Fri September 17, 2010
Trekker Tractor to Carry Dynapac Paving Equipment
Trekker Tractor, a Case dealership in Florida, will now carry Dynapac rollers, pavers and planers as well as light compaction equipment. Dynapac Southeast Regional Manager Rick Perez said, “We are happy to welcome Trekker Tractor to the Dynapac family, as a dealer that will rent, sell and support our line....
Fri September 10, 2010
Pa.’s Pottsville Materials’ New Astec Asphalt Plant Opens for Business
Pottsville Materials has opened its new asphalt plant at the company’s Darkwater Road quarry facility. Start up of this plant at Pottsville Materials brings the addition of both hot and warm mix asphalt products to the existing array of construction aggregate products offered at this facility....
Fri September 10, 2010
Association Signs Major Cooperative Agreement to Further Asphalt Recycling
The leader of the trade associations that represent 150 million tons a year of asphalt recycling signed a cooperative agreement aimed at doubling the rate of reuse/recycling of asphalt pavements within five years....
Thu August 05, 2010
Caterpillar Talks Paving, Challenges During Media Day
Caterpillar Paving Products Inc., recently held a media day to offer attendees a tour of its plant in Brooklyn Park, Minn. The day also served as an opportunity to address the challenges general contractors are facing without a six-year federal highway and transportation program....
Mon July 19, 2010
N.Y.’s Tri-State Paving Smoothes the Way With LeeBoy
Tri-State Paving, a site excavation, paving, concrete and demolition company in Deer Park, N.Y., needed a paver. After an extensive demo process, it selected a LeeBoy 8816B. “A number of things really impressed us about the LeeBoy,” said Carl Girolamo, co-owner, along with his brothers Alex and Chris, of Tri-State....
Fri July 16, 2010
Foundation Releases Self-Consolidating Concrete Formwork Pressure Study
The RMC Research & Education Foundation has released its self-consolidating concrete (SCC) formwork pressure study, titled “Evaluation of SCC Formwork Pressure.” The project was conducted by the Université De Sherbrooke, Purdue University, Northwestern University and the CTL Group with co-funding from the American Concrete Institute’s Strategic Development Council (ACI-SDC)....
Fri July 09, 2010
N.M. Spaceport Set to Be ’8th Man-Made Wonder’
It was only fitting that when ground was broken for Spaceport America, the world’s first commercial spaceport under construction about 45 mi. north of Las Cruces, N.M., a small but symbolic quantity of Mother Earth was sent aloft in an amateur rocket to an altitude of a couple of thousand feet....
Tue July 06, 2010
N.Y.’s Tri-State Paving Smoothes the Way With LeeBoy
Tri-State Paving, a site excavation, paving, concrete and demolition company in Deer Park, N.Y., needed a paver. After an extensive demo process, it selected a LeeBoy 8816B. “A number of things really impressed us about the LeeBoy,” said Carl Girolamo, co-owner, along with his brothers Alex and Chris, of Tri-State....
Wed June 30, 2010
Asphalt Zipper Introduces Largest Portable Reclaimer
Asphalt Zipper’s 6-ft. (1.8 m) wide portable reclaimer has been engineered to harness the power and productivity of much larger, more expensive, self-powered machines into an affordable attachment, according to the manufacturer....
Mon June 14, 2010
Meany Asphalt Forms After Amicable Business Division
Meany Asphalt & Construction in Pisgah Forest, N.C., got its start in 2006 when owner John Meany took an early retirement after working for 20 years as a linesman for the local power company. “The way all this came about was that my next-door neighbor Theron McCall was in the grading business,” Meany explained....