Introducing the 2018 Top 30 Editor's Choice Awards

For the fourth consecutive year, Asphalt Contractor magazine has taken the pulse of the equipment in the industry and chosen the Top 30 Editor’s Choice Awards.

May 7, 2018

For the fourth consecutive year, Asphalt Contractor magazine has taken the pulse of the equipment in the industry and chosen the Top 30 Editor’s Choice Awards.

This year, more than any other, we've listened to contractors about what products they've put to the test and couldn't work without. We looked at what products they're searching for most on our website, ForConstructionPros.com, what equipment they're sharing photos of on our social media pages and equipment innovations that are gaining attention and traction on the jobsite.

The result is a breadth of products that represent the new and improved, as well as the tried and true. We hope these 30 products give you some ideas of what you might want to add to your fleet this season.

ADM EX10248 Asphalt Plant

Ammann ACM 140 Prime Asphalt Plant

Astec SixPack Portable Asphalt Plant

BOMAG RS 500 Recycler/Stablizer

Carlson EZR208 Screed

Case DV209D & DV210D Double Drum Asphalt Rollers

Caterpillar Inc. AP1000E and AP1055E Asphalt Pavers

Chemtek NeSilex Silica Dust Suppressant

Cimline C1 Mastic Machine

CMI RM-6 Roto-Mill Cold Planer

Dynapac FC1400C Commercial Class 8-ft Tracked Paver

Hamm Hybrid Drive

Illumagear Halo Light

Kleeman SPECTIVE Control System

KM International All-In-One Asphalt Crack Maintenance Trailer

KPI-JCI ProSizer 3600 Single-Load Crushing Plant

MOBA PAVE-TM Layer Thickness Measurement System

Mr. Manhole Gold Series Six Shooter Manhole Cutter

Process Heating Co. Lo-Density CLHR Inline Electric Fuel Oil Preheaters

Road Widener Offset Vibratory Roller Attachment

Roadtec Auto Cut Precision Milling Technology

Schutte-Buffalo RC Series RAP Crusher

Superior Tandem Guardian Screen Plant

Trimble PCS900 Paving Control System

Topcon 3D-MC Asphalt for Paving

Vogele Super 1800-3i SprayJet Paver

Volvo DD110C Asphalt Compactor

VT LeeBoy 8515E Asphalt Paver

Weiler E1650 Material Transfer Vehicle

WEM4000 Pro Series with Camera Interface

As always, feel free to contact us with products you love and look for the list again next year!

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Equipped with an electric 335 hp drive, the MOBIREX MR 130i PRO serves as a primary and secondary crusher for recycling, material screening and debris handling.

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Compact more ground in less time – saving fuel with fewer passes

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Application for the Kleemann MOBIREX MR 100(i) NEO/NEOe ranges from different recycling operations, such as the processing of concrete, rubble and asphalt, to the processing of soft to medium-hard natural stone.

Kleemann MOBIREX MR 100(i) NEO/NEOe Mobile Impact Crusher

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Compatible with skid steers from 75 to 135 hp, the attachment can shred up to 10 in. deep at a width of 24 in.

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