Jim Lynch gets to visit some of the prettiest areas of the county. Earlier this month, he was onsite with Riverside Construction, from Billings MT, as they began a job on Highway 14, west of Wapiti, WY. Summer still has cool morning air with temperatures in the 40s. After a harsh winter, every day counts to […]
Thank you to Sanders Brothers for hosting our customer service team as they kicked off their spring training efforts. Members of the domestic and export customer service groups visited the North Charleston, SC, asphalt facility to learn more about how they utilize our products and how our team can continue to improve service and delivery […]
John G. Walton Construction Company located in Mobile, Alabama successfully started running Evotherm this spring. Since this was their first trial, they ran it on private work. Evotherm was introduced directly at the mix plant through their existing liquid anti-strip system. Production temperatures started around 300 F, which was approximately 15-20 F degrees lower than […]
Airports looking to pave or repave taxiways, aprons, or even runways are increasingly looking at warm mix asphalt. So far, 17 airports from Alaska to Florida have utilized – or are planning to use - Evotherm for their paving projects. Evotherm allows for excellent compaction at much lower temperatures. Better compaction means smoother pavement, which is especially important wherever airplanes are […]
The Ontario Ministry of Transportation named Cruickshank Construction Paver of the Year for their work on the Napanee stretch of Highway 401. The project was completed in the fall of 2014. Cruickshank earned the majority of the bonuses achievable on the project for mix properties and compaction, and full bonus for smoothness and segregation," said […]
Underscoring the importance of the right equipment to a contractor’s bottom line, the editorial staff of Asphalt Contractor magazine selected the year’s best products for its Top 30 Editor’s Choice Awards. A blend of the proven, popular and new, the Top 30 reflects the breadth of products and equipment used by asphalt businesses. The Top 30 Editor’s Choice […]
Orlando Paving Company paved the CNN/Money's 21st "Best Place to Live in America” using Evotherm as approximately 9,000 square yards of mix was laid in the Chelsea Landing Subdivision of Orlando, Florida. Crews placed a 12mm wearing course of PG56 -22 with 30% recycled asphalt pavement. Being a residential area, a smooth appearance along with tight […]
Asphalt Institute’s EPIC program participants visited MWV to learn more about asphalt additives. Following an overview of ways additives are used in the industry, the group toured the laboratory facilities. Professionals from a variety of backgrounds are accepted into the Asphalt Institute’s 10-month EPIC program, which leaves graduates with a better understanding of the diverse asphalt […]
Colorado Asphalt Pavement Association held their 21st Annual "Best in Colorado" asphalt pavement awards dinner and program in February. Evotherm customers took home three of the awards including: Colorado DOT Quality in Asphalt Production Winner: Coulson Excavating Company in the 20,000 to 100,000 tons category. Project Delivery Winner: APAC Southern Construction Co for Interstate 70, […]