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A Closer Look: Hamm’s New Smart Compact Pro Technology
Ground penetrating radar beneath the roller delivers real-time asphalt density data.
July 17, 2025
Compactors
A Closer Look at Dynapac’s New CP28: "The Heaviest Ballastable Pneumatic Tire Roller"
The asphalt and soil compactor gets a new cab, ballasting from 21,000 to 68,000 pounds, and its tires can be deflated and inflated from the cab.
July 3, 2025
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Compactors
Dynapac Rolls Out New CP28 as Industry’s Heaviest Pneumatic Tire Roller
The new compactor can be ballasted up to 68,000 pounds and features “Air on the Run,” which can pump up the tires from 0 to 12 psi in 12 minutes.
April 17, 2025
Compactors
Hamm Debuts Real-time Asphalt Density Sensor for HD+ Rollers
Along with enabling more precise compaction, the Smart Compact Pro can cut labor costs by eliminate coring.
April 14, 2025
Technology
Sakai Offers New Echelon Mode for Asphalt Rollers to Prevent Jobsite Collisions
Sakai's new Echelon Mode for SW884 and SW994 tandem compactors allows for rollers to safely compact near each other without unnecessary automatic braking.
March 19, 2025
Compactors
Quick Data: Top-Selling Rollers of 2024
What are the hottest new and used financed ride-on compactors? Find out in the latest data from EDA and EquipmentWatch.
March 14, 2025
Compactors
JCB Expands Vibratory Tandem Roller Lineup with Two New Models
The 8,820-pound CT380 and the 9,920-pound CT430 are designed for road construction, asphalt reconstruction, pavement repairs, among other tasks.
February 4, 2025
Compactors
BOMAG’s Next Single-Drum Roller Offers 3 Compaction Modes, New Oscillation
The BW 177 BVO soil compactor offers three compaction modes for switching between high and low amplitudes as well as oscillation.
January 30, 2025
Safety
Florida Construction Worker Dies After Pinned Under Tandem Roller
Officers were able to pull the 62-year-old worker out from under the machine, but he did not survive the accident.
January 9, 2025
Compactors
A Closer Look: Hamm Brings HD 9 VV Tandem Roller to the U.S.
One new perk on the asphalt compactor is clear sides on the drum, allowing operators to compact against the curb.
January 8, 2025
Compactors
California County Adds First Electric Volvo DD25 Compactor to Fleet
The tandem roller will operate for three to four hours a day on small road construction and foundation projects throughout Yolo County.
January 6, 2025
Roadbuilding equipment
Ammann Adds Automatic Amplitude & Frequency Control to Rollers
The system aims to eliminate unnecessary passes and the risk of overcompaction by automatically adjusting compaction force.
January 2, 2025
Construction Equipment
The New Hamm HD 9 VV Tandem Roller: Clear Side Drum & "Wasp Body" Design
Clear sides on the drum of the Hamm HD 9 VV allows operators to get right up to the curb.
November 26, 2024
Compactors
Back in Compaction: LeeBoy Intros 3 New Asphalt and Soil Rollers
LeeBoy has re-entered the compaction market with these new rollers to complement its line of paving equipment.
October 18, 2024
Compactors
Volvo CE Teases New Electric Compaction Equipment Prototypes (Video)
The DD15 Electric Asphalt Compactor and TC13 Trench Compactor are meant to complement Volvo's other electric machines and will be released before ConExpo 2026.
October 14, 2024
Compactors
Volvo CE Debuts its New, Largest Soil Compactor, the 12-Ton SD125
Modeled after the 11-ton SD115, the 26,565-pound roller gets a thicker drum shell and a heavier outer eccentric weight for greater compaction forces.
October 2, 2024
Compactors
Vibromax Returns! A Closer Look at JCB’s CT160 Double Drum Compactor
Vibromax rollers have not been available in the U.S. for over a decade, but now they're back for compacting gravel, concrete, asphalt and soil.
May 23, 2024
Compactors
Sakai Unveils its First U.S. Roller with New Object-Detection Auto-Brake
The SW884ND is a 79-inch-wide tandem compactor with oscillation and vibration in each drum and auto-stop to prevent struck-by accidents.
May 2, 2024
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