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Roadbuilding
Roadtec’s new BF400 side paver is a low-cost method for widening roads and more
Roadtec has launched its first side paver here at World of Asphalt in Nashville, a machine that can be used for road widening, shoulder work, maintenance and repair applications and more. The new BF400, which has been available in Germany for several years and is manufactured by Roadtec partner Astec Industries, features a conveyor belt […]
March 23, 2016
Roadtec BF400 1
Roadbuilding
PHOTOS: World of Asphalt 2015 a wealth of heavy equipment
[imagebrowser id=216] This year’s World of Asphalt show wrapped up yesterday afternoon in Baltimore. The show floor was packed with any and all of the very best road construction equipment. Above is a gallery compiled from images we shot on the show floor, plus a few provided by the show, over the past week. And […]
March 20, 2015
World of Asphalt from above
Roadbuilding
Real-time remote production reporting comes to Roadtec machines through Guardian telematics upgrade
Despite launching its Guardian telematics service three years ago, Roadtec still views the technology as an egg it is slowly aiming to crack. Marketing manager Eric Baker referred to telematics as an industry buzz word, noting that its pervasiveness in the majority of all heavy equipment marketing has created a challenge for everyone in the industry. He sees the […]
March 18, 2015
The RX-600e cold planer is one of the first machines to support Roadtec’s new production reporting feature.
Roadbuilding
Roadtec showcases new Tier 4 Final paver, Shuttle Buggy MTV and cold planer at World of Asphalt
At its World of Asphalt booth here in Baltimore, Roadtec  is showing attendees three new machines, all of which have been updated with Tier 4 Final engines. First up is the company’s largest Shuttle Buggy Material Transfer Vehicle (MTV), the SB-2500e. It’s powered by a 300-horsepower Cummins QSL 9. Roadtec says the SB-2500e will remain available in a Tier 3 […]
March 18, 2015
Roadtec’s Shuttle Buggy MTV SB-2500e
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
Vögele, whose Vision 5203-2 paver is seen here, recommends an unequal-width front-mount screed, with extensions.
Roadbuilding
The customer is always right: Roadtec at World of Asphalt 2013
Interesting to see the bite customer feedback is having on the OEMs. It has of course been a factor for some time, but it was interesting to hear Roadtec’s press conference here in San Antonio at World of Asphalt. The Chattanooga company has made some significant moves in its new and upgraded equipment. The company […]
March 19, 2013
Roadtex SX-4e stabilizer at World of Asphalt 2013
Roadbuilding
SX-4e stabilizer, RX-100e milling machine headline Roadtec showing at World of Asphalt
“This is a meat and potatoes type of machine.” That’s Roadtec President Jeff Richmond’s take on the company’s new SX-4e relclaimer-stabilizer. That might be a bit of an understatement though, as stabilizer sales have been Roadtec’s lone type of equipment that has shown sales growth recently. This year the company hopes to see between $20 […]
March 19, 2013
Roadtex RX-100e milling machine
Roadbuilding
World of Asphalt 2013 first impressions
It’s always hard to judge a trade show from its first day. But World of Asphalt has the hallmarks of a good one. It’s not size. This show is one of the more tailored ones for construction equipment. AEM chief Dennis Slater is looking at numbers that suggest the attendance will near the last WOA’s […]
March 19, 2013
It's always hard to judge a trade show from its first day. But World of Asphalt has the hallmarks of a good one. It's not size, this show is one of the more tailored one for construction equipment. AEM chief Dennis Slater is looking at numbers that sug
Roadbuilding
Terex TA400 Generation 9 articulated truck
Terex Corp. says its new TA400 Generation 9 articulated truck is designed to keep productivity levels high, fuel consumption low, and cycle times short. The machine boasts a 444-horsepower Tier 4 Interim-compliant Scania DC13 engine with a maximum torque of 1,548 foot-pounds at 1,350 revolutions per minute and a fully automatic Allison transmission. Additional features […]
June 3, 2012
Roadbuilding
Commercial Pavers Get On Track
Asphalt pavers under 125 horsepower increasingly taking on characteristics of their highway-class big brothers.
April 6, 2012
Equipped with an electrically-heated, V-version AB 340 extending screed, the Vögele Super 1300-2 tracked asphalt paver can pave a mat as narrow as 2 feet 6 inches and as wide as 16 feet 5 inches.
Roadbuilding
Applications and Innovations
Making sure the numbers add up is the first step to a successful job.
December 2, 2011
The biggest benefit for milling contractors today is flexibility of machine application, says Wirtgen America Senior Vice President Jeff Wiley. “Every job is different,” he says, “and the operator today has the opportunity to select the type of grade control system he wants to use.”
Roadbuilding
Applications and Innovations
Making sure the numbers add up is the first step to a successful job.
December 2, 2011
The biggest benefit for milling contractors today is flexibility of machine application, says Wirtgen America Senior Vice President Jeff Wiley. “Every job is different,” he says, “and the operator today has the opportunity to select the type of grade control system he wants to use.”
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