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APM Paves Parking Lot Using Mix with Toner Additive
Recycled printer toner passes first U.S. paving test – laydown – in Kentucky
May 9, 2016
APM Asphalt is the first U.S. contractor to construct an asphalt pavement that contains the MTP as an additive in the hot mix asphalt.
Plants
RECON Monitors Asphalt Storage Tanks and Hot Oil Heaters
February 1, 2016
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Quality Control
Pounding the Pavement
VDOT’s new heavy vehicle simulator will provide pavement test results in months rather than several years.
January 11, 2016
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Plants
Improving Sustainability in Asphalt Plant Operations
Plant owners can take these small steps to improve their sustainability efforts today while looking towards larger green goals for the future.
January 6, 2016
Sustainability is not going away. In the future we are likely to see it become a large part of our business every day. Whether this is through providing Environmental Product Declarations (EPDs) for your products, requests for information on your sustainability efforts by potential customers, or providing certifications for green rating systems, sustainability will impact the asphalt business for the foreseeable future.
Business
How to Fix a Struggling Company
Survival for Petra Paving depended on learning and implementing what it didn’t know.
January 4, 2016
Chris Tammany not only enjoys being in the field but he knows Petra Paving is a better company when he’s guiding the crew. “My forte is out in the field,” he says. “Our square-foot-per-hour is much higher when I’m out there on the job than when I’m not on the job so I need to be out there.”
Business
6 Steps Every Contractor Needs to Take for Growth
January 4, 2016
When scheduling jobs ACI Asphalt provides foremen with as much detail as possible on their iPad including location, job components, which employees will be working, and what equipment and traffic control is needed among other specifics. The information is accessible through the foreman’s app.
Business Services
Managing Your Labor Starts Here
December 1, 2015
Plants
The Latest Trends in Asphalt Plant Automation
Technology helps asphalt producers gain control, harness data, increase profits.
November 2, 2015
A conscious decision to use industrial grade computers for the central user-interface is yet another step in meeting the overall objective of automation. In addition to meeting rigorous technical specifications, the advantages of using these machines lie in their production stability and long-term availability.
Business
Advanced Paving Technologies to Develop “3D Paver”
October 9, 2015
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Business
13 Paving Topics among 41 New Sessions at NPE 2016
October 9, 2015
In addition to its conference program NPE 2016 hosts an expanded exhibit floor (the floor sold out in 2015 in Nashville, above) on Jan. 27-29 and equipment giveaways by Case Construction (SV 280 skid steer) and KM International (KM 2-18X Infrared Asphalt Recycler).
Striping
Critical Success Factors: Getting and Keeping Key Business
October 9, 2015
Paving
Rome Airport Becomes Asphalt Paving Test Site
Pavimental looks at mat quality with and without MTVs
September 21, 2015
In 2007, the total traffic in Rome airports — Fiumicino and Ciampino — hit about 38 million passengers traveling to/from 150 destinations worldwide, by the 160 airlines operating in the two airports.
Plants
How Batch Plants Can Increase RAP Production
The RAP-PAK system from Meeker offers a better method for getting recycled materials into the mix
September 16, 2015
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Plants
How to Optimize Asphalt Plant Downtime
In many areas, the winter months can provide valuable downtime for your plant operations. Make the most of that time with these maintenance tips.
August 21, 2015
Mixing tip wear needs to be evaluated periodically or when blending quality of the HMA appears inadequate. These mixing tips are reversible to allow increased service life. Drum buildup removal should be performed in conjunction with rotating mixing tips (paddles).
Milling
How to Work with Thinlays
Thin asphalt overlays, designed specifically for preservation of existing pavements, are gaining momentum in the industry and need to be treated differently than typical overlays.
August 14, 2015
Thinlays are a popular approach to pavement preservation because of their ability to provide improved ride quality, reduce pavement distresses, maintain surface geometrics, reduce noise levels, reduce life-cycle costs, and provide long-lasting service.
Paving
Shelly & Sands Earns Maximum Smoothness Bonus with New MTV
The new MT 3000-2i MTV from Vögele helped the contractor attain the kind of ride numbers it needed on the I-71 reconstruction project in Ohio
August 13, 2015
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Project Management
How to Fix an Airport Runway
Planning, jobsite logistics, crew support land Summers-Taylor a NAPA award
August 10, 2015
The airport had to be closed completely during runway reconstruction, which was completed during two 61-hour stints over consecutive weekends.
Paving
Team Effort Reduces Jobsite Noise from Asphalt Paver
The Shelly Co. partners with BOMAG and its dealer to find a solution to a noisy paver problem.
July 31, 2015
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