Category: Asphalt Pavers
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Road Builders Upgrade Hurricane Evacuation Route
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It’s become increasingly apparent over the last handful of years that certain parts of the country are getting hit with increasingly severe weather events which takes added toll on critical infrastructure. For parts of the southeastern United States like Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, and Texas, the hurricanes that struck in 2023 and 2024 accumulated billions in…
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Who Really Benefits from Well-Paved Roads? Everyone
What’s one everyday necessity almost everyone takes for granted? Smooth roads and highway systems. “You never notice when you’re driving on a well-maintained road, but you’ll be sure to notice when it’s not,” said Cody Wagner, roadbuilding technologies product manager at RDO Equipment Co. Uneven slopes, potholes or deteriorated asphalt increase wear and tear on…
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World Of Asphalt Preview Guide 2025
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in Aggregates, Application, Asphalt, Asphalt Pavers, Asphalt Plants, Asphalt Recycling, Asphalt Tack Distributors, Automation Systems, Blacktop, Compaction, Construction News, Construction Technology, Dirt Work, Equipment, events, Featured, Maintenance, Mastics, Material Transfer Vehicles, Milling, Mix Design, Patching, Pavement Maintenance, Pavement Marking & Striping, Pavement Preservation & Maintenance, Paving, Plant Components, Plants, Preservation, Production, Rejuvenators, Sealcoating, Striping, Sweepers, Sweeping, TechnologyContractors, manufacturers, and all the biggest brands from the asphalt industry will be in attendance for the 2025 World of Asphalt show and conference (WOA) during the week of March 25-27 in St. Louis, MO. The best way to get the most from your time at the expo is to have a good plan. Whether…
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Massive Asphalt And Concrete Equipment Auction By Maynards, March 6 2025
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One of the, if not the biggest, hurdles to starting an asphalt pavement business, is the high cost of entry. Purchasing the pavers, rollers, milling machines, and all the other various tools used for maintenance don’t come cheap. Even if you’ve already started your business, the opportunity to purchase quality equipment, even pre-owned, at a…
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PAVE/X 2025 Delivered on “Bigger and Better” In Chattanooga, TN
…It lived up to the hype! During the lead-up to the first PAVE/X trade show in 2024, there was a distinct air of cautious optimism. The pavement industry was going through a transition several years in the making, a passing of the torch, or a changing of the guard, and everyone was holding their breath…
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Asphalt Plant Seasonal Start-Up Best Practices
Before he passed away, my grandfather used to say, “Machines are meant to run.” He spent his life working as a mechanic for several factories and metal shops in Northeast Ohio, and, eventually, he ended his career working at NASA’s Glenn Research Center in Cleveland. He basically had a full machine shop in his garage,…