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Equipped to Handle Everything
By Chris Vacca From its humble beginnings in 1976, Crafco has grown into the world’s most recognized and trusted materials and equipment manufacturer for pavement preservation products. Its sealants can be found in use across the United States and around the world...
ASMA-USA®
HOW THEY’RE PAVING THE WAY TO SAFER SEALCOAT By Jeff Winke ASMA-USA is no stranger to the sealcoat industry. After all, the original organization (ASMA) was created in 1992 and comprised of West Coast companies that manufactured strictly asphalt emulsion sealcoat....
Etnyre Offers Key Equipment for Applying and Maintaining Asphalt Pavement
From asphalt and chip spreaders to storage tanks and trailers ... Etnrye has it By Jeff Winke ED Etnyre & Co. manufactures a wide range of equipment serving the asphalt road construction industry, from asphalt spreaders to chip spreaders and storage tanks to...
A Memorable 800 Number Connects Need to Contractors
Pavement maintenance network generates growth By Jeff Winke The essence of market presence can be as simple as a memorable phone number. In a nutshell, that’s the brilliance behind an effective marketing tool that is a member network that connects a local contractor...
Milwaukee’s Pavement Upkeep: Benefits from Falcon Asphalt Repair Equipment
Dealer functions as support partner By Jeff Winke Milwaukee County, Wisconsin has a large amount of lane miles supported by a diverse fleet of equipment and Highway Department staff, led by Eduardo Santiago, Milwaukee County highway director and John Blonien, the...
HOGging the Road to Success
How HOG is innovating by following a familiar path HOG Technologies is melting the competition with its line of thermoplastic equipment. Whether you need something mounted to a chassis or skid, or something smaller and more compact, HOG is your total pavement...
The Customer Is Always Right
Bucher’s Municipal New MaxPowa E35m was created by customer feedback By Matt Starnes When it comes to innovating new asphalt and paving products, there’s nothing more valuable than questions and requests from contractors and municipal industries –– as long as you...
How Infrared Can Extend Your Working Season
The traditional pavement maintenance and paving seasons last from April to November, if you are lucky. So, for most asphalt contractors you have 6-7 months to make your profits for the year plus enough to cover expenses for 5-6 months during the “off-season”. Everyone...
Pitch Black®
Change Gears to a Proven Asphalt Emulsion Sealcoat By Nicole Larsen, Robert Archie Usually we take a family photo for the cover to bring a little fun to the industry. But this year, we thought Pitch Black® asphalt emulsion sealcoat deserved the spotlight. It’s the...
Leveling Up with AHP
AHP manhole risers help New York town make needed changes By Angus Stocking Clarkstown, NY, is a town of 84,000 residents located roughly 30 miles north of Brooklyn. According to census data, the town’s median household income is more than $118,000, so it would be...
Grow with Cimline
When does Cimline succeed? When you do. The story of Cimline’s success doesn’t just reflect on the company itself, but the industry it was built to serve. After all, its road to becoming a trusted name in asphalt equipment was paved with a constant desire to grow...
Maintenance Inc. Celebrating 85 Years in the Industry
A conversation with Maintenance Inc. President and CEO Mark McLeod about 2022, supply chain concerns, and our industry’s place in it all With the cold weather gone, pavement maintenance season has finally kicked off—but not without a slight chill of apprehension...
The Leader of Pavement Preservation
By Chris M. Vacca Crafco transformed how pavement cracks were repaired over four decades ago. Today, they are among the most recognized and trusted materials and equipment manufacturers in the pavement preservation industry. Since 1976, Crafco has delivered the...
Designing, Manufacturing High-Quality Sweepers
Smith Challenger Manufacturing & Services, Inc. By Jeff Winke Smith Challenger Manufacturing & Services, Inc. (SCM), which is headquartered in Lakeland Florida SCM designs and manufactures industrial sweepers for the construction and paving industries. Founded...
Etnyre, An Asphalt Roadbuilding Industry Leader
It started with a simple powerful idea By Jeff Winke To truly appreciate a company and its success and prominence in its industry it helps to know its roots. For Etnyre International it means going way back to the turn of the century... not this century, but the...
Paving Contractor Network Provides Benefits
It started with a simple powerful idea By Jeff Winke Need answers right now...need help right now...need to reach someone right now.... the telephone is the best solution. Forget texting, online chat rooms, Facebook messaging, email, grab the phone and dial the number...
New Name, Same Game
Carlson Paving Products is now Astec -- but don’t expect a change in quality or dependability By Jeff Winke For more than 30 years, Tacoma-based Carlson Paving Products, Inc. has built a name as a leader in commercial paving equipment. That didn’t stop when Carlson...
Highway/Heavy Contractor Tango Construction Thrives
Benefits from aligning with Falcon Asphalt Repair Equipment By Jeff Winke Tango Construction is located in Fitchburg, Massachusetts, a city with roots back to the 1660s when the wilderness there was known as Turkey Hills. Where the New England city is now located had...
Sweeping Success
Bucher’s mechanical and vacuum sweeper solutions give customers the versatility and reliability they need to succeed on site By Matt Starnes In the world of asphalt, construction, and paving, there’s a belief that using a mechanical street sweeper is the right fit for...
Just the Facts: The Real Rundown on Infrared
KM International helps clear up the confusion around thais cutting-edge tech By now, most asphalt contractors are familiar with the infrared asphalt repair process -- or have at least heard it mentioned in various ads, articles, and trade shows. Although many...
Pitch Black®
Why an Asphalt Emulsion Sealcoat Plant is the Next Gold Mine By Nicole Larsen Have you ever toured a mine? We have them in our backyard in Virginia City, NV – home of the famous Comstock Lode silver ore discovery and gold mines. Virginia City became famous during the...
Maintaining Smooth Rideability
Rapid manhole risers provide flush fit every time By Angus W. Stocking The construction goal for any asphalt paved surface is a smooth rideable surface that lasts. A smooth surface reduces damage to the pavement, necessitating fewer repairs. It improves fuel...
Cimline: On the Road Again
Cimline shows off new innovations with an ambitious 40 state tour. Sometimes, the most innovative solution is one that’s already tried and true. That’s the case this year for Minnesota-based Cimline. In a year where trade show cancellations and public health safety...
More then Maintaining
A Q&A with the seasoned veterans of Maintenance, Inc. For 83 years, Maintenance, Inc. has helped the nation’s contractors stay stocked and ready for any job that comes their way. After getting its start paving runways during World War II, the company quickly grew...
