 24, 2023
Leica Geosystems has taken several steps to raise the bar on its 3D milling solutions. In 2018, it launched its third generation of profile milling solution within Leica Geosystems’ MC1 iCON pave and also its differential milling solution iCON site milling pilot.
Jan 24, 2023
Meet Superior Construction’s WIC Initiative: Florida general contractor encourages women in construction with employment program
Jan 24, 2023
If you’re watching electric off-highway vehicle (EOHV) development, then the hydrogen internal combustion engine (ICE) should be on your radar screen as well.
Jan 24, 2023
Hiboo will help NGE measure CO2 emissions of plant and machinery fleet worldwide
Jan 24, 2023
Have you ever considered how much a workplace injury or illness actually costs your company? OSHA’s Safety Pays toolkit can help.
Jan 24, 2023
This month’s production-related product gallery focuses on the asphalt plant and production of asphalt pavement mixes.
Jan 24, 2023
WEM Automation offers replacement controls for all makes and models of asphalt batch and drum plants, including silo loadout and data analytics. The company’s 24/7 service and support assists with […]
Jan 24, 2023
Tarmac International Inc. launched the 30-NOx burner with PLC controller in 2022. The burner features two fuel valves—a primary in the back and a secondary in the center.
Jan 24, 2023
Systems Equipment Corp offers The Peacekeeper drum mix process computer, which is an ADP-100 asphalt blending system with optional Windows-based graphics-enhanced user interface. The Peacekeeper system is designed to offer […]
Jan 24, 2023
The Tank Manager System™ from Stansteel®, Louisville, Kentucky, allows plant operators and superintendents to monitor and regulate all their AC tanks and hot mix silos.
Jan 24, 2023
Reliable Asphalt Products offers the Vulcan burner. Vulcan burners are total air burners with a single motor and a coaxial blower, which provides a near-linear fan curve. They can be run on multiple fuels, simultaneously if required.
Jan 24, 2023
Pugmill Systems designs and manufactures custom mixing solutions for the asphalt (and other) industries.
Jan 24, 2023
The family owned and operator Meyer Lab offers specially formulated temporary and semi-permanent release agents and coatings, drag slat cleaners, and extraction solvents designed to work on all asphalt mix […]
Jan 24, 2023
Meeker Equipment designed the Patriot hot oil heater for both reliability and efficiency.
Jan 24, 2023
Kenco Engineering Inc. offers innovative products for the aggregates, road building and biomass industries to protect your investment in your production equipment.
Jan 24, 2023
Homestead Valve division of Olson Technologies Inc. offers a full line of hot-jacketed, 2-way shutoff and 3-way diverter valves to meet flow requirements, including those made of cast iron (to […]
Jan 24, 2023
The heart of the Gencor Ultraplant® is built around the unique, patented, counterflow Ultradrum® technology.
Jan 24, 2023
The team from Eagle Crusher, Galion, Ohio, offers the RapiDeploy® 1000, which includes the features of the original RapiDeploy 500®, plus the Eagle Crusher UltraMax 15 impactor. The RapiDeploy 1000 […]
Jan 24, 2023
CWMF, Waite Park, Minnesota, now offers a fines metering system for its portable Dust-Eater® baghouses, allowing producers better control of fines and reducing set-up time.
Jan 24, 2023
The Model CT, manufactured by Conveyor Components Company, is comprised of a control unit and tilt probe, which senses the presence or absence of material. The control unit is enclosed […]
Jan 24, 2023
Command Alkon offers the Apex Scale Ticketing Software to eliminate gaps in communication between dispatch and the back office, to reduce truck time at the plant, and to offer complete […]
Jan 24, 2023
The Clarence Richard Company offers more than hot-mix asphalt (HMA) components and service. The Plant Operation Workshop, taught in person and via intensive online courses, is designed to teach plant […]
Jan 24, 2023
BROCK is pleased to announce Lance Clark as its new regional sales manager – Southwest.
Jan 24, 2023
B&S Light Industries offers the EZ-Loader silo/truck loadout system for virtually unlimited capacity for tickets, customers, trucks, materials and more. Operators view, modify and/or reprint any previous ticket(s) as needed […]
Jan 24, 2023
The Astec Whisper Jet® burner is designed with patented technology to cleanly and efficiently burn oil, natural gas or propane.
Jan 24, 2023
At the center of each customizable UF Series asphalt plant from ALmix, you’ll find the UF Series drum mixer.
Jan 24, 2023
With over 40 years of experience in the asphalt plant industry, Ahern Industries specializes in asphalt plant disassembly, relocation, complete fabrication and season startup. For more information, call (210) 240-8395 […]
Jan 24, 2023
The EX Series asphalt plants from Asphalt Drum Mixers (ADM) are designed to meet production capacity demands from 120 to 425 TPH under strict environmental regulations.
Dec 26, 2022
Among the inaugural recipients of the PPA: By Conversion recognition was the Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) for a 9.5-mile HMA/rubblization project on Interstate 70 from milepost 136 to 146 in Clark County.
Dec 26, 2022
Palmer Paving Corp.’s Sand & Gravel operation, a Peckham Industries Inc. family company, has been recognized as the gold winner of the NSSGA Safety Excellence Awards for the second year in a row
Dec 26, 2022
Wooten crews drive a series of traffic shifts to manage asphalt placement for North Carolina project
Dec 26, 2022
National Asphalt Pavement Association 2023 Leadership and Encouragement
Dec 26, 2022
Raken is a digital construction reporting software and app from Raken, Carlsbad, California, that aims to streamline project management and communication on construction projects. The platform can be used to collect, organize and share real-time data from the field.
Dec 26, 2022
Fill and compact trenches to minimize water intrusion
Dec 26, 2022
During the first quarter of the New Year, asphalt company training directors, managers and owners will have the chance to load up on knowledge in real life. Take a look, in calendar-event order.
Dec 26, 2022
As you perform winter maintenance tasks, don’t forget to do a little snow-bound dreaming of what you’d like to add to the 2023 fleet.
Dec 25, 2022
Wirtgen Group introduced the AutoTrac for the WR series cold recyclers and soil stabilizers during BAUMA 2022. By enabling precise, automatic steering, the AutoTrac system helps Wirtgen wheeled recyclers to […]
Dec 25, 2022
The first compact track loaders rolled off the assembly line at Takeuchi’s new manufacturing facility in Moore, South Carolina, in September. This facility, Takeuchi’s first production facility in North America, […]
Dec 25, 2022
The DFNDR is the latest evolution of a line of dosing systems offered by Surface Tech, San Diego. This model is fully encased, easy to set up and run, and […]
Dec 25, 2022
Renewable Lubricants, Hartville, Ohio, presents patented, Bio-E.P.™ Gear Oils, which are designed for lubricating spur, helical, bevel, and worm gears subject to heavy loading or shock loading in heavy-duty applications. […]
Dec 25, 2022
As paving contractors and heavy construction contractors increasingly adopt technology to operate more efficiently, FleetWatcher, Indianapolis, offers integrations to offer a flow of data to further enhance the functionality of […]
Dec 25, 2022
Eartec EVADE, from Eartec Co., Narragansett, Rhode Island, are a new class of light industrial, full duplex headsets designed for professional crews that need hands free, simultaneous talk, wireless communication. […]
Dec 25, 2022
Crafco Inc., Chandler, Arizona, introduces its new, larger capacity Mastic Patcher. The Patcher 4 offers a material tank double that of the Patcher 2 model. The first Patcher was introduced […]
Dec 25, 2022
Jim Weber, owner of Ohio Mulch Supply Inc., Columbus, Ohio, has been a customer of Colorbiotics’ mulch colorants and machinery for years. When it was time to upgrade the headquarters’ […]
Dec 25, 2022
Caterpillar Inc. announces the company has entered into an agreement with construction solutions supplier, Axenox Inc., to acquire the intellectual properties of two of the company’s asphalt paving screed products. […]
Dec 25, 2022
BOMAG Americas, Ridgeway, South Carolina, announces it has signed All Roads Equipment as a new dealer for its specialty equipment lines, covering all counties in Virginia. Under the new collaboration […]
Nov 28, 2022
Okaloosa County began work on the Southwest Crestview Bypass more than 15 years ago, the first four phases of which included the widening of P.J. Adams Parkway connecting I-10 and SR-85 from a two-lane roadway to a four-lane roadway. In September 2021, Anderson Columbia Co. Inc., Marianna, Florida, began the largest phase of the Southwest Crestview Bypass.
Nov 28, 2022
Industry partners use High-RAP and bio-based rejuvenator to pave Virginia parkways
Nov 28, 2022
Caltrans partnered with a research team led by Associate Professor Ghazan Khan of California State University Sacramento’s Department of Civil Engineering to investigate some of the latest WZIA systems.
Nov 28, 2022
GMI Asphalt Materials has invested in a new drag, silo and flop chute from ALmix to improve haul truck cycle times and reduce fuel and labor costs.
Nov 28, 2022
A recent project to rehabilitate 41 miles of a scenic mountain highway in Colorado reaches new heights of smoothness following one of
the largest cold in-place recycling treatments in the west.
Nov 28, 2022
Investment advisor lines out setting up the employee stock ownership plan
Nov 28, 2022
Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT) funded research at Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, into a fully automated, portable system to estimate the volume of stockpiles of bulk supplies known as SMART (stockpile monitoring and reporting technology).
Nov 28, 2022
Testing on an AASHTO r56 certification track shows repeatability with zero-speed inertial profiler
Nov 28, 2022
Dynatest delivers Titan to U.S. military for airfield pavement testing
Nov 27, 2022
The latest fourth generation Model 380 features items such as a GPS status display, the ability to download files to/from the PQI via USB drive, a touch screen GUI, and an advanced data management system.
Nov 27, 2022
The team at Stansteel Hotmix Parts & Service®, Louisville, Kentucky, offers the Stansteel Automatic A.C. Calibration System.
Nov 27, 2022
Sripath Technologies, Mahwah, New Jersey, recently established an agreement with VA Asphalt Pavement Technologies, for Vince Aurilio to act as a technical advisor for Sripath Technologies in Canada. Sripath® develops, […]
Nov 27, 2022
A new 1-mile test track in Clinton County will help the Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) Bureau of Research calibrate equipment used to assess pavement condition. Under construction at press […]
Nov 27, 2022
GSSI has released the PaveScan® RDM 2.0, which is an asphalt density assessment tool designed to provide real-time measurements to ensure pavement life and quality. The company unveiled PaveScan RDM […]
Nov 27, 2022
CONTROLS S.p.A., headquartered in Milano, Italy, presented, among other products, its new range of electromechanical compact universal testers at Bauma Oct. 24-30 in Munich. The company shared: “We’ll be unveiling […]
Oct 25, 2022
Biomag Easy Pave’s soybean-based topical additive restored RAP properties for Farm Progress Show path
Oct 25, 2022
When South Dakota was inundated with heavy rain throughout 2019, a stretch of US Highway 81 found itself underwater. Prairie State Trucking Inc. stepped in to perform a temporary grade raise in 2019, and in 2022, worked alongside Bowes Construction to perform a permanent grade raise.
Oct 25, 2022
FHWA has enacted a new rule to improve road safety by ensuring pavement markings are more visible in dark and low light conditions. The final rule is the first federal minimum standard for retroreflectivity of pavement markings.
Oct 25, 2022
CFO consultant offers cashflow ideas for seasonal and season start-up pre-planning
Oct 25, 2022
The concept of rebuilding machinery, or remanufacturing parts, is nothing new. However, the supply chain crisis contractors are facing across the country has increased interest in making the most out of a contractor’s existing fleet for as long as possible.
Oct 25, 2022
Florida Department of Transportation launches a one-year statewide technology pilot program with a new Lane Closure Notification System (LCNS)—the first of its kind in North America, according to FDOT.
Oct 25, 2022
NCAT study shows different IDEAL-CT devices can be trusted to yield equivalent test results
Oct 25, 2022
The new Galaxy AT Grip Steel steel-belted skid steer radial tire is available from Yokohama Off-Highway Tires, Wakefield, Massachusetts, for skid steers. Dhananjay Bisht, product manager—Earthmoving, Construction and Industrial Tires […]
Oct 25, 2022
The Precision Pin PusherTM is available from Stansteel-Hotmix Parts & Service®, Lexington, Kentucky. The Precision Pin Pusher pushes pins out on 4-inch and 6-inch pitch chains, which means users will […]
Oct 25, 2022
Powerscreen®, a Terex Brand, has attended the rescheduled Bauma 2022 in Munich alongside its German distributors Kölsch and Christophel. The machine line-up at Booth FN. 1024/1 included the Powerscreen Premiertrak […]
Oct 25, 2022
Metso Outotec Corporation announced at the end of August it has consolidated its minerals testing services in the United States into a single 5,500-square-meter facility located in York, Pennsylvania. The […]
Oct 25, 2022
Producers interested in their upstream scope 3 emissions will also be interested in the latest from Honeywell, headquartered in Houston. The company has unveiled the ECOMAX® LE burner with a […]
Oct 25, 2022
Eagle Crusher Co. Inc., Galion, Ohio, announced in August that Mike Tinkey has been promoted to president of the company. Tinkey previously served as CFO since joining Eagle Crusher in […]
Oct 25, 2022
John Deere, Moline, Illinois, expands its G-tier wheel loader offerings to the United States with the 644 G-tier wheel loader, continuing the transition to performance tiering. The expansion of this […]
Oct 25, 2022
The Clarence Richard Company, Minnetonka, Minnesota, offers the asphalt level tank gauge, which includes fluid level indicator and alarms. The programmable system is designed to decrease labor, downtime, tank coil […]
Oct 25, 2022
Astec Industries’ Materials Solutions Group has launched its newest mobile high frequency screening plant, the GT2612V. The plant features a 2612V Vari-Vibe™ high frequency screen. The two-deck, 6-foot by 12-foot […]
Oct 25, 2022
Asphalt Solutions Inc., headquartered in Florida, is proud to announce a partnership with AlGol Chemicals in Finland to distribute its time-tested odor suppressant Asphalt Solutions Additive. AlGol Chemicals is leading […]
Sep 26, 2022
Sripath’s bio-based ReLIXER® allows rejuvenation of high-RAP mixes in Brisbane, Gold Coast
Sep 26, 2022
Jon M Hall takes an active approach to idle reduction with Earthwave
Sep 26, 2022
Automation solutions offer profitability, productivity amid input HMA price increases at the plant
Sep 26, 2022
The Passive RFID Armour Safety System from Scan-Link Technologies not only aims to help equipment operators detect nearby ground workers, but the system can also be used to identify recurring events and help companies get to the bottom of these potentially hazardous behaviors.
Sep 26, 2022
Honeywell Safety Watch is a real-time location solution (RTLS) for industrial applications designed to provide companies with information about their workers and assets, while also enhancing employee safety.
Sep 26, 2022
Jeani Brasier started working in the asphalt industry in 1994 at Brasier Asphalt. Now, she owns her own company within the construction industry, StoryBuilt Growth Strategy and Marketing.
Sep 26, 2022
The Bissen name has been synonymous with asphalt paving on Wisconsin’s Door Peninsula since 1968. After investing in a new paver from Weiler and a new grader from Case, equipped with Leica’s 2D machine control, Bissen Asphalt sees how modern technology can work alongside tradition to take the company to the next level.
Sep 26, 2022
Eliminate high licensing fees when integrating voice, video, text and more contact center workforce management tools
Sep 26, 2022
As the industry investigates balanced mix design (BMD), as well as environmental product declarations (EPDs), LaCroix said recycled plastics could play a role in those conversations.
Sep 26, 2022
Incorporating recycled waste plastics into its asphalt mixes is just one way P&S Paving is pushing the envelope on environmentally friendly practices at the asphalt plant. The also use RAP to the max.
Sep 26, 2022
NVI chose to focus on dry method plastics for a number of reasons, firstly, ease of blending.
Sep 26, 2022
P&S Paving adds recycled waste plastics to the hot mix asphalt (HMA) for an parking lot pilot project.
Sep 26, 2022
Harsco Environmental’s new kind of asphalt incorporates lignin, lower temps and steel
Sep 26, 2022
A recent technical report has found that traffic speed deflectometer devices (TSDDs) testing is time-efficient and suitable to identify weak sections and weak layers of pavements. The device used in the Tennessee research was the TSD from Greenwood Engineering. Here’s how it works…
Sep 22, 2022
This month’s product gallery focuses on paving equipment, pavement maintenance and preservation equipment, and the services and materials used to complete paving and maintenance projects. The team at Road Widener […]
Sep 22, 2022
Western Global, Sacramento, announced in August the addition of its third U.S. facility, located in Sacramento. This facility joins the company’s locations in Troy, Michigan, and Pineville, North Carolina, as […]
Sep 22, 2022
Vogele, a Wirtgen Group company, Antioch, Tennessee, has introduced the “Dash 3” paver generation to the North American market. The 8-foot SUPER 1700-3i track, 8-foot SUPER 1703-3i wheel, the 10-foot […]
Sep 22, 2022
Optronics International, Tulsa, Oklahoma, has introduced its STLW and STL FusionX family of combination stop, tail, turn, backup and warning lights. Featuring a signature “X” LED lighting array in their […]
Sep 22, 2022
Geophysical Survey Systems Inc. (GSSI), Nashua, New Hampshire, offers the PaveScan RDM 2.0 as a full-coverage asphalt density measurement system to identify variations in road quality in real-time and that […]
Sep 22, 2022
Elgin Sweeper Company, Elgin, Illinois, released its compact Broom Badger this summer. The sweep path of the new Broom Badger has been increased to 120 inches including dual, 42-inch side […]
Sep 22, 2022
General Equipment Company, Owatonna, Minnesota, has released the model 102 BITTYBREAKER™. It is a manual impact breaker/tamper designed to provide a simple alternative to jackhammers, sledgehammers and pickaxes to break […]
Sep 22, 2022
Earthwave Technologies, Indianapolis, has integrated its e-ticketing functionality with OnStation to allow users to pinpoint the exact station location where each load of asphalt is placed on a job site. […]
Sep 22, 2022
EarthCam Inc., Upper Saddle River, New Jersey, announced in August its partnership with Raken, Carlsbad, California, to make high-resolution live streaming video available within Raken’s construction management platform. More than […]
Sep 22, 2022
Dynapac North America announced in August that the company has been awarded a cooperative purchasing agreement for its full product portfolio of soil and asphalt rollers, compact equipment, pavers and […]
Sep 22, 2022
John Deere, Moline, Illinois, is building upon its line-up of compact equipment by expanding its performance tiering strategy with three new models of compact wheel loaders. The new G-tier models […]
Sep 22, 2022
Blaw-Knox Corporation, Chambersburg, Pennsylvania, a division of Gencor, offers the new Blaw-Knox PF-7110B tracked paver. The company calls attention to its all-around visibility and ease of operation. The paver includes […]
Sep 22, 2022
AMIGUARD™ from Asphalt Materials Inc., town, state, is a rapid penetrating emulsion (RPE) that is formulated to penetrate quickly into material. Its reduced surface tension allows it to seep into […]
Aug 29, 2022
Back to Basics: pre-testing you don’t want to skip for mix design
Aug 29, 2022
AEM provides clues to navigating multiple generations in workplace safety culture
Aug 29, 2022
How to Use Connected Data to Increase Aggregates Management Efficiency
Aug 29, 2022
With a few weeks left in the 2022 paving season, AsphaltPro crowdsourced some strategies to retain this summer’s top talent for 2023.
