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Mix Design
DOT Concrete Mix
CTS Cement Manufacturing Corp.
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Resiliency
EPA Alleges Ram EcoDiesel Violates Clean Air Act
US EPA issued Fiat Chrysler ‘notice of violation’ alleging the 3-L V6 EcoDiesel for Ram 1500 pickups and Jeep Grand Cherokee SUVs have undisclosed software that alters emissions
The EcoDiesel's 420 ft. lb. of torque just beats the HEMI's 410 ft. lb., and the 4x4 diesel's combined fuel economy rating is 29 percent better than the 4x4 HEMI's (on mid-grade gasoline).
Paving
Is It Too Cold to Pave?
Feeling the crunch to get the work done before Winter hits? Keep these things in mind before you lay asphalt during the colder months
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Paving
New NPE 2017 Sessions Aim to Boost Management Skills
If you're looking to improve your management skills in the new year, plan to attend these sessions at National Pavement Expo 2017, February 1-4 at the Music City Center in Nashville, TN
Tim Murphy of Murphy Pavement Technology, Inc. will present a new session: Make Your Hot Mix Supplier Your Paving Partner at NPE 2017
Quality Control
John Deere Customers Have New Option to Manage Daily Machine Alerts
Foresight’s Intelligent Alert Triage Center enables customers to capture, consolidate and prioritize diagnostic trouble codes, oil sampling results, preventative maintenance alerts and more into one centralized and secure portal
Foresight’s Intelligent Alert Triage Center (IATC) helps John Deere dealers and customers better manage daily machine alerts.
Plant Maintenance
Safety Tips for Snow Hauling and Dumping
Take these six considerations into mind when hauling snow to ensure the safety of all involved
Whether relocating on site or hauling to a dump, it’s important to evaluate the work area before beginning.
Infrastructure
Streamline Worker Safety with New App
WorkplaceAware mobile app can be used to create safety reports as well as send pictures of safety-related issues to company safety managers
All reports submitted through the mobile app are geo-tagged based on a user's current location. This feature allows managers to respond to incidents faster and more accurately. In addition, the geo-tagging helps if employees forget to include location details when submitting text or photos.
Infrastructure
Zeecrane Zero Emission Carry-Deck Crane
Zero Emissions Equipment
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Infrastructure
Best Practices Placing Mix on Asphalt Joints
Location and amount of HMA material affect joint life
This is the proper amount of mix overlap from lane 2 to lane 1. In this case, the amount of overlap is in the range of 1 to 1-1/2 inches. Given this amount of overlap, no mix has to be moved off of the top of lane 1. No raking of the mix at the longitudinal joint is needed.
Quality Control
TICK Tool & Equipment Tracker
Milwaukee Tool Corp.
Milwaukee Tool's TICK is a Bluetooth tool and equipment tracker that can be attached and hidden from sight on any product such as generators, compressors, welders, job boxes and more
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Infrastructure
Smooth Pavement, Joint Transitions Needed for Runway Paving
S.T. Wooten
S.T. Wooten uses new paving technologies & techniques to accomplish project goals
One two-inch-thick layer of HMA surface mix combined with HMA leveling of variable thicknesses was placed on this project, with a total of 55,110 tons of asphalt placed.
Safety
Evaluate Your Company's Safety Plan for the New Year
The beginning of the new year is a great time to assess your company's safety plan and protocols and encourage a proactive safety culture among employees
By implementing careful evaluation protocols, it is undoubtedly within your reach to turn your worksite into a happy, injury-free environment.
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