Tag: 2014 World of Concrete: Page 2

Roadbuilding

World of Concrete app is all-in-one tool for attendees

If you’ll be attending World of Concrete next week, be sure to check out the official show app. The World of Concrete app features organizational tools such as personalized scheduling, real-time show updates and a search function for education and events. The app also has a Walk WOC & Win Scavenger Hunt that gives attendees […]

January 14, 2014

Roadbuilding

Allen to display new reversible plate compactors at World of Concrete

Allen Engineering will display its new line of reversible plate compactors next week at World of Concrete. The compactor models, introduced earlier this month, are designed for applications with limited space such as trench and excavation projects. The new line consists of three models, each featuring two exciter shafts that create a strong compaction force […]

January 13, 2014

Roadbuilding

How and why to use heater scarification in full-depth reclamation

Blair Barnhardt, APM, founder and executive director of the International Pavement Management Association (IPMA) and IPMA Academy, talks with Brian Frix, APM, pavement manager for the Rockdale County, Georgia, Department of Transportation, about heater scarification. In this video, which is part of a series put together by IPMA, Barnhardt and Frix discuss how and why […]

January 13, 2014

Roadbuilding

Peterbilt to showcase Model 567 at World of Concrete

Peterbilt will showcase its all-purpose vocational Model 567, along with other vehicles, at the 2014 World of Concrete show in Las Vegas this month. Robert Woodall, director of Sales and Marketing for Peterbilt, said the Model 567 went into full production a few weeks ago. Woodall calls the truck “lightweight” and “highly versatile” and says […]

January 10, 2014

Construction Equipment

Are you the fastest trowel operator? Test your skills during Wacker Neuson’s Trowel Challenge at World of Concrete 2014

Here’s a chance to match your trowel skills with other operators from across the nation. At World of Concrete next month, Wacker Neuson will hold its sixth annual Trowel Challenge competition. But be warned: the competition is tough; last year’s contest had more than 150 competitors. The ride-on trowel challenge tests your entire range of […]

December 8, 2013