Asphalt / Concrete / Paving

Tue May 05, 2015

APA Announces 2014 Perpetual Pavement Award Winners

The Asphalt Pavement Alliance (APA) has announced the seven winners of its 2014 Perpetual Pavement Awards. The award is presented to state transportation departments and local agency road owners for well-performing asphalt pavements that are at least 35 years old with proven high-quality structural designs....

Tue April 28, 2015

Alabama Paving Company Diversifies, Survives Recession

“When the going gets tough, the tough get going.” Never does this old proverb ring more true than in a recession. Just ask a business owner who has survived his share of low times. Mark Alexander, owner of Alexander Sealcoating & Striping Inc....

Tue April 21, 2015

W.I. Clark Company Hosts 19th Annual Paving Seminar in Wallingford, Conn.

The W.I. Clark Company, headquartered in Wallingford, Conn., hosted its 19th annual paving seminar on April 9. The paving seminar is held each year to create awareness of the paving products available at W.I....

Tue April 21, 2015

GE Capital Hosts Baltimore Event at World of Asphalt

In conjunction with the World of Asphalt and AGG1, GE Capital offered an informational seminar to key customers who were either significant purchasers of or dealers of heavy construction equipment. The keynote speaker was Robert Podorefsky, market strategist of GE Capital....

TED S. WARREN - ASSOCIATED PRESS - Thu April 16, 2015

Couple Killed by Falling Concrete Slab Were Youth Ministers

BONNEY LAKE, Wash. (AP) - A Washington state couple who died when a large concrete slab fell from a highway overpass onto their pickup truck were youth ministers in their 20s and parents to a 6-month-old baby also killed in the freak accident....

Mon April 13, 2015

Roadtec Presents the RP-195e

Roadtec will now offer its powerful, rubber-track highway class RP-195e paver with a Tier IV Final compliant engine. This machine contains Roadtec’s anti-segregation design, which encompasses the feed tunnel, feed tunnel discharge and rear augers....

Mon April 13, 2015

The Roadtec RX-600e Tier IV Final Transition

The Roadtec RX-600e cold planer offers a combination of power, balance and efficiency. Previously meeting Tier IV interim compliance, the new RX-600e is powered by a Cummins QSX 15 Tier IV final engine with a maximum power of 675 hp (496 kW) @ 1,850 engine....

Mon April 13, 2015

Atlas Copco Features Tandem Asphalt Rollers

The Atlas Copco Dynapac range of large, articulated tandem asphalt rollers provide optimal operator comfort and visibility and minimize maintenance with an easily accessible engine. The range includes several models, from the CC2200 to the CC6200, and can be equipped with Atlas Copco’s new intelligent compaction system to provide real-time stiffness readings for superior asphalt compaction....

Mon April 13, 2015

Atlas Copco Launches New Version of Intelligent Compaction System

Atlas Copco’s new, easy-to-use intelligent compaction system gives contractors real-time material stiffness readings to ensure superior soil and asphalt compaction. This maximizes operator productivity, which results in saving contractors significant time and money....

Mon April 13, 2015

Atlas Copco Showcases Dynapac Small Asphalt Roller Line

Atlas Copco’s small range of articulated compact tandem rollers — the CC900, CC1000, CC1100, CC1200 and CC1300 — maximize productivity and ease of maintenance with their easily accessible parts....