Aug 29, 2022
OnStation’s Automatic Station Finder feature delivers accurate project location information within 2 to 4 feet of accuracy, and location options include stationing, LRS, mile marker, and latitude/longitude.
Aug 29, 2022
Warehouses account for around 40% of Schlouch Inc.’s book of work. But being a part of this warehouse revolution, Schlouch says, is still a relationship game.
Aug 29, 2022
Todd Hendricks of Pioneer Industrial Systems came up with the concept of a robotic maintenance vehicle, developed a RMV division of his company and partnered with SealMaster to make the vehicle a reality.
Aug 29, 2022
Increasing the use of RAP continues to face limitations across the country. However, experts from Ohio, Texas and Michigan offer a message of hope with the advent of BMD.
Aug 29, 2022
G-FORCE trains its franchise owners how to stripe airfields to take advantage of a niche opportunity.
Aug 29, 2022
The history of the Journey Group, Sioux Falls, South Dakota, dates all the way back to 1910 when the company was known as Sioux Falls Construction.
Aug 29, 2022
As mix designs evolve, controlling the fines being fed to the mixing drum is imperative to producing the quality product that will meet spec. To address this need, the team at CWMF Corp. developed a fines metering system for its portable Dust-Eater® baghouses.
Aug 29, 2022
By combining used and new plant equipment, Super Asphalt has expanded its Puerto Rican asphalt production business to the southernmost part of the island.
Aug 27, 2022
By Martin Kirchgassner Operators of asphalt plant and paving equipment can reduce maintenance costs and downtime by taking advantage of the latest wear facing technologies. When critical equipment functions optimally, […]
Aug 27, 2022
The Materials Solutions Group of Astec Industries, Chattanooga, has designed and launched its newest portable high frequency screen plant, the PTSC2818VM.
Aug 27, 2022
BROCK, Chattanooga, a manufacturer and supplier of equipment, parts and on-site services to the hot-mix asphalt (HMA) plant industry, announces the opening of a new paint booth and new main office.
Aug 27, 2022
Haver & Boecker Niagara, St. Catharines, Ontario, announced the next-generation Niagara T-Class vibrating screen. Its new design retains the original concentric technology while improving screening uptime and performance with new […]
Aug 27, 2022
Major, Candiac, Quebec, a global manufacturer of high-performance wire screen media, introduces its FLEX-MAT Modular PLUS screen media. This screen media offers a high open area, efficient stratification, no blinding […]
Aug 27, 2022
Sripath Technologies®, Mahwah, New Jersey, recently finalized an agreement with Alan Wills & Associates, establishing AW&A as its distributor and marketing partner in South Africa and various other countries in […]
Jul 25, 2022
Davis-Bacon Act proposed changes, supplier complications explained
Jul 25, 2022
Through its support of the Earth Moves exhibit at Durham’s Museum of Life and Science, Martin Marietta fosters an understanding of geology in future generations
Jul 25, 2022
A look at the state of the aggregates industry from a data-centric perspective
Jul 25, 2022
James Kelly of C.W. Matthews Contracting said the company regularly uses drones on its paving jobs for tracking progress and as a marketing tool. Here are a few tips to drone safely over the paving train.
Jul 25, 2022
RAP crushing tips from Minnesota contractor using Cobra 230R impact crusher
Jul 25, 2022
Kokosing Materials Inc. Paves the Way toward Net Zero Carbon Emissions with Evotherm® Warm-Mix Asphalt Technology
Jul 25, 2022
Sandvik and Boliden partner to trial additive manufacturing method for metal and ceramic parts
Jul 25, 2022
The Ranger™ J20 mobile jaw crusher from Astec Industries, Chattanooga, is designed for the smaller to mid-range contractors working in tight spaces for applications such as recycling concrete or asphalt; processing sand and gravel, aggregate; or screening topsoil and other materials. Here’s how it works.
Jul 25, 2022
Although the Employee Retention Tax Credit ended for most businesses Sept. 30, 2021, eligible businesses have up to three years to retroactively claim the credit.
Jul 25, 2022
Zonar’s SightIQ consolidates asset diagnostic and work site metrics to reveal areas to reduce cost-per-ton, drive uptime and unearth profits.
Jul 24, 2022
Bitpath Pvt. Ltd., located in Mumbai, India, is an affiliate of Sripath Technologies LLC, New Jersey, USA. Recently, Bitpath and PATH India Ltd. successfully completed a roadway trial, incorporating PGXpand […]
Jul 23, 2022
SealMaster Pavement Products & Equipment and Pioneer Industrial Systems (PIS) have introduced the CrackPro Robotic Maintenance Vehicle (RMV). Minimizing labor and keeping crew members off the road, it requires a […]
Jul 23, 2022
John Deere and Wacker Neuson will collaborate on the development of excavators less than 5-metric-tons, including battery electric excavators, that will be manufactured by Wacker Neuson. Additionally, John Deere will […]
Jul 23, 2022
HaulHub Technologies, Boston, announced the United States Patent and Trademark Office has issued a notice of allowance for its patent application, serial number 17/513,745. This patent application is directed to […]
Jul 23, 2022
Earthwave Technologies, Indianapolis, offers the FleetWatcher telematics platform to monitor four key safe driver metrics, allowing companies to track and amend driver behavior. This GPS-based platform captures vehicle data from […]
Jul 23, 2022
The team at FAE USA Inc., Flowery Branch, Georgia, displayed four attachments for the paving and quarrying market during World of Asphalt/AGG1 2022 in Nashville. One of those attachments that […]
Jul 23, 2022
Elgin Sweeper, Elgin, Illinois, has officially announced the new RegenX1®. The RegenX1 is a customer-driven design, mid-dump regenerative air street sweeper. The RegenX1® is a single-engine, truck mounted regenerative air […]
Jul 23, 2022
The Swedish National Road & Transport Institute (VTI) confirmed the fuel-saving performance of the new CA3500D SEISMIC soil roller from Dynapac. In any compaction job, finding the right balance of […]
Jul 23, 2022
Crafco Inc., an Ergon company, Chandler, Arizona, introduces two new equipment innovations for its melter/applicators. Crafco’s new Work Area Camera is designed to improve crew safety and efficiency by providing […]
Jul 23, 2022
CM Labs Simulations, Montreal, Quebec, has announced the release of its Compact Track Loader (CTL) Simulator Training Pack. It is simulation-based training that replicates machine instability and lift clearance. The […]
Jul 23, 2022
CASE Construction Equipment, Racine, Wisconsin, expands its dealer network with the opening of a new 48,800-square-foot facility in Little Elm, Texas, and with two new facilities in Asheville and Leland, […]
Jul 23, 2022
Bomag, Ridgeway, South Carolina, has released the BOMAG BM 2200/65 large planer, weighing in at 60,296 pounds for half-lane milling. It has a 58-inch milling radius. Its conveyor offers a […]
Jul 23, 2022
B2W Software, Portsmouth, New Hampshire, has added application programming interface (API) features to its B2W Estimate platform to automate data transfer for customers. The API feature automates connectivity between B2W […]
Jun 27, 2022
The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) delivers a 44% increase in core federal highway funding between FY 2021 and FY 2022. Here are three ways the IIJA aims to also amplify work zone safety.
Jun 27, 2022
Pittbos is a new technology platform that aims to help asphalt paving contractors build better estimates and proposals. The platform was designed to meet the estimation, sales tracking and order management needs of asphalt paving companies of any size.
Jun 27, 2022
Superior Asphalt Inc., Grand Rapids, Michigan, employs a number of women from diverse backgrounds and experiences who are making a name for themselves in the asphalt industry.
Jun 27, 2022
Missouri producer shares thoughts for updating plant controls
Jun 27, 2022
GreenMantra offers a look at the use of recycled plastic waste for resilient asphalt mixes
Jun 27, 2022
Heijmans incorporates rejuvenated RAP in the runway at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
Jun 23, 2022
OEMs share their core values from environmental stewardship to optimizing resilience
Jun 23, 2022
WEM Analytics is the most important product our company is bringing to the asphalt marketplace as we head into a CONEXPO-CON/AGG year.
Jun 23, 2022
Tarmac’s Low NOx Burner and Control allow your plant to operate with low emissions.
Jun 23, 2022
With the changes taking place in the industry, SYSTEMS Equipment Corp. is proud to be a leader in the controls/automation industry.
Jun 23, 2022
ACE XP™ aramid polymer fiber additive is a technological breakthrough in both asphalt hot mix and balanced mix design.
Jun 23, 2022
Stansteel’s Tank Manager System™ allows you to monitor and regulate all your AC tanks and hot mix silos.
Jun 23, 2022
Sripath Technologies deploys forward-thinking technologies to deliver better asphalt through engineered materials.
Jun 23, 2022
Reliable Combustion LLC, a subsidiary of Reliable Asphalt Products Inc., offers the revolutionary Vulcan total air burner. The Vulcan burner offers several solutions.
Jun 23, 2022
Process Heating Company (PHCo) Lo-Density® low-watt-density drywell-style heaters improve product quality because they dissipate controlled heat as low as three watts per square inch on the heater’s sheath.
Jun 23, 2022
At Meeker, we provide high quality retrofit components to your asphalt plant. We consider ourselves the “home remodeler” to your asphalt plant. We make your plant run better, more efficient, and provide products with enhanced features that improve upon your original asphalt plant purchase.
Jun 23, 2022
At Kenco Engineering, we help companies in all aspects of the asphalt industry maintain a higher quality in their products by allowing them to maintain a high consistency of their products.
Jun 23, 2022
Ingevity Pavement Technologies offers the asphalt paving industry a suite of sustainable pavement solutions to achieve its global net zero sustainability goals through our warm mix asphalt additives to our emulsifiers for cold in place/cold central plant recycling and rehabilitation treatments.
Jun 23, 2022
Most recently, GSSI introduced the PaveScan RDM 2.0 and PaveScan MDM systems, building on our 30-year legacy of developing ground penetrating radar products for the transportation industry.
Jun 23, 2022
CWMF specializes in drums and baghouses. However, we can offer the entire catalog of hot mix plant equipment. I would say that our most important product offering is customer satisfaction.
Jun 23, 2022
Libra Drum captures real-time visibility and control for blending and total plant automation. With Libra Drum, a fully graphic operator interface eases monitoring complex drum control operations to increase production and accuracy and seamlessly integrate with overhead loadout.
Jun 23, 2022
The number one thing we bring to the marketplace is an authentic focus on delivering on our vision with customers. Our vision is to be known as having the best quality, service, and relationships in the industries we serve.
Jun 23, 2022
The BOMAP app and related technologies of BOMAP Connect and BOMAG JOBLINK help to document and analyze critical project data such as location, number of passes made by the roller and compaction values
Jun 23, 2022
Expanded Double Barrel Lineup: The Double Barrel drum dryer/mixer delivers guaranteed productivity and top-quality mixes while keeping operating costs per ton of mix low and meeting the most stringent environmental codes.
Jun 23, 2022
ALmix manufactures a complete line of drum mix asphalt plants as well as a full line of auxiliary plant equipment and world-class total control systems, allowing contractors to get everything they need under the ALmix brand.
Jun 23, 2022
The number-one most-important product trait that ADM brings to the asphalt marketplace is the company’s approach to the design and manufacture of its continuous-mix asphalt plants.
Jun 23, 2022
Ammann Group, Langenthal, Switzerland, reported on a dryer upgrade to extend the life of a plant for customer Breedon Group in the United Kingdom. The Ammann ABP Universal Asphalt-Mixing Plant began operation in 2004.
Jun 23, 2022
Rubble Master, Ennis, Texas, announced it is elevating the service and operating experience for users through its digitalization, electrification and automation efforts with the launch of the RM XSMART telemetry […]
Jun 23, 2022
Process Heating Company offers Lo-Density® Drop-in Tank Heaters for 100%-efficient heating of asphalt and emulsions in both underground tanks and distributor trucks.
Jun 23, 2022
Ingevity announced May 12 an environmental product declaration (EPD) was published for its Evotherm® M1 Warm Mix Asphalt (WMA) technology.
Jun 23, 2022
Honeywell has introduced the Honeywell Safety Watch, its real-time location solution (RTLS), to help drive safety and security and boost workforce efficiency.
Jun 23, 2022
EvoQuip, a Terex Company, launched its “Think Green, Think EvoQuip” campaign in April 2022
Jun 23, 2022
CWMF, Waite Park, Minnesota, now offers a fines metering system for its portable Dust-Eater® baghouses, allowing producers better control of fines and reducing set-up time.
Jun 23, 2022
Caterpillar announced its new compact wheel loaders May 4 with an expected arrival date in the United States and Canada in fourth quarter 2022.
Jun 23, 2022
The Astec M-Pack from Astec Industries, Chattanooga, is designed for quick setup.
May 25, 2022
Asphalt Industry Prepares to Stem the Tide of Construction Industry Suicide
May 25, 2022
Imagine being able to know the density of the entire pavement without having to take a single core. That’s the ultimate goal behind the new PaveScan MDM (Mixed Design Module) from Geophysical Survey Systems Inc. (GSSI), Nashua, New Hampshire.
May 25, 2022
The team from Eagle Crusher’ RapiDeploy 1000 is designed to crush, screen, separate and stockpile—all in one pull. Here’s how it works.
May 24, 2022
Not every paver-related original equipment manufacturer (OEM) brought a new launch to World of Asphalt 2022 in Nashville, but some of the iron on the tradeshow floor was seeing its debut for a North American market or for a tradeshow audience.
May 24, 2022
ALLU Group showcased the ALLU Transformer crushing and screening attachment for skid steer loaders at World of Asphalt 2022. The ALLU Transformer D series crushing and screening buckets and the […]
May 24, 2022
The American Rental Association (ARA), Moline, Illinois, has launched its first ARA Certified programs: ARA Certified—Sales, ARA Certified—Service, and the ARA Certified Mobile Elevating Work Platform (MEWP) program. ARA Certified—Sales […]
May 24, 2022
Broadloop, Louisville, Kentucky, is a paving intelligence platform designed to help asphalt contractors measure and improve key metrics across the paving operation. With the platform, contractors, third party haulers and […]
May 24, 2022
CM Labs Simulations, Montreal, Quebec, developer of Vortex® training simulators, offers the Vortex Edge Plus, which runs CM Labs’ full fleet of earthmoving, lifting and forestry equipment training packs including […]
May 24, 2022
In April 2021, John Deere, Moline, Illinois, released the John Deere Protect™ Service Plan to better support customers through improved aftermarket and support capabilities. John Deere released March 1, 2022, […]
May 24, 2022
Earthwave Technologies, Indianapolis, includes features to prevent theft and aid in equipment recovery in its FleetWatcher telematics platform. The GPS technology allows users to see where any piece of equipment […]
May 24, 2022
Road Widener, Delafield, Wisconsin, now offers a spray bar system to increase the versatility of its patented offset vibratory roller attachment. The spray bar accessory fits on all the offset […]
May 24, 2022
Takeuchi-US, Atlanta, is opening its first North American manufacturing facility in Moore, South Carolina. The new facility will produce compact track loaders and is expected to employ around 100 people […]
May 24, 2022
On display at the Volvo Construction Equipment booth at World of Asphalt/Agg1 2022 was its DD128C double drum compactor. The 12-ton machine is designed to perform in both traditional paving […]
May 24, 2022
Among the paving products manufactured by Weiler Inc., Knoxville, Iowa, is the self-propelled road widener, available in the W330B, W430A, W530B and W730B models. The machines are designed to place […]
Apr 25, 2022
Trimble paving product manager breaks down 2D compared to 3D paving basics for optimal results
Apr 25, 2022
During a recent webinar from the Center for Construction Research and Training (CPWR), Donna Laquidara-Carr, insights research director from Dodge Data & Analytics, shared several insights from the company’s most recent SmartMarket Report on Safety Management in the Construction Industry.
Apr 25, 2022
The ONE Platform from B2W Software, Portsmouth, New Hampshire, aims to enable contractors to win more bids and operate more profitably.
Apr 25, 2022
Steven Skiba started North Star Contracting Inc. in 1998. In 2008, the company expanded into asphalt. Now, it hopes to offer opportunities in the construction industry to the next generation.
Apr 25, 2022
A look at the HCSS software suite that has helped E & B Paving track, grow projects over the past decade
Apr 25, 2022
STRABAG in Slovakia proves asphalt and climate protection go hand in hand
Apr 25, 2022
Polymer-modified asphalt (PMA) is a premium product consisting of liquid asphalt binder combined with polymers to improve overall durability and in-service pavement performance. D&H Equipment, Blanco, Texas, offers production equipment for inline blending, milling and processing of PMA. Here’s how it works:
Apr 25, 2022
California’s long-life asphalt pavement design is a perpetual pavement design that aims to produce a pavement that lasts 40 years or longer with minimal maintenance. A recent project on I-5 near Sacramento put this concept to the test.
Apr 22, 2022
Schlouch Incorporated says slow and steady wins the race when it comes to paving running tracks with tight tolerances.
Apr 22, 2022
WashDOT looks to strategic preservation to see the agency through until IIJA provides more funding for full road rehabilitation.
