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In addition to choosing from more than 50 educational sessions, the almost 2,200 contractors attending this year's National Pavement Expo, Jan. 30 - Feb. 2 in Nashville, got an eyefull of equipment and products on one of the show's most diverse exhibit floors in years.

Here's just a sampling of what contractors saw as they made their way through the crowded aisles.

A first-time exhibitor at NPE, Kaplan Technology Products, Inc. showed off its new FastMeasure product which can "turn your vehicle into a giant measuring wheel." FastMeasure was developed for the paving industry and mounts in trucks, cars, on crack routers, and on concrete saws. Once mounted, the FastMeasure measures the distance the vehicle travels, which helps save time on measuring and estimating. Also on display (and able to be taken for a brief test ride) was the FastMeasure Scooter, which featured the measuring device attached to a motorized scooter as another lightweight option to measure and lay out patching and paving work.

Technical Coatings Inc. showcased its one-of-a-kind high build liquid thermoplastic Plastech at the show. This cold-applied thermoplastic can be applied with a conventional sprayer or airless machines and has a fast dry and cure time. Technical Coatings pitches Plastech as tough and abrasion resistant, with low VOC and high solids, and up to 120-mil buildup. They say it has excellent bead retention, has water and solvent base, and is great for nighttime reflectivity. Other products drawing interest at the Technical Coatings booth included Dura Stripe Aerosol Paint, Sharp Stripe machines, Aerosol Layout Chalk, Stampcrete asphalt and concrete overlays, and Supreme Curb Paint.

The new Cushotrac Clamp-On Track Pads from Superior Tire & Rubber Corp. are made for crawler cranes, excavators, trenchers, directional or vertical drills, or other steel-tracked construction equipment. The Cushotrac Clamp-On is designed to fit steel double or triple bar grouser shoes. Superior's ALS (Active Leveraging System) forces the dual clamps to continuously tighten, virtually eliminating track pad failure due to mechanical breakdown. The Cushotrac Clamp-On installs quickly and easily using two floating clamps and no drilling.