CEG - Wed December 08, 2021
Caterpillar Hosts Event to Showcase Its Cold Planer Models
Caterpillar dealers and contractors from across the United States gathered in Clayton, N.C., to learn about the manufacturer's line of cold planers. Caterpillar held an event Dec. 1, 2021, in Clayton, N.C., to showcase its lineup of cold planers....
TxDOT - Mon November 29, 2021
TxDOT's El Paso District Wins Inaugural Seal Coat Award
TxDOT's El Paso District was selected as the winner of the inaugural Jon A. Epps Seal Coat Award for Region 2, for fiscal year 2020, from the Texas Asphalt Pavement Association. TxDOT partnered with Cox Paving and team representatives accepted the award at the TXAPA 46th annual meeting from Sept....
Tom Gresham – NAPA - Tue November 23, 2021
Latest Season of NAPA's 'Pave It Black' Podcast Spotlights Tech Innovations
New technologies are reshaping the asphalt pavement industry, and the pace of change is accelerating as high-tech tools grow both more sophisticated and accessible. During Season 3 of "Pave It Black," NAPA's podcast covering the people and issues affecting the industry, hosts Richard Willis and Brett Williams interviewed industry experts to dig deeper into the innovations that are most affecting the realm of asphalt pavement — and that promise to change the way the industry operates long into the future....
Bomag - Thu November 18, 2021
Bomag Americas, CMW Equipment Expand Coverage in Missouri, Southern Illinois
Bomag Americas, a manufacturer of soil, asphalt and landfill compaction equipment, announced it is expanding its partnership with CMW Equipment in Missouri. CMW Equipment helps its customers "Think Further with Bomag" by helping pave the way for growth in Missouri's and southern Illinois's roadbuilding and construction markets, according to the company....
Kirby-Smith Machinery - Wed November 03, 2021
Road & Bridge Department Improves County in Texas
The world's first rodeo was held in Pecos, Texas — the current county seat of Reeves County — on Independence Day in 1883. At that time, all roads leading to the historic event were made of either dirt or gravel....
Newsbreak - Tue November 02, 2021
Sterling Receives $40M Contract for SLC Aviation Project
Sterling Construction Company Inc. recently announced that its subsidiary, Ralph L. Wadsworth Construction Company LLC (RLW), has been awarded a $40.4 million aviation project, the Design Pack 20 of the airfield concrete paving package for the Salt Lake City International Airport Terminal Redevelopment Program....
Chuck MacDonald – CEG CORRESPONDENT - Wed October 27, 2021
Michigan Paving & Materials, MDOT Use Design-Build Approach for $210M I-69 Rebuild
The Michigan DOT had a solid plan for rebuilding I-69 in the southern part of the state. The plan called for four separate projects to be designed and constructed within eight years. It was a good plan until the department made the decision to utilize its innovative contracting department and the design-build procurement method....
CEG - Thu October 21, 2021
LeeBoy Signs Three Dealers in Virginia
LeeBoy recently announced it has signed on three new dealers in Virginia. Power Equipment Company has taken on 11 counties in western Virginia. Valley Supply will be handling 16 counties in northern Virginia and Richmond Machinery will be carrying LeeBoy products for the remainder of the state....
Buzz Powell and Brett Williams – SPECIAL TO CEG - Wed October 20, 2021
Innovating With Performance-Focused BMD Process
Industry and agencies share a unified desire for pavements that perform well under the loads of the traveling public and the environments in which they are placed. Asphalt pavement mixture design has evolved as demands on pavements increase and as engineering continues to advance in building high-performance and cost-efficient pavements....
GSSI - Mon October 18, 2021
GSSI Releases PaveScan RDM 2.0 Asphalt Density Assessment Tool
GSSI, a leading manufacturer of ground penetrating radar (GPR) equipment, announced PaveScan RDM 2.0 — an asphalt density assessment tool that provides accurate real-time measurements to ensure pavement life and quality....