Apr 22, 2022
TxDOT and FHWA look at LiDAR data for in-the-field adjustments to material spray rates, performance
Apr 22, 2022
New data analysis equipment, software calculates PCI values for you
Apr 22, 2022
Crafco Inc., an Ergon company, Chandler, Arizona, offers cold-mix asphalt producers another design option. They can now make Crafco’s eco-friendly, high performance cold patch using the new HP ER Enhancer […]
Apr 22, 2022
As discussed in the January 2022 article “Alternatives Exist to Source Parts,” some producers and contractors in North America may have found themselves in a pickle when it came to […]
Apr 22, 2022
Zonar, Seattle, announced the availability of Zonar SightIQ™, which is a real-time analytics solution for construction aggregate operations. The asset productivity and health solution is designed to increase the efficiency […]
Apr 22, 2022
Tarmac International Inc., Lee’s Summit, Missouri, launched its new 30-NOx burner with PLC controller at WOA 2022. The burner features two fuel valves—a primary in the back and a secondary […]
Apr 22, 2022
Surface Tech has completed the verification process to achieve an environmental product declaration (EPD) for ACE XP Polymer Fiber®, its advanced aramid polymer fiber additive. An EPD is a transparent, […]
Apr 22, 2022
Rubble Master, Ennis, Texas, has launched the RM XSMART telemetry and fleet management app to help contractors get more clarity about their operation, to identify blind spots and improve processes. […]
Apr 22, 2022
Rotochopper equipment owners and operators gathered at Rotochopper’s manufacturing facility in St. Martin, Minnesota, for training the third week of February. The customer service department hosts Rotochopper University annually for […]
Apr 22, 2022
Astec Industries, Chattanooga, announced March 23 and finalized April 1, the acquisition of MINDS Automation Group Inc. (MINDS), headquartered in British Columbia, Canada, with locations in the United States, United […]
Apr 22, 2022
Mesa Systems Co., town, state, introduced its HD2-Kit to provide aggregates suppliers and plant managers with a stockpile moisture measurement system. To measure the moisture content of construction aggregates—including sand, […]
Apr 22, 2022
MDS is undergoing changes following the acquisition by Terex in 2021. Along with significant investment in its facilities and expanding its distribution footprint, the company has added to its team […]
Apr 22, 2022
McCloskey International, Keene, Ontario, launched in February its 365SiteConnex connectivity solution for monitoring of McCloskey products. Monitoring a fleet is key to reducing downtime and maintaining efficiency and profitability. With […]
Apr 22, 2022
Kenco Engineering Inc., Roseville, California, offers the Uni-Mix System to provide long wear life and quick installation of Uni-Mix parts for your pugmill operations. The recessed bolt heads minimize wear […]
Apr 22, 2022
Haver & Boecker Niagara, St. Catharines, Ontario, named Jon Cheladyn the certified sales manager for Northeastern United States. He brings more than 13 years of industry experience with Haver & […]
Apr 22, 2022
Eriez, Erie, Pennsylvania, has invested millions into spare parts inventory within its recently expanded service and repair center, according to John Klinge, Eriez director of strategic sales-aftermarket. Klinge explained that […]
Apr 22, 2022
CWMF Corp., Waite Park, Minnesota, is pleased to announce its recent acquisition of Eagle Electric Service of St. Cloud, a UL listed panel build company and full-service provider of HMA […]
Apr 22, 2022
Colas USA, Morristown, New Jersey, a leader in road construction, materials, and innovation appointed John Harrington as president and chief executive officer, assuming responsibilities as of March 1, 2022. Harrington […]
Apr 22, 2022
CONTROLS Inc., Tucker, Georgia, has released its AUTOTRIAXQube, which is an all-in-one, automatic, triaxial testing system for the lab at your production facility. It is designed to make triaxial testing […]
Apr 22, 2022
Clarence Richard Co., Minnetonka, Minnesota, offers the Ez-Flo continuous weigh feeder bin. The manufacturer states you “set it and forget it.” Step 1. Pull up, position the load cells on […]
Apr 22, 2022
BROCK, a manufacturer and supplier of equipment, parts and on-site services to the hot-mix asphalt (HMA) plant industry, is pleased to announce the addition of a second shift team to […]
Apr 22, 2022
Blue Smoke Control, a division of Butler-Justice Inc., Anaheim, California, has introduced the X-VOCS™ system for eradicating odor-causing emissions that can be produced as a byproduct during hot-mix asphalt (HMA) […]
Apr 22, 2022
During the World of Asphalt 2022 tradeshow, Astec displayed a host of new or updated equipment, including a model of its new Astec SESS, which is a self-erect storage silo, […]
Apr 22, 2022
Liquid Asphalt must compete with other products that are refined from crude oil and energy prices are currently soaring due to inflation. Imagine bidding today’s cash price plus the cost […]
Mar 01, 2022
New leadership and new goals start a New Year for WofA
Mar 01, 2022
Lytx Dash Cams Provide Safety Evidence While Elevating Safety Practices
Mar 01, 2022
During the course of a 48-hour shutdown, Northeast Paving’s crews demolished two 300-foot-long concrete strips running transversely across the runway where the heaving was most severe and replaced them with 14 inches of P-209 aggregate base and surface asphalt.
Mar 01, 2022
3D-printed asphalt with appropriate viscosity could automate future pavement maintenance
Mar 01, 2022
Dodge Construction Network and Versatile offer free study findings on overtime efficiencies
Mar 01, 2022
AsphaltPro discusses the continuing trend of heating longitudinal joints during construction, a practice that allows the contractor to improve density at the joint and achieve full pay.
Mar 01, 2022
Digital documentation, temperature monitoring assures paving quality at lofty bridge height
Mar 01, 2022
Of the cracking tests gaining popularity for their correlation to field results, the Indirect Tensile Asphalt Cracking Test (IDEAL-CT) scores near the top of the class. If your department of transportation (DOT) requires you perform this test on your balanced mix designs (BMD) or other mixes, here’s how to do it.
Mar 01, 2022
Steps to keep the asphalt plant calibrated to keep mixes in spec
Mar 01, 2022
Visit equipment manufacturers and parts suppliers at their booths in person at the World of Asphalt 2022 in Nashville or virtually at their websites online anytime you have the need for additional information.
Mar 01, 2022
All Roads will perform all milling, grading, concrete work and asphalt paving on the Vancouver Fraser Port Authority’s $400 million CAD project, which expands and improves its Centerm terminal.
Mar 01, 2022
World of Asphalt and AGG1 takes place at the Nashville Music Center in downtown Nashville, March 29-31, 2022.
Mar 01, 2022
Interstate gets $400 million upgrade with asphalt, bridges, overlays, roundabouts and more
Jan 25, 2022
Carolina Sunrock was recently recognized by the National Stone, Sand and Gravel Association (NSSGA) as one of its Louis Griesemer Sterling Safety Award winners. Here are a few of their top safety ideas.
Jan 25, 2022
SteelPhalt opens two new asphalt plants, one in Rotherham and one in Cardiff. Both plants produce asphalt using steel slag aggregate.
Jan 25, 2022
When it comes to the design of chip seals, Scott Shuler of Shuler Consultants LLC says there are three primary factors to consider: chip quantity, emulsion quantity, and substrate conditions.
Jan 25, 2022
APAO and RimRiser discuss resilience of roadways with older manhole covers
Jan 25, 2022
Command Alkon discusses digitization’s role in implementing IIJA, lessening workforce shortage woes
Jan 25, 2022
Experts share ways OEMs are working to make construction equipment more sustainable.
Jan 25, 2022
Cargill’s Anova® bio-based additives contribute to sustainability for Puma Bitumen’s WMA production
Jan 25, 2022
To kick off this month’s production-related product gallery, let’s take a look at the dryer drum. While producers will peruse the following pages for aggregate and asphalt production services and […]
Jan 25, 2022
Identify opportunities to fine tune your asphalt plant production, mix quality and overall operational efficiency with WEM Analytics, a web-based software platform that can be accessed and utilized remotely via […]
Jan 25, 2022
PlantDemand, Bay Area, California, gives your team a live, cloud-based, shared calendar to organize sales scheduling and improve visibility of what is coming up at your plant.
Jan 25, 2022
The future of stockpile inspections for the aggregates industry incorporates artificial intelligence, industrial drones
Jan 25, 2022
CWMF, Waite Park, Minnesota, has introduced its patented innovative batcher design that allows you to service your gates without removing the batcher.
Jan 25, 2022
Each SP5E spray injection pothole patcher from Bergkamp Inc. comes with a spray-rate rotary control, joystick and touchscreen display, providing full operator command via Bergkamp’s exclusive “smart patching equipment control system” (SPECS). Here’s how it works.
Jan 24, 2022
Watch animated video demonstrating the unitized asphalt tank heater from PHCo at booth #3119 at World of Asphalt.
Jan 24, 2022
MAJOR, a Haver & Boecker company, headquartered in Candiac, Quebec, introduced in October its FLEX-MAT ID Enabled. The RFID technology tracks and stores screen media data such as panel dimensions […]
Jan 24, 2022
Steve Klein of Clarence Richard Company shares how to make aggregate stockpiles drain faster.
Jan 24, 2022
BROCK, Chattanooga, has signed an agreement to have booth 1976 at the World of Asphalt/AGG1 Show to be held in Nashville, March 29-31, 2022. This will be the first trade […]
Jan 24, 2022
Quick setup of durable equipment makes the Astec M-Pack™ relocatable facility an excellent value, according to manufacturer Astec Industries, Chattanooga.
Jan 24, 2022
Ammann Group offers the Ammann RAH50 drying drum retrofit to improve fuel efficiency and recycling capabilities over old drying drums.
Dec 27, 2021
Experts helped compile a set of ideas that smaller employers in the construction industry can implement to encourage workers to check them out, sign on and stay.
Dec 27, 2021
More workers are needed in the industry to help build and maintain the roads and bridges that connect our communities and move our commerce. Here are eight places to look […]
Dec 27, 2021
Peab Asfalt Partners with Butler-Justice to Eliminate Blue Smoke and Odors at Lahti, Finland, Plant
Dec 27, 2021
In early June 2021, Staker Parson executed an innovative test strip at the port of entry, paving a single 6-inch-thick lift of highly polymer-modified asphalt with 1 percent air voids.
Dec 27, 2021
In September 2021, Coulson Excavating Company Inc., placed an innovative new mix known in Colorado as BR-ST (bituminous rich, ST ⅜ minus gradation) on a 4-mile section of State Highway 85.
Dec 27, 2021
Kenco shows how Tullis Inc. and Knife River made quick work of silo repairs
Dec 27, 2021
Asphalt professionals can shop alternatives to get parts, components before spring start-up
Dec 27, 2021
Triax has added another feature to its Spot-r wearable sensors: the ability to control access to a job site by vaccination status.
Dec 27, 2021
Launched earlier this year, OnTraccr is a productivity platform offering time-tracking, communication and project management tools that aims to be easy to use for construction companies of all sizes.
Dec 27, 2021
The AsphaltPro staff continues the tradition of introducing the incoming chairman of the National Asphalt Pavement Association (NAPA) with 2022 Chairman James (Jim) A. Mitchell.
Dec 27, 2021
Here are seven expert best practices for setting up your equipment—and your crew—for chip seal and fog seal success.
Dec 19, 2021
AsphaltPro offers an overview of exciting tech impacting industry in 2022 and beyond
Dec 19, 2021
Zeus Electric Chassis Inc., Minneapolis, Minnesota, and EAVX announced in October that they will join forces to develop and commercialize all-electric vocational work truck solutions. Joint development efforts will focus […]
Dec 19, 2021
New pavement removal buckets from Werk-Brau, Findlay, Ohio, are designed to easily wedge under pavement, maximizing the force of the excavator to remove pavement slabs. The unique C-type profile and […]
Dec 19, 2021
Wuori Consulting LLC is a paving consulting firm that was developed to assist contractors with achieving specific paving goals. Training operators with best practices and equipment setup, Wuori Consulting strives […]
Dec 19, 2021
Trimble, Sunnyvale, California, and Microsoft announced in October a strategic partnership to develop, build and deliver industry cloud platforms and solutions that connect people, technology, tasks, data, processes and industry […]
Dec 19, 2021
In 2017, Ball worked with AsphaltPro magazine to create Asphalt Paving 101, which is an online training course to give paving contractors an always-available, back-to-basics program for new hires. This […]
Dec 19, 2021
Top Quality Paving and Training, Manchester, New Hampshire, offers week-long, onsite training and instruction for paving crews throughout the paving season. Owner John S. Ball III, began his career with […]
Dec 19, 2021
Topcon Positioning Group, Livermore, California, has announced its MC-Max machine control solution. Based on its MC-X machine control platform, and backed by Sitelink3D—the company’s real-time, cloud-based data management ecosystem—MC-Max is […]
Dec 19, 2021
Sripath Technologies®, Mahwah, New Jersey, manufactures and markets ReLIXER®, an elixir of green bio-based oils, used for the rejuvenation of reclaimed asphalt pavement (RAP) in asphalt mixes and for pavement […]
Dec 19, 2021
Road Widener LLC, Delafield, Wisconsin, offers the offset vibratory attachment patented to allow the host machine to drive safely on flat ground while compacting sloping shoulders, ditches and other hard-to-reach […]
Dec 19, 2021
Since its establishment in early 2018, National Equipment Dealers LLC has grown to 14 locations across five states. Over the last few years, a few of those locations have continued […]
Dec 19, 2021
Navistar Inc., Lisle, Illinois, announced in October updates to the International® A26 engine, which are designed to now allow fleets to achieve 10% improved fuel economy since the engine’s initial […]
Dec 19, 2021
Geophysical Survey Systems Inc., will feature its PaveScan® RDM 2.0 asphalt density assessment tool at the Transportation Research Board’s (TRB) 101st Annual Meeting, which takes place Jan. 9-13, 2022, at […]
Dec 19, 2021
Takeuchi-US has added EquipmentShare locations in the Las Vegas, Nevada, and San Diego, California, metropolitan areas to its growing North American dealer network. The EquipmentShare location at 412 E. Gowan […]
Dec 19, 2021
Back in August, Element Six, Burghaun, Germany, part of the De Beers Group, launched the HD™ Series, a new range of heavy-duty tools specially designed to provide extended tool life […]
Dec 19, 2021
Dynapac North America LLC, Fort Mill, South Carolina, announced the appointment of Jamie Roush to president/general manager, effective Oct. 1, 2021. Roush is a long-time industry veteran with over 20 […]
Dec 19, 2021
Crafco Inc., Chandler, Arizona, offers the HP ER Asphalt Cold Patch™. The company states this product is a high performance, ready to use, permanent pavement patching material. It is specially […]
Dec 19, 2021
Caterpillar Inc., Peoria, Illinois, announced in November, that it will be adding a new compact line of asphalt pavers and screeds to its paving products family. These standard 8-foot size […]
Dec 19, 2021
CASE Construction Equipment, Racine, Wisconsin, has released the SV215E and SV217E vibratory soil compactors. Both offer intelligent compaction. The single-drum rollers can provide compaction on grades up to 67 percent […]
Dec 19, 2021
BOMAG Americas Inc., headquartered in Ridgeway S.C., and owned by the FAYAT Group, is pleased to announce the ever-expanding partnership with CMW Equipment in Missouri. “Joining with BOMAG Americas to […]
Dec 19, 2021
BlueTape, San Francisco, California, launched in November its Buy Now Pay Later financing tool that enables construction professionals to buy their building materials now and pay back over time. According […]
Dec 19, 2021
Astec hosts instructor-led and hands-on training in road construction in Chattanooga, Tennessee. Technical Service Schools are designed for mechanics, field technicians and service technicians who have previous knowledge of electrical […]
Dec 18, 2021
BoDean Company makes the plant disappear—environmentally
Nov 27, 2021
Intercounty Paving Co. expands milling benefits to area townships – and delivers by closely monitoring yield.
Nov 27, 2021
APS used the Vögele Super 1800-3i SprayJet paver and the VR 600 screed with rear-mounted extensions on New Jersey’s Route 8
Nov 27, 2021
The Florida Department of Transportation hosted an Electric Vehicle Workshop Oct. 21 in which multiple stakeholders discussed private heavy-duty fleets, long-haul trucks, construction vehicles, and other vehicles that would place charging demands on the state’s highway system.
Nov 27, 2021
Perpetual Pavement Award winner SR 210/Ross Clark Circle has gained just 3.3 inches of pavement in 63 years of service.
Nov 27, 2021
AsphaltPro aims to explain the basics of dealing with pyrophoric material in AC tanks.
Nov 27, 2021
HAPI Director Jon Young shares pavement maintenance methods common across the island chain with an eye toward perpetual pavement systems
Nov 27, 2021
Jim Moulthrop highlighted the broad strokes of several best practices from the construction guide in a recent TRB webinar.
Nov 27, 2021
While not the primary focus of many paving companies, considering what software packages to use should be a top decision. There seem to be two general approaches in the market from software providers—the “one stop shop” or the “hub and spoke model.”
Nov 27, 2021
ARA’s new RentalHQ app aims to make it easier to find your next equipment rental on-the-go.
Nov 27, 2021
Allied Market Research offers a look at the bitumen industry’s potential for growth in India
Nov 27, 2021
Cement industry attempts to get green with electric kiln in the European Union
Nov 27, 2021
The fiberbed mist collector from Astec Industries, Chattanooga, is designed to control emission opacity by removing hydrocarbons from the incoming gas stream. Here’s how it works:
Nov 27, 2021
There’s more happening in the world of quality control/quality assurance than finding the most expedient way to implement balanced mix design-favored testing protocol. Let’s take a look at what equipment manufacturers and lab service providers have to offer.
Nov 27, 2021
Preliminary testing with the mobile WLB 10 S laboratory plant from Wirtgen Groupenables foamed bitumen quality to be precisely determined in the lab prior to the start of construction by offering one-to-one simulation of the cold recycling process in the lab.
Nov 27, 2021
Troxler Electronic Laboratories Inc., Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, recently announced the new, low activity, license-exempt gauge: the EGauge™ Model 4540 asphalt & soil density gauge.
Nov 27, 2021
The PQI 380 from TransTech is the fourth-generation non-nuclear asphalt density gauge.
Nov 27, 2021
The Asphalt Safe-T Station from Stansteel and Hotmix Parts offers safe in-line AC sampling.
Nov 27, 2021
Bluegrass Testing Laboratory, located in Louisville, Kentucky, is a construction materials testing laboratory providing a multitude of materials testing services.
Nov 27, 2021
Asphalt Testing Solutions & Engineering (ATS), Jacksonville, Florida, offers asphalt performance testing and mix design.
Oct 25, 2021
APAC Mississippi used its new Vögele VF600-3 screed in 2020 for a 10-mile stretch of varying-width paving
Oct 25, 2021
Veteran-owned striping company partners with paving contractor to complete the re-stripe of 42 Lidl parking lots
Oct 25, 2021
Shilling Construction has been testing out an innovative textured screed from AXENOX Construction Solutions since April 2020. During that time, the system has moved from social media curiosity to the crew’s favorite screed.
Oct 25, 2021
Working for the family business, Aztec Paving, was never a question for Pat Ferry, nor his father, Bob. The third-generation business has operated in San Diego for 51 years.
Oct 25, 2021
STACK Construction Technologies, Cincinnati, Ohio, is a cloud-based preconstruction platform that allows asphalt contractors to perform takeoffs, create estimates and generate bid-ready proposals, as well as collaborate with their teams in real-time anywhere, from any device.
Oct 25, 2021
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) requires the availability of eyewash stations and emergency showers within the work area for immediate emergency use in all facilities “where the eyes […]
Oct 25, 2021
In this month’s Off the Mat article, we will discuss how the highest performing paving contractors use the months-in-backlog analytic to drive the decision of procuring new project opportunities.
Oct 25, 2021
For highway class paving power, the 10-foot PF-7110B tracked asphalt paver from Blaw-Knox Corporation, Orlando, Florida, features a Tier 4 Final D8 235-horsepower (175 kW) engine designed to improve fuel efficiency by up to 5%. Here’s how it works:
Oct 25, 2021
As we wind down the 2021 construction season, original equipment manufacturers (OEMs), and service and materials suppliers offer information on products, components and industry moves that could enhance or impact […]
Oct 25, 2021
The ALmix split-level control house is a durably built, steel tube construction, two-story unit comprised of a control cabin and motor control room. The split-level control house comes in both […]
Oct 25, 2021
The Heli-Tank from Astec, Chattanooga, Tennessee, is designed to give producers two liquid tanks in one.
