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Verizon Acquires Telogis to Enhance Connected-Vehicle Business

Acquisition should expand the Verizon Telematics subsidiary’s distribution and add software-as-a-service (SaaS) technology in the connected-vehicle and mobile-enterprise-management sectors

EPA Announces Six Cities for Development of Sustainable Design Strategies

Through the Greening America’s Communities program, these communities will develop green infrastructure and other environmentally friendly designs to create more walkable, bikeable, vibrant and sustainable neighborhoods

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2016 Pavement Top Contractor: Pavement Repair List Back Up to 75 Contractors

Repair-only sales decline 7% yet still maintain last year’s huge jump.

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Exclusive Interactive Excavator Spec Guide Lets You Customize Your Equipment Search

Find the right excavator to meet your jobsite needs in this customizable interactive online spec guide.

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Genie Training Manager to Speak at Safety 2016

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Scott Owyen, Training Manager for Genie, will present on the topic of “Aerial Platform and Telehandler Operator Training Best Practices” at Safety 2016, the American Society of Safety Engineers’ (ASSE) professional development conference.

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Gravity-Fed Asphalt Paver is Effective on Highway Jobs

Feeding Roadtec's 32,000-lb SP-100e Stealth Paver with a material transfer vehicle, with gravity flow to the auger, should deliver high-production paving and cut operating costs

The SP-100e accepts the hot-mix asphalt (HMA) at the top of the machine, where gravity feeds the material through flow gates directly to the auger from the cone-shaped mass flow hopper.

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Verizon Expressfleet

Verizon Connect

Designed for small businesses, Verizon's Expressfleet helps owners manage their fleet of vehicles and provides a complete view of a fleet's performance

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John Deere 850K and 1050K Dozers Win Red Dot Design Award

Products selected from among a record number of approximately 5,200 innovations in the Red Dot Award Product Design category in 2016

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White House Proposes GHG Reporting for Federal Contractors

The White House’s Federal Acquisition Regulation Council proposed a new rule that would ask federal government contractors to report on a host of greenhouse gas considerations

How to Add Shingle Grinding to Your Asphalt Business

Wolf Paving adds shingle grinding to their plant operations to save resources and money

Through shingle grinding, Wolf Paving has recycled 85,000 tons of shingles in six years, reducing their need for 85,000 barrels of oil and keeping 140 cu. yds. of shingle material out of landfills.

Three Decades of Paving Innovations

As Asphalt Contractor celebrates its 30th year of serving the asphalt road building industry, we take a look back at how asphalt pavers have evolved over that time

Caterpillar’s current F Series features a Mobil-Trac System undercarriage with oscillating bogies and a rubber belt.

With Asphalt Emulsions, High Float = High Performer

Unlike conventional asphalt emulsions, after the water evaporates, high floats leave more than just asphalt behind.

Charles E. Watts Inc.’s E.D. Etnyre & Co. distributor sprays high-float emulsion at rate of 0.395 gal per sq. yd. on Route 29 surface following reclamation by Cherokee County, AL, forces.

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