The Paving, Concrete and Compaction industries have been a staple of Construction Equipment Guide for years. We list all types of asphalt, concrete and paving equipment including pavers, rollers, reclaimers, brooms, distributors and chip spreaders from all of the largest manufacturers like Bomag, Cat, Ingersoll Rand, LeeBoy and Stone.
The Paving, Concrete and Compaction industries have been a staple of Construction Equipment Guide for years. We list all types of asphalt, concrete and paving equipment including pavers, rollers, reclaimers, brooms, distributors and chip spreaders from all of the largest manufacturers like Bomag, Cat, Ingersoll Rand, LeeBoy and Stone.
Asphalt / Concrete / Paving News and New Products
Mon April 30, 2018
Richmond Ready Mix — The Right Timing Is Key to Success for This Staten Island Concrete Supplier
There's a well-known adage that timing is everything. That maxim certainly applies to the first three whirlwind years of business for Richmond Ready Mix, located in Staten Island, N.Y....
Mon February 19, 2018
Reclaimed-Recycled Asphalt Industry Could See Strong 2018
From a vantage point of southern Utah, 2018 looks like it could be a good year for the U.S. asphalt paving industry, perhaps particularly for the reclaimed-recycled asphalt segment....
Wed February 07, 2018
Paving Company Wins Big at Super Bowl LII Stadium
While viewers of Super Bowl LII on Feb. 4, 2018 at US Bank Stadium may not notice the exceptional flatness of the field, the crew from Park Construction will know they notched the first NFL win at the stadium....
Thu January 18, 2018
New Asphalt Advancements Come Just in Time for Pothole Season
Roads could soon fix themselves as researchers make progress in developing self-healing asphalt. According to a team of Swiss researchers ETH Zurich and the Swiss Institute for Materials Science a new asphalt mixture made with a magnetic nano-particulate additive would prevent potholes from forming at all, and what's more, the mixture would lengthen roads' lifespans, the News Wheel reported....
Mon October 16, 2017
How Road Construction May Change in the Future
Technology changes everything, including the things you thought were tried and true. Recent weather events have sparked the discussion of how to handle this shift in weather patterns....
Thu December 05, 2019
Boutin & Sons Construction, W.I. Clark Continue Special Long-Time Relationship
The third generation of the Boutin family recently took the helm of Boutin & Sons Construction. But this time around, it's a daughter who is running the show, following the death in January 2019 of Ray Boutin, second-generation president and father of Corrine Boutin....
Mon November 25, 2019
Road Machinery & Supplies Co. Expands Product Offering
Road Machinery & Supplies Co. announces the company has been named the Bomag dealer for soil, asphalt and landfill compaction products for the state of Minnesota, with the exception of six counties in southwest Minnesota....
Wed November 20, 2019
Rubblization Gives New Life to Dying Roads Nationwide
Industry outsiders might think that a man breaking up a concrete pavement with a sledgehammer is destroying public property; however, if industry insiders were to see this act or a machine rhythmically crashing huge hammers onto a roadway, they would instantly recognize this process as rubblization....
Thu November 07, 2019
Power Curbers Introduces Next Generation: The 5700-D
Power Curbers, makers of the 5700 Series, introduced the next generation of the 5700. In January 2020 the 5700-D replaces the 5700-C as the "one machine solution" for concrete slipform applications. The 5700-D excels in curbing, sidewalk, barrier, ditches, paving, tunnel, agricultural and specialized applications, according to the manufacturer....
Wed October 30, 2019
Ulland Relies on Ruffridge Johnson, Bomag to Meet IC Spec.
Thermal segregation — temperature differences in hot mix asphalt (HMA) — and aggregate segregation — the non-uniform distribution of coarse and fine aggregates within the asphalt mixture — can cause premature failure of asphalt roads....
Mon October 28, 2019
Delaware Valley Paving: An Operations-Focused Company
Construction work is always a problem/solution scenario. What separates ordinary contractors from great ones is the vigor with which they pursue these solutions to get the job done right and on time. That requires passion — something that Delaware Valley Paving has an abundance of....
Mon September 23, 2019
Allen Introduces MSP475 Riding Trowel
Allen, a leader in concrete finishing equipment, announced the debut of the MSP475 riding trowel. The new power steering machine is a mechanically-driven, 8 ft. class ride-on power trowel that is powered by a powerful 57 hp Kubota liquid-cooled gasoline engine....
Mon September 23, 2019
Women in Construction: Maymead's Mary Katherine Harbin
Mary Katherine Harbin's start in the construction industry can be effectively traced to three centuries ago, when a British monarch long-forgotten by the history books ceded a farm in northeast Tennessee to her ancestors....
Thu September 19, 2019
Enhancements to Cat Half-Lane Cold Planers Improve Operation, Service
Caterpillar Inc. has announced updates to the PM620, PM622, PM820, PM822 and PM825 half-lane cold planers. These milling machines now meet U.S. EPA Tier IV Final and EU Stage V emission standards powered by a fuel-efficient Cat C18 turbocharged, 6-cylinder diesel engine....
Tue September 17, 2019
Use of Recycled Asphalt Reaches New High
Asphalt pavements are the most consistently recycled material in the United States. Every day as part of maintenance and improvement projects, old asphalt pavement material is reclaimed from roads and parking lots and then put back to use in new pavements....
