Category: Pavement Preservation & Maintenance
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Compaction Is Key To Long-Lasting Driveway Pavements
There is a lot of overlap in the preparation for paving residential driveways and the bigger commercial work, typically parking lots, but that doesn’t mean that the work is completely interchangeable. When taking on a driveway for an individual client, there are some key factors that need specific attention in order to ensure a long-lasting…
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Driveways By Us Compaction Write Up
There is a lot of overlap in the preparation for paving residential driveways and the bigger commercial work, typically parking lots, but that doesn’t mean that the work is completely interchangeable. When taking on a driveway for an individual client, there are some key factors that need specific attention in order to ensure a long-lasting…
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Snapshot: A Veteran’s Will to Succeed
In the work world, people are constantly working their way up to attain more and become more successful. No matter where they come from, if they have the right mindset, they can work their way higher up the ladder. With diligence and dedication, they work up to a more optimal position. For Rick Dillaman, this…
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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,…
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Pavement Maintenance & Reconstruction’s 2025 Top Contractor Award: Submissions Open
Pavement Maintenance & Reconstruction’s Top Contractor award spotlights the annual top contractors in the pavement, sealcoating, striping, and pavement repair markets. This survey of paving and pavement maintenance contractors allows us to develop an objective and verifiable listing in each of these five industry segments. To do that, we need to know: • Gross Sales…