Category: Pavement Maintenance
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Equipment Today Announces Winners of the 2025 Contractors’ Top 50 New Products Award
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in Asphalt, Asphalt Pavers, Attachments, Awards, Compact Excavators, Compact Track Loaders, Compaction Equipment, Construction Safety Technology, Construction Technology, Contractors’ Top 50, Crane, Crawler Dozers, Crawler Excavators, Earthmoving – Compact, Earthmoving Equipment, Equipment, Equipment Management, Equipment Monitoring & Logistics, Excavators ||Attachments, Featured, Fleet Maintenance, GPS, Laser & Other, Lifting Equipment, Machine Grade Control, Pavement Maintenance, Rental, Skid Steer Loaders, Top Story, Track Loaders, Trucks, Trucks & Accessories, Wheel Dozers, Wheel Excavators, Wheel Loaders, Worksite EquipmentFor 15 years, Equipment Today’s Contractors’ Top 50 New Products Award has served as the voice of the industry, representing your equipment priorities and preferences when it comes to exploring new market offerings. The annual Contactors’ Top 50 New Products Award is designed to recognize the best new product introductions and enhancements throughout the construction…
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Heat Safety Rollbacks Endanger Road Crews in the Sunbelt
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in Application, Asphalt, Blacktop, Business, Compaction, Construction News, Construction Safety, Dirt Work, Featured, Infrastructure, Labor & Workforce Development, Maintenance, Milling, Pavement Maintenance, Pavement Marking & Striping, Pavement Preservation & Maintenance, Paving, Plants, Policy Matters, Production, safety, Seal Coating, Sealcoating, Striping, Top Story, WorkforceImagine if tomorrow you woke up and heard a news report stating that a few states had passed laws which ban local governments from requiring workzone barriers like cones or concrete blocks? Or what if you heard they forbid localities from requiring a flagger for road work? Your first reaction might be to fact-check the…
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What Is VRAM? Void-Reducing Asphalt Membranes for Joint Longevity
In the past three years I’ve visited a fair number of jobsites to see how blacktop crews do a lot of what they do on a day-to-day basis. However, I haven’t undergone a lot of what I think of as “formal” training. Thankfully, last year I connected with Shelly & Sands, a large road work…
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What Your City Wants Paving Contractors To Know About Public Works
If you work in the blacktop industry long enough, you may eventually find yourself exploring some money making opportunities beyond the confines of the private commercial properties market. The good news is that there are usually a lot of different types of jobs that you can bid on in the public sector. While it is…
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AI, Asset Management, And ROI Dominate At PWX 2025
Last week in downtown Chicago, public works professionals from across the country converged at the McCormick Convention Center for the 2025 Public Works Expo (PWX). Every year this show houses products, equipment, and education for people who’s job it is to manage the local infrastructure you use every day. Whether that’s in a large metro…
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9 Steps to Keep New Asphalt Crew Members from Quitting
Almost every pavement maintenance contractor will be adding to their employee count by hiring new workers this year. It is incredibly important that those contractors set the pace and expectations they desire for the new worker. How a new worker is assimilated into the crew, that is, made to feel like one of the crew…
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How Crawler Skid Excavators Are Revolutionizing Roadbuilding Efficiency
For roadbuilding projects, there’s one thing contractors can likely agree on – doing more with less is critical to maximize efficiency and profits. Tight project deadlines, limited worksite space, ongoing labor shortages and the drive to stand out in a competitive landscape demand smart solutions. In terms of an operation’s bottom line, imagine the impact…
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Building Trust in Asphalt: The Power of Communication and Consistency
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In an industry where communication breakdowns, vague quotes and inconsistent crews can sometimes cause a headache, Sommerset Paving Companies, LLC offers something different. The Michigan-based contractor has built its reputation on clear communication, consistent quality, and a culture that values people as much as pavement. Louise Pernicano didn’t set out to run a paving company.…
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Transform Your Asphalt Maintenance Operation With Internal Customer Service
In the asphalt maintenance and reconstruction industry, we’re laser-focused on delivering a quality product to our clients, smooth, durable pavements that stand the test of time. But here’s a question that doesn’t get asked enough: How do we treat our internal customers? It’s a concept that might sound foreign at first, especially in a trade…
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Why Cash Flow Determines Long-Term Success in Construction
In the construction industry, it’s easy to get caught up by seven-figure contracts and impressive profit margins. But while revenue and profitability are important, they can mask an underlying threat that has taken down many otherwise successful contractors: poor cash flow management. Profit Isn’t Enough: The Cash Flow Blind Spot Many business owners equate financial…