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January 13, 2012

Pavement maintenance contractors can now receive the latest industry news and information from Pavement Maintenance & Reconstruction by following @PavementMag on Twitter. Contractors can also find the latest news about National Pavement Expo held Feb. 15-18 in Memphis, TN. While at the show, use the hashtag #NPE to find information on seminars and the show floor.

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PAVE/X, The Pavement Awards, Top Contractor Lists and Beyond

Lot's of things are going to look different in 2024. If you're in the pavement maintenance industry, make sure you don't miss out!

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Paving Big Philly Style | No Edge Lines Season 1 Episode 3

Brandon heads to the "City of Brotherly Love" and tries his hand at a number of new asphalt and pavement maintenance jobs for the first time, while also getting the chance to see some of what makes Philadelphia great.

Mastic Patching in a Skid Steer? Meet the new EZ Patcher.

Mastic Patching in a Skid Steer? Meet the new EZ Patcher.

Get faster, safer crack repairs with the new Crafco EZ Patcher skid steer attachment, featuring in-cab controls, camera, and floating drag box.

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CLOSED: Pavement Maintenance Top Contractor Awards 2024

Every year we publish a list of the top contractors in the pavement maintenance industry in the field of paving, striping, sealcoating, and pavement repair. Submit your application today for this major recognition!

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Electric Power Will Displace Diesel Machines

Why will EVs eventually dominate the market? Whether it comes from gas, diesel, liquid hydrogen or solid state batteries you are buying energy. And pound for pound, ounce for ounce, dollar for dollar – electric means more bang for your buck.

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How Sealtite Asphalt Increased the Value of Their Business

There are lots of ways the make your business valuation grow over time. Austin Watt of Sealtite Asphalt Maintenance saw the incredible potential in the industry, and decided to go all-in.

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Developing Better Jobsite Safety Strategies

Take this as your sign. Safety planning for your jobsite can no longer be an afterthought.

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Contractor Spotlight: Buck Brothers Asphalt Paving & Concrete

The younger generations often get a bad reputation, but thinking that about the Buck Brothers couldn't be more wrong.

KM Sealcoat Tanks Are Back And Better Than Ever!

KM Sealcoat Tanks Are Back And Better Than Ever!

KM International is bringing you the next generation of sealcoat tanks with their newly redesigned 550 gallon and 700 gallon sealcoat tanks.

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The First PAVE/X Smashed Expectations

The inaugural, premier event for pavement maintenance professionals launched this week in downtown San Antonio, TX, and the well attended event exceeded the highest estimates!

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Job Costing: What, Why, and How

Job Costing is an important tool in evaluating your business performance. Without job costing, it’s difficult to understand where you’re making your money. You could be making a significant profit on certain types of projects and losing money on others.

The Friendly Neighborhood Paver

Illinois-based pavement business reaches out to help neighborhood nonprofit.

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Social Media and Video Can Help New Customers Find You

Piedmont Paving Inc, the winners of this year's Best Marketing Video Award 2024, started recording and publishing videos without knowing exactly what they were doing. Now? It's a ket part of how they engage with customers.

What it's Like to Seal and Stripe the NSA's Parking Lot

In the largest job to-date for South Eastern Commercial Property Services Inc., they tackled a secretive service project for the National Security Agency (NSA), where they weren't even allowed to bring their phones. They went above and beyond!

Mastic Patching in a Skid Steer? Meet the new EZ Patcher.

Mastic Patching in a Skid Steer? Meet the new EZ Patcher.

Get faster, safer crack repairs with the new Crafco EZ Patcher skid steer attachment, featuring in-cab controls, camera, and floating drag box.

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Nominations Close Today for 2024 Pavement Awards

Submit your nominations for the national award recognition program sponsored by Pavement Maintenance & Reconstruction Magazine. Category awards include paving, sealcoating, striping, marketing video, contractor and sweeper of the year, and more!

Hospital Pavements: When Job Phasing Is A Matter of Life And Death

Most commercial parking lot maintenance is done in phases and, if you're lucky, scheduled during slow or non-business hours. For University Hospitals Portage Medical Center, the only ER in town, a standard mill-and-fill is a bit more complicated.

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Building A Business, Not A Side Hustle

Modern work culture sometimes promotes the idea of a side-hustle as something everyone should have, but for the team behind National Pavement Partners the goal is building a lasting business, and it's been that way from the beginning.

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Hops & Highways: Mark Estrada Talks Tips for Striping Success

From technology to liability, there is a lot striping contractors can learn to grow their business. At PAVE/X, Mark Estrada will share his 20+ years of hard-earned industry knowledge with attendees in two sessions spanning all facets of the industry

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Contractor Snapshot: Advanced Asphalt Paving Inc.

Following in your family's footsteps isn't always as easy as it seems, but it helps when you have the right team of people behind you.

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Philadelphia Sports Complex Turns to All-Out Parking Lots for Mega Maintenance

In the nation's original capitol, a pair of lifelong friends started their business from the ground up, and are now seeing their hard work pay-off in the biggest ways possible.

Best Practices for Starting A Striping Business

Tips from long time striping contractors on what products, services, and different types of equipment are good for those starting out or looking to add a striping division to their existing business.

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The Invisible Work: How Pavement Striping Impacts the Community

A group of everyday citizens in Los Angeles saw how local politics and bureaucratic red-tape made pedestrian safety a secondary priority. In response, the Crosswalk Collective fought to keep their community safe where city officials failed to take action.

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8 Steps for Contractors to Ensure Repeat Business

The secret to gaining repeat business isn’t selling what you’re “going to do” for the customer but what you have proven that you “can do.”

Night Time Work Zone Safety Guide

Nighttime Work Zone Safety Guide

Discover effective tricks and tips that pavement contractors can use to help workers stay safe and work the nighttime shift without getting in harm’s way.

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ARM Pavement Services: A Different Kind of Family Business

ARM Pavement Services brings top-notch work to the Detroit Metro area, for both asphalt and concrete jobs, they're proving to everyone they can do it all.

KM Sealcoat Tanks Are Back And Better Than Ever!

KM Sealcoat Tanks Are Back And Better Than Ever!

KM International is bringing you the next generation of sealcoat tanks with their newly redesigned 550 gallon and 700 gallon sealcoat tanks.