Wed April 06, 2011
Terex Bid-Well Celebrates 50 Years
Until 1961, bridge contractors faced a number of limitations when paving bridge decks. Using screed boards equal in length to the distance between the bridge abutment and first pier, contractors were confined to paving only this distance at one time....
Tue April 05, 2011
Heatec Expands Its Services for the Asphalt Industry
Heatec, an Astec Industries Company located in Chattanooga, Tenn., has expanded its services for the asphalt industry. The company has become heavily involved in building new asphalt storage terminals and asphalt emulsion plants....
Fri March 25, 2011
JESCO to Hold LeeBoy, Paving Open House
JESCO will host its first LeeBoy and paving products open house April 7 at its South Plainfield, N.J., location. JESCO will showcase the new B Series LeeBoy pavers and hold two seminars throughout the day on paver operation and maintenance....
Thu March 17, 2011
Southeastern Equipment Co. Hosts Paving Seminars
Southeastern Equipment Company held Paving Seminars at three of its 19 branches March 1 to 3. The seminars kicked off at Southeastern Equipment Company’s headquarters and training facility in Cambridge, Ohio, on March 1 and moved on to the Columbus Branch in Dublin, Ohio, the next day....
Thu March 10, 2011
CON-E-CO Announces New Ready-Mix Concrete Batch Plant
CON-E-CO, an Oshkosh Corporation company, introduced the LO-PRO 250 mobile ready-mix concrete batch plant. This is the smallest and least expensive LO-PRO batch plant, and it was designed with input from ready-mix concrete producers from across the country....
Wed March 09, 2011
Road Machinery Holds Paving Seminar in Gilbert, Ariz.
Road Machinery hosted an educational paving seminar Feb. 10 at its Gilbert, Ariz., branch. The presentation was to promote the "Best Practices" for paving and compaction. More than 110 people attended including representatives from 16 paving contractors (owners and operators), four counties, 11 cities, ADOT and the Federal Highway Department....
Mon January 31, 2011
Concrete Industry Management Program Raises More Than $500,000 at Sixth Annual Auction
The National Steering Committee (NSC) for the Concrete Industry Management (CIM) program — a business intensive program that awards students with a four-year Bachelor of Science degree in Concrete Industry Management — raised more than $500,000 in gross revenue at its sixth annual auction, held in conjunction with the World of Concrete on Jan....
Mon January 31, 2011
Wacker Neuson’s Ride-On Trowel Challenge Competition Draws Big Crowds at World of Concrete
Wacker Neuson’s third annual trowel challenge competition held at the World of Concrete in Las Vegas was a popular destination for hundreds of attendees at the annual concrete construction show. The final results are in: Stu Angeli, representing Lindsay Lampasona Concrete Building Partners, Norfolk, Mass....
Tue January 25, 2011
Wirtgen America Introduces Concrete Slipform Pavers
Wirtgen Group has entered the North American concrete slipform equipment market with the debut of the SP 15 and SP 25 concrete slipform pavers. Ultimately, the full line of Wirtgen slipform pavers — the SP 15, SP 25, SP 500, SP 850, SP 1500 and SP 1600 — will be marketed in North America....
Fri January 14, 2011
ConnDOT Takes Delivery of Bagela Asphalt Recycler
Asphalt recycling is not new, but has become a new phenomenon in national, state and local governments looking for cost effective, environmentally friendly ways to repair infrastructure. The ConnDOT chose the Bagela BA10000 asphalt recycler for its wintertime road maintenance programs....