Oct 25, 2021
CWMF, Waite Park, Minnesota, is introducing the CWMF USP-20 AC unload pump. Product features include jacketed pump with jacketed relief valve, 20 HP 230/460V 3ph electric motor, and skid mounted […]
Oct 25, 2021
Curry Supply offers the Peterbilt 348 4,000-gallon on-road water truck for your dust control needs. The unit features ASTM A36 steel construction; internal baffles; a 24-inch manway with mesh lift-out […]
Oct 25, 2021
With the construction season winding down in parts of North America, owners may be looking at indoor air quality in offices, control houses, labs, and so on. With COVID-19 still […]
Oct 25, 2021
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has invited Environmental Justice (EJ) advocates—and the public—to participate in the agency’s National Environmental Justice Community Engagement calls, now happening biweekly, to discuss and […]
Oct 25, 2021
The CP-20 and TP-25 suspended permanent magnets from Eriez®, Erie, Pennsylvania, offer cost-saving benefits to operators when installed upstream of crushers, shredders, grinders and other size-reduction equipment, according to the […]
Oct 25, 2021
Haver & Boecker Niagara, St. Catherines, Ontario, launched the next generation Niagara F-Class vibrating screen at MINExpo 2021 in Las Vegas. The vibrating screen is now primarily manufactured with vibration-resistant […]
Oct 25, 2021
Kenco Engineering Inc., Roseville, California, has engineered multiple wear solutions for the asphalt industry since its founding in 1957, including its recent tungsten carbide impregnated (TCI) extra heavy-duty augers. Whether […]
Oct 25, 2021
Ward Nye, chairman and CEO of Martin Marietta, headquartered in Raleigh, North Carolina, has been elected 2021-2022 chair of the American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA). The announcement was […]
Oct 25, 2021
ProStack, a Terex brand, has appointed Comeco as the authorized distributor for Peru. Comeco will represent the full ProStack portfolio of bulk material handling and product stockpiling conveying equipment across […]
Oct 25, 2021
Rotochopper, headquartered in St. Martin, Minnesota, has added the 365R tracked radial stacking conveyor to the equipment they offer to meet the material handling needs of their customers. “As we […]
Oct 25, 2021
The Tank Manager System™ from Stansteel®, Louisville, Kentucky, allows plant operators and superintendents to monitor and regulate all their AC tanks and hot mix silos.
Oct 25, 2021
JP Mitchell has joined Terex MPS, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, as regional sales manager for the Cedarapids, Simplicity, and Canica crushing and screening equipment. He brings an engineering background and 15 […]
Oct 25, 2021
TRU-Vu Monitors Inc., Arlington Heights, Illinois, has released a line of 13.3-inch industrial-grade LCD monitors. The compact VM-13.3G video displays measure 12 inches by 7 inches by 1.5 inches and […]
Oct 25, 2021
Hot in-place recycling (HIR) is a pavement preservation treatment where an asphalt pavement is heated and remixed on-site and in-place reusing 100 percent of the existing materials. Here’s how Gallagher Asphalt utilizes the practice around the nation.
Sep 27, 2021
Bergkamp Inc., Salina, Kansas, has launched the SP5E spray injection pothole patcher, which replaces the company’s SP5 spray patcher.
Sep 27, 2021
Plant instructor shares tips to meter dust for controlled use in mix production
Sep 27, 2021
Learning concepts to train your production, paving crews for 2022 and beyond
Sep 27, 2021
I-Move Kentucky will be the largest single construction project in Kentucky since the Ohio River bridges project was completed in 2016. Hall Contracting, Louisville, Kentucky, began work on the project in May 2020.
Sep 27, 2021
Jacketing, material integrity play crucial roles in optimal asphalt pump functionality
Sep 27, 2021
Employers participating in OSHA’s on-site consultations may qualify for a one-year exemption from routine OSHA inspections.
Sep 27, 2021
U.S. Army Corps project takes equipment staging, best practices for steep, narrow paving performance
Sep 27, 2021
CONEXPO-CON/AGG vendors offer estimating advice for contractors
Sep 27, 2021
New measuring and estimating add-on builds more customization for contractors using Go iPave.
Sep 27, 2021
Ohio trials asphalt mix overlay alternatives for low volume roads—those with around 500 vehicles per day. Here are the results.
Sep 27, 2021
Producers lose efficiency to carryback on conveyor belts. One way to extend the life of the belt and prevent carryback is to install a belt cleaner. Here’s how the VDG belt cleaner works.
Sep 27, 2021
Stansteel offers how-to improve operations with top 5 controls fixes
Sep 26, 2021
The Vögele Super 1800-3i SprayJet paver with VR 600 screed with rear-mounted extensions offers a way to place to place ultrathin bonded overlays without worrying about tack tracking or pickup […]
Sep 26, 2021
HCSS, Sugar Land, Texas, was named to BuiltWorlds 2021 Infrastructure Tech 50 List, which features leading companies that offer cutting-edge infrastructure technology. HCSS HeavyBid won in the Preconstruction Planning category […]
Sep 26, 2021
With an operating mass of 27,340 pounds and 84-inch drum width, the CC6200 VI is the largest in Dynapac’s tandem rollers lineup.
Sep 26, 2021
BOMAG Americas, Ridgeway, North Carolina, announces its ever-expanding relationship with Road Machinery LLC in Arizona.
Sep 26, 2021
The Astec RP-250 is a heavy-duty 10-foot paver from Astec Industries, Chattanooga, that combines the advantages of rubber tires with the tractive effort of a crawler paver.
Sep 26, 2021
The updated second quarter forecast released by the American Rental Association (ARA), Moline, Illinois, called for equipment rental revenue to exceed $47.8 billion in 2021, nearly a 3.5% increase over 2020 and greater than first quarter’s forecast that called for a 3.1% increase this year.
Sep 26, 2021
Here are three considerations to help contractors select an appropriate trailer for safe, efficient paving equipment hauling.
Aug 24, 2021
When Morgan Asphalt started its proactive safety incentive program, the company is seeing more traction on its safety initiatives as a company.
Aug 24, 2021
AEM offers tips to reduce business operating costs
Aug 24, 2021
Road construction companies are a core partner in the Work Zone Data Exchange (WZDx) initiative. Here’s how you can get engaged in the project.
Aug 24, 2021
Team achieves low temperatures, low emissions paving a tunnel under Karlsruhe’s Kriegsstrasse road.
Aug 23, 2021
Detect various distresses and perform pavement enhancements with new available technologies
Aug 23, 2021
The offset vibratory roller attachment from Road Widener LLC is designed to increase safety and eliminate rollover accidents on sloped shoulders. Here’s how it works.
Aug 23, 2021
Terracon’s pavement maintenance management plan brings cost savings to entire campus network
Aug 23, 2021
Everyone knows the construction industry at large is facing a workforce shortage. What may come as a surprise is the degree to which technology can assist in maximizing the efficiency of your workers, while also reducing turnover and minimizing safety incidents.
Aug 23, 2021
When Waste Management wanted to upgrade a gravel lot at its facility in Springdale, Arkansas, Pavecon stepped in to suggest stabilization and a new asphalt surface course. This saved WM 27 percent of what it would have paid to reclaim the existing lot!
Aug 23, 2021
For this issue that focuses on quality control/quality assurance (QC/QA), the product gallery this month dives into the plant components that help producers focus on quality control/quality assurance (QC/QA). To […]
Aug 23, 2021
The Accu-Track™ Advantage control system from Stansteel, Louisville, Kentucky, is the evolution of over 45 continuous years of upgrading combinations of logic, software and hardware to equip an asphalt plant […]
Aug 23, 2021
Vulcan burners are total air burners with a single motor and a coaxial blower, which provides a near-linear fan curve. They can be run on multiple fuels, simultaneously if required. […]
Aug 23, 2021
EvoQuip®, a Terex brand, has launched the FalconTM range of finishing screens to its product portfolio. The Falcon range consists of the Falcon 1220 and Falcon 1230, providing a solution […]
Aug 23, 2021
BROCK, a supplier of equipment, parts and on-site construction services for hot-mix asphalt plants, announced the relocation of all operations to a 108,000-square-foot facility on 23 acres in Chattanooga, Tennessee. […]
Aug 23, 2021
Mark your calendar for opening day. Registration opening day, that is. The World of Asphalt Show & Conference and AGG1 Aggregates Academy & Expo are gearing up for their return […]
Jul 23, 2021
Tilcon’s Pine Orchard Dock offers its customers the benefits of barging aggregates
Jul 23, 2021
A $67 million project on Interstate 255, performed by The Kilian Corporation, was among the first Rebuild Illinois projects. Rebuild Illinois aims to make $45 billion worth of investments in roads, bridges, railroads, state facilities and more by 2025.
Jul 23, 2021
NDDOT has launched its autonomous impact protection vehicle program to protect construction crews.
Jul 23, 2021
The suite of live streaming webcams and related services from EarthCam have been used on thousands of infrastructure construction projects around the globe.
Jul 22, 2021
The team at Stockpile Reports offers the following steps to use an iPhone app, such as the Stockpile Reports iPhone App for On-Demand Measurement, to calculate the densities of your aggregates stockpiles.
Jul 22, 2021
SmartMIX boosts recycling content in a balanced mix design demonstration project in Coffee County, Alabama.
Jul 22, 2021
While OSHA’s rule has been in place since 2016, MSHA is likely to lower exposure thresholds in its own rule
Jul 22, 2021
NCAT researcher Fan Yin offers breakdown of how to perform the Hamburg Wheel Track Test for BMD results.
Jul 22, 2021
A joint venture of Cooperativa Muratori e Cementisti di Ravenna, Ital Thai, and Song Da Corporation is using a Terex MPS plant to produce aggregates in Laos.
Jul 22, 2021
The engineering team at Kleemann has designed the Spective user interface system to make crushing plant controls easier to manage from day one. Here’s how it works.
Jul 22, 2021
Many original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) offer telematics and tracking systems to assist with everything from fleet management to material delivery. The article “Asphalt Industry OEMs Target What Each Operator Needs” […]
Jul 22, 2021
Protecting eyes at the workplace or jobsite is of critical importance. Wiley X®, Livermore, California, offers an assortment of ANSI-rated protective eyewear for 2021. Founded in 1987 by Myles R. […]
Jul 22, 2021
The SE10F front-mounted screed from Weiler Inc., Knoxville, Iowa, offers a rigid frame to prevent flexing and in-line extension cylinders with full wrap-around slider bearings to reduce extension deflection. Trailing […]
Jul 22, 2021
Takeuchi-US, Atlanta, Georgia, has hired Shann Cooke as its new Midwest regional product manager. Cooke will now be responsible for supporting all the company’s dealers and national rental accounts in […]
Jul 22, 2021
StaCool Industries, Lecanto, Florida, maker of the StaCool Vest™ core body cooling system, unveiled its new website to allow users to search for cooling vests for personal use or industrial […]
Jul 22, 2021
The Crosby Group, a lifting, rigging and load securement hardware manufacturer headquartered in Richardson, Texas, has acquired Speedbinders, which is a manufacturer of load binders for heavy duty load securement. […]
Jul 22, 2021
Sakai America Inc., Adairsville, Georgia, announced Frost Machines, Powell, Wyoming, as a new authorized dealer with areas of responsibility including Northern and Western Wyoming, Eastern Idaho and all of Montana. […]
Jul 22, 2021
Lutec of Germany offers the Comicat 140 machine for grinding asphalt, concrete and terrazzo. The company stated it’s used regularly to prepare floors in retail centers, industrial buildings, hospitals, and […]
Jul 22, 2021
John Deere, Moline, Illinois, introduced in May its construction equipment service program, John Deere Protect™ Service Plan. Through this program, routine maintenance is performed at every 500-hour interval by an […]
Jul 22, 2021
Hampton Products International Corp., Foothill Ranch, California, has announced that its Keeper® Combat™ ratchet tie downs are now available at The Home Depot. Keeper Combat ratchets feature a strong steel […]
Jul 22, 2021
Chemtek Inc., Morrisville, North Carolina, now offers a new disposable tote option for 275-gallon and 330-gallon quantities of its biodegradable asphalt cleaner, PavePro Green. The company stated one of its […]
Jul 22, 2021
Caterpillar Inc. announced the availability of “The Fundamentals of Equipment Economics” web-based training course, designed to help construction business owners and fleet managers reduce equipment costs, extend and optimize machine […]
Jul 22, 2021
ASV Holdings Inc., Grand Rapids, Minnesota, has grown its presence in the United States with the introduction of 21 new dealer locations across six dealers. They include ROMCO Equipment Co., […]
Jul 22, 2021
The Astec Industries RP-250 is a heavy-duty 10-foot (3-meter) asphalt paver that combines the advantages of rubber tires with the tractive effort of a crawler paver.
Jul 22, 2021
ServiceLink from Ammann Group has been updated to simplify customer access to machine data that makes jobsites more transparent, productive and profitable.
Jun 25, 2021
When American Pavement was hired to repair the parking lot, the company decided full depth reclamation (FDR) was the best course of action so Amazon would have a new pavement from the subgrade up.
Jun 25, 2021
Simon, a Colas company, Cheyenne, Wyoming, wins two awards from Colorado Asphalt Pavement Association for its work on SH-14.
Jun 25, 2021
Kokosing’s safety team invests in lone worker safety devices from Blackline Safety Corp, an investment that has earned the company the National Asphalt Pavement Association’s 2020 Asphalt Operations Safety Innovation Award.
Jun 25, 2021
Bomag’s ION Dust Shield positively charges fine dust particles, creating permanently bonded coarse dust. Here’s how it works.
Jun 25, 2021
To get consistent production, your operation requires on-spec materials delivered in a metered, measured fashion. For the savvy plant operator, perusing lists of parts and services such as what you’ll […]
Jun 25, 2021
While almost any Astec burner can be configured for a retrofit application, Astec recently launched a new burner designed to offer several advantages for retrofit customers. When creating the new […]
Jun 25, 2021
BROCK, Chattanooga, Tennessee, announces Junior Lasley has joined the company as manufacturing manager. Lasley comes to BROCK after spending all 33 years of his working career at Astec Inc. At […]
Jun 25, 2021
Caterpillar offers in the 9- to 11-tonne (10- to 12-ton) wheel loader class, the new Cat® 980 and 982 medium wheel loaders, stating they are up to 10% more productive […]
Jun 25, 2021
Cedarapids®, a Terex brand, based in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, has introduced new options for the MHS6203 and MHS8203 screen modules including a wash plant option and a feed box and […]
Jun 25, 2021
Asphalt producers and contractors are endorsing Invigorate® rejuvenator, a soybean-oil derived additive designed to increase the amount of recycled asphalt pavement (RAP) and shingles (RAS) used in paving projects. The […]
Jun 25, 2021
Command Alkon, Birmingham, Alabama, and Libra Systems, a subsidiary of Command Alkon, are pleased to offer the Silo Safety System to ensure the safety of the driver and vehicle and […]
Jun 25, 2021
The Model CT, as manufactured by Conveyor Components Co., Croswell, Michigan, is comprised of a control unit and tilt probe, which is designed to sense the presence or absence of […]
Jun 25, 2021
Core, headquartered in Palo Alto, California, announced the launch of Crews by Core Pro, a Labor Operating System (LaborOS). This new, single solution platform offers the capability to hire, and […]
Jun 25, 2021
The Wedge-Lok™ Tire Suspension System from CWMF Inc., Waite Park, Minnesota, has been in use for over 25 years. The design allows the end user to secure the tire to […]
Jun 25, 2021
Durex Products Inc., Luck, Wisconsin, a manufacturer of wire and polyurethane screen media technologies, announces its recent hire of Bob Doll, who joins as a regional sales manager covering the […]
Jun 25, 2021
Eriez® recently completed a 38,000-square-foot expansion to its Wager Road facility in Erie, Pennsylvania, giving the company more space to provide full-scale testing of its largest equipment and expand global […]
Jun 25, 2021
Powerscreen Crushing and Screening, the authorized distributor for EvoQuip’s compact mobile crushing and screening equipment for Kentucky, Tennessee, Alabama, Mississippi and Indiana has opened a new facility that encompasses a […]
Jun 25, 2021
Kubota Engine America, Lincolnshire, Illinois, offers the newly developed D902-K, announced by Kubota Corporation’s president and representative director, Yuichi Kitao, as “Kubota’s first electronically controlled diesel engine below 19 kW.” […]
Jun 25, 2021
McCloskey International, Keene, Ontario, has unveiled the I4C, the latest entry into McCloskey’s impact crusher line. According to the manufacturer, it brings the power and productivity of a 44.3-inch (1,125-mm) […]
Jun 25, 2021
MAJOR, headquartered in Candiac, Quebec, has appointed Manganese Crushtech Systems its new aggregate and mining screen media authorized dealer in Africa. The company will serve customers in Zimbabwe. Manganese Crushtech […]
Jun 25, 2021
Powerscreen, a Terex company, continues its decarbonization story with its electrification strategy, including the brand-new Eco-Warrior battery powered screener. Neil Robinson, Powerscreen product and applications manager said, “Some may view […]
Jun 25, 2021
The new Ruckit Field app from Command Alkon is designed to bring increased visibility to the jobsite. Superintendents and foremen can view all orders, trucks and tickets in one place. […]
Jun 25, 2021
The Accu-TrackTM Advantage control system from Stansteel, Lexington, Kentucky, is the evolution of over 45 continuous years of upgrading combinations of logic, software and hardware to equip an asphalt plant […]
May 24, 2021
City Asphalt LLC saw a shining opportunity beneath the rust of its old Staten Island asphalt plant. In 2020, it began running its new 400 tph Gencor Drum Mix Ultraplant.
May 24, 2021
Top quality in asphalt mix production goes to sister companies in Colorado
May 24, 2021
With Dynapac’s 255-degree seat rotation feature – a new option on all sixth-generation rollers – the operator can see what’s in front of the machine, to the left and right, and partially behind the machine.
May 24, 2021
Bituminous Roadways Inc., Minneapolis, is celebrating 75 years in business. Today, the company employs more than 220 people during the paving season. However, it all began with a three-man crew in 1946.
May 24, 2021
In 2011 and 2012, two projects were spray sealed in Australia to evaluate the relative performance of seals constructed using various grades of polymer modified binders (PMBs). Here are the results.
May 24, 2021
Pavo is a new pavement inspection tool launched November 2020 by Strada Imaging that aims to make manual data collection on visual surveys of roads easier.
May 24, 2021
Roadtec’s Maintenance Mode was launched on its RX-505e at CONEXPO-CON/AGG 2020 to make it simple for the operator to lockout the machine during routine maintenance.
May 24, 2021
New and old crumb rubber technology work together for Henderson County surface mix
May 24, 2021
Carbonmastic asphalt is part of complete tire recycle solution
May 24, 2021
UAE Construction Crisis GlobalData’s MEED shared that a first-quarter decision by Abu Dhabi Airports Company to pull contractors’ performance guarantees for the Midfield terminal building project at Abu Dhabi International […]
May 24, 2021
To assist in dust return as well as environmental excellence, the team at CWMF developed the Dust-Eater Reverse-Flow Baghouse. Here’s how it works.
May 24, 2021
With in-person gatherings still stymied by pandemic worries, original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) and parts manufacturers are finding creative ways to share their new offerings with the marketplace. Over the next […]
May 24, 2021
ALLU Group Inc., East Brunswick, New Jersey, has added Stowers Machinery Corp., Knoxville, Tennessee, as its newest dealer for the full line of ALLU Transformer and ALLU Crusher material processing […]
May 24, 2021
Bergkamp Inc., Salina, Kansas, has launched the SP5E spray injection pothole patcher to replace the company’s SP5 spray patcher. Using Bergkamp’s smart patching equipment control system (SPECS) with material mix […]
May 24, 2021
Dynapac North America, Fort Mill, South Carolina, has added the CC1300 VI (4.3 ton) and CC1400 VI (4.75 ton) rollers to its VI generation compact asphalt roller range.
