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Pavement maintenance contractors are increasingly encountering projects that call for sustainable construction practices, and no standard is more prominent than LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design). As sustainability gains momentum across the construction industry, understanding how LEED applies to pavement work has become a valuable differentiator for contractors who want to win bids on […]

Few beliefs in the construction industry are as persistent as the idea that multitasking makes you more productive. Project managers juggle phone calls while reviewing blueprints. Crew supervisors monitor multiple job sites from their smartphones while driving between locations. Office staff answer emails during team meetings. Yet a growing body of research and expert testimony

In the world of asphalt preservation, few organizations have played as pivotal a role as the Pavement Coatings Technology Council (PCTC). For contractors, suppliers, and specifiers in pavement maintenance, understanding the origins and ongoing work of the PCTC provides valuable context for the products and practices used every day. This article traces the PCTC history

Resurfacing a busy urban roadway requires a fundamentally different approach than paving in open rural settings. When the project sits at the heart of a historic downtown district lined with hotels, restaurants, and retail businesses, standard daytime construction becomes nearly impossible. Night paving operations, where careful coordination between milling and paving crews, traffic control teams,

For paving contractors in northern climates, the arrival of winter has traditionally meant the end of the asphalt season. Snow, freezing temperatures, and frozen subgrades force crews to suspend operations until spring thaw. Yet infrastructure projects do not always respect the calendar, and agencies such as state departments of transportation increasingly need work completed late

The asphalt industry has long been at the forefront of sustainable construction practices, but a breakthrough from Washington State University (WSU) is pushing the boundaries of what green road building can achieve. Researchers have developed a technology that substitutes used restaurant cooking oil for the crude oil traditionally used in asphalt production, creating a bioasphalt

Selecting the right boom lift for a construction project involves more than simply choosing a machine that reaches the required height. With models ranging from compact electric units that operate in tight indoor spaces to massive diesel-powered booms reaching nearly 200 ft., contractors must evaluate reach, terrain, power source, safety features, and site logistics before

When a manufacturer reaches the half-century mark, the celebration offers more than a chance to cut cake. It becomes a moment to examine the engineering philosophy and market strategies that allowed the company to outlast competitors across five decades. In September 2016, Genie Industries welcomed more than 300 customers and members of the press to

In June 2016, Canada’s Departments of Environment and Health released a draft screening risk assessment of coal tar and coal tar distillates for public review and comment. This assessment, which the Pavement Coatings Technology Council (PCTC) evaluated and submitted comments on, examined refined tar-based sealers (RTS) through multiple exposure pathways. For contractors who apply these