Lori Tobias – CEG Correspondent - Wed May 15, 2019
Michigan Experiments With Paving Longevity
The Michigan Department of Transportation began work this spring on the fourth in a series of experimental pavement projects designed to determine if thicker pavement equals a longer lifespan. The experiments grew out of Public Act 175, which was passed by the state legislature in 2015 and established the Roads Innovation Task Force....
Eric Olson –CEG Correspondent - Wed May 08, 2019
Every Paving Contractor Has Stories to Tell
It might be hard to believe, but veteran paving contractors do have tales of adventure attached to most of the road projects they have worked on. How could they not? Over the past century, paving contractors have created millions of miles of paved roads and surfaces in the United States....
CEG - Wed April 17, 2019
Swanston Hosts Biennial Paving, Compaction Seminar
Around 200 attendees participated in Swanston Equipment's 31st Asphalt Paving and Compaction Seminar on March 13 in Fargo, N.D. The day was jam-packed with more than 10 breakout sessions ranging from intelligent compaction, to paving best practices, to oil distributor calibration, to pavement maintenance, and everything in between....
LeeBoy - Wed April 17, 2019
LeeBoy 8520 Paver Provides Consistent Material Flow
The LeeBoy 8520 paver runs on a 106-hp Tier IV Final Kubota turbocharged diesel engine and has a 9-ton capacity hopper. This paver features an ultra-efficient material management system for consistent flow from the truck to the screed....
CEG - Wed April 17, 2019
Workshop Highlights Include Automation, Maintenance
Ruffridge-Johnson Equipment Company hosted its latest Commercial Class Paving Workshop March 14 at its new headquarters in Centerville, Minn. Attendees listened to talks on preventive paver maintenance by Tom Travers of Carlson Paving Products; automation in commercial class paving by John Hood of Epic Assurance; quality paving and compaction procedures by Tim Hoover of Bomag Americas; and HMA mixes by Tom Woods of WBS....
Case - Thu April 11, 2019
Case Introduces DV36D, DV45D, DV45CD Vibratory Rollers
Case Construction Equipment has introduced the latest additions to the DV Series of vibratory rollers. With models available in both double drum and combination (front drum with rear pneumatic tires) configurations, these rollers are powerful, easy to transport and nimble enough to work in a variety of residential and commercial construction applications where the operator may encounter tight quarters, curbs, structures and other obstacles....
CEG - Thu April 11, 2019
W.I. Clark Holds Annual Paving, Compaction Seminar
On March 23, The W.I. Clark Company held its 23rd annual paving and compaction seminar at its corporate headquarters in Wallingford, Conn. Each year, The W.I. Clark Company's own paving specialists, along with manufacturer factory representatives, present an informative presentation covering a wide variety of paving and compaction topics....
Tom Kuennen – SPECIAL TO CEG - Mon April 08, 2019
Wirtgen Recyclers Breathe New Life Into Florida Roads
In the busy phosphate mining district south of Orlando, a two-lane blacktop road all but destroyed by trucks got a new lease on life due to the biggest full-depth recycling (FDR) and asphalt emulsion stabilization project undertaken to date by the Florida Department of Transportation....
Jennifer McKevitt - CEG Correspondent - Wed April 03, 2019
Dow Mixes Post-Consumer Plastic Into Asphalt Roads
The prevalence of plastic in today's world is inescapable. Try as we might to recycle, the need for new markets for post-consumer plastics remains perpetual. That's where Dow comes in. The company has begun incorporating post-consumer recycled plastic, or PCR, into asphalt, the result of which is a polymer modified asphalt, or PMA product for roads....
CEG - Mon April 01, 2019
SEI Conducts Asphalt & Road Building Expo in Pennsylvania
Stephenson Equipment Incorporated conducted an Asphalt & Road Building Expo at the Butler County Airport in Pennsylvania on March 20. The event attracted approximately 250 contractors and municipal maintenance personnel from Western Pennsylvania who came to see the equipment on display, catch up with Stephenson Equipment employees and enjoy a barbecue lunch and door prizes....