May 24, 2021
Fontaine Heavy-Haul, Springville, Alabama, has introduced the new Fontaine Workhorse 55PVR for the road construction industry. The trailer features a low front approach angle of 9 degrees and a removable […]
May 24, 2021
GSSI announces a comprehensive training program for new and existing customers on how to use GSSI equipment safely and effectively in the field. More than a hundred virtual and in-person classes will be held in 2021.
May 24, 2021
GSSI announced InstroTek Inc., based in Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, will serve as national and international distributor of GSSI’s PaveScan® RDM Continuous Asphalt Density gauge. Instrotek will exclusively represent […]
May 24, 2021
HCSS myField is designed for operators, laborers, flaggers, truck drivers, craftsmen and office personnel. Instead of verbally communicating with the foreman, myField allows crew members to directly clock in or […]
May 24, 2021
John Deere, Moline, Illinois, has rolled out performance-tiering with its utility loaders. Available first on the wheel loader lineup, the Performance Tiering Strategy supports customers by providing machine solutions built […]
May 24, 2021
Road Widener LLC, Delafield, Wisconsin, offers an offset vibratory roller attachment. The attachment’s offset, patented design allows the host machine to drive on flat ground while compacting sloping shoulders, ditches […]
May 24, 2021
Takeuchi-US, Atlanta, hosted a ribbon cutting ceremony and open house at its new 37,000-square-foot training center at 113 Bonnie Valentine Way in Pendergrass, Georgia, March 25. Located next door to […]
May 24, 2021
Trimble, Sunnyvale, California, introduced the Trimble® Roadworks 3D paving control platform for asphalt pavers, the next-generation platform for 3D asphalt paving control systems. The Android-based application runs on the 10-inch […]
May 24, 2021
Volvo Construction Equipment has introduced Compact Assist Start, a new introductory package of their intelligent compaction system, Compact Assist. “If a customer hasn’t used intelligent compaction before, then Compact Assist […]
May 24, 2021
Western Global, Troy, Michigan, has appointed Josh Pogozelski as its eastern United States fuel distribution regional account manager. It has appointed Michael O’Brien, regional sales manager, and Sydney Talbot, sales […]
May 24, 2021
The new Center for Training and Technology (CTT) facility at Wirtgen America’s Antioch, Tennessee, campus offers comprehensive training for members of the road construction industry.
May 24, 2021
XL Specialized Trailers, Manchester, Iowa, is offering new financing for their trailer buyers with the XL Specialized Capital program. A simple finance option, XL Specialized Capital is available for all […]
Apr 26, 2021
Keathley Line Striping (KLS) is a 100 percent deaf-owned and employed company. Despite discrimination, owner Mike Keathley has built a company known and respected for its performance and precision.
Apr 26, 2021
A revamped fleet, dedicated crews and empowered public triple the annual number of pothole repairs in San Antonio.
Apr 26, 2021
Specialty contractor indus applied a rejuvenating plant-based fog seal in Burlington for the first time
Apr 26, 2021
FHWA has revised its old checklists and created new checklists for additional strategies to help state and local highway preservation, maintenance and inspection staff.
Apr 26, 2021
S.T. Wooten crews tackle a major league road widening project for North Carolina
Apr 26, 2021
Even with personal protective equipment, we must ensure workers (or safety directors) don’t get complacent about protecting workers’ hearing.
Apr 26, 2021
In January 2021, Atlantic Southern acquired Emerald Paving Company, Westminster, California, to expand its operations in the western United States.
Apr 26, 2021
Steps to prequalify subcontractors for your best project success
Apr 26, 2021
Harper Industries tackles the skills gap at a local level
Apr 26, 2021
FleetWatcher’s Materials Management Solution optimizes Boh Bros. Construction Co.’s asphalt paving fleet.
Apr 26, 2021
Sripath’s PGXpand® Makes Possible the Use of Polymer-modified Binders to Pave Highways in India
Apr 26, 2021
To get more compaction directly behind the paver, the team at Dynapac North America LLC offers the TH E screed with Dynapac’s high compaction unit design (HCU-design). Here’s how it works.
Apr 26, 2021
The Posi-Track® compact track loader undercarriage technology from ASV Holdings Inc. is designed to enable operators to do more in more places by allowing productivity in challenging conditions. Here’s how it works.
Apr 26, 2021
There’s renewed talk—and renewed hope—for an injection of monies to the transportation and infrastructure industry from the new administration. The Associated Equipment Distributors (AED) released a statement March 31 breaking […]
Apr 26, 2021
Western Global, Troy, Michigan, which provides portable tanks and dispensing equipment for the storage and handling of fuels, lubricants and other fluids, announces the addition of Jayna Rodgers as its […]
Apr 26, 2021
Tsurumi America has launched a new content website for pumping specialists called Built For Work. Its site at TsurumiPump will continue to serve as Tsurumi’s main website for company and […]
Apr 26, 2021
TRUX™, Waltham, Massachusetts, has launched a new widget within its Order Delivery Tracker tool for material producers. The debut of the delivery velocity visualization provides customers with greater insights into […]
Apr 26, 2021
With the ever-changing governmental regulations of having to sample liquid AC more frequently, it is time to remove the person from the process. Stansteel and Hotmix Parts, Louisville, Kentucky, engineered the asphalt Safe-T Station to do just that.
Apr 26, 2021
Wearing your prescription eyewear is not enough on the job site. Pyramex® Safety has designed four impressive over-the-spectacle protective eyewear options that are so lightweight, you’ll barely know you have […]
Apr 26, 2021
Plastiq, headquartered in San Francisco, announced its end-to-end Intuit QuickBooks online integration in the payments industry to offer businesses an up-to-date, accurate record of all outgoing payments, with no manual […]
Apr 26, 2021
Deere & Company, Moline, Illinois, announced the four companies that will be part of the 2021 cohort of the Startup Collaborator program. This program was launched in 2019 to enhance […]
Apr 26, 2021
Haver & Boecker Niagara, St. Catharines, Ontario, highlights the advantages of pairing eccentric screening technology with polyurethane screen media. The combination of the eccentric machines in its Niagara F-Class and […]
Apr 26, 2021
EvoQuip®, a Terex brand, has launched the revamped Bison 120 jaw crusher with a new fuel efficient Deutz 2.2 L3 Engine Stage V engine, larger crusher drive motor and easily […]
Apr 26, 2021
The front of the wheel loader has been considered a major safety issue due to blind spots. That’s why Doosan Infracore, Seoul, South Korea, has introduced a “transparent bucket” function […]
Apr 26, 2021
CWMF will be introducing a new featured video onto their website (summer 2021), which will demonstrate how to properly install the Wedge-Lok™ Tire Suspension System.
Apr 26, 2021
Curry Supply Company, Martinsburg, Pennsylvania, has appointed Cory Wilson as the company’s vice president of operations. In this role, Wilson oversees all elements of the company’s supply chain, manufacturing, and […]
Apr 26, 2021
The Model RS-27P cable support, manufactured by Conveyor Components Company, Croswell, Michigan, joins the ranks of the RS-23 and RS-27 and provides another way to properly support e-stop cable for […]
Apr 26, 2021
Command Alkon and Libra Systems, a subsidiary of Command Alkon, offer the Silo Safety System to ensure the safety of the driver and vehicle and eliminate loss of material in overhead silo loadout situations. The standalone system is designed to support operations that have any type of overhead loadout scenario.
Apr 26, 2021
The new Cat 963 Track Loader offers up to 10 percent better fuel efficiency, more productivity, and cab and control improvements, according to the manufacturer. The new 963 crawler loader […]
Apr 26, 2021
BROCK, Georgetown, Tennessee, is pleased to announce the addition of a dryer/mixer drum to its product line. While this style dryer/mixer drum has been in the industry for over 30 […]
Mar 01, 2021
Brent Carron is the first to admit that if you want a smooth road, it makes sense to start with a smooth screed plate. But that was before paving with a patterned screed plate from AXENOX Construction Solutions.
Mar 01, 2021
Protect the longitudinal joint before rumble strip installation
Mar 01, 2021
Extensive gas flaring during production lessens crude availability from Bakken
Mar 01, 2021
AEM discusses manufacturing trends that will trickle down to impact customers
Mar 01, 2021
W.W. Clyde was recognized at ARTBA’s 2020 convention with a Safety Award for its employee safety program. When asked what makes W.W. Clyde’s program stand out, Neal listed three initiatives that have had a major impact.
Mar 01, 2021
PlantDemand is a plant scheduling software used by more than 1,000 users worldwide, 80 percent of which are located in North America. In 2020, PlantDemand released a new design with a number of updates to assist its users.
Mar 01, 2021
Experts from Case Construction Equipment shared their top tips to prepare your machines for spring start-up.
Mar 01, 2021
An addition to 811, ground penetrating radar (GPR) enhances safety before pavement maintenance
Mar 01, 2021
Ohio Department Of Transportation adopts new methods and innovative shouldering and paving equipment, from Road Widener LLC, to overhaul road repair and improve safety.
Mar 01, 2021
A smart look at how company leaders can reduce employee stress during uncertainty
Mar 01, 2021
NCAT explores three types of slab fracturing to solve PCC’s reflective cracking through an asphalt overlay.
Mar 01, 2021
The global asphalt pavers market size is expected to reach $1.4 million by 2027, according to a Polaris Market Research study. The report gives detailed insight into current market dynamics and provides analysis on future market growth.
Mar 01, 2021
The team at Stansteel and Hotmix PartS developed the Stansteel RAP Eater™ drum mixer to allow for the use of high recycled material. Here’s how it works.
Feb 26, 2021
New paving equipment, March/April 2021
Feb 26, 2021
CASE Construction Equipment dealer Sonsray Machinery is expanding into Arizona with new full-line CASE sales, rental and service operations in Phoenix and Tucson. The expansion further establishes Sonsray as the […]
Feb 26, 2021
Kubota Tractor Corporation, Grapevine, Texas, announced two new compact excavators and a new hydraulic quick coupler available at dealerships this quarter and plans for another excavator this summer. The introduction […]
Feb 26, 2021
John Deere, Moline, Illinois, is joint-testing its first electric-powered backhoe with National Grid, an electric, natural gas and clean energy delivery company serving more than 20 million people in the […]
Feb 26, 2021
Dynapac North America LLC, Fort Mill, S.C., announced that Modern Machinery has expanded its footprint for Dynapac products into Northern Wyoming, Oregon and Washington. This will add to its already […]
Feb 26, 2021
Curry Supply Co., Gilbert, Arizona, celebrated its one-year anniversary in January of its facility acquisition in Gilbert, marking the company’s westward expansion. The Arizona location is ideally located to cater […]
Feb 26, 2021
CASE Construction Equipment has earned a 2020 Good Design Award® from the Chicago Athenaeum Museum of Architecture and Design and Metropolitan Arts Press for “Project Zeus,” which is the third […]
Feb 26, 2021
Businesses just starting out have always had the same problem: how to make money once the snow begins to fly and it is too cold to do most pavement repair […]
Feb 26, 2021
The American Rental Association (ARA), Moline, Illinois, added two industry leaders to its executive team. The association continues to help shape the equipment and event rental industry by investing in […]
Feb 26, 2021
Sunbelt Business Advisors (“Sunbelt”) served as the exclusive financial advisor to Material Distributors Inc. (MDI), a wholesale distributor of building materials based in Marshall, Minnesota, in connection with a sale of the […]
Jan 25, 2021
All Roads Construction relies on Wirtgen Group intelligent solutions to complete 47-lane-mile Highway 1 project in Canada
Jan 25, 2021
New Hampshire contractor relies on Roadtec reclaimers for pavement maintenance and recycling prowess
Jan 25, 2021
Swiss motorway saves 50 trips around the globe and maximizes on-site recycling with Ammann Group’s ABP HRT mixing plant
Jan 25, 2021
Many of us may be wearing masks incorrectly, unknowingly reducing their efficacy. Here are 11 tips to make sure your mask is doing what it’s supposed to.
Jan 25, 2021
Martin Marietta, headquartered in Raleigh, North Carolina, opened its third asphalt plant in the Denver Metro Area 8.6 miles from DIA and right in the midst of Denver’s new Aerotropolis development.
Jan 25, 2021
Core is an online and app-based construction labor marketplace that aims to help trade workers find better-paying jobs. Here’s how it can be used within the asphalt industry.
Jan 25, 2021
In the fall of 2020, experts from Caterpillar, CNH Industrial and Volvo Construction Equipment shared their thoughts about the future of fuel types and machine efficiency during a webinar presented by the Diesel Technology Forum.
Jan 25, 2021
When older roads are ready for reconstruction, consider fiber reinforcement for top quality cracking resistance.
Jan 25, 2021
The use of high-quality engineered asphalt rejuvenators such as ReLIXER™ from Sripath Technologies®, can increase the recyclables percentage while maintaining performance specifications.
Jan 25, 2021
Caterpillar Inc. introduces its PM800 series cold planers to offer efficient performance and high production with three milling widths to customize your machine. Here’s how it works.
Jan 25, 2021
Refinitiv hosted a webinar Dec. 1, 2020, titled “Caribbean Energy Outlook” in which Senior Energy Analyst Corey Stewart and Proposition Sales Specialist Michael Sahrman presented impactful issues for the Caribbean […]
Jan 25, 2021
With the Turbo RAP Gator® from Stansteel, Louisville, Kentucky, RAP millings are shattered to one inch or less.
Jan 25, 2021
Command Alkon, Birmingham, Alabama, has acquired Ruckit Inc.
Jan 25, 2021
Reliable Asphalt Products, Shelbyville, Kentucky, is proud to introduce a revolutionary new era in burners, the Vulcan burner.
Jan 25, 2021
PlantDemand has released a new feature with API integration that allows plant operators to integrate documentation to create custom dashboards with the company data.
Jan 25, 2021
McCloskey® International, Keene, Ontario, has introduced the new RF80 and RF80R feeder stackers.
Jan 25, 2021
MAJOR, Candiac, Quebec, appointed Premier Equipment, based in Bellingham, Massachusetts, as its new aggregate and mining screen media authorized dealer.
Jan 25, 2021
Magna Tyres Group has launched the 18.00-25 Magna M-Stacker (IND-4) tire for use on reach stackers, empty container handlers and heavy-duty forklifts
Jan 25, 2021
Kespry, headquartered in Menlo Park, California, announced Dec. 3 its Winter 2020 Aerial Intelligence platform updates
Jan 25, 2021
For Mobile Screening & Crushing (MSC), an EvoQuip distributor in New Zealand, telematics prove to be an essential tool in efficiently managing their hire fleet.
Jan 25, 2021
Introduced at CONEXPO-CON/AGG 2020, the UltraMax® 1200-CC with pre-screen feeder from Eagle Crusher Co., Galion, Ohio, is one of the company’s newest plant innovations, designed to increase asphalt producers’ overall production while reducing equipment wear.
Jan 25, 2021
To focus on improving plant operations, Malcolm Swanson has begun e5 Engineers, headquartered in Chickamauga, Georgia.
Jan 25, 2021
CWMF, Waite Park, Minnesota, announced in August 2020, the expansion of their facility.
Jan 25, 2021
The model CMS (compact motion switch) by Conveyor Components Company, Croswell, Michigan, is a loss-of-motion device for use on most rotating equipment, including overland conveyors, rotary valves, fans, crushers and other machinery.
Jan 25, 2021
Colorbiotics, Ames, Iowa, has launched Invigorate™ rejuvenator to increase the use of recycled asphalt and extend asphalt service life.
Jan 25, 2021
Cardinal Scale, Webb City, Missouri, announced the acquisition of Belt-Way Scales, one of the industry’s leading conveyor belt scale manufacturers, based in Rock Falls, Illinois.
Jan 25, 2021
BROCK is pleased to announce it now supplies most non-proprietary parts and components for all makes and models of hot-mix asphalt (HMA) plants.
Jan 25, 2021
Recently redesigned with a reverse air baghouse (in lieu of a pulsejet), the single-drum EX 120 with counterflow technology is more compact and portable than ever.
Dec 28, 2020
Whether fuel prices are up or down, fuel is one of your largest expenses. The key to controlling fuel costs is to first ramp up efficiency across multiple areas of […]
Dec 28, 2020
Carmeuse Lime & Stone Relies on Eriez Equipment to Remove Tramp Metal, Convey Crushed Limestone to Railcars
Dec 28, 2020
All Roads Construction exceeded environmental expectations with its new Gencor asphalt plant in Vancouver, British Columbia.
Dec 28, 2020
How ODOT Division One in Muskogee has found success using thinlays across their division, with the use of rich intermediate layers.
Dec 28, 2020
Boxley Materials overcomes obstacles to pave a pedestrian path with porous asphalt, requiring 16% air voids.
Dec 28, 2020
Industry works together for safe liquid asphalt cement handling, best practices
Dec 28, 2020
Pacific Northwest Company joins the digital revolution to streamline operations, keep up with expanding paving operations
Dec 28, 2020
Make plans for tax season with equipment depreciation decisions
Dec 28, 2020
NCAT’s Mike Heitzman analyzes NCHRP and LTPP research of in-place air voids’ impact on pavement performance.
Dec 28, 2020
The ABM EasyBatch mobile plant from Ammann Group goes where the Thai Highway Network needs hot-mix asphalt.
Dec 28, 2020
For the New Year, original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) and construction industry associations offer not just new paving machines to enhance your bottom line in 2021. These folks have research and […]
Dec 28, 2020
Wirtgen Group provides a new case study to illustrate how its Mill Assist machine control system worked on a recent job on Interstate 55 in Illinois.
Dec 28, 2020
Trimble recently announced the acquisition of MidStates VRS, a virtual reference station network located in North and South Dakota, increasing the footprint of Trimble’s VRS Now GNSS corrections service to […]
Dec 28, 2020
NexTraq, a Michelin® Group company, Atlanta, has launched the NexTraq® Vehicle Inspection, a tool that provides a customizable pre-trip vehicle inspection checklist. Customizable inspection checklists are available for popular industry […]
Dec 28, 2020
Hoylu, Los Angeles, announced its Pull Planning Module is now available to the asphalt industry to automate project workflows and improve team communication, productivity and efficiency. Several factors impact the […]
Dec 28, 2020
Curry Supply is working with Versatran, a division of Metalcraft, Mayville, to present the Retriever line of industrial carriers. First developed in 2002, the Retriever line provides an innovative method […]
Dec 28, 2020
The CR 1030 T paver from BOMAG Americas, Ridgeway, South Carolina, is a small, tracked paver. BOMAG provided this case study to offer you more information. Established in 1972, Hat […]
Dec 28, 2020
The new patented AXENOX® screed system from AXENOX of Powell, Wyoming, is creating buzz in the asphalt paving industry. It’s a completely different screed system. Replacing your current screed plate […]
Dec 28, 2020
Atlas Copco Power Technique, Rock Hill, South Carolina, has introduced Mid-America Engine as a dealer, effective immediately. Located in Warrior, Alabama, the dealer will provide sales, service and distribution to […]
Dec 28, 2020
The American Rental Association (ARA) has rescheduled The ARA Show™ for Oct. 18-20, 2021, at the Las Vegas Convention Center.
Dec 28, 2020
The APH 65/85 hydrostatic vibratory plate compactor from Ammann Group, Langenthal, Switzerland, offers a patented triple-shaft exciter system for consistent plate movement and Ammann Orbitrol steering to control the adjustment of the centrifugal weights.
Dec 28, 2020
Since Solid Earth began using Revu, the company has tripled its bid submissions. New updates to Revu further improve the project efficiency and collaboration platform.
