Paving Toolbox Tips

Calibrating lab equipment should be second nature to your team members. Calibration is a vital step to get repeatable and accurate test results, thus states have specified different criteria for […]

When we’re talking about quality control/quality assurance during paving operations, one of the most obvious signs of a problem is a line (or two) in the mat. Here are a […]

When a client calls the main office to complain about a completed job, it usually means the job is about to cost you money. You’ll have to schedule a crewmember—or […]

For the seasoned paving foreman, staying off a hot mat is second nature. You know better than to track your footprints across the fresh lift directly behind the screed. How […]

We all know that casting material from an overfed longitudinal joint across the fresh mat leads to segregation and poor density, so why are laborers still doing it? Train them […]

On the back of the paver, at the left and right of the main screed, the screed operator will encounter a depth crank. This vertical pole with a handle on top […]