Sun November 11, 2012
Upcoming Paving Seminar Supports Texas Highways
In February 2012, more than 500 governmental, state highway and highway contractors attended Kirby-Smith Machinery and Wirtgen America’s free educational paving seminar to learn the most current technology and best practices in paving, compaction, asphalt recycling and soil stabilization....
Thu December 20, 2012
Blastcrete’s Concrete Pump Attachment Features Universal Design
Blastcrete Equipment Company, manufacturer of concrete mixers, pumps and related products, offers the Model RD6536 skid steer pump attachment. • Three-inch (7.6 cm) hydraulic squeeze pump is ideal for ICF, block fill, form and pour, driveways, basements and various shotcrete applications....
Thu December 20, 2012
Dynapac Launches New Interim Tier IV Compliant Paver Range
Dynapac has launched the next generation series of F1000 pavers to the North American market designed to meet the interim Tier IV emission regulations. The F1000 pavers are available in both track and wheeled options to appeal to owners, operators and service crews....
Mon December 10, 2012
Allied Paving Paves Cat Plant in Georgia
Construction of the new Caterpillar plant in Athens, Ga., is well under way and Allied Paving Contractors Inc., Pendergrass, Ga., is on site for paving work. Allied is the same company that did the paving for the Caterpillar skidder plant expansion in LaGrange, Ga., approximately five years ago....
Lori Lovely - Mon December 10, 2012
Family CAT Dealership Renews Focus on Paving
When James Gregory Poole Sr. and his uncle, William Lewis Gregory, founded an equipment dealership in Raleigh, N.C., in 1951, one of the manufacturers they aligned themselves with was Caterpillar. More than 60 years later, that relationship remains firmly in place: Gregory Poole Equipment Company is the Cat construction equipment dealer for eastern North Carolina....
Tue December 11, 2012
New PF610 Paver Helps Lift-Off at Gilman Construction
Jim Gilman has come a long way since he started his own landscaping business in the mid-1950s with only a partner, a small Ford tractor and a dump truck. Today, Gilman Construction Inc. is a $24 million construction business with three asphalt plants and a fleet of earthmoving, rock crushing and paving equipment....
Thu November 29, 2012
Atlas Copco Introduces New Range of Electric Concrete Pokers
A three-model family of electronic Atlas Copco SMART concrete pokers has made its debut in the U.S. market. The 3rd generation re-design of the model 40, 48 and 56 SMART pokers has a streamlined aluminum housing that protects their built-in electronics with an overall weight reduction of 30 percent, according to the manufacturer....
Thu November 29, 2012
InPave System Helps Improve Pothole Patching Evaluation
Bergkamp Inc., based in Salina, Kan., offers the new InPave System as an option on its flameless pothole patcher to help government agencies and contractors better monitor and manage pothole patching performance....
Thu November 29, 2012
Dynapac Introduces PL350TD Compact Planer
Dynapac’s PL350TD compact planer offers a variety of new technical developments, including the easy level leveling system and milling drum technology. It is well-suited for milling of joints, flush cutting, removing road markings and other jobs where defective asphalt or concrete surfaces are cut, according to the manufacturer....
Wed November 21, 2012
Hunyady Holds Sale for Valley Excavating & Paving
Hunyady Auction Company held a sale Nov. 7 in Hellertown, Pa. The auction was held for Valley Excavating & Paving, which after 33 years in business, its owners deiced to retire. More than 300 registered bidders, from 13 states, participated in the sale....
