February 2016

Asphalt Contractor February 2016
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Salt has long been the hero each winter when Mother Nature begins to wreak havoc on our roads. However, salt can be easily removed by rain or automobiles and requires frequent application on roads to be effective and is quite costly. That frequent application can add up to 20 million tons dumped on our roads each year.
Asphalt
Asphalt Gets Salty

Successful bond or tack coat application will cover complete paving width and will have double or triple overlap by nozzles that are aligned the same way.
Asphalt
New Research Drives Emulsified Asphalt Bond Coat Best Practice
A mill-and-fill paving demonstration sponsored by Collaborative Aggregates in Wellesley, Mass., utilizes HMA containing 40% RAP and Delta S asphalt rejuvenator.
Asphalt
Town Rejuvenates High-RAP Mix For Heavy-Traffic Pavement
A mill-and-fill paving demonstration sponsored by Collaborative Aggregates in Wellesley, Mass., utilizes HMA containing 40% RAP and Delta S asphalt rejuvenator.
Asphalt
Town Rejuvenates High-RAP Mix For Heavy-Traffic Pavement
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MultiCool Aids Compaction Calculations in the Field
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Asphalt
Town Rejuvenates High-RAP Mix For Heavy-Traffic Pavement
Wellesley, MA, mill-and-fill project at busy recycling area uses 40% RAP mix treated with new sustainable asphalt rejuvenator
January 12, 2016
A mill-and-fill paving demonstration sponsored by Collaborative Aggregates in Wellesley, Mass., utilizes HMA containing 40% RAP and Delta S asphalt rejuvenator.
Asphalt
Three Training Resources to Get the Most from the Preservation Associations
January 4, 2016
Asphalt
MultiCool Aids Compaction Calculations in the Field
Updated and expanded MultiCool software, with mobile web version and Android app, calculates rate of cooling in an asphalt mat during construction
December 21, 2015
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Additives
Evoflex CA from Ingevity
December 3, 2015
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Loaders
Optimizing Wheel Loader Cycle Times: When Even Seconds Count
Pay attention to jobsite logistics to improve wheel loader efficiency and move more material.
November 16, 2015
Doosan offers automatic boom kick-out and a return-to-dig feature on its loaders. These features help take the guesswork out of raising and lowering the boom, which ultimately saves time.
Financing, Insurance & Leasing
The Family Office: An Alternative Capital Solution
Contractors who need growth capital or want to see their company prosper after succession may be able to find like-minded investors in private equity firms backed by family wealth
October 19, 2015
Site Layout
Machine Control Technology Cuts Road Prep Time in Half
Valley General Construction uses machine control on an excavator for the first time during a project that covers approximately one-mile total of roadwork on the five streets in the JSCCR Subdivision in the Matanuska-Susitna Borough in southern Alaska
September 21, 2015
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