Products & Equipment, in the NOW.
By Marvin Joles III With one of the larger Asphalt Industry Expos recently coming to a close in Charlotte, NC last month, there were a lot of new products on display. Make no mistake, there were pieces of equipment that were on display that have been largely unchanged...
Adopting Technology for an Efficient Season
By Marvin Joles III As we get into the New Year, in most regions this time of year hits us in our slow/off part of our work season. Most the asphalt industry business owners I know, use this time of year for maintenance, education, staff hires, training, tax prep and...
The Importance of Industry Relationships
By Marvin Joles III Shaking hands, exchanging names. Then what? This was the basis of one of the recent Blacktop Banter Podcast episodes and is something to think about when we meet with clients, reps, vendors, other contractors and just people along our contractor...
From Accounting to Asphalt
By Michael Blake Three short years ago Barts Asphalt was not even a thought in the mind of owner Kyle Bartholemew as he was completing his degree in public accounting. As a summer job Kyle worked for his local road commission patching potholes and repairing other...
BOMAG 8500
Multipurpose Compactor: ‘We Couldn’t Do Our Job Without It “We’ve used BOMAG products our whole time in business because we do a lot of compaction work. One of our specialties is boulder retaining walls, but we build a lot of water features, grading for roads,...Current Issue
