Mon July 24, 2023
Road Forward Summit Engages Asphalt Pavement Community On Net Zero Action Plan
A group of 75 asphalt pavement industry leaders hyper-focused on reaching net zero collaborated on how to do just that on July 12 and 13. Building on the momentum generated during the National Asphalt Pavement Association's Midyear Meeting in Kansas City, Mo., they engaged in presentations and breakout group discussions at the first gathering of its kind: The Road Forward Summit....
Tue June 27, 2023
Hamm HD+ Tandem Rollers Now 'Digital Ready' In All Weight Classes
The HD+ series from Hamm is expanding by six new roller models for asphalt construction with operating weights of 7.7 and 8.8 tons: The HD+ 70 and HD+ 80 models meet the requirements of exhaust emissions category UN ECE R96 (EPA Tier III)....
Tue June 06, 2023
VIDEO: Hayden-Murphy Hosts Paving Demo for Central Lakes College
Hayden-Murphy hosted a four-day paving demonstration May 1 to 4 2023 for 83 students in the Heavy Equipment Operators program at Central Lakes College in Staples, Minn. The demo was geared toward introducing the students to the paving market as a career option and included both classroom and hands-on instruction....
Wed May 17, 2023
Sakai America Achieves Record Asphalt, Soil Roller Production, Shipments
Sakai America Inc. has just concluded its strongest-ever fiscal year despite the lingering supply chain challenges still affecting the equipment manufacturing industry as a whole. Due to the hard-working men and women in Sakai's Adairsville, Ga., manufacturing plant, domestic U.S....
Tue May 09, 2023
Astec Industries Debuts New Generation of RP Pavers at ConExpo 2023
Astec Industries debuted its newest highway class asphalt paver at ConExpo-Con/AGG in Las Vegas. The RP-175 and RP-195 F series track pavers have upgraded styling, simpler maintenance and enhanced operator experience....
Tue April 25, 2023
VIDEO: Rehabilitation of Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps by Wirtgen Group Machines
The challenging Spa-Francorchamps race track in Belgium was rehabilitated with the aim of enhancing its attractiveness to spectators and, above all, of improving the safety of racing drivers. The Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps construction project posed particular challenges to all involved, as the track was not a design fresh from the drawing board, as is usually the case, but has been in existence for more than 100 years and includes ordinary roads....
Mon April 03, 2023
Reed International Acquires Stepp Manufacturing
Stepp Manufacturing Co. has reached an agreement to become part of the Reed International team joining the ranks with VSS Macropaver and Kasi Infrared. The announcement was made during ConExpo 2023. "We are excited to bring the synergies of these three companies together to continue to lead our industries with innovation and technology for years to come in the asphalt maintenance and preservation industries," Stepp Manufacturing said in announcing the news....
Mon April 03, 2023
BOMAP Connect Networks Rollers, Delivers Complete Compaction Control
BOMAP Connect provides networked control and documentation of all rollers working at the job site. Capable of working with all brands of rollers, program installation is quick and intuitive. All compaction data collected by BOMAP Connect is cloud-based, so compaction documentation can be quickly accessed from a computer or mobile device from anywhere an internet connection is available....
Mon April 03, 2023
Volvo Construction Equipment Opens Pre-Order Tool in North America for DD25 Electric Asphalt Compactor
Volvo Construction Equipment (Volvo CE) announced at ConExpo-Con/AGG that North American customers can now reserve the new DD25 Electric asphalt compactor online. Deliveries are expected to begin in the first quarter of 2024....
Thu March 30, 2023
Volvo CE Launches Three Compact Assist Packages for Volvo Soil Compactors
Two entry-level packages for Volvo Construction Equipment's (Volvo CE) intelligent compaction system Compact Assist have now been introduced to best match the varied demands of its customers on its line of Volvo soil compactors....