Humor

Asphalt paving and maintenance professionals have important and gratifying careers. But, let’s face it, there are some days that could be better. Hidden within the list below are some truths to think about for making a paving day better. Here are the top 10 reasons your paving foreman would rather be on vacation. Some random […]

Caterpillar Inc., Peoria, Ill., has found clever and creative ways to show what their construction equipment can do, from giant Jenga games to a moving golf course on their dump trucks. The latest example of Cat’s creative equipment showcasing is the largest PAC-MAN game of all time. Forty years after the release of the iconic […]

Is anyone else craving a bit of fun, lighthearted news these days? The National Center for Asphalt Technology at Auburn University delivers by sharing the making of one of the world’s few “musical roads”. A section of Donahue Drive, located between Len Morrison Drive and West Sanford Avenue in Auburn, Alabama, now has strategically located […]

Can you believe it?!? The hard hat turned 100 years old this year! Although it is now one of the most ubiquitous pieces of personal protective equipment across many different industries, hard hats were first worn by construction workers in the 1920s. According to NIOSH, the E.D. Bullard Company, San Francisco, California, was the first […]

Happy NASCAR Day! America rides on asphalt–and so does NASCAR. Earlier this month, Dover International Speedway workers had to repair an area in turn 2 of the Dover, Delaware-based race track. Two 3-foot-by-3-foot pieces of concrete had come up and needed to be replaced before last weekend’s race. In response to a tweet about the repair, Dale Earnhardt […]