Applications & Innovations

Mix Optimization

Better Roads Staff - May 06, 2013

A formula for greenbacks and green roads To avoid fracturing aggregates when compacting stone matrix ...

Handling Ice

Better Roads Staff - Mar 06, 2013

A school for your pickup+equipment trailer winter drivers by Larry Walton, Associate Editor, ProPickup magazine Other contractors ...

The Other Dangers

Better Roads Staff - Feb 05, 2013

Don’t overlook these jobsite hazards when working near traffic. By Lauren Heartsill Dowdle, Contributing Editor When you ...

Applications & Innovations

Better Roads Staff - Jan 09, 2013

Concrete Repair 8 techniques for restoring concrete roads By Lauren Heartsill Dowdle Whether it’s patching a hairline crack ...

Applications & Innovations

Better Roads Staff - Dec 01, 2012

Where the Rubber Quiets the Road Creating mixtures for smoothness and low noise By Lauren Heartsill Dowdle Grinding, ...

Applications & Innovations

Better Roads Staff - Oct 09, 2012

Wheels or Tracks Let the jobsite be the judge By Lauren Heartsill Dowdle In the battle between choosing ...

Applications & Innovations

Better Roads Staff - Sep 06, 2012

Whispering Asphalt OGFCs cut spray and can be very, very quiet. For several years, a number of ...

Applications & Innovations

Better Roads Staff - Aug 05, 2012

Will your trucks be ready? For fleet managers, it’s time to prep for winter. While everyone else ...

Applications & Innovations

Better Roads Staff - Jul 03, 2012

Using RAS Recycled asphalt shingles are an acquired taste When going from the roof to the road in recycled asphalt pavement (RAP) mixes, “it’s all in the details,” says John Christensen, technical marketing manager for MeadWestvaco (MWV). It’s not impossible to ...