Hops & Highways Episode 17: 10 Tips for Asphalt Roller Maintenance

Who won the first Hops & Highways Yeti can coozie? How many construction contractors plan to get the COVID-19 vaccine? What are the top maintenance items you should check on your asphalt roller? Answers to all these questions and more on Hops & Highways

Dormie RobertsJessica Lombardo
Feb 12, 2021
The American Society of Civil Engineers

Hops & Highways is your weekly newscast dedicated to the road building industry. This week Jess & Dormie discuss the latest American Society of Civil Engineers report card, dive in to the December job numbers, talk about the COVID-19 vaccine and give you 10 tips to make sure your asphalt rollers are properly maintained. Plus you have another chance to win a Hops & Highways Yeti can coozie courtesy of Dynapac. Enter below.




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