Producer Profiles

Superior Asphalt takes 2017 Ecological Award with planning, environmental commitment

Oklahoma-based contractor Sherwood Construction takes asphalt matters into its own hands on turnpike project

In the first installment of this three-part series, we get to know heavy civil highway contracting company Texas Cordia. Over the next few months, we’ll follow them as they establish their first asphalt plant, get it set up, and start selling hot mix asphalt.

In 2016, RAP Management LLC, Columbus, Ohio, partnered with Ammann Group, headquartered in Langenthal, Switzerland, to build the first new site developed for an asphalt plant in the Columbus area in 35 years, and the first Ammann plant in the United States.

CJ Miller received four awards for paving quality at the Maryland Asphalt Association’s 56th annual paving conference in March. The awards come just one year shy of the company’s 60th year in business, demonstrating just how accurate a motto can be.

It all started with a single truck more than 50 years ago. Sanders Brothers Construction Company, Charleston, South Carolina, got its start in the mid-60s when Jimmy and Elliot Sanders started hauling with their single axle dump truck. Then, in the early ’70s, the brothers acquired their first asphalt plant in North Charleston and acquired […]

When Sean Bulmann moved from the Midwest to Arizona in 2012, he had to adjust to a whole lot more than just the change in landscape. As asphalt operations manager for J. Banicki Construction Inc., Phoenix, Arizona, Bulmann faced unfamiliar weather, different mix preferences offering unique challenges, a new approach to traffic management in work […]

Since the California Legislature approved the Road and Repair Accountability Act in April of 2017, California Commercial Asphalt in San Diego has been busy. Also known as SB1, the bill is expected to increase state revenues for California’s transportation system by an average of $5.2 billion each year over the next decade through gas and […]