[VIDEO] World of Concrete - Mack Says Disk Brakes Last Longer, Stop Work Trucks Better

Highlights from a day at the show include new air disk brakes for Mack vocational trucks, White Cap giving away a custom motorcycle by American Chopper’s Paul Teutul, Jr., and the first chop saw with on-board dust collector

January 22, 2014

Full Interview: Mack Says Work-Truck Brake Disks Can Last Four Times Longer than Drums

Video: World of Concrete - Cat to Double Truck-Market Potential with CT660 Extension

Video: World of Concrete - PCA Forecasts 8% Concrete Consumption Growth

Video: PCA Forecasts Doubling of Cement-Consumption Growth in 2014

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Road base is typically introduced after the subgrade has been prepared and compacted to a stable and level surface.

What Is Road Base?

Going back to basics, this article details the importance of the correct road base in the durability and life of roads.

Spring rains left this foundation with standing water in the excavation. Concrete placements should take place promptly before saturation of the grade occurs.

Standing Water in Prepared Footings: A Problem or a Precaution?

The Concrete Foundations Association addresses the concern for structural integrity of concrete footings due to water in the excavation.

Functionality That Makes a Difference | JLG®

Functionality That Makes a Difference | JLG®

From Smart Load technology to self-leveling innovations, helping you and your crew return home safely is more than our job – it’s why we’re here.

FLEXMASTER provides a way to support safety of stairways for renovations, retrofits, safety upgrades and more.

Wooster Products Offers FLEXMASTER Safety Renovation Treads

FLEXMASTER provides a way to support safety of stairways for renovations, retrofits, safety upgrades and more.

INDCO Quic Mixers are designed for mixing colorants into paint, remixing settled materials, blending powders into liquids and other general purpose mixing applications in 5-gallon pails.

INDCO Offers Portable Quic Mixers for 5-gallon Pails

INDCO Quic Mixers are designed for mixing colorants into paint, remixing settled materials, blending powders into liquids and other general purpose mixing applications in 5-gallon pails.

The Pecora-Deck HB1100-SA Coating is applied as a one-step traffic coating system that includes an integral aggregate and functions as both a waterproofing and traffic bearing deck coating system.

Pecora Offers Pecora-Deck HB1100-SA Coating

The Pecora-Deck HB1100-SA Coating is applied as a one-step traffic coating system that includes an integral aggregate and functions as both a waterproofing and traffic bearing deck coating system.

Spring rains left this foundation with standing water in the excavation. Concrete placements should take place promptly before saturation of the grade occurs.

Standing Water in Prepared Footings: A Problem or a Precaution?

The Concrete Foundations Association addresses the concern for structural integrity of concrete footings due to water in the excavation.

The awards will be presented at the 2024 ASCC Annual Conference scheduled to take place Sept. 18–21.

ASCC Opens Annual International Decorative Concrete Council Awards Program

The Sixteenth Annual International Decorative Concrete Council Awards program for 2024 recognizes and celebrates exceptional decorative concrete projects from around the globe.

Fast and effective

Fast and effective

What to do if roads are worn out? If only the top layer is damaged, only that layer needs to be repaired. Take advantage of innovative solutions.

Concrete vs Wood Homes

Concrete: A Better Home for the Future

A home insurance crisis is forcing builders to rethink designs. This has some looking at concrete where a trend is breaking ground and alleviating some drawbacks of wood-framed homes.

Quickly and easily verify an individual’s certification with the ACI Certification Verify App.

ACI Certification: A Path to Career Growth & Quality Construction

Certification can help with career advancement, consideration for more positions, opportunities for promotion, and can make workers more valued members of project teams.

Diablo made dura-carbide withstands up to 1,800°F of intense heat to combat rebar hits.

Diablo Tools AMPED Rebar Demon 4-cutter Hammer Drill Bit System

Diablo made dura-carbide withstands up to 1,800°F of intense heat to combat rebar hits.

The FullForce(XP)eco system is designed for exterior pavements in industrial warehouses, distribution centers, manufacturing plants and transfer stations.

FullForce Offers FullForce(XP)eco

The FullForce(XP)eco system is designed for exterior pavements in industrial warehouses, distribution centers, manufacturing plants and transfer stations.

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EDCO Equipment: Profit in 30 Rental Days. Guaranteed.

We’re so confident in our equipment that we’re here to make you a profit promise. American-made sawing and surface preparation equipment for concrete contractors that can’t be beat.

Functionality That Makes a Difference | JLG®

Functionality That Makes a Difference | JLG®

From Smart Load technology to self-leveling innovations, helping you and your crew return home safely is more than our job – it’s why we’re here.

How Asphalt Contractors Place Concrete With Pavers

Did you know that there's a growing market for paving with Roller Compacted Concrete (RCC)? It's a type of zero-slump mix that can be paved and rolled very similar to asphalt, and the demand for it is higher than ever.

Guide to Fiber-Reinforced Concrete

Guide to Fiber-Reinforced Concrete: Tips for Design, Specification & Application

Exploring the key considerations for fiber-reinforced concrete, including its design, specifications, application, and how to properly finish the product.

North Bend Formwork 1 Courtesy Grindline

'Concrete Is Cool': Grindline Skateparks Inc.'s Work on Northwest Skatepark

How skateboarders turned concrete craftsmen accomplished award-winning concrete work in a Washington state skatepark.

Coca-Cola and Exposed Pea Gravel Concrete Finish

Coca-Cola & Exposed Pea Gravel Concrete Finish

The brothers behind Catelli’s Excavation Inc. told the world how they accomplished their concrete finish - instead of sugar water or branded retarder, they used a bottle of Coke.

2024 Gavel Exchange

NSSGA Names Jim Nickolas as Board Chair

Jim Nickolas, executive vice president and chief financial officer of Martin Marietta, was named the new chair of the National Stone, Sand & Gravel Association during the 2024 NSSGA annual convention.

Customers can choose to purchase the Speed Striker 2.0 without a blade or with a 4.5-ft. blade.

MARSHALLTOWN Speed Striker 2.0 Power Screed

Customers can choose to purchase the Speed Striker 2.0 without a blade or with a 4.5-ft. blade.

Full Force Xp Eco One

Brochure: FullForce(XP)eco Exterior Pavement System

Download the brochure for the FullForce(XP)eco Exterior Pavement System

#GLAD2024 - Lifting Industry Raises Awareness

Lifting Industry Raises Awareness

The Lifting Equipment Engineers Association announces Global Lifting Awareness Day 2024 to be Thursday, July 18.

A wide blade design enables close finishes to walls and obstructions with minimal bracket interference.

MARSHALLTOWN 7-in. Wide Fresno

A wide blade design enables close finishes to walls and obstructions with minimal bracket interference.

Cat Screed

Hands On With Caterpillar's Next Generation 3D Screed

John Anderson, senior sales consultant for Caterpillar, breaks down how the 3D screed works and what sets it apart at World of Asphalt 2024. Stop by booth 2049 to check it out and learn more.

Designing Safety Into Surface Preparation

Designing Safety Into Surface Preparation

Contractors and operators are clearly at risk working in the construction sector - but they can also be influential in on-site safety improvements. How can equipment manufacturers learn from them to create a safer industry?

Fast and effective

Fast and effective

What to do if roads are worn out? If only the top layer is damaged, only that layer needs to be repaired. Take advantage of innovative solutions.