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Roadbuilding
HaulHubâs DOTslip app aimed at reducing paperwork between contractors, DOTs
HaulHub Technologies has launched DOTslip, a standalone app built by paving contractors and material producers for the benefit of departments of transportation to reduce paperwork on road projects. âWith HaulHub Technologies, contractors and producers can digitally share tickets with their customers, crews, carriers and project owner representatives,â a company news release says. âThey maintain control [âŠ]
January 10, 2020
Contractor of the Year
A&A Pavingâs best customer bought the whole business; has since built upon a legacy of great service
When Bob Olson started A&A Paving in 1960 he had a goal of running the best little asphalt paving and sealcoating company in the Chicagoland area. With a great work ethic, personable style and innovative practices, Olson earned a cadre of loyal customers for the better part of six decades. But when Olson started thinking [âŠ]
November 7, 2019
Roadbuilding
Drones making commercial paving more productive, boosting demand
In the commercial paving space, drones are taking off. And not just for marketing, says Ryan Anderson, owner of Premier Sealcoating and Line Striping in Oxford, Massachusetts. His company uses three drones for measuring, mapping and calculating layouts, as well as paving commercial parking lots and roads. Drones have boosted his companyâs productivity in the [âŠ]
December 20, 2017
Contractor of the Year
Loyalty, love for the work keep Sawyer Constructionâs 60-year-old family business going strong
Marka Sawyer tells a story about her son, Tom: âWhen we put him on a bus to go to his first day of kindergarten, he got upset. âI donât want to go to school,â he said. âI want to stay and work with dad!ââ For Tom Sawyer, itâs always been about construction. His grandfather and [âŠ]
December 8, 2017
Roadbuilding
Sweeper Trucks: Another tool for prepping roadways for better pavements
A cleaner workspace is always a good thing, but in paving, it can contribute to the roadâs quality, if done prior to additional lifts being applied, before seal coating and following milling. Paving contractors can use several sweeping options: they can own their own sweeping trucks, rent them or contract with a sweeping company to [âŠ]
September 11, 2017
Roadbuilding
Finley Asphalt purchases Mid-Atlantic Paving & Sealing
Finley Asphalt & Concrete, based in Virginia, has purchased Mid-Atlantic Paving & Sealing, a move that extends Finleyâs service area from Baltimore, Maryland, to Richmond, Virginia. This is Finleyâs first acquisition in its 52-year history. It was founded in Fairfax, Virginia, in 1965 by Lonnie Finley. Eric and Lewis Finley took over in 1990 and [âŠ]
April 19, 2017
Roadbuilding
For paving site preparation, mix of tech, thorough planning and communication save a lot of hassle
Preparation for a paving job goes well beyond simply lining up equipment and materials and readying the site. Understanding the design and specifications, soil type, and utility locations is a major step for contractors, and can make a big difference in the profitability of a job. For Eric Covington of DECCO Contractors-Paving in Rogers, Arkansas, [âŠ]
November 30, 2016
Roadbuilding
3D Asphalt Paving: The highest smoothness and accuracy possible, no strings attached
Stringless paving isnât just for concrete contractors. The asphalt guys are in on it as well, but with a few slight twists on the methods used. As with concrete paving, stringless asphalt paving offers the benefit of eliminating the costly step of bringing in a survey crew to set up the stringline. Eliminating that step [âŠ]
September 20, 2016
Roadbuilding
How to grow your paving business
Project referrals are like gold to a contractor. Who better than a satisfied customer to sell your capabilities to a new client? While no one can argue the benefit of word-of-mouth business, a paving company can only increase sales so far using this method before growth tapers off. âBusinesses stop growing because contractors donât master [âŠ]
September 3, 2015
Roadbuilding
Worldâs largest paver pours widest uninterrupted layer of pavement ever
No. 11 Story in 2015 « No. 12 No. 10 »  At more than 50 feet wide, the asphalt being poured on Germanyâs A 10 motorway recently was a first for the world. Machines from the Wirten Group, including the worldâs largest paver in the Vogele Super 3000-2, were commissioned by the German Federal Ministry of [âŠ]
July 6, 2015
Roadbuilding
Charleston County (S.C.) named top pavement preservation program in U.S.
Charleston County in South Carolina was recognized as having the top pavement preservation system in the country for 2014. FP2 (For Pavement Preservation) awarded Charleston County with the 2014 James B. Sorenson Award June 8 at a recent meeting of the Southeast pavement Preservation Partnership in Charleston. Judges for the award looked at the countyâs pavement [âŠ]
June 10, 2015
Roadbuilding
How Granite Construction meets tight tolerances on Tucson International Airport terminal apron project
Granite Construction and Metal Forms Corp. (MFC) are working together to on a multi-year terminal apron rehabilitation project at Tucson International Airport. Granite Construction is using MFCâs metal paving forms with built-in dowel holders to âmaintain productivity and meet tight tolerancesâ for the project. The work is made up of a series of three different depths [âŠ]
May 13, 2015
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