Fri March 17, 2017
Volvo CE Introduces 11 Ton Oscillatory Compactor
The 11 ton (10 t) DD105 OSC asphalt compactor from Volvo Construction Equipment is engineered for efficiency, ensuring increased profitability while minimizing fuel consumption, emissions and noise, according to the manufacturer....
Thu March 16, 2017
Case Announces Tier IV Final Double Drum Vibratory Asphalt Rollers
Case Construction Equipment introduces two new double drum asphalt rollers—the DV209D and DV210D. The new vibratory asphalt rollers deliver 100 percent tractive effort and reliable compaction performance due to a balanced drum design and a variety of standard features, including automatic vibration control, crab steering, an oscillating articulated roller joint and a pressurized triple-filtration water system....
Wed March 15, 2017
Wacker Neuson Expands Line With New Roller Series
Wacker Neuson has expanded its compaction equipment product offering with a line of tandem and combination rollers. The comprehensive line offers 15 models with operating weights ranging from 1.8 to 4.5 tons (1.6 to 4 t)....
Wed March 15, 2017
Allen Introduces New Sales Director of Paving Equipment
Roger Euliss, vice president of sales & marketing at Allen Engineering Corporation (AEC), recently announced the appointment of Mark A. Conte as the new sales director of paving equipment. Conte will have global responsibility for all Allen specialty paving equipment sales, with a primary focus on North American markets....
Wed March 15, 2017
Versatile Sakai SW754 With Efficient, Tier 4 Final Engine
The new Sakai SW754, 67-inch vibratory tandem drum roller launched at CONEXPO-CON/AGG 2017 offers improved operating efficiency as well as ease-of-maintenance while retaining many of features of its successful 770-series line....
Wed March 15, 2017
Sakai Offers ConExpo-Con/AGG First Glimpse of Its Tier 4 Final Single-Drum Upgrades
Sakai America introduced upgrades to three of its single-drum vibratory rollers at the 2017 ConExpo-Con/AGG 2017 Conference in Las Vegas, Nevada March 7-11. The Sakai SV204, SV414TF and SV544FB now feature Tier 4 Final engines and enhanced capabilities as single-drum vibratory roller solutions in drum widths 54 to 84 inches....
Wed March 15, 2017
New Sakai SW654ND Features Sakai's Unique Dual Drum Vibe/Oscillation
The new Sakai SW654ND launched at the 2017 ConExpo-Con/AGG Conference in Las Vegas March 7 through 11 offers today's paving contractors an oscillatory tandem drum roller in a 58-inch (1,480 mm) drum width for speedier, more profitable compaction....
Wed March 15, 2017
A 100-Year History of Paving, Compaction, Milling Iron
Heavy highway pavement-making equipment has evolved in the last hundred years from primitive to awesome. Modern pavers, compactors, and millers (or cold planers) have turned the surfacing phase of road-building and reclamation into an efficient, productive work....
Wed March 15, 2017
Terex Offers New Remote Options on Paver
Terex Bid-Well unveiled three new remote control options for making machine setting adjustments to the Terex Bid-Well 4800 paver. These new remote control units allow the operator to adjust critical machine functions from ground level while paving, offering more flexibility for quickly fine-tuning paver settings to meet changing conditions....
Wed March 15, 2017
Sakai Has Roller Operators Covered
Sakai America launched a cabbed version of its 84-inch Sakai SW994 vibratory double-drum roller at the 2017 ConExpo-Con/AGG Conference in Las Vegas, Nevada March 7-11. The rig is designed with operators in extreme climates in mind where temperatures and weather conditions range from one extreme to another....