Asphalt / Concrete / Paving

Wed March 07, 2018

Caterpillar Releases New Utility Compactors With Simplicity in Mind

Customers expect Cat Paving products to offer machines and services to help them become more efficient and profitable. These new models do just that by making them easy to operate, simple to transport, and quick to service....

Sun March 05, 2017

Lightweight Bomag BVP 12/50 A Single Direction Plate Compactor Designed To Deliver Superior Asphalt Compaction

The Bomag BVP 12/50 A single direction vibratory plate compactor is specifically designed and equipped for asphalt compaction, expanding the machine's use beyond traditional soil compaction. This asphalt specialist features a base plate specifically designed to avoid asphalt material pushing, shoving and scuffing to deliver a superior finish....

Mon March 05, 2018

National Pavement Expo Comes to Cleveland in 2018

Often held in Nashville, the capital of country music, the National Pavement Expo switched things up this year by holding the annual event in Cleveland, Ohio, the birthplace of Rock & Roll. The event was held Feb....

Giles Lambertson – CEG Correspondent - Mon February 19, 2018

Reclaimed-Recycled Asphalt Industry Could See Strong 2018

From a vantage point of southern Utah, 2018 looks like it could be a good year for the U.S. asphalt paving industry, perhaps particularly for the reclaimed-recycled asphalt segment. Darren Coughlin is owner of St....

Tue February 13, 2018

Dynapac Cc950: Small Size, Big Impact

Dynapac's small tandem asphalt roller CC950 is primarily for small-scale compaction work such as pavements, bicycle paths, small roads and parking areas — places that need compaction but are difficult to reach with a larger roller....

Wed February 07, 2018

Paving Company Wins Big at Super Bowl LII Stadium

While viewers of Super Bowl LII on Feb. 4, 2018 at US Bank Stadium may not notice the exceptional flatness of the field, the crew from Park Construction will know they notched the first NFL win at the stadium....

Mon January 29, 2018

Stephenson Equipment is Growing in Northeastern Pennsylvania

This is Stephenson Equipment's third expansion in the area since their first location in 2005 along route 315 in Pittston, Pa. Stephenson Equipment (SEI) is growing to meet the needs of their customers in the northeast region of Pennsylvania....

Emily Buenzle - Thu January 18, 2018

New Asphalt Advancements Come Just in Time for Pothole Season

Roads could soon fix themselves as researchers make progress in developing self-healing asphalt. According to a team of Swiss researchers ETH Zurich and the Swiss Institute for Materials Science a new asphalt mixture made with a magnetic nano-particulate additive would prevent potholes from forming at all, and what's more, the mixture would lengthen roads' lifespans, the News Wheel reported....

Tue January 09, 2018

Volvo CE Continues Expansion of Asphalt Compactor Lineup With Addition of Volvo DD110C

The DD110C is the latest in a series of recent double drum asphalt compactor introductions from Volvo — offering the latest in advanced technologies that have the potential to drastically improve job quality, productivity and machine uptime....

Wed December 27, 2017

Custom Drill Revives Sinking Highway

One of the main highways from I-80 into Grand Island, Nebraska, was beginning to settle. Sections of Locust Street had dropped 2 to 3 in., making it increasingly unsafe for the estimated 300,000 people who attend the Nebraska State Fair each year....