Thu December 05, 2013
Vögele i-Series Is Next Generation of Vision Pavers
The 10-ft. (3 m) Vögele Vision i-Series pavers represent the next generation of Vision pavers for the 21st century. The tracked Vision 5200-2i and wheeled Vision 5203-2i pavers are new in 2013 and are designed especially for the requirements of the North American market....
Thu December 05, 2013
Wacker Neuson Ride-On Vibratory Roller Family
Wacker Neuson’s ride-on vibratory soil/asphalt rollers, the RD 12-90, RD 12A-90 and RD 16-90 offer a variety of enhancements to improve performance and operator comfort. RD 12 SeriesThe RD 12 rollers offer a number of new features suggested by contractors....
Thu December 05, 2013
Bomag Cedarapids CR552 Paver Offers More Power, Production
The Bomag Cedarapids CR552 mainline paver delivers the power and production required for full-width paving applications such as airports, interstates and state highways, industrial paving projects, and major county road and highway construction....
Wed December 04, 2013
T&K Asphalt Grows From Humble Start
It all started with two boys placing makeshift signs on the street, nailed together from old lumber, spray-painted with T&K in black. It wasn’t pretty, but crudely effective. The ’T’ was for Tony Heffernan....
Wed December 04, 2013
E-Z Drill Features Model 210B-2 On-Grade Concrete Drills
E-Z Drill’s model 210B-2 on-grade drills will be highlighted at booth 61330 at ConExpo-Con/AGG 2014. Part of the 210B Series of on-grade concrete drills, the model 210B-2 joins the model 210B as an easy-to-position unit that drills to a standard 18-in....
Tue November 26, 2013
Roller-Compacted Concrete, Volvo Help Transform Robert Smith Inc.
The official nickname for Chattanooga, Tenn., in the United States is the Scenic City — reinforced by the city’s growing reputation as a haven for all kinds of outdoor activity. It’s surrounded by various mountains, lying between the Appalachian Mountains and Cumberland Plateau and is about 120 mi....
Thu November 21, 2013
Hamm Rubber-Tired Roller Offers Tier IV-Interim Technology
The GRW 280i series of pneumatic compactors from Hamm incorporates Tier IV-interim emissions technology in a variety of weights for every application. The new GRW 280i pneumatic or rubber-tired roller was introduced at Bauma 2013....
Wed November 20, 2013
New York State Thruway Concrete Experiment Pays Off
The New York State Thruway wanted to experiment with unbonded concrete overlays. They chose a five mi. (8 km), four-lane section of Interstate 90 near Hamburg as their test section. Surianello General Concrete, based out of Buffalo, N.Y., won the bid to pave the 9 in....
Wed November 20, 2013
ConExpo ’93 Paving … It Rolled Them Over
This ConExpo article was published in Construction Equipment Guide (CEG) on May 5, 1993. This and other ConExpo articles to follow will be part of a continuing series that take a look back at ConExpos past through the reporting of CEG....
Tue November 19, 2013
B&B Paving — Building a Company That Builds Roads
Whether they are credited with inspiring, pushing, demanding or teaching, many construction company owners acknowledge the impact their fathers have had on their success. B&B Paving is no exception. A steadily growing paving contractor in Bangor, Maine, B&B is owned by Bruce Paradis, and his story begins as far away from construction as you can be....