Tag: paving: Page 3

Roadbuilding

Neal introduces fast-spray sealcoat package for protecting roads

This package from Neal combines the company’s High-Volume Road Maintenance Vehicle with the drivable DA 350 for quick prep work and curb-and-gutter sealcoating.

July 13, 2018

Roadbuilding

How to turn old tires into aggregate the subject of upcoming MnDOT webinar

MnDOT will go over the ways to recycle old tires in order to make use of them as an aggregate in pavement design and implementation. More on Equipment World.

July 10, 2018

Construction Equipment

Cat’s new CW16 pneumatic roller features oscillation, auto speed

This new roller is designed for mid-size highway, street and road work and for use on granular and all types of asphalt-mix designs. More on Equipment World.

June 20, 2018

Business

Construction costs hit highest levels in 7 years; metal tariffs could drive them up further

The AGC says the tariffs will likely drive prices even higher and could lead to project delays, as steel mills have witnessed a surge in demand. More here.

June 18, 2018

Roadbuilding

Better Roads Start at the Bottom: Best practices for a stable base

From the contractor’s perspective, best practices begin with meeting criteria and specifications from the agency or owner. Find out more on Equipment World.

June 4, 2018

Dealers

E-Z Drill adds Mid Country Machinery to dealer network

Mic Country will offer E-Z Drill's complete line of concrete drilling and doweling equipment, including single- and multi-gang models. More information here.

May 23, 2018

Roadbuilding

Hales Sand & Gravel wins 2 NAPA ‘Quality’ paving awards

Hales Sand & Gravel, a Staker Parson company, won two National Asphalt Pavement Association (NAPA) Quality in Construction Awards for asphalt pavement. One award was for working safely in rough weather to successfully produce a smooth, high quality pavement using cold-in-place recycling on U.S. 50 in Millard County, Utah. The company also won an award […]

March 28, 2018

Class 7-8

HCSS Trucking software eliminates paper tickets, fraud from construction trucking

Few processes in construction produce more paper (and sometimes fraud) than contract trucking and truck tickets. And while many construction companies rig their own trucks with GPS and telematics to monitor cycle times, fuel use and the rest, GPS is not a viable solution for contractors using brokered trucks to haul asphalt and other materials. […]

March 1, 2018

Roadbuilding

The story of America’s first concrete street and the man who built it

The Columbus Neighborhoods video below tells the story of the first concrete street in America, which was built in Bellefontaine, Ohio, by George Wells Bartholomew Jr. in 1891. Susan B. Manecke, Bartholomew’s great-granddaughter, says, “I think that he had a big vision in terms of commerce in the United States, in the whole country, and if […]

February 28, 2018

Roadbuilding

S.C. outlines plans to improve from most highway deaths in U.S.

Noting that her state ranks the worst in highway fatalities, South Carolina Secretary of Transportation Christy Hall plans to improve 100 miles of the state’s most dangerous roads each year. The project is part of her 2018 “State of SCDOT” report. She says the state’s top priorities will be rural road safety, resurfacing, bridges and […]

February 13, 2018

Dealers

RDO Equipment Co. is now a Wirtgen dealer in Ariz.

RDO Equipment Co. in Arizona is now a Wirtgen dealer – an expansion that adds to the dealer’s current Wirtgen territories in North and South Dakota. RDO, a provider of John Deere and other construction equipment, parts, and service in Arizona, now adds Wirtgen’s compaction, milling, mixing, paving, processing, and rehabilitation equipment to enhance offerings […]

February 2, 2018

Roadbuilding

Ammann launches new 17-model paver lineup

Global supplier Ammann Group is launching a new, technologically advanced line of premium asphalt pavers, the company says. The new machines excel in applications ranging from narrow paths to city streets to wide lifts for roadways and airports, the company says in a press release. “With this launch, Ammann shows its ongoing commitment to the […]

January 5, 2018