Fri February 03, 2012

Bomag 13-Ton Single-Drum Rollers Feature Dual Frequencies, Vertically Opening Engine Hoods

Featuring vertically opening engine hoods designed for easy access to engine and hydraulic components, Bomag’s BW213-40 Series single-drum vibratory rollers are ideal for a variety of site preparation applications, including highway construction and maintenance, airports, streets and subdivisions, parking lots and landfills....

Mon January 30, 2012

Beating the IRI With Smooth Paving on an Ohio Highway

U.S. Route 24 was a two-lane highway through northwest Ohio. It’s a major shipping route, with trucks representing one third of the total volume of traffic. Safety of residential travelers was becoming a concern with such high truck volumes, so the Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) developed a plan to expand U.S....

Fri January 27, 2012

Roadtec Releases New Tier IVi Pavers

Roadtec’s 10 ft. (3 m) standard asphalt paver models have received a major redesign, which comprises Tier IVi emission technology and many additional upgrades and improvements. The new pavers carry the designation “e” behind the model numbers and are called the RP-190e rubber-tired highway class paver and the RP-195e track highway class paver....

Mon January 09, 2012

Atlas Copco, Dynapac Showcase Paving Equipment Lineup at Knoxville Event

Atlas Copco and Dynapac jointly hosted an open house in Knoxville, Tenn. The F1000W 10-ft. wheeled paver, the full line of tandem vibratory compactors and the CA362 single drum soil compactor were spotlighted at the event....

Wed January 04, 2012

World Of Concrete 2012 Reveals Top Three Winners in ’Crews That Rock’ Contest

To honor hardworking crews in the construction industry, World of Concrete created the “Crews That Rock” contest sponsored by BASF for WOC 2012. Crews submitted stories and photos of their amazing and inspiring projects from the past year for a chance to win a trip to the show, hotel stays, seminars and other exciting prizes....

Fri December 16, 2011

Beaver Concrete Relies on Foley’s Sales Team for Success

Although the concept itself is as simple as placing a tree across a creek, bridge design and construction entails serious resourcefulness and expertise. Designers, architects and engineers allocate vast resources into bridge construction and, in doing so reshape the very environment in which we live....

Fri December 09, 2011

Women in Concrete Alliance Seeks Nominees for Woman of Distinction Award

The Women in Concrete Alliance (WICA) — a networking organization for women in the concrete industry — has announced the call for entries for the second annual Woman of Distinction award. According to Kari Moosmann, co-founder of WICA, the award was created to celebrate women in the industry....

Fri November 11, 2011

World of Asphalt 2012 Is Largest in Show’s History

The 2012 World of Asphalt Show & Conference is already the largest in the show’s history at more than 70,000 net sq. ft. of exhibit space. Space sales for the co-located 2012 AGG1 Aggregates Forum & Expo have already exceeded the last show and are on track to be a record-breaker as well with more than 26,000 net sq....

Fri October 28, 2011

Arrow Equipment Fired Up About Bagela Asphalt Recycler

Becoming a distributor for the Bagela asphalt recycler product line seemed a natural for Greensboro, N.C.-based Arrow Equipment, said Vice President/Sales Manager Gordon Johnson. Johnson said he got to talking with a representative of the German-made equipment at an AED event last year, and his interest was piqued....

Fri October 21, 2011

Hunyady Holds Auction for Mannon Excavating & Paving

Hunyady Auction Company held a sale Oct. 12 for Mannon Excavating & Paving Co. Inc. at the company’s yard in Flemington, N.J. After more than 60 years in business, Mannon Excavating & Paving decided to realign its business plan, which created specific surplus assets....