Nov 24, 2020
With effective coordination of resources, quality communication with the prime contractor, and a new Gencor asphalt plant, Martin Marietta maximizes production on E-470.
Nov 24, 2020
In June 2020, Kiewit Infrastructure South Co. completed the largest project in the history of the Tennessee Department of Transportation, on I-440. Here’s how they finished it a month ahead of schedule.
Nov 24, 2020
Here’s how Lehigh Hanson reclaimed 220 acres of Airport Mine for waterfowl, wildlife sanctuary use.
Nov 24, 2020
Almonty Industries offers a game plan for decreasing U.S. dependence on China’s rare-earth metals
Nov 24, 2020
The annual limited-query requirement for current employees under the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s Commercial Driver’s License Drug and Alcohol Clearinghouse is coming due Jan. 5, 2021. Are you prepared?
Nov 24, 2020
More than 3,000 U.S. rental stores participate in the American Rental Association’s COVID-19 initiative: “Clean. Safe. Essential.”
Nov 24, 2020
Navigate use of plant labor efficiently to get best production, best customer satisfaction in your asphalt marketplace
Nov 24, 2020
Harding Group’s management transition updates asphalt plants with eticketing technology, Astec Unidrum
Nov 24, 2020
A Wirtgen recycling train rehabilitated a depth of 20 centimeters in a single pass on South Carolina’s Highway 123 in the DOT’s first FDR project.
Nov 24, 2020
Australian company protects its clients from weighty fines with Intercomp scale system
Nov 24, 2020
Dynapac’s new Seismic CA3500 roller with anti-bounce control (ABC) technology is designed to eliminate guesswork by automatically controlling vibratory frequency to get the best compaction rate, and then communicate with the operator to cease passes or vibration to protect against overcompaction and machine damage.
Nov 23, 2020
Nov 23, 2020
The Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM), Milwaukee, has announced the establishment of a Sustainability Council comprised of leaders from member companies. The council will help advance member companies’ efforts in […]
Nov 23, 2020
The AFW 150-2 mini paver from Ammann America Inc., Davie, Florida, is a compact paver measuring 2.9 meters long, 1.64 meters high and almost 88 centimeters wide. It is capable […]
Nov 23, 2020
The American Rental Association (ARA) has rescheduled The ARA Show™ for Oct. 18-20, 2021, at the Las Vegas Convention Center. The 2021 edition of ARA’s annual trade show and convention […]
Nov 23, 2020
Geophysical Survey Systems Inc. (GSSI), Nashua, New Hampshire, announces that InstroTek Inc., Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, will serve as national and international distributor of GSSI’s PaveScan® RDM continuous asphalt […]
Nov 23, 2020
NexTraq, a Michelin® Group company, Atlanta, has launched NexTraq® Vehicle Inspection, a tool that provides a customizable pre-trip vehicle inspection checklist. Customizable inspection checklists are available for popular industry vehicles […]
Nov 23, 2020
Synergy PaveSmart extends its service portfolio with the latest in survey-profile technology. According to the manufacturer, DOT and NATA certified this new inertial profiler and high-resolution mobile surveying system can […]
Nov 23, 2020
Thunder Creek Equipment and its parent company, LDJ Manufacturing, Pella, Iowa, have hired Larry Lea, the former director of sales for Mahindra USA, as the organization’s new vice president of […]
Nov 23, 2020
Trimble recently announced the acquisition of MidStates VRS, a virtual reference station network located in North and South Dakota, increasing the footprint of Trimble’s VRS Now GNSS corrections service to […]
Nov 23, 2020
Werk-Brau, Findlay, Ohio, launches the new Werk-Brau high performance loader buckets to handle material up to 2,000 pounds percubic yard in density. A 3-degree inclined bottom reduces loading forces, allowing […]
Nov 23, 2020
Pike Industries, which currently produces over three million tons of asphalt and processes over six million tons of aggregates, switched from picks with carbide tips to PCD milling tools in […]
Nov 23, 2020
XL Specialized Trailers, a subsidiary of Caparo Bull Moose, Manchester, Iowa, has introduced the XL 120 hydraulic detachable gooseneck (HDG) 3+2 trailer. It has a concentrated capacity rating of 120,000 […]
Oct 26, 2020
All Roads completed the first job in Canada to use Topcon’s Smoothride technology, and the first job in British Columbia to incorporate a notch wedge joint.
Oct 26, 2020
To learn more about checking in-place air voids, check out this accompanying article, “How to Check In-Place Air Voids.” North America has a new, high-scoring environmentally sound project thanks to […]
Oct 26, 2020
How to check for in-place air voids with NCAT’s asphalt permeameter.
Oct 26, 2020
Pike Industries Inc. rebuilds $20 million runway project at Portsmouth International Airport with over 100,000 tons of asphalt
Oct 26, 2020
Asphalt contractors like G&T Paving can create additional revenue streams with volumetric concrete technology for control of the entire commercial project.
Oct 26, 2020
WisDOT paves a side-by-side long-term performance comparison on cold in-place recycling and pulverize and relay methods on STH-49.
Oct 26, 2020
Asphalt and social media influencer offers insight for leaders to help employees handle the pressures inherent in the asphalt industry.
Oct 26, 2020
BASF Corporation Partners with National Center for Asphalt Technology (NCAT) in North American B2Last® Paving Trial
Oct 26, 2020
Understand asphalt plant costs and throughput to drive profit efficiently
Oct 26, 2020
Luck Stone’s JobSight, innovative digital platform offers customers 24/7 access to products and services.
Oct 26, 2020
Bechtel completed a 10-year infrastructure plan that will transform lives, livelihoods and the economy of Gabon, supporting the country’s roadmap to prosperity.
Oct 26, 2020
Crews can make quick work of covering open trenches or roadways in need of repair with the SL 2 subcompact vacuum lifting system attachment from Vacuworx.
Oct 26, 2020
In the October issue, a number of plant and plant component original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) shared tips for the upcoming winter maintenance season readers will experience in North America. Their […]
Oct 26, 2020
The Tank Tracker Management Systems by Stansteel and Hotmix Parts allows you to monitor and regulate all your asphalt cement (AC) tanks and hot-mix silos.
Oct 26, 2020
Meeker Equipment, Belleville, Pennsylvania, recently introduced its line of vertical hot-mix asphalt (HMA) bucket elevators to the market, and built a new silo system using the system to save space for the customer pictured here.
Oct 26, 2020
McCloskey International, Keene, Ontario, has introduced a new feeder stacker to its lineup—the SF50. The SF50 feeder stacker facilitates the handling and stockpiling of materials including, but not limited to, […]
Oct 26, 2020
Haver & Boecker Niagara, St. Catharines, Ontario, offers its wide range of fine screen media options with fast delivery, stating most products are ready to ship in two to three […]
Oct 26, 2020
P&L Barton Ltd., based in Carnforth, Lancashire, started out in 1972 when Peter Barton invested in his first digger, a JCB 3C, and set up P Barton Plant Hire. Almost […]
Oct 26, 2020
Eriez®, Erie, Pennsylvania, has updated its quick ship product line to include permanent suspended magnets. This expedited delivery program includes some of Eriez’ most popular items, readily available for customers’ […]
Oct 26, 2020
The Model PC pull cord, manufactured by Conveyor Components Company, Croswell, Michigan, is a safety stop control designed to provide a quick, positive shut off of dangerous equipment in emergencies. […]
Oct 26, 2020
BROCK Industries, Georgetown, Tennessee, manufacturers of equipment and parts for hot-mix asphalt (HMA) plants, is pleased to announce new product offerings effective immediately.
Oct 26, 2020
Astec Industries, Chattanooga, offers the highly portable Voyager 140 asphalt mixing plant, which is based upon the Astec Double Barrel® drum mixer.
Sep 24, 2020
All Roads completed the first job in Canada to use Topcon’s Smoothride technology, and the first job in British Columbia to incorporate a notch wedge joint.
Sep 22, 2020
Palmetto Corp. celebrates one year in business for its new asphalt plant in Lugoff, South Carolina, with the addition of a third silo.
Sep 22, 2020
Protect your plant controls with best practices from industry veteran and Libra Systems’ President Ken Cardy.
Sep 22, 2020
OEMs and service providers outlined 9 tips for maintaining your asphalt plant. The following concepts walk you through the basics of greasing, silo wall monitoring, odor reduction installation, recycled asphalt pavement (RAP) system maintenance, trunnion adjustment and more.
Sep 22, 2020
CASE launches the next generation of its SiteWatch telematics platform for fleet management
Sep 22, 2020
The daily actions on the paving train may not hurt the first hundred times you do them, but their impact adds up over time. Check out this advice from CPWR on preventing strains & sprains.
Sep 22, 2020
Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, interest in e-ticketing has increased substantially. Here are a few of the biggest barriers to adoption, and how the industry is breaking them down to advance adoption.
Sep 22, 2020
Using the latest GNSS-driven technology, QAP gets ANC ready for bigger, heavier aircraft.
Sep 22, 2020
The new liquid asphalt modification additive from BASF—B2Last—is performing well in early-stage testing
Sep 22, 2020
Metso Outotec acquires Davies Wear Plate Systems to offer entire wear lining value chain.
Sep 22, 2020
Reliable Asphalt Products’ Vulcan Burner is designed to run on multiple fuels—simultaneously if required—including any vaporized fuel, two liquid fuels, or any combination thereof. Here’s how it works
Sep 22, 2020
This month’s paving and pavement-maintenance product gallery includes some of those announcements that could affect or enhance your bottom line going forward in addition to new technologies and products to make the bottom line easier to boost. Take a look at what OEMs have on tap for asphalt contractors at this time.
Sep 22, 2020
ASV Holdings Inc., Grand Rapids, Minnesota, had added new dealers to its network: CLM Equipment Co. Inc., TraxPlus LLC, Nick’s Skid & Steer, and Quality Forklift Sales & Service Inc.
Sep 22, 2020
Construction in Middle Tennessee continues to push forward, enabling Thompson Machinery, the local Caterpillar dealer, to invest $15 million in Thompson’s Station, Tennessee. Nashville and its surrounding counties continue to […]
Sep 22, 2020
Crescent Lufkin, Sparks, Maryland, has launched its new line of chalk reels, designed to erase the most common problems of messy, inefficient chalk reels in the industry.
Sep 22, 2020
DTN’s OnGuard Siren Alerting system tracks severe weather and automatically alerts construction workers.
Sep 22, 2020
Dynapac North America LLC, Fort Mill, South Carolina, announces the addition of Durante Equipment to its growing dealer network.
Sep 22, 2020
ExxonMobil has launched Mobil Serv Lubrication Management, which is a new digital maintenance management platform, developed in cooperation with REDLIST, to provide operators with improved workflow.
Sep 22, 2020
Fontaine Heavy-Haul, Springville, Alabama, has introduced the new Fontaine Magnitude® 60LCC trailer, which is designed to haul 60-ton loads in 13 feet with four axles close coupled.
Sep 22, 2020
Gencor Industries has signed an agreement to acquire the Blaw-Knox paver business and associated assets from Volvo CE.
Sep 22, 2020
Hamm’s DV+ 90i roller offers split-drum technology to minimize shear stresses in the asphalt during compaction, preventing material displacement and cracks.
Sep 22, 2020
John Deere, Moline, Illinois, expands on its established lineup of attachments with the new CP18E, CP24E and CP30E cold planers.
Sep 22, 2020
The RP-250e is a heavy-duty 10-foot paver from Roadtec Inc., that combines the advantages of rubber tires with the tractive effort of a tracked paver. It features the Roadtec antisegregation design of the feed tunnel, feed tunnel discharge and rear augers.
Sep 22, 2020
Sakai America Inc., Adairsville, Georgia, offers a vibratory pneumatic tired roller in the GW754.
Sep 22, 2020
Sena Industrial, Irvine, California, has rolled out a line of Bluetooth® and Mesh communications devices designed to help organizations connect their teams in a safe and efficient way, even with […]
Sep 22, 2020
Topcon Positioning Group, Livermore, California, announced July 28, its mobile device connectivity control has been added to its TP-L6 pipe laser offering.
Sep 22, 2020
Trimble, Sunnyvale, California, announced July 29, that a SITECH® Technology Dealer has been established to serve civil construction contractors in Southern Illinois, Southern Missouri, and portions of Kansas and Oklahoma
Sep 22, 2020
The RoadScan non-contacting temperature measurement system is an innovative and economic solution for verifying constant paving temperatures.
Aug 24, 2020
Check out the Fall 2020 issue of our pavement preservation supplement, Preservation Pro.
Aug 24, 2020
Gerken Companies relies on excellent logistics, a talented crew, and Evotherm to ferry asphalt to pave North Bass Island’s airport runway.
Aug 24, 2020
After COVID-19, re-hiring construction workers requires empathy and caution to remain legal and fair.
Aug 24, 2020
A WMA additive from Dow held a polymer-modified mix at regular HMA temps for SDDOT field trial
Aug 24, 2020
Reuse of recycled asphalt pavement becomes possible with Cargill’s plant-based rejuvenator in the Netherlands.
Aug 24, 2020
Cal Beyer and John Hickey discuss the Asphalt Pavement Association of Oregon’s mental health and suicide prevention efforts
Aug 24, 2020
CrewMinders, Atlanta, is a frontline employee engagement platform that can send text messages to your crew, including daily safety check-ins, training materials and safety information.
Aug 24, 2020
Bomag’s Robomag BW154 fully autonomous tandem roller offers a number of benefits, including eliminating human error during compaction and removing human operators from potentially dangerous situations. Here’s how it works!
Aug 24, 2020
The next few pages list some new announcements, products and services OEMs wanted to share with you. Let’s start with a close-up look at the speed of production Riverbend Construction Services, Jefferson City, Tennessee, has enjoyed lately with its new mobile jaw and cone crushers—flanking a new mobile screen.
Aug 23, 2020
PPRA shares viewpoints from experienced agency budget managers for funding your network maintenance after COVID-19 financial impacts.
Aug 23, 2020
AMAP presentation offers background for NRRA’s field testing of recycling agents.
Aug 23, 2020
Asphalt contractors can create additional revenue streams with volumetric concrete technology for control of the entire commercial project.
Aug 23, 2020
Online measurement tool lets Doctor Asphalt pavement maintenance contractor estimate materials costs for bidding.
Aug 23, 2020
In part one, published in the October 2019 issue of PreservationPro, we shared all of the best practices leading up to the best micro surface and slurry seal applications. In part two, we dig into the best practices on the job site.
Aug 23, 2020
Mark Reuss of Asphalt Maintenance Services Corp. shows that Army skills apply to asphalt maintenance crews.
Aug 22, 2020
TRUX, headquartered in Waltham, Massachusetts, has launched its contactless ticketing solution for the dump truck industry. This new set of tools is designed to allow contractors, dump truck drivers, and […]
Aug 22, 2020
Webster Combustion, Winfield, Kansas, is pleased to announce the delivery and successful commissioning of two new, high performance, low NOx aggregate drying burners to asphalt plants in Kentucky and West […]
Aug 22, 2020
Intercomp, a manufacturer of portable vehicle weighing and measurement products, introduces the TS30™ CPU, which is an advanced touchscreen indicator for self-contained operation of portable scales. The touchscreen display and […]
Aug 22, 2020
Reliable Asphalt Products, Shelbyville, Kentucky, is proud to introduce a new era in burners. Vulcan Burners can be run on multiple fuels, simultaneously if required—any vaporized fuel, two liquid fuels, or any combination thereof.
Aug 22, 2020
Takeuchi, Atlanta, Georgia, introduced EquipmentShare, Columbia, Missouri, as a new dealer for the compact equipment manufacturer. EquipmentShare will be selling the full range of Takeuchi track loaders, excavators and wheel […]
Aug 22, 2020
Haver & Boecker Niagara, St. Catharines, Ontario, launched in July its Pulse Vibration Analysis service, which uses its Pulse vibration analysis technology to evaluate vibrating screen performance and provide recommendations […]
Aug 22, 2020
ClearSpan Fabric Structures, South Windsor, Connecticut, unveiled its new commercial building rental offering this summer. Previously, the company’s structures were only available for purchase, but now customers can use ClearSpan’s […]
Aug 22, 2020
Blue Smoke Control, a division of Butler-Justice Inc., Anaheim, California, offers two systems that, between them, are designed to eliminate emissions issues at the plant. According to Mike Butler, president […]
Aug 22, 2020
Ben Brock, former president and CEO of Astec Industries Inc. (Nasdaq: ASTE), Chattanooga, has acquired substantially all of the assets of JBK Enterprises Inc. Brock is the president and CEO […]
Aug 22, 2020
Bridgestone Corporation, headquartered in Tokyo, announced June 25 it has completed the purchase of iTrack Solutions Business from Transense Technologies PLC, based in the United Kingdom. iTrack is a provider […]
Aug 22, 2020
Amdurit®, the proprietary wear-protection system from Ammann Group, Langenthal, Switzerland, is designed to provide up to three times the service life of wear-resistant steel and protect valuable parts and components.
Jul 22, 2020
Read the article this piece originally ran alongside in print here: “O&G Installs Solar Array for Quarry, Plant Operations.” The National Asphalt Pavement Association (NAPA) is working with the U.S. […]
Jul 22, 2020
When performing crusher maintenance, take time to get disc springs clean for proper screen operation.
Jul 22, 2020
Researchers discuss NCHRP Synthesis 524 as it pertains to quality and economic requirements for blended aggregates and more.
Jul 22, 2020
A 7.5-mile pilot project in rural Wisconsin combined a longitudinal joint density specification and a PWL sampling specification to glean new insights for WisDOT.
Jul 22, 2020
Construction makes up less than 6 percent of the U.S. workforce, but accounts for 12 percent of struck-by injuries and 17 percent of struck-by fatalities. We can greatly reduce this number if we have solid internal and external traffic control plans, reduce worker fatigue and look toward technology to help. Check out these 9 expert suggestions to prevent struck-bys
Jul 22, 2020
Riverside Contracting has won Wyoming’s Smooth Roads Award for a recent mill-and-overlay on US-14, which is a common route for visitors to Bighorn National Forest, one of the oldest government-protected forest lands in the United States.
Jul 22, 2020
To address the workforce shortage, asphalt producers and paving companies may need to bring in people who haven’t been traditionally interested in road materials or construction. Here are 7 strategies to attract folks from other fields (from music to aviation) to the world of asphalt.
Jul 22, 2020
Near misses, like walking between a backing haul truck and the paver, can be tough to track in the field. But these are valuable leading indicators that, if tracked and corrected, can prevent injuries and save lives. Check out how the app Safesite is making it easier to note near misses on the go.
Jul 22, 2020
Mix producers and quarry operators can save big money on projects if they first train wheel loader operators for optimum efficiency.
Jul 22, 2020
Louisville Paving and Rogers Group Inc. team up to improve a local community by rebuilding Westonia Park in Portland, Kentucky.
Jul 22, 2020
Bergkamp Inc. acquisition of Benedict Slurry Seal positions lab equipment for preservation professionals
Jul 22, 2020
Eurobitume has announced the election of three new senior officers at the association’s virtual spring meeting: Frédérique Cointe from ExxonMobil is now Eurobitume’s president, Christophe Jacquet from Total is vice president and Dave Foster from Shell is treasurer.
