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Raising the Standard for Sealcoaters

Crafco Inc.

How do you reach peak sealcoating efficiency? It’s the little extras – more standard features and smarter design - that make the difference. See how.

Raising the Standard for Sealcoaters

Earthmoving Equipment

CMI RS950B Reclaimer/Stabilizer

BOMAG Americas Inc.

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SIU Edwardsville Gets a Sealcoating Face Lift

Planning, communication, and hard work help Sonnenberg Asphalt complete its largest sealcoating job in company history.

The parking lots were sealed using two SealMaster SP 300 squeegee machines which Sonnenberg outfitted with custom-made 18- to 24-in. brooms on the back of the units.

Bond-X Green Cold Asphalt

NuGeneration Technologies (NuGenTec)

How to Spray Asphalt Sealer Effectively

Contractors can opt to apply sealer via squeegee or spray, and this article offers tips on how to spray sealer effectively

Tip angle, spacing of tips on the spray bar, and viscosity of material all affect spray pattern of sealer.

How to Buy Tow-behind Sealcoating Equipment

Contractors considering tow-behind sealcoating application systems need to match tank size to the truck pulling the unit, but buying too-small a tank can limit growth opportunities

700 gal.-capacity trailers are easily pulled by most ¾-ton or 1-ton pickup trucks, whereas a 700 gal. skid would require a 1.5-ton truck to safely haul its more than 9,000 lb. weight.

High-Production Pavement Preservation

Shilling Construction runs two spray pavers in high-speed mode

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Contractor uses FDR to stabilize road damaged by heavy trucks

Despite on-going truck traffic from a quarry, Blount Construction performs a successful full depth reclamation project in Tuscaloosa County, Alabama

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Democrats Push Airport Construction Funding as a Jobs Measure

Democratic leaders plan to bring an aviation bill that includes $8 billion for airport construction to the Senate floor this week.

Complex Highway Loop Benefits from a Calculated Risk

Sherwood Construction is utilizing dual GPS machine control to ensure its trimmer-reclaimer meets accuracy requirements on the Tulsa Interdispersal Loop project.

The Terex CMI TR-4503 trimmer-reclaimer is equipped with a Trimble GCS900 grade control system with two Smart GNSS antennas and a CB430 control box installed in the machine control station.

Hydraulic Road Brooms

Schwarze Industries LLC

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Iowa Counties Struggle to Maintain Roads

Road maintenance lags as revenues from gasoline and diesel taxes have flattened and road construction costs have soared.

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