Asphalt / Concrete / Paving

Dale Decker - Wed April 25, 2007

Hot-Mix Asphalt Industry Has Been Recycling For Four Decades

Unless you’ve been living in a cave for the past 20 years, you know that the United States has a major solid waste disposal problem. Every community, no matter how large or small, is concerned about landfill space and the scarcity of it....

Fri March 16, 2007

Wirtgen W 120 F Removes Asphalt Courses to Full Depth

Wirtgen America Inc. introduced the midsized Wirtgen W 120 F cold milling machine at World of Asphalt 2007 in Atlanta. The W 120 F is a high-performance cold milling machine with a milling width of 3.9 ft....

Fri March 16, 2007

LeeBoy’s 8510 Fills Niche Between Two Asphalt Pavers

The LeeBoy 8510 conveyor paver is designed to fill the niche between the LeeBoy 8500 and 8515 asphalt pavers for increased production in a commercial class paver. The 8510 achieves this production increase with 12-in....

Brian Wood - Thu April 12, 2007

Hot Mix Asphalt Material of Choice For Fort Campbell

The Fort Campbell military base is best known for the 101st Airborne Division — a group of men and women who have played a critical role in recent military operations in Iraq and throughout the Middle East....

Tue April 10, 2007

World of Asphalt 2007 Educates Thousands in Atlanta

The World of Asphalt 2007 Show and Conference was the gathering place for the asphalt industry March 19 to 22 in Atlanta, Ga., at the Georgia International Convention Center. More than 3,600 asphalt, highway maintenance and traffic safety industry professionals attended the event, with almost 14 percent international attendance....

Wed February 28, 2007

Bergkamp Unveils M2 Slurry Seal/Microsurfacing Pavers

Bergkamp Inc., based in Salina, Kan., offers the M2 Series of slurry seal/microsurfacing pavers for highways, roads and parking lots. Slurry seal/microsurfacing is a mixture of aggregate, emulsion, water and additives that is applied over existing pavement as one smooth layer....

Fri April 06, 2007

Ind. Ready Mixed Concrete Earns ’06 NRMCA Honors

The Indiana Ready Mixed Concrete Association (IRMCA) has been named the 2006 National Ready Mixed Concrete Association (NRMCA) State Association of the Year, an award which honors state and area associations for their contributions to the industry in the areas of research, education, advocacy and promotion....

Chuck MacDonald - Mon April 02, 2007

Portland Praises Porous Asphalt Lot

The Port of Portland in Portland, Ore., had a problem with a 45-acre (18.2 ha) gravel-covered lot. Located next to the Columbia River, the lot was used as an offloading site for cars manufactured in Asia that were waiting to be shipped throughout the United States....

Fri February 23, 2007

Wacker’s Newest Asphalt Roller Line Improves Visibility

Wacker’s new generation of ride-on asphalt rollers comes to the market in 2007. Designed and manufactured at the company’s Menomonee Falls, Wis., headquarters, the RD 12-90, RD 12A-90 and RD 16-90 offer a variety of enhancements and operator comfort....

Thu March 29, 2007

Concrete Trucks Race to Keep Up With WMC’s Pace

WMC Contracting Company in Trenton, Tenn., has been in the construction business since 1950, and has specialized in all kinds of slipform concrete projects. If it thinks the project can be slipformed, it will figure out a way to do it with its GOMACO machines, using either one of its Commander IIIs or GT-3600....