Jul 22, 2020
For compacting soils or deep recycled asphalt lifts, the padfoot drum of the H 20i C P series from HAMM offers a range of weights. Here’s how it works.
Jul 22, 2020
Blue Roads Solutions offers a turn-key solution that is fully automated with fuel procurement and transportation logistics with service for its LNG system.
Jul 22, 2020
Whether your crew is called on to perform pavement maintenance or new construction, it’s hot work for them in the height of summer. This month’s product gallery offers a sampling of paving and pavement maintenance/preservation tools and machines to get the job done, but don’t forget the safety elements crewmembers need close at hand.
Jul 22, 2020
The 10-foot, SUPER 2000-3i tracked paver from Vögele, a division of The Wirtgen Group, Antioch, Tennessee, was designed primarily for highways and large-scale projects. It comes with Vögele’s user-friendly ErgoPlus […]
Jul 22, 2020
Takeuchi-US, Atlanta, announces the TB225 compact hydraulic excavator for the North American market. The brand new TB225 features all steel construction, an operating weight of 4,993 pounds, a dig depth […]
Jul 22, 2020
SITE, based in Chicago, has announced it will partner to exclusively sell Utilis’ Hydro-Scan, to identify parking lots with underlying moisture issues. This innovative new product provides soil moisture data […]
Jul 22, 2020
Roadtec Inc., Chattanooga, has reinvented the material transfer vehicle (MTV) with the SB-3000. The SB-3000 is focused on safety, comfort and productivity, the three things customers said are important to […]
Jul 22, 2020
John Deere, Moline, Illinois, unveils a new, low monthly payment program dubbed the “Own It” program for select compact construction equipment models. Specifically, the 17G and 30G excavators, 312GR and […]
Jul 22, 2020
Construction workers often share the same equipment and the same work vehicles, which can become costly and time consuming to continuously have to clean, especially during the pandemic. GTech Clean […]
Jul 22, 2020
General Equipment Company, Owatonna, Minnesota, offers the new SG7 SurfacePro™ Edge Grinder for commercial contractors. Intended for smaller areas, it is designed to accommodate a wide variety of surface preparation […]
Jul 22, 2020
Caterpillar Inc. announced in June it acquired select assets and hired employees from the robot and autonomy technology solutions company Marble Robot Inc., San Francisco. The acquisition is part of […]
Jul 22, 2020
Bergkamp Inc., Salina, Kansas, offers its pothole patcher rental program to eliminate capital expenses and allow agencies to get ahead with street maintenance programs. This allows busy public works departments […]
Jul 22, 2020
Asphalt Kingdom, founded by Judson Burdon, has launched the Surface Area Measurement Tool, an online-based mapping tool, to help professionals in the sealcoating and asphalt maintenance industry to calculate the […]
Jun 22, 2020
Two porous asphalt experts outline the best practices of how to pave porous asphalt.
Jun 22, 2020
W-L Construction & Paving, Inc. won VAA’s first-ever Golden Lute Award for its paving performance on Mountain Empire Airport’s runway.
Jun 22, 2020
Volvo Construction Equipment, Shippensburg, Pennsylvania, debuted two 8-foot pavers new to the North American market at CONEXPO-CON/AGG 2020. The P5110B tracked and P5170B wheeled asphalt pavers are ideal for heavy […]
Jun 22, 2020
According to the National Fire Protection Agency (NFPA) 70E: Standard for Electrical Safety in the Workplace, arc flash is a “dangerous condition associated with the release of energy caused by […]
Jun 22, 2020
Anrak milled the damaged rolled concrete surface of the steeply inclined Lake Oroville dam ahead of repairs.
Jun 22, 2020
Idle haul trucks will require maintenance, fleet management for optimum return to service after COVID-19.
Jun 22, 2020
Streamlining field data collection for efficient action drove Lakeside Industries to adopt B2W Track.
Jun 22, 2020
Ammann technology supports Imboden’s production, paving in tunnels and beyond for A9 extension through the Rhône valley.
Jun 22, 2020
For the summer of 2020, the asphalt industry has remained active while socially distancing on the job site. For those producers busily bringing in materials, and then designing and making […]
Jun 22, 2020
Superior Boiler, headquartered in Hutchinson, Kansas, offers the Mohawk model. Superior representative Mike Moore of MG Sales in Indiana has found the Mohawk to be an excellent candidate for asphalt […]
Jun 22, 2020
Given the travel and social distancing constraints due to Novel Coronavirus, you may need to have original equipment manufacturers bring products and demonstrations to you. The purpose of the Hotmix […]
Jun 22, 2020
The RM GO! SMART service package from RUBBLE MASTER offers human-machine interaction. The infrastructure RM developed for this system promotes intelligent operation of the crushing machine and enables remote processing […]
Jun 22, 2020
Powerscreen, a Terex Corporation brand, displayed its CT75R tracked radial conveyor along with other Powerscreen crushing and conveying solutions during CONEXPO-CON/AGG 2020. The radial conveyor offers a stockpiling solution for […]
Jun 22, 2020
Lo-Density® drop-in tank heaters from Process Heating Company (PHCo), Seattle, Washington, are designed for 100 percent efficient heating of asphalt and emulsions in both underground tanks and distributor trucks. The […]
Jun 22, 2020
Midwestern Industries Inc., Massillon, Ohio, introduces its new KLEAR-SCREEN series panels. The series design features spaced wire cloth urethane strips that essentially operate as live moving wires to create more […]
Jun 22, 2020
The Liquid Vision digital tank monitoring and valve control system from Meeker Equipment, Belleville, Pennsylvania, is designed to ensure safety and reliability when filling your tanks. Liquid Vision provides four […]
Jun 22, 2020
McCloskey International, Peterborough, Ontario, displayed its newest products in the silver lot during CONEXPO-CON/AGG 2020, including the I44RV3HD from the re-designed impact crusher line. This plant combines a 45-inch impactor […]
Jun 22, 2020
MAJOR, a Haver & Boecker company, Candiac, Quebec, displayed its FLEX-MAT Sensor at CONEXPO-CON/AGG 2020. The sensor, as demonstrated in the January Here’s How it Works feature, is a vibration […]
Jun 22, 2020
Libra Systems Inc., Harleysville, Pennsylvania, also offers the Automatic AC Tank Switching Module, available for the PlantWise Drum Mix Control System. The enhanced module controls all fill, return and supply […]
Jun 22, 2020
The MOBIREX MR 130 Zi EVO2 impact crusher from Kleemann GmbH, a company of the Wirtgen Group, was one of four innovations from Kleemann on display during CONEXPO-CON/AGG 2020. It […]
Jun 22, 2020
Haver & Boecker Niagara, H&B’s new mineral processing brand, introduced at CONEXPO-CON/AGG the PROcheck service program, which is dedicated to keeping customers’ operations running at peak performance. Each analysis comes […]
Jun 22, 2020
Designed around the high-performance JW55 jaw crusher, the Cedarapids® MJ55 modular jaw crusher from Cedarapids—a Terex brand—is designed for large quarries or contractors that want a stationary type design. The […]
Jun 22, 2020
The Voyager™ 140 portable, compact asphalt plant from Astec Inc., Chattanooga, is built around a Double Barrel® drum featuring Astec v-fights for densifying the veil of material across the dryer. […]
May 22, 2020
The Kansas Turnpike Authority turned to asphalt to upgrade its southern toll terminal quickly, while utilizing the existing roadway.
May 22, 2020
Plant Consultant Clarence Richard explains how to install the fiber feeder for modified mix designs.
May 22, 2020
Since 1980, Lakeview Rock Products Inc. has provided asphalt-quality aggregates from its pits in North Salt Lake, Utah. Here’s the story of 40 years of family-focused aggregate and asphalt services.
May 22, 2020
Pickleball is a rapidly growing sport. With the ability to retrofit pickleball lines on existing sport courts, it’s a simple service to up-sell recreation sites. Here’s how to surface and stripe a pickleball court.
May 22, 2020
Infectious disease exposure control plans won’t end when COVID-19 does. Check out these 5 steps to stop the spread of infectious diseases.
May 22, 2020
Pavelink is a cloud-based workflow management system from Topcon that collects data from every step of the paving process and makes it available to the plant, trucking, paving crew and office staff.
May 22, 2020
Four types of lighting every paving and preservation job site should have: hazard/warning lights, ground lighting, scene lighting and surface lighting.
May 22, 2020
BASF tested its B2Last modifier for a successful low-temperature paving trial on Autobahn A96.
May 22, 2020
CWMF Corp.’s two Honey Badger RAP system models, the HB-30 and HB-40, crushes oversized RAP in real-time.
May 22, 2020
Check out the latest new asphalt paving and pavement maintenance equipment for June of 2020.
May 22, 2020
Hamm’s HCQ Navigator provides a live indication to roller operators of the points that were already sufficiently compacted or where further compaction is necessary. This prevents over- and under-compaction while helping to optimize the number of passes.
May 22, 2020
Roadtec has launched a new material transfer vehicle, the SB3000. The reinvented Shuttle Buggy has a lower profile and a host of enhancements for operators.
May 22, 2020
WITOS Paving Docu from Vögele bridges the gap between its two existing job site applications: RoadScan, the non-contacting temperature-measurement system; and WITOS Paving Plus, the telematics solution for coordinating all processes from the mixing plant to the paving process in real time.
May 22, 2020
May 22, 2020
Thunder Creek Equipment, Pella, Iowa, launched its new MTO service, fuel and lube trailer during CONEXPO-CON/AGG 2020. The MTO handles up to five different fluid types, including fresh oil, grease, […]
May 22, 2020
Sripath Technologies® LLC, Mahwah, New Jersey, offers ReJUVN8™ to allow the use of high amounts of recycled asphalt pavement (RAP) in hot mixes. Traditionally, many mixes contain about 20 percent […]
May 22, 2020
Road Dryer LLC, Greenville, South Carolina, offers the RD-1200XT pavement drying unit to dry surfaces prior to paving or applying surface treatments or striping. The unit blows heated air up […]
May 22, 2020
Kubota Engine America (KEA), a subsidiary of Kubota Corporation, headquartered in Lincolnshire, Illinois, debuted the V3307 Micro-Hybrid system prototype at CONEXPO-CON/AGG 2020. The system is designed to provide power assistance […]
May 22, 2020
Geophysical Survey Systems Inc. (GSSI), Nashua, New Hampshire, unveiled its PaveScan® RDM 2.0 asphalt density assessment tool for the United States and Canada at the Transportation Research Board (TRB) 2020 […]
May 22, 2020
Earthwave Technologies, Indianapolis, displayed its Fleetwatcher Materials Management Solution (MMS), a wireless telematics system developed for paving contractors during CONEXPO-CON/AGG 2020. With load cycle analysis, users can see where problems […]
May 22, 2020
Ergodyne, St. Paul, Minnesota, has added two products to its high-visibility rainwear collection. GloWear® 8366 Lightweight Hi-Vis Rain Jacket—Type R, Class 3 and GloWear® 8916 Lightweight Hi-Vis Rain Pants—Class E […]
May 22, 2020
Material segregation occurs during loading, transport and dumping. Larger material tends to move to the outer sections and smaller material settles in the middle of the material flow. The MF2500CS […]
May 22, 2020
ASV Holdings Inc., Grand Rapids, Minnesota, has added Maxx Outdoor & Equipment in North Texas to its dealer network. The dealer will offer ASV’s full line of Posi-Track® compact track […]
May 22, 2020
American Eagle, a division of Stellar Industries Inc., Garner, Iowa, released the 40P, lightweight, hydraulically-driven air compressor during CONEXPO-CON/AGG 2020. The 40P is a reciprocating compressor that uses a combination […]
Apr 21, 2020
When production is going full tilt, any signs of fatigue on a conveyor belt will give you an instant headache. If you see a rip or tear that can’t wait until the end of the shift for repair, you’ll have to stop and handle it. Let’s walk through a quick fix.
Apr 21, 2020
Reduce credit card acceptance rates and fees on a business-to-business rate program.
Apr 21, 2020
Cornejo & Sons uses color-coded flags to identify work zone entrances and exits–an idea for which the company was recognized as a finalist in the National Asphalt Pavement Association’s annual Safety Awards program.
Apr 21, 2020
How the new WOTUS rule affects the aggregates industry.
Apr 21, 2020
American Pavement Specialists expands its picture-perfect image by leveraging the power of social media.
Apr 21, 2020
Launched in December 2019, DOTslip enables contractors and producers to digitally share tickets with customers, crews, carriers, and project owner representatives automatically.
Apr 21, 2020
AMAP 2020 presentation offers early results on cold temperature cracking testing outside MnROAD facility.
Apr 21, 2020
Dynamic Infrastructure announces cooperative agreement and technology sharing during pandemic emergency.
Apr 21, 2020
The team at BOMAG Americas demonstrated its new BF 200 paver with 44-inch track width during its Innovation Days in 2019 for such projects. Here’s how it works.
Apr 21, 2020
The Asphalt Binder Cracking Device (ABCD), invented by Sang-Soo Kim, was developed alongside its low-temperature cracking potential test under the National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Innovations Deserving Exploratory Analysis (IDEA) project 99.
Apr 21, 2020
Apr 21, 2020
Haver & Boecker launched its new global mineral processing brand, Haver & Boecker Niagara during CONEXPO-CON/AGG 2020.
Apr 21, 2020
The flagship RM 120GO! compact crusher from RUBBLE MASTER, has a throughput capacity of up to 385 U.S. tons per hour.
Apr 21, 2020
Lo-Density® drop-in tank heaters from Process Heating Company (PHCo), Seattle, are available for efficient heating of asphalt and emulsions in both underground tanks and distributor trucks.
Apr 21, 2020
Powerscreen, a Terex Corporation brand, displayed its new Powerscreen® Chieftain™ 1700X hybrid screen along with other Powerscreen crushing and conveying solutions during CONEXPO-CON/AGG 2020.
Apr 21, 2020
Minds Inc., Kelowna, British Columbia, offers the PlantManager multi-plant dashboard software.
Apr 21, 2020
Meeker Equipment Co. Inc., Belleville, Pennsylvania, has launched the Freedom Air reverse-air baghouse.
Apr 21, 2020
McCloskey International, Peterborough, Ontario, displayed its newest products in the silver lot during CONEXPO-CON/AGG 2020, including the S250 screener.
Apr 21, 2020
MAJOR, a Haver & Boecker company, Candiac, Quebec, introduced its FLEX-MAT ID Enabled concept at CONEXPO-CON/AGG 2020.
Apr 21, 2020
Astec Mobile Screens Inc., Sterling, Illinois, displayed the Ranger™ J20 mobile jaw crusher at CONEXPO-CON/AGG 2020.
Apr 21, 2020
The new MOBICAT MC 120 Zi PRO jaw crusher from Kleemann GmbH, a company of the Wirtgen Group, was one of four innovations from Kleemann on display during CONEXPO-CON/AGG 2020.
Apr 21, 2020
The foundation drilling auger protection concept from Kenco Engineering Inc., Roseville, California, can reduce downtime at the asphalt plant and at the paver by retaining auger diameter.
Apr 21, 2020
Stansteel/Hotmix Parts & Service, Louisville, offers the Accu-Level™ AC tank & silo level indicator to replace the antiquated lever-and-pulley systems for determining the amount of material left in your asphalt cement (AC) tank.
Apr 21, 2020
Heatec Inc., an Astec Industries Company, Chattanooga, has recently introduced its dish bottom storage tanks for liquid asphalt cement (AC) binders.
Apr 21, 2020
Hauck Manufacturing Company displayed at CONEXPO-CON/AGG 2020 its BCS-7000 burner control system, which is designed to offer precise control of stack temperature or material temperature and dryer draft.
Apr 21, 2020
Haver & Boecker Niagara, Haver & Boecker’s new mineral processing brand, exhibited the Niagara F-Class portable plant for the first time during CONEXPO-CON/AGG 2020.
Apr 21, 2020
The Revolution portable plant from CWMF, Waite Park, Minnesota, is designed for portability while meeting your tons-per-hour production needs.
Apr 21, 2020
The new Astec Versa Jet™ burner from Astec Industries, Chattanooga, has been engineered for versatility.
Apr 21, 2020
The ACP ContiHRT plant from Ammann Group, Langenthal, Switzerland, is a continuous plant for the North American market, designed to handle up to 60 percent RAP without burning the light ends off the replacement binder.
Feb 25, 2020
Morgan Asphalt is doing its part to improve air quality in Utah with its investment in a state-of-the-art, eco-friendly asphalt plant from Gencor.
Feb 25, 2020
akeside Industries Inc., Issaquah, Washington, was awarded the National Asphalt Pavement Association’s (NAPA) Asphalt Operations Safety Innovations Award for the development and implementation of the Field Trauma Kit for Worksites.
Feb 25, 2020
Koss Construction has performed Oklahoma’s second Perpetual Pavement project with full depth asphalt, located on US-69.
Feb 25, 2020
How asphalt paving and maintenance companies are using Autodesk’s suite of software to improve operations
Feb 25, 2020
For Innovative Roadway Solutions—a pavement preservation specialist operating in Texas, Missouri and the surrounding states—success means taking advantage of new innovations, even if they present a challenge to current pavement maintenance processes.
Feb 25, 2020
In 2019, TRB web series showcased how driving surface aggregate (DSA) specs and placement can improve unpaved roads over traditional aggregate use.
Feb 25, 2020
New report documents a review of 30 recent Austroads research reports for potential impact on the Guide to Road Design.
Feb 25, 2020
The Quad-Axle 1200-25 CC Portable Impactor Plant from Eagle Crusher Company Inc., Galion, Ohio, was specially designed with asphalt producers in mind to help them with asphalt recycling.
Feb 25, 2020
CONEXPO-CON/AGG is the largest construction-related trade show in the United States. Here is your guide to asphalt-related exhibitors at ConExpo 2020.
Feb 25, 2020
Trust but verify burner—and other controls—stats to ensure proper operation.
Feb 25, 2020
Consultant and longtime plant operator A.J. Ronyak gives best practices in a 10-step sequence for warming up and starting up the HMA plant for the day’s best productivity.
