Wed October 30, 2013
Volvo Introduces Performance Grade Pavers
The P8820C ABG tracked paver from Volvo Construction Equipment can pave widths up to 42.7 ft. (13 m), while the P7820C ABG paves up to 36 ft. (11 m). Both machines combine power and precision — delivering a perfectly smooth mat, even in demanding conditions, such as steep hills....
Wed October 30, 2013
Python Manufacturing Showcases Pothole Solution at APWA Exposition
This year at the APWA World Congress and Exposition, Python Manufacturing will be displaying its solution to the never-ending job of repairing potholes. The Python 5000 is a one-person operated pothole patcher that can permanently repair the average pothole in about two minutes....
Wed October 23, 2013
Asphalt Care Equipment Holds Open House Featuring Special Pricing
Asphalt Care Equipment held an open house Oct. 9 in Bensalem, Pa. Contractors and municipal crews from the Delaware Valley area and New Jersey stopped by to check out Asphalt Care Equipment’s wide array of paving equipment and supplies....
Mon October 14, 2013
Miller Bradford & Risberg Now Offers Bomag Asphalt Pavers, RS Series
Miller Bradford & Risberg now offers Bomag asphalt pavers and the RS Series of reclaimers and stabilizers at all of its locations in Wisconsin and Michigan. The company will no longer carry the line of Volvo and Blaw-Knox asphalt paving equipment....
Verena Dobnik - ASSOCIATED PRESS - Thu October 10, 2013
Concrete Weight Dangles From Crane Over NYC Street
NEW YORK (AP) - A concrete weight dangled for hours from a crane 40 floors above a street on Monday, leading officials to close a long swath of a major thoroughfare near Carnegie Hall as a precaution until workers finally guided it safely to the ground before the evening rush hour started....
Fri September 27, 2013
Midland Makes Shoulder/Berm Work Easier
The Midland Model SPD-8 road widener is designed to place shoulder materials out 8 ft. (2.4 m) wide next to main line pavements. The SPD-8 has been up-graded to accept the John Deere Tier IV version of the 4.5 L engine and controls allow conveyor belt speed and on/off and spreader blade functions from the operator’s control panel....
Fri September 27, 2013
Rudd Holds Paving Open House
Rudd Equipment Company held a Paving Open House on Sept. 12 at its recently opened Columbus, Ohio, branch location. The open house was conducted as a way to showcase Volvo’s lineup of premier paving equipment, said Cleveland and Columbus Sales Manager Martin McCutcheon....
Tue September 24, 2013
Sen. Boxer Earns Asphalt Legislator of the Year Award
The National Asphalt Pavement Association (NAPA) presented Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.) with the Asphalt Legislator of the Year Award for her bipartisan leadership in crafting the Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21)....
Wed September 18, 2013
Spray Injection Pothole Patchers Offer Quick, Safe, Economical Solutions
With the introduction of a new spray injection patcher product family, Bergkamp Inc., based in Salina, Kan., offers government agencies and contractors a complete suite of pothole patching solutions. Three new spray injection patchers join Bergkamp’s all-in-one FP5 flameless pothole patcher and will correspondingly leverage Bergkamp’s optional intelligent InPave pothole patching management system to provide users with supported pothole patching equipment....
Wed September 18, 2013
CIM Program Seeks Donations for World of Concrete Auction
The Concrete Industry Management (CIM) program — a business intensive program that awards students with a four-year Bachelor of Science degree in Concrete Industry Management — is seeking donations for its ninth annual auction to be held at the World of Concrete....
