June/July 2020

Asphalt Contractor June/July 2020
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With OSHA's new Silica Rule for roadway construction activities now being enforced, companies engaged in roadway construction must be aware of the potential for exposure to silica associated with common roadway construction activities, mitigation strategies and technologies, and reporting, monitoring and other regulatory obligations.
Asphalt
How Milling Contractors Can Comply with OSHA’s Silica Dust Rule

The underinvestment and lack of interest in technology is responsible for the slow growth in productivity in the construction industry. To overcome that, we need to break out of our comfort zones and work towards adapting our workers to embrace these changes.
Construction Technology
Three Keys to Technology Adoption in the Construction Industry
Driver productivity can be calculated by bringing everything back to a dollar per hour that the driver is generating for the company - for tonnage or per load hauls.
Asphalt
Reduce trucking costs with an automated fleet management system
Driver productivity can be calculated by bringing everything back to a dollar per hour that the driver is generating for the company - for tonnage or per load hauls.
Asphalt
Reduce trucking costs with an automated fleet management system
Advancements in GPS, telematics and automation have resulted in projects being built safer, faster, more efficient, with less cost and less risk.
Asphalt
Technology Helps Asphalt Contractors Rethink How They Work
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Asphalt
RFO as a Burner Fuel?
A "best-to-worst" rating of which fuel to use in your asphalt plant questions the use of reclaimed fuel oil.
June 1, 2020
RFO condensables stream down an exhaust stack at a new facility.
Pavement Maintenance
Paving Asphalt 'Thinlays' to Preserve Pavement
Asphalt lifts thinner than 1-1/2 in. becoming more common preservation option
May 5, 2020
Because of the rapid cooling of thinlays, warm mix asphalt (WMA) technology can be used to aid in proper compaction.
Asphalt
Causes & Cures for Segregation in Asphalt Pavements
By identifying where segregation can occur, asphalt producers and paving professionals can work to prevent this problem
May 4, 2020
Segregation in asphalt has detrimental effects on the final performance of a roadway. The pavement will have reduced fatigue life, rutting, raveling and moisture damage. These effects can cause a severe reduction in pavement life. While there are many of causes for segregation, there are also many way to avoid it.
Equipment
Zello offers push-to-talk voice communication app for contractors
Zello offers push-to-talk voice communication app for contractors
March 12, 2020
The main difference between Zello and Zello Work, which offers a variety of options for larger organizations, is the ability to access an administration console to manage users and channels centrally.
Pavement Maintenance
Paving: Non-Parking Lot Award: Racetrack Construction a “Flat Out” Winner
Racetrack paving gives Sunland Asphalt & Construction Pavement Magazine Award
January 31, 2020
To complete this project, Sunland utilized three pavers, three material transfer vehicles, 20 rollers, 50 dump trucks and a crew of 47 Sunland employee owners running continuously.
Asphalt
ADM EX120 Asphalt Plant
Asphalt Drum Mixers (ADM) redesigned the EX 120 asphalt plant for CONEXPO 2020 as a solution for producers who need a portable counterflow plant that can process high percentages of RAP
March 21, 2017
Ex120 Knockout 5x4 300dpi Cmyk
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