Feb 24, 2020
With this being the innovations edition of AsphaltPro magazine, it’s only fitting that we focus on new-to-you equipment in the product gallery. Advances in technology and electronics crop up all […]
Feb 23, 2020
Wirtgen America will have more than 30 products on display in almost 30,000 square feet of outdoor space in booth 5419 in the silver lots 1 &2, including the new […]
Feb 23, 2020
Volvo Construction Equipment will debut two new asphalt paver models for its North American line-up at the festival grounds in Vegas—the P5110B tracked and P5170B wheeled eight-foot pavers. They are […]
Feb 23, 2020
Of the two new mills Roadtec Inc., Chattanooga, will have on display at CONEXPO, the RX-700 has some changes to make note of, according to Director of Sales Eric Baker. […]
Feb 23, 2020
It’s not new iron, but the news from Milwaukee Tool is about its production of smaller tools of the trade and positive growth. Milwaukee Tool is expanding its footprint in […]
Feb 23, 2020
For the mechanic—or operators functioning as proxy mechanics—on your crew, the team at Hammerhead Industries, Ventura, California, has released six new ANSI 121-compliant Gear Keeper® retractable tethers to increase convenience […]
Feb 23, 2020
Among the new iron Caterpillar will have on display at the festival grounds at CONEXPO, don’t forget the company’s service and solutions for asphalt paving. For example, the CAT® app […]
Feb 23, 2020
At the almost 30,000-square-foot outdoor space in booth S-5419, the Wirtgen Group will include a new compactor with padfoot drum from HAMM that offers a drum width of 84.3 inches […]
Feb 23, 2020
CASE Construction Equipment, Racine, Wisconsin, is launching a new Tier 4 Final PT240D pneumatic tire roller for the asphalt industry. With an operating weight of 21,380 pounds, a 100-horsepower Deutz […]
Feb 23, 2020
The team from Bomag Americas, Ridgeway, South Carolina, has launched its second generation compact cold planers and will have them on display in booth 30316 in the central hall. Available […]
Feb 23, 2020
While most AsphaltPro readers will recognize the Ammann Group for its innovative asphalt plant products, including the new continuous high-recycling plant—the Ammann ACP ContiHRT—that will be on display in the […]
Feb 23, 2020
Allen Engineering, Paragould, Arkansas, has introduced its all-new 2020 AW16E fully electric wheel buggy with travel speeds of up to 6 miles per hour and a payload of 2,500 pounds. […]
Jan 25, 2020
This February edition of AsphaltPro focuses on recycling, but that doesn’t mean we take a month off from production. Far from it—we include information on increasing recycled material at the […]
Jan 25, 2020
Milling and filling took on a safety role with the placement of an open graded friction course on I-795 in Wilson County, North Carolina.
Jan 25, 2020
ADC Paving paves its first bicycle motocross (BMX) track.
Jan 25, 2020
A recent study has found that foremen and supervisors are more likely to conduct safety meetings when they receive safety-related materials directly to their smartphones.
Jan 25, 2020
In the final installment of our three-part series following Texas Cordia’s pursuit for a plant, Heredia and Corbitt share what they learned in the first year of running their plant.
Jan 25, 2020
New York State Police issued more than 1000 tickets during Operation Hardhat, in which state police officers went undercover as road construction workers to identify motorists violating construction work zone laws.
Jan 25, 2020
In November 2019, Zonar established a grant assistance program for its customers and prospects to assist with the cost of investing in new technology.
Jan 25, 2020
Assembly Bill 5 changes California truck law. See if your drivers can be considered independent contractors after the two-year construction hauling grace period.
Jan 25, 2020
Continental Milling Inc. uses a Cat® PM822 cold planer for Kiewit Corporation’s Pikes Peak mill and overlay.
Jan 25, 2020
Researchers at NCAT prepared a standard for cold recycling mix design with foamed asphalt.
Jan 25, 2020
Ammann recently introduced its ACP ContiHRT asphalt mixing plant to the North American market. Here’s how Ammann’s ACP ContiHRT Plant works.
Jan 25, 2020
Making the move to liquefied natural gas (LNG) as a fuel source can be a user-friendly process.
Jan 25, 2020
Based on GlobalData’s analysis, if all infrastructure projects in the pipeline proceed as planned, spending on projects involving Chinese contractors could reach US$64 billion in 2020, up from US$23 billion in 2014.
Jan 25, 2020
ADM’s Carlos Cardenas shares best practices portable HMA plant set-up for 2 months or 2 years of production. Here’s how to set up a portable asphalt plant.
Jan 25, 2020
Paving beneath a deck/in a parking garage presents different challenges from paving an open-air parking lot. Let’s look at how to pave a parking garage.
Jan 24, 2020
Caterpillar has launched several new design enhancements for its small wheel loader (SWL) line—Cat® 926M, 930M and 938M models—centered on improving attachment visibility, operator comfort and machine performance. The line’s new […]
Jan 24, 2020
Atlas Copco Power Technique, Rock Hill, South Carolina, has updated its QAS 250 and QAS 330 generators with a more powerful John Deere 6090 engine. The generators are designed to […]
Jan 24, 2020
This February edition of AsphaltPro focuses on recycling, but that doesn’t mean we take a month off from production. Far from it—we include information on increasing recycled material at the […]
Dec 27, 2019
Blythe Construction operates 13 asphalt plants across North and South Carolina, producing more than 1 million tons of hot mix and recycled asphalt annually. In September 2019, they upgraded their plant to improve environmental sustainability.
Dec 27, 2019
Cornejo & Sons wins KAPA Overlay Award with a winning warm-mix asphalt strategy.
Dec 27, 2019
Construction headsets can improve communication, training and safety while protecting against hearing loss.
Dec 27, 2019
Meet the 2020 National Asphalt Pavement Association’s incoming chairman, Jay Winford of Prairie Contractors.
Dec 27, 2019
The Environmental Protection Agency’s Tier II reporting exists to aid first responders in safely dealing with emergency situations. Here’s how to comply with EPA Tier II reporting.
Dec 27, 2019
Tresco Companies expands its production capacity with maximum recycled asphalt pavement from Eagle Crusher.
Dec 27, 2019
When it came time to revitalize the more than 40-year-old entry road and parking lots surrounding its corporate campus, the Cargill team saw an opportunity to put its Cargill Anova rejuvenator into action at home.
Dec 27, 2019
About half the staff from EZ Street Asphalt, Miami, was in the Ozarks Oct. 25, volunteering at a training event for rural law enforcement officers.
Dec 27, 2019
MAJOR’s Flex-Mat Sensor is an app-controlled vibration analysis sensor to monitor and fine tune screen box performance. Here’s how it works.
Dec 20, 2019
2020 brings a new set of conversations to the forefront when it comes to the debate of plastics. In preparation for the February recycling-themed issue of AsphaltPro, we dive into the discussion here.
Nov 25, 2019
Gear up for the 2020 paving season during this off-season, starting with research right here. From technology to big iron, original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) aren’t waiting for CONEXPO-CON/AGG to release […]
Nov 25, 2019
NexTraq launched MobileBlock to ensure drivers’ smartphones and tablet screens are locked during driving. NexTraq also relies on a number of other devices to deliver actionable data to its platform.
Nov 25, 2019
Benevento Companies relies on HaulHub to take digital orders and watch them all the way to the paver. A recent integration between HaulHub and Command Alkon/Apex, called CONNEX, is making it easier than ever.
Nov 25, 2019
Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT) purchased a Bergkamp M310E micro surfacing machine for its pavement preservation needs.
Nov 25, 2019
Kentucky has been micro surfacing its roads since 2008. After doubling down on quality in 2012, the pavement preservation technique has reached its peak in the state. And in 2019, micro surfacing was used for the first time in Kentucky on an airport taxiway/runway, with the help of American Pavements.
Nov 25, 2019
Here are some top questions that mix producers who are evaluating their AC provider should ask.
Nov 25, 2019
Caterpillar’s virtual reality safety training, Cat Safety VR, offers Dunn Construction crews a safe place to learn.
Nov 25, 2019
American Rental Association shares its equipment rental expectations for 2020.
Nov 25, 2019
The technical committee of the Association of Modified Asphalt Producers conducted a reclaimed asphalt pavement (RAP) study. Here, we outline the results of the AMAP RAP study.
Nov 25, 2019
Working in a way that can save fuel can end up saving big money. The Association of Equipment Manufacturers shares some tips for optimal fuel efficiency.
Nov 25, 2019
What’s in store for the asphalt industry in 2020–and beyond? AsphaltPro looks at trends and projects pertaining to international asphalt news.
Nov 25, 2019
Planta Contitech Chihuahua manufactures power transmission belts for a wide range of applications including the construction market. This year, it celebrates 20 years in operation.
Nov 25, 2019
The new generation of diesel technology is helping ports, cities, communities, and entire nations meet climate and clean air challenges of today and tomorrow, according to a statement submitted July 16 by the Diesel Technology Forum.
Nov 25, 2019
The engineers at BOMAG Americas, Ridgeway, South Carolina, have launched the 10-foot highway class pavers with new features to assist operators; and the BOMAG CR 1030 T paver has some upgrades. Here’s how it works.
Nov 24, 2019
John Deere introduces the new mechanical angle blade for the 950K and 1050K crawler dozers.
Nov 24, 2019
Crescent Lufkin has launched the Control Series of tape measures for tradespeople. The new features are designed to help tackle issues that help users get the job done more efficiently.
Nov 24, 2019
Caterpillar, Minneapolis, offers the Cat® CS56B soil compactor with a redesigned cab for operator comfort, exclusive Cat® dual pump propel system with electronic control, and new Cat Compaction Control.
Nov 24, 2019
Vogele updates its Big MultiPlex Ski. This new grade and slope control technology simplifies the process of connecting and using the sensors.
Nov 24, 2019
The BOMAG BF 200 paver is a small construction site paver, new to the North American market.
Nov 24, 2019
ASV Holdings Inc. introduces its two-year, 2,000-hour loader warranty and no-derailment guarantee for its Posi-Track® and skid-steer loaders.
Nov 24, 2019
Roadtec’s RP-250e is a highway class asphalt paver with a minimum paving width of 10 feet and a rear-mount screed.
Nov 24, 2019
Trimble SiteVision is an outdoor AR solution that enables users to visualize 2D and 3D data on virtually any project site with cellular or internet connectivity.
Oct 27, 2019
Ray Brown suggests building an asphalt test section to validate plant produced mixture.
Oct 27, 2019
Intercounty Paving used new rollers with HCQ Navigator intelligent compaction on State Route 24.
Oct 27, 2019
CPWR’s Safety Climate Assessment Tool helps companies assess their safety culture.
Oct 27, 2019
Tenna’s customized fleet management solutions aim to eliminate yard hunts and unnecessary purchases, while improving use and reducing downtime.
Oct 27, 2019
Lakeside Industries waterproofs a bridge in Washington State.
Oct 27, 2019
With winter coming on, producers are finishing up in many parts of North America. Original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) and services providers still have components and particulars to help you get through end-of-season and beyond.
Oct 27, 2019
Pavecon turns to Sparkhound to optimize workflows through a complete digital transformation.
Oct 27, 2019
Kabbage’s head of customer experience shares tips for cash flow management tips for a healthy business.
Oct 27, 2019
NCAT has completed Phase VI of its asphalt test track, covering information, statistics, and verifiable data on porous friction courses with cellulose fiber, with synthetic fiber, and with ground tire rubber.
Oct 27, 2019
Performance Paving paves a new pit road at Phoenix International Raceway. Here’s how they did it.
Sep 25, 2019
The bucket on the plant’s front end loader is the business end of this machine and protecting the bucket is truly protecting an important investment. Here’s how to protect the loader bucket.
Sep 25, 2019
Here’s how to train your haul truck drivers to pay attention while they’re driving, regardless of how well they think they know the roads.
Sep 25, 2019
While all equipment operators should understand the basic concept that greasing or oiling a bearing prevents one type of downtime, not all operators and mechanics entering the industry have the fine-tuned skills for proper lubrication. Here’s a primer for preventing equipment seizures.
Sep 25, 2019
ARRA’s Eric Baker shares why cold asphalt preservation practices are hot right now in the Fall 2019 issue of Preservation Pro.
Sep 25, 2019
U.S. Congressional Representative Judy Chu (D-California) has introduced H.R. 3668. If enacted, the bill directs OSHA to issue a national standard to protect workers from heat-related injuries and illnesses.
Sep 25, 2019
How to perform a full depth reclamation, following industry best practices
Sep 25, 2019
RenoRun is an on-demand delivery company dedicated to the construction industry.
Sep 25, 2019
AsphaltPro spoke with Kevin P. Monaco, NJAPA’s executive director since 2012, to learn about how NJAPA engages with state legislators and addresses the workforce shortage in the state of New Jersey.
Sep 25, 2019
As autumn closes in, you may be looking at a tired or worn paving fleet. This article includes a handful of offerings that were provided to make it easier for you to find who’s keeping your bottom line in mind.
Sep 25, 2019
From a used Barber Greene to current day components, Asphalt Supply Company, also known as ASCO, conducts plant replacement in stages.
Sep 25, 2019
Servitization, where companies will no longer just sell products, instead offering the value or business outcomes those products deliver, is completely redefining the way manufacturers operate and serve their customers. Here are some ideas on how to win at customer service in this new era.
Sep 25, 2019
Changes to the P-401 spec have placed more emphasis on two items: quality control (QC) and tack coat. Here’s how your P-401 responsibilities have changed.
Sep 25, 2019
Tech company and tire manufacturer Continental expands its production facilities in Lousado, Portugal. The new capacity will be used for the production of radial earthmoving and port tires with a diameter larger than 24 inches.
Sep 25, 2019
Meeker Equipment Co. Inc., Belleville, Pennsylvania, has launched a new reverse air baghouse called the Freedom Air that provides unique control of the turrets, does not require an air compressor […]
Sep 24, 2019
To dig a trench or utility cut safety, trained professionals are a fundamental part of the excavator work. Let’s take a look at important safety tips all excavator operators—of large or smaller machines—should follow.
Sep 24, 2019
MINDS delivers a plant automation solution for mix controls and software to handle loadout and ticketing needs at Blythe Construction.
Sep 24, 2019
In part one of our two-part series on the best practices of micro surfacing and slurry seal applications, we share all of the basics and best preparation practices. In part two, forthcoming in the Spring 2020 issue of Preservation Pro, will dig into the best practices on the job site.
Sep 24, 2019
How 1-877-FIX ASPHALT helped a property manager save his job after a disastrous stencil incident.
Sep 24, 2019
Hoses can get covered in tack and present a tripping hazard. That’s why the team at Bergkamp Inc., Salina, Kansas, engineered its new pivot tack/air hose system for its FP5 flameless all-in-one pothole patcher. Here’s how it works.
Aug 23, 2019
Integrity of incoming liquid AC determines final mix, dependable life, pavement performance
Aug 23, 2019
More cities across the state of Iowa embrace the use of full-depth HMA streets, constructing, or reconstructing, their streets with a perpetual asphalt pavement design.
Aug 23, 2019
Kokosing Materials Inc. knows what it takes to be a good neighbor. That’s why they use AS Cherry to eliminate the scent it asphalt plants with nearby neighbors.
Aug 23, 2019
Six technologies at ICUEE to assist with safety training efforts
Aug 23, 2019
Dynapac’s MF2500CS material feeder is designed for heavy highway paving contractors. Here’s how it works.
Aug 23, 2019
This month’s product gallery focuses on the parts and pieces that enhance production of asphalt mix. Original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) and service providers are already gearing up for a busy […]
Aug 23, 2019
Get to know Massachusetts Aggregate and Asphalt Pavement Association’s Executive Director Jim Reger.
Aug 23, 2019
Here are some suggestions to troubleshoot problems with taking cores for quality control/quality assurance testing.
Aug 23, 2019
Follow conveyor safety best practices to prevent accidents, injuries and fatalities related to your material conveyor.
Aug 23, 2019
Part III of our asphalt sustainability series gives a deep dive into additional ways to apply sustainable materials use while enhancing your bottom line at the asphalt plant.
Aug 23, 2019
Three types of insurance you need to protect your construction business against significant financial losses due to claims or lawsuits.
Aug 23, 2019
Recent study examines VDOT’s revised grading specs for the design of SMA mixes with smaller aggregates and the impact of aggregate morphology on the structural stability of the mix.
Jul 25, 2019
Big Creek Sand and Gravel in Borger, Texas, invests in new equipment from KPI-JCI and Astec Mobile Screens that could double—and in some cases triple—the operation’s output.
Jul 25, 2019
Cubical aggregate is a better product for both bituminous asphaltic concrete and Portland cement concrete (PCC), as the cubicity suppresses potential voids that might occur, and provides a better finish for both materials.
Jul 25, 2019
The best practices for paving residential and commercial paving jobs. Part three in our three part series.
Jul 25, 2019
Following the best practices of crushing and screening RAP is key for making the highest quality hot-mix asphalt. Here’s how to do it right.
Jul 25, 2019
Allan Myers was recognized by the National Asphalt Pavement Association (NAPA) as a 2018 finalist in the Operational Excellence Award in Asphalt Operations Safety Innovation for its custom safety features on its portable crusher.
Jul 25, 2019
Crack sealing is the process of placing an adhesive sealant into cracks on the pavement surface, preventing the infiltration of moisture and non-compressible materials into the pavement. Here are the best practices of crack sealing.
Jul 25, 2019
The construction industry has more nonstandard workers than almost any other industry, and these workers are at a greater risk for occupational injuries, illnesses and other adverse health outcomes as a result of their work arrangement. It’s important to understand who among your employees is considered nonstandard and to think about how you might improve the safety of these workers in your organization.
Jul 25, 2019
RoviTracker’s asset management software solution is powered with data from the CalAmp Telematics Cloud and smart sensors to manage smaller form factor tools and equipment, such as generators, jackhammers, light towers, pavement saws or skid steer attachments.
Jul 25, 2019
Mauldin’s 1560 asphalt paver was debuted at World of Asphalt 2019. Here’s how the Mauldin 1560 asphalt paver works.
Jul 25, 2019
As it does with new construction or mill-and-overlay projects, the nominal maximum aggregate size in a micro surfacing mix impacts the project’s success. Here are some best practices for stockpiling for micro surfacing jobs.
Jul 24, 2019
Luck Stone Corporation has been using unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) powered by the aerial intelligence platform from Delair, headquartered in Toulouse, France, to transform the company’s business decisions and environmental footprint.
Jul 24, 2019
Manufacturers haven’t slowed their research and development in between tradeshows while you’ve been out paving this summer. If you’re in need of parts, components or a whole new machine, the […]
Jul 24, 2019
The asphalt industry works with sustainable practices to lower GHGs and keep an already low carbon footprint in check. Malcolm Swanson, P.E., gathered information for an 11-page document outlining some of the industry’s sustainable practices
Jul 24, 2019
Recent advances in laboratory polishing and friction testing now provide a better assessment of friction that considers the entire gradation in an asphalt mixture rather than a single aggregate source.
Jul 24, 2019
Before deploying Kespry drones to measure stockpile volumes, collecting the data required for inventory management and mine planning was a time consuming and expensive affair for Covia Holdings Corporation’s mine in Tunnel City, Wisconsin.
Jul 24, 2019
Cobalt Construction was chosen to work with the White Pass Railroad to expand and enhance service for the cruise ship industry. Cobalt was also responsible for supplying ballast to support the new tracks, which meant putting the new McCloskey J40V2 crusher and R70 screener to work.
Jun 22, 2019
The Vermont Agency of Transportation (VTrans), with headquarters in Montpelier, has typically employed common preventive maintenance treatments such as bituminous crack fill sealant, micro surfacing, various seals, ultra thin lays, […]
Jun 22, 2019
Part Two of AsphaltPro’s “Best Practices for Residential and Commercial Paving” series.
Jun 22, 2019
Gather insight from the pipeline industry’s construction, refurbishment
Jun 22, 2019
An estimated 2 million construction workers in the United States have been exposed to respirable silica dust, according to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration. That’s why OSHA’s Respirable Crystalline […]
Jun 22, 2019
PennDOT partners with paving contractors to place high-RAP mixes on the state’s low-volume roads
Jun 22, 2019
Kokosing Materials Inc. developed its field ID lockout/tagout program to make it easy for employees to follow best safety practices.
Jun 22, 2019
AsphaltPro spent time getting to know Illinois Asphalt Pavement Association (IAPA)’s Kevin Burke II and learning how IAPA promotes the asphalt industry in the state of Illinois.