Mon December 30, 2019
TXAPA Holds Third Annual Asphalt Road-eo in Buda
The Texas Asphalt Pavement Association (TXAPA) held its 2019 Asphalt Road-eo Dec. 6 and 7, in Buda, Texas. The Asphalt Road-eo is a student competition created to generate interest in asphalt pavements and the asphalt pavement industry among students considering career options....
Mon December 23, 2019
MAPA, MAAPT Team Up for Annual Asphalt Conference
This year's Annual Asphalt Conference surpassed expectations with more than 450 attendees throughout the event, which was held Dec. 4 to 5 at the Marriott Northwest in Brooklyn Park, Minn. For the first time ever, the conference was a combined event of the Minnesota Asphalt Pavement Association (MAPA) and the Minnesota Association of Asphalt Paving Technologists (MAAPT) conferences....
Tue December 10, 2019
Steve Shivak Joins National Asphalt Pavement Association
The National Asphalt Pavement Association (NAPA) welcomed Steven Shivak as director of membership. Shivak brings more than 15 years of experience implementing strategies that have increased member satisfaction, acquisition, and retention....
Thu December 05, 2019
Boutin & Sons Construction, W.I. Clark Continue Special Long-Time Relationship
The third generation of the Boutin family recently took the helm of Boutin & Sons Construction. But this time around, it's a daughter who is running the show, following the death in January 2019 of Ray Boutin, second-generation president and father of Corrine Boutin....
Mon November 25, 2019
Road Machinery & Supplies Co. Expands Product Offering
Road Machinery & Supplies Co. announces the company has been named the Bomag dealer for soil, asphalt and landfill compaction products for the state of Minnesota, with the exception of six counties in southwest Minnesota....
Wed November 20, 2019
Rubblization Gives New Life to Dying Roads Nationwide
Industry outsiders might think that a man breaking up a concrete pavement with a sledgehammer is destroying public property; however, if industry insiders were to see this act or a machine rhythmically crashing huge hammers onto a roadway, they would instantly recognize this process as rubblization....
Thu November 07, 2019
Power Curbers Introduces Next Generation: The 5700-D
Power Curbers, makers of the 5700 Series, introduced the next generation of the 5700. In January 2020 the 5700-D replaces the 5700-C as the "one machine solution" for concrete slipform applications. The 5700-D excels in curbing, sidewalk, barrier, ditches, paving, tunnel, agricultural and specialized applications, according to the manufacturer....
Wed October 30, 2019
Ulland Relies on Ruffridge Johnson, Bomag to Meet IC Spec.
Thermal segregation — temperature differences in hot mix asphalt (HMA) — and aggregate segregation — the non-uniform distribution of coarse and fine aggregates within the asphalt mixture — can cause premature failure of asphalt roads....
Mon October 28, 2019
Delaware Valley Paving: An Operations-Focused Company
Construction work is always a problem/solution scenario. What separates ordinary contractors from great ones is the vigor with which they pursue these solutions to get the job done right and on time. That requires passion — something that Delaware Valley Paving has an abundance of....
Mon September 23, 2019
Women in Construction: Maymead's Mary Katherine Harbin
Mary Katherine Harbin's start in the construction industry can be effectively traced to three centuries ago, when a British monarch long-forgotten by the history books ceded a farm in northeast Tennessee to her ancestors....