“Lots” of Cracks

“Lots” of Cracks

By Marvin Joles III and Daniel Wright In the past few years, if you have been paying attention much, the Cracksealing market, as far as offerings from manufacturers go, has been “heating up”. With every manufacturer showing off new features and making advancements to...
Asphalt Repairs with Infrared Technology

Asphalt Repairs with Infrared Technology

By Marvin Joles III and Chris Giese We have been fortunate as of late at Blacktop Banter to have recently spent some time creating content about Infrared Asphalt repairs for some of the leading Infrared Equipment Manufacturers in the Asphalt Industry. While I (Marvin)...
Let’s Have a Safety  Meeting

Let’s Have a Safety Meeting

By Marvin Joles III Have you ever seen the photos on Facebook groups of guys who have had Hot-Rubber Crack-Sealant cover their hands or splash on their arms? No?…be thankful. Let’s be honest about this. If you are a contractor and have your buddy or cousin...
Asphalt & Motorsports

Asphalt & Motorsports

By Marvin Joles III Loud motors, burning rubber, high speeds, wrecks and thrilling finishes. That’s what we think when we think racing, but here at Blacktop Banter we are learning there is a lot more to it than what is on the surface. For example, the actual surface....
Products & Equipment, in the NOW

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...