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[VIDEO] NPE 2016 Largest Show in Conference History

National Pavement Expo 2016, held in Charlotte, NC, drew over 3,500 paving and pavement maintenance attendees from all over the country.

[VIDEO] NPE 2016 Largest Show in Conference History

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[VIDEO] U.S. Pavement & Kasi Infrared Share Mutually Beneficial Partnership

Mike Musto, CEO of U.S. Pavement Services, the 2016 Pavement Contractor of the Year, discusses how his relationship with Kasi Infrared has helped him grow his business.

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Making the Move to Natural Gas Sweepers

Natural gas sweepers are gaining popularity in the industry due to increasingly stringent air quality requirements along with the potential cost savings. NiteHawk has partnered with Greenkraft to bring these machines to contractors even faster.

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5 Tips for Paving an Open Business

If your work needs to be completed during business hours, keep these things in mind to help minimize frustration for both you and your customer.

1. Avoid. Whether we want to accept it or not, people do not like change. When you bring a crew in to a place of business during the day, it disrupts the business and the customer. If at all possible, avoid work during hours of open operation. It is often possible to schedule work for times when a business is closed or receives minimal traffic. As a contractor, be willing to handle jobs at night or on weekends or holidays. This will minimize headaches for you and your customer.

Good Neighbor Award Winner: Cincinnati Asphalt Goes Above & Beyond for Ailing Veteran

When a local veteran fell victim to a paving scam, Cincinnati Asphalt stepped in to make it right.

Barrett Paving Materials out of Dayton supplied the mix to Cincinnati Asphalt free of charge. They installed about 45 tons of ODOT #448 surface asphalt all without accepting a dime from Roush.

Seal & Stripe - Large Job Award Winner: Roads & Runways Striping Service Achieves Laser Precision on $11 Million Runway Project

The LHD Flight Deck was built to train pilots at the Marine Corps Air Station in Beaufort, SC.

Project cost was estimated around $30 million with the striping subcontract around about $60,000 for Brian Boatner, president of Roads & Runways, and his son Ben. They completed 70,000 sq. ft. of striping in a short two week timeframe.

Paving Non-Parking Lot Award Winner: Porous Pavement Poses Challenges for Finley Asphalt

Construction of a multi-use recreational court for the Congressional School of Virginia tested the talents of the Finley team.

“The paving of tennis courts, sports courts, and running tracks is what we call the plastic surgery of paving,” says Eric Finley, owner of Finley Asphalt. “The smoothness tolerance is typically ¼” when checked with a 10’ straight edge, and of course no standing water. The goal is to have the asphalt surface as flat as possible with just enough slope to drain the water off. Typically most parking lots are designed with 1.5% to 2% slope. Sports surfaces range from .83% to 1%.”

Fostering Relationships Paramount for 2016 Sweeper of the Year

C & L Sweeper Services succeeds by putting people first during their 45 years in business

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NPE Helps Contractor Learn and Grow His Business

How Asphalt Sealers Inc. used industry resources and tradeshows like National Pavement Expo to grow the company.

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Why Pavement Maintenance Contractors Need a Skid Steer

With an ever growing array of available attachments, the role of a skid steer on a jobsite is bigger than ever.

Buckets are essential attachments for any stage of work. Their versatility can handle everything from site prep, to supplying the paver to debris handling.

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[VIDEO] New Mobile App Provides Construction Training Tools

Pinnacle Development Group's mobile app features a number of training tools specifically for the construction industry, including e-books, audio training, and video

[VIDEO] New Mobile App Provides Training Tools Specific to the Construction Industry

Hot Mix

SealMaster displayed the Top Fuel Dragster it sponsors at the recent National Pavement Expo in Charlotte. Driver J.R.Todd was also on hand in the SealMaster booth.

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