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Asphalt Pavers
Contractor Choice: Who Makes The Best Asphalt Paver?
In a post on the Facebook group Asphalt Life, which has a community of almost 220,000 global members, the question of which manufacturer makes the best asphalt paver was discussed across hundreds of comments. The results will surprise you!
Paint & Thermoplastic Materials
Art and Community Efforts Boost Crosswalk Safety in Youngstown, Ohio
No Edge Lines
Where Are All The Workers? | No Edge Lines Season 2 Episode 3
Construction Safety
18 Tips to Stay Cool on the Jobsite in the Summer Heat
Asphalt Plants
FAYAT Acquires Asphalt Drum Mixers Inc.
Business
AEM Makes First Tour Stop at Weiler
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Asphalt
Asphalt Contractor's Top 30 Products 2024
The best list of new, innovative, and industry shaping products for the road building industry.
Asphalt
2024 State of the Road Building Industry: Into the Unknown
A year ago, there was a growing sense that 2023 would see some form of economic recession, but that didn't happen. This contributes to a greater sense of uncertainty as experts look toward 2024. The takeaway? Be prepared for anything.
Asphalt Recycling
Green Asphalt: Be Humble and Kick Asphalt
One asphalt plant is doing what many consider as the unthinkable: producing asphalt mixes from 100% reclaimed asphalt pavement (RAP), and they can convert any asphalt plant to do the same. Extensive testing says it works, but changing opinions is hard.
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Coaching & Consulting
Planning: The Components of Contractor Success
After more than 35 years of consulting with contractors of different size and specialty, one common ailment might be the lack of more in-depth planning for project success.
Infrastructure
$1.8B in Infrastructure Grants Announced Across U.S.
U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg announced $1.8 billion in awards from the Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainability and Equity (RAISE) discretionary grant program for 148 projects across the country.
Pavement Maintenance
PAVE/X Pulse: Project Staging Key to Success
Kenny Roy with Royal Pavement Solutions chats with contractors about how they planned their projects weeks before they arrive onsite to ensure all runs smoothly
Construction News
ForConstructionPros.com's New Award Recognizes Construction Pros in Office and on Jobsite
ForConstructionPros.com launched the PACER award, which recognizes construction pros on the jobsite and in the office for their accomplishments in shaping the construction industry.
Top Contractor Awards
The Pavement Maintenance Top 50 Contractors of 2024
The complex economic factors at work in our industry are impacted by many outside forces. If you only look at the year-over-year figures, you might be discouraged, but we've been tracking things for more than a decade, and upward is still the trend.
Asphalt Plants
Is AI-Driven Asphalt Production Possible?
Could asphalt plants eventually run themselves? We talked to Command Alkon who are at the head of the pack of technology companies integrating AI into the future of the asphalt world.
Construction Safety
Build Better: Integrative Strategies for Traffic & Construction Safety
An effective plan minimizes downtime and helps keep personnel in the work zone safe.
No Edge Lines
The Future Is Vocational | No Edge Lines Season 2 Episode 2
Brandon travels to see Eosso Brothers Paving in New Jersey, trains on an asphalt milling machine for the first time with a graduate of the local Ocean County Vocational Technical School (OCVTS), tours the program, and takes a stab at sealcoating a Wawa.
Excavators
Cat Launches Versatile Grading Beams For Excavators
A new tool, potentially useful for a wide range of dirt work situations, including sub-base and sub-gradations for asphalt and concrete pavements.
Construction Technology
How AI, Automation, and Tech Are Shaping Asphalt Industry
The machines that we use to pave, mill, and compact are getting smarter at an increasingly fast pace. Data capture and telematics give us all the pieces of the puzzle. How long before a system can put them all together better than human operators?
Sustainability
Ammann Joins Asphalt Pavement Industry’s Net Zero Commitment
The road map to a 2050 carbon neutral asphalt industry gains another major ally from the production sphere, as the National Asphalt Pavement Association (NAPA) looks to make bigger strides in sustainability.
Equipment Monitoring & Logistics
Technology Makes Teamwork Even More Effective
The technology your company employs on the jobsite should boost the effective communication and efficiency of your crew. It should reduce friction and make what you do well, even better.
Tandem Rollers
Hamm Launches Electric Tandem Rollers
The series includes eight battery-powered tandem rollers in the compact class.
Patching Equipment & Materials
Asphalt Pavement Repairs 101
The arrival of spring and early summer means shifting into high gear on pavement maintenance and repairs. The winter months and spring rains always take their toll on pavements, so it’s good to review a few basic, timely repair strategies.
Asphalt
World Premieres From Wirtgen Grab Industry Attention at World of Asphalt
Alongside machine efficiency and alternative applications and methods, digitalization and connected system solutions are important drivers in the development of the overall road construction process chain.
Pavement Maintenance
Backed By Private Equity, Heartland Paving Partners Acquires Fifth Company
As a platform for private equity group Soundcore, Heartland Paving Partners buys Klekamp & Company, based in Cincinnati, OH, expanding its foothold in the midwestern region. This is the second acquisition for the group in the last five months.
Video Network
PAVE/X Pulse: Keys to Successful Parking Lot Striping
This month, Mark Estrada with Marathon Solutions discusses the elements of proper planning and layout for achieving perfect striping results.
Labor & Workforce Development
A Better Hiring Mindest: What We Can Offer You
Jose Hernandez and his brother Pete started their asphalt business with nothing, but discovered an out-of-the-box recruitment method to find quality employees.
No Edge Lines
Love & Asphalt | No Edge Lines Season 2 Episode 1
Brandon heads to his first-ever World of Asphalt in Nashville, TN, where he walks the showroom floor, talks to attendees, and ultimately ends up on a river boat party. Checkout the first episode of an all-new season of No Edge Lines.
Asphalt
Asphalt Contractor's Top 30 Products 2024
The best list of new, innovative, and industry shaping products for the road building industry.
Oils, Lubricants & Greases
Renewable Lubricants Unveils Bio-Process Oils
Bio-Process Oils are biodegradable, renewable and fire resistant, as well as EPA and ISO 1400 compliant.
Technology & Services
Eliminate Road Paving Rework With Equipment & Technology
Check out ways roadbuilding teams are precisely paving roads on time and on budget with equipment and technology.
Asphalt Plants
Bergman Inc. Buys Asphalt Plant to Expand Market Reach
Growing a family company over a century means learning from the lessons of the past.
Construction Technology
Next-Gen, AI Powered Tools Launched By Command Alkon For Producers
With the release of Command Cloud the ready mix, aggregates, and asphalt systems are all unified under a single platform, bringing artificial intelligence and predictive analytics to material suppliers.
Asphalt
Milling Snapshot
Enter for a chance to have Wirtgen buy your milling crew a free lunch!
Asphalt
Paver Snapshot
Your paving crew deserves a free lunch! Enter for a chance to win lunch for your hardworking crew from Vögele.
Infrastructure
Baltimore Bridge Report Says $57 Billion Needed For Highways
In the wake of the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse, and the blockage of the United State's ninth largest port, TRIP highlights the increasing backlog of infrastructure deterioration and the need for more domestic funding.
Asphalt Plants
Russell Standard Acquires Asphalt Terminal in Delaware, Expands Northeastern Reach
Exclusive comments from the company's CEO, Matt Johnson, about their latest moves, as well as, where they intend to take things in the near future.
Coaching & Consulting
The Cost of Quality
The Cost of Quality is zeroed out when we do things right the first time.
Plate Compactors
Husqvarna LF 60i LAT Plate Compactor
The LF 60i LAT is the newest product to run on the BLi-X battery system.