Recently added articles from Asphalt Contractor:
Delivering a tight-tolerance project.(Paving Innovations)
Apr 01, 2009 ... Delivering a tight-tolerance project By Greg Udelhofen, editor New JaxPort container/trucking project required a one percent slope, not a specification most paving contractors are willing to guarantee, but Yates proved they were up to the challenge Placing ...
How to market porous asphalt pavements.(Paving Innovations)
Apr 01, 2009 ... How to market porous asphalt pavements "We started getting calls about porous asphalt pavements," recalls Dave Vogt, a Bend, OR-based contractor. "So in 2008 we decided to take the lead in central Oregon and show this market how porous asphalt could solve the stormwater ...
RAP slurry fits agency's 'green' initiatives.(Pavement Preservation)
Apr 01, 2009 ... RAP slurry fits agency's 'green' initiatives By Greg Udelhofen, editor Based on a test application five years earlier, City of Duarte, CA goes 100% RAP slurry in 2008 Going 'green' and sustainability have become part of the asphalt industry's daily ...
C.W. Roberts brings warm mix to Fort Myers.(Plant Matters)
Apr 01, 2009 ... C.W. Roberts brings warm mix to Fort Myers Reading the business headlines today, it appears as if no new equipment is being purchased and all construction activity has come to a grinding halt. This holds especially true in the Fort Myers-Cape Coral, FL, metro area, where the ...
A hot solution.(Plant Matters)
Apr 01, 2009 ... A hot solution By Lisa Cleaver, managing editor F & R Asphalt beats fuel prices by adding an electric heater to its asphalt plant When fuel prices skyrocketed in the summer of 2008, many asphalt plants were scrambling for a solution to keep down diesel ...
Prepare to compete.(Paving Innovations)
Apr 01, 2009 ... Prepare to compete Greg Udelhofen, editor According to a report issued in early April by the American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA), state and local Departments of Transportation are wasting no time in obligating expenditures from the American ...
Park road is ideal warm mix project.(Paving Innovations)
Mar 01, 2009 ... Park road is ideal warm mix project By Greg Udelhofen, editor Beyond the obvious environmental benefits of using a warm mix design on a state park project, The Lane Construction Corp. recognized the execution benefits and TxDOT witnessed the success Along ...
Low Emission Asphalt.(Paving Innovations)
Mar 01, 2009 ... Low Emission Asphalt Energy efficient and environmentally friendly asphalt paving without breaking the bank Gernatt Asphalt Products Inc. recently became the first company to use a revolutionary "green" technology in Western New York. This asphalt production ...
Keeping Las Vegas roads in pristine shape.(Pavement Preservation)
Mar 01, 2009 ... Keeping Las Vegas roads in pristine shape By Greg Udelhofen, editor American Asphalt & Grading Company's Pavement Maintenance Division tackles the largest slurry seal contract to date In 2008, Eric M. Reimschiissel, manager of the Pavement Maintenance ...
Coughlin provides CIR solution.(Pavement Preservation)
Mar 01, 2009 ... Coughlin provides CIR solution New cold in-place recycling technology put to the test on Nevada maintenance project With highways and paved roads around the world exhibiting surface defects in need of repair, utilizing an innovative road reconstruction process such ...
Carbon Plex H-25 preservation coating installed at John Wayne Airport.(Pavement Preservation)
Mar 01, 2009 ... Carbon Plex H-25 preservation coating installed at John Wayne Airport $10,000 per minute penalty is all the motivation pavement preservation crew needs to complete night runway project John Wayne Airport (JWA), a prominent Los Angeles regional facility that is ...
Facing an uncertain time.(Paving Innovations)
Mar 01, 2009 ... Facing an uncertain time Greg Udelhofen, Editor At the recent 54th Annual National Asphalt Pavement Association Meeting, there was much discussion regarding the current uncertainty of the U.S. economy in general and the roadbuilding industry in particular. The ...
Lakeside's new Dillman DuoDrum installation reduces maintenance costs.(Plant Matters)
Mar 01, 2009 ... Lakeside's new Dillman DuoDrum installation reduces maintenance costs By Greg Udelhofen, editor When Northwest asphalt producer/contractor Lakeside Industries installed a new Dillman DuoDrum in Monroe, WA, minimizing maintenance items was an added benefit ...
Make time for loader maintenance.(Paving Innovations)
Mar 01, 2009 ... Make time for loader maintenance By Kim Berndtson Servicing loaders takes time, but lets you get more done in the long run Operators know they're supposed to do preventive maintenance (PM) every day to keep a wheel loader in peak operating condition. Yet, ...
Echelon paving produces tight longitudinal joints.(Paving Innovations)
Jan 01, 2009 ... Echelon paving produces tight longitudinal joints By Greg Udelhofen, editor Oregon Mainline Paving, LLC achieves ride smoothness bonus on new U.S. 97 realignment project in Redmond, OR While Oregon Mainline Paving's typical bread-and-butter work is tied to ...
FDR with emulsion expands NCDOT preservation toolbox.(Pavement Preservation)
Jan 01, 2009 ... FDR with emulsion expands NCDOT preservation toolbox By Greg Udelhofen, editor North Carolina Department of Transportation explores another option as a cost-effective preservation solution of farm-to-market roadways Full Depth Reclamation with a cement ...
Milling maintenance.(Pavement Preservation)
Jan 01, 2009 ... Milling maintenance By Kimberly Johnston Monitor wear to keep your milling units running efficiently If you run a milling machine, then you know that wear is going to occur. But there are some areas of the machine that naturally wear more than others ....
Tampa contractor purchases first plant.(Plant Matters)
Jan 01, 2009 ... Tampa contractor purchases first plant By Greg Udelhofen, editor The decision to invest millions of dollars in a new asphalt plant is not an easy one, but it was the right one for Tampa Pavement Constructors Inc. As the largest paving company operating in ...
Hope and action.(Paving Innovations)
Jan 01, 2009 ... Hope and action Greg Udelhofen, editor As President-elect Barack Obama continues to hammer out the details of his economic stimulus plan, his December 5th radio and YouTube broadcast certainly brought hope to the highway and bridge construction market, and more ...
Boston Logan's warm mix -- a first.(Paving Innovations)
Dec 01, 2008 ... Boston Logan's warm mix -- a first By Greg Udelhofen, editor Aggregate Industries' Northeast Region places 25,952 tons of warm mix asphalt on Runway 4R/22L at Boston Logan International Airport, the first airport in the nation to use the environmentally friendly ...