Asphalt Roller Oscillation’s Role

Current Issue, Expert Advice

How does it fit into the paving business? By Jeff Winke For many asphalt paving companies, the old Big Joe Turner tune made famous by Bill Haley & His Comets in the 1950’s could be updated to more aptly reflect current compaction roller practices. Bear this...

Additives

Current Issue, Expert Advice

Extending production into colder weather By Jeff Winke As the days click past and the seasons flip from warm… to cool… to cold, asphalt and sealcoating contractors look for ways to extend their productivity. Does everything need to shut down until Spring?...

Carlson Paving Products: Designs, Engineers and Builds Pavers and Screeds Beyond Compare

Cover Story, Current Issue

Nearly three-and-a-half decades on a journey of growth and success By Jeff Winke It has been 20 years since Carlson Paving Products was acquired by Astec Industries, the conglomerate of state-of-the-art, global leaders in the manufacture of equipment for asphalt road...

Choosing the Right Size Infrared Heater

Expert Advice

Is bigger better? By Jeff Winke Sometimes bigger is better. When you’re fishing for pike, perch, or pickerel, or ordering pizza for a hungry high-school team, or building the huge ball of twine for your road-side-attraction, bigger is better. Push the limits…go...

Winterizing the Asphalt Paver

Expert Advice

Steps to take to guarantee a strong spring start By Jeff Winke The writer and veteran of WW I, Henry Beston has a great way of describing the season change as paving contractors prepare for winter: “The leaves fall, the wind blows, and the farm country slowly changes...