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Construction Equipment
What it takes to pave a parking lot, Part 2: Rollers
Editor’s Note: If you haven’t already, be sure to check out Part 1 of this series on pavers by clicking here. If we do some math, we can calculate that the hypothetical Walmart parking lot we began paving in Part 1 of this pieces, should take two days if everything works right, says Chris Connolly, […]
April 2, 2013
Roadbuilding
Paving a parking lot: The Pavers
Our sister publication, Equipment World, is featuring a story about pavers used for paving parking lots. It’s the first of a two-part series entitled “What it takes to pave a parking lot.” The article uses a hypothetical scenario in which the parking lot is 250,000 square feet in size, with some islands, landscaping and decorative […]
April 1, 2013
Construction Equipment
What it takes to pave a parking lot, Part 1: The Pavers
Just imagine that it’s a sunny spring morning in suburban America, and that our job is to pave and compact the asphalt for a large Walmart parking lot. We posed just that task to seven equipment manufacturers and asked them what pavers and rollers they would choose, and the reasons for their selections. Today, we’ll […]
April 1, 2013
Success Stories
Third-generation paver creates his own roads to follow
During January, the Equipment World editorial team spreads out across the country to interview the 12 finalists for our Contractor of the Year program. Since we’ve chosen them through a meticulous vetting process, you can imagine we’ll come back with some pretty good stories from the class of 2013, all of which run in the […]
January 18, 2013
Construction Equipment
Vancouver roads use recycled plastic in paving process
Vancouver’s recycled plastic may be reincarnated as highway pavement. The city has revealed a new way to make asphalt using a warm-mix application created from recycled plastic, The Globe and Mail reported. The warm-mix method, mostly developed in Germany, has been used experimentally in North America for the past decade. However, Vancouver is the first […]
November 20, 2012
Success Stories
Steve Cosper, Granite Contracting, Contractor of the Year, 2012
By Tom Jackson Steve Cosper got his love of construction as a teenager working summer jobs. But it was his keen appreciation for financial management and an aggressive use of digital technology that helped his company survive the recession. Dusting off bluetops for a highway contractor in the hot Alabama sun may not seem like […]
April 29, 2012
Contractor of the Year
Steve Cosper, Granite Contracting named 2012 Contractor of the Year
Equipment World magazine named Steve Cosper, CEO of Granite Contracting, Contractor of the Year Saturday night at the magazine’s annual award ceremony. Eleven other Contractor of the Year finalists were also presented awards in the event held at Caesar’s Palace in Las Vegas. Each of the finalists and the winner along with a guest and their […]
March 13, 2012
Construction Equipment
Woodco Machinery acquires certain assets from Volvo Construction Equipment & Services
Volvo Construction Equipment dealer Woodco Machinery (Woodco) has acquired certain assets from the Volvo Construction Equipment & Services (VCES) Southborough, Massachusetts location. Woodco has now added Volvo compaction, paving and milling products to its existing portfolio, which includes wheel loaders, excavators, articulated haulers, motor graders, compact wheel loaders and excavators, skid steer and backhoe loaders. […]
May 17, 2011
Roadbuilding
Commercial class pavers: Smaller and lighter but more sophisticated than ever
Smaller and lighter than their big brothers in the highway business, pavers less than 25,000 pounds are more sophisticated than ever.
March 1, 2010
Roadbuilding
Judge rules for North Dakota firm in Las Vegas road project
A federal judge in Nevada has ruled that a disputed Las Vegas highway project should be awarded to a North Dakota company, despite a county commission vote to start the bidding process over again. U.S. District Court Judge Clive Jones issued a ruling granting Fisher Sand and Gravel the $112 million contract to widen a […]
January 20, 2010
Roadbuilding
Association of Modified Asphalt Producers annual conference planned for Feb. 1-3 in Savannah, Ga.
The Association of Modified Asphalt Producers (AMAP), a St. Louis-based international association dedicated to the development, production and use of modified asphalts has announced that it will host its 11th annual conference, Feb. 1-3, in Savannah, Ga., at the Hyatt Regency Savannah. The event is open to anyone involved, interested or invested in the highway […]
January 15, 2010
Roadbuilding
Mississippi DOT awards Granite Construction $22.4 million bridge demolition project
WATSONVILLE, Calif.–Granite Construction Company has been awarded a $22.4 million contract by the Mississippi Department of Transportation (MDOT) for the demolition of the U.S. 82 Greenville Bridge located approximately 100 miles northwest of Jackson, Mississippi. The scope of the project includes demolition and removal of the 2.25-mile steel through-truss bridge that spans the Mississippi River. […]
January 13, 2010
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