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5 Things to Consider Before Buying Your Next Asphalt Hotbox

Posted on by Michael Blake
5 Things to Consider Before Buying Your Next Asphalt Hotbox   When it comes to asphalt hotboxes there are several options on the market to choose from nowadays. Whether you already have a hotbox and are ready to upgrade or if you are looking to purchase an asphalt hotbox for the first-time sorting through all the options and landing on an asphalt hotbox that will suit your company’s needs can get overwhelming. To help sort through the clutter and confusion…
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Infrared Asphalt Repair Equipment: Tools You’ll Need to Complete the Job

Posted on by Lena
Any trade professional knows that to perform a quality job a combination of their skill and the right tools are essential. Tools that are not up to par can make jobs more challenging, time consuming, sloppy, and in some instances unsafe. The right tools, on the other hand, can make it look easy. You know very well that all those times someone said, “Dang. You finished that fast! How’d you do that? I would have never been able to do…
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Infrared Asphalt Recycler: How to Choose the Right One for Your Business

Posted on by Lena
With any equipment purchase, you should first consider your needs and specifically how you will use the equipment, and then explore the different options to decide which units will help you complete your projects most efficiently. If you plan to purchase an infrared asphalt recycler, it is important to understand the benefits of each model in order to select the one that will work best for your particular projects. You also will want to choose wisely in order to avoid…
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5 Marketing Strategies Contractors Can Use for the 2019 Construction Season

Posted on by LenaK
Don’t get us wrong. Those large letters proclaiming the name of your business on the sides of your construction equipment do go a long way, no doubt. But today, there are many additional ways to market your business to help ensure that people not only know your name, but also what it stands for. As the 2019 asphalt season is starting to kick off for many across the country, there are many marketing strategies contractors can use to enhance brand…
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Expo Shows Industry Continues to Grow, Infrared Repair Gains Momentum

Posted on by LenaK
As show season comes to close and the asphalt season is about to officially start, this is a good time to reflect on what everyone took away from the shows. For many, the World of Asphalt and National Pavement Expo were opportunities to network with other contractors in the industry as well as see what new equipment the vendors have to offer. Some attendees went with something specific in mind they wanted to buy or research, some went to attend…
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Thinking Outside the Box: Modern Road Maintenance Technology can Transform the Way Municipalities Work

Posted on by LenaK
“Why aren’t the roads getting any better? Why do they only get worse and worse? Why can’t the city fix this? Why am I paying taxes?” Taxpayers ask these questions time and time again. Despite their best efforts, however, even government leaders can be unclear about a permanent solution to road problems. It goes without saying the nation’s highway systems are in serious need of maintenance and improvements. In 2017 the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) published its annual…
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How Potholes Form: Explaining It to Your Clients in Fun Terms

Posted on by agatha
Most drivers who live in cold-weather climates know that they will have to dodge potholes, especially in the spring. They might not, however, understand exactly how potholes form, simply blaming it on road salt and heavy trucks in general. As a road repair contractor, you probably often receive questions about why potholes happen, and you need to explain it in easy terms without becoming too scientific. How Potholes Form: The Ice Cube Comparison Explaining to drivers how potholes form may…
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Getting the Most Out of Your Trade Show Experience

Posted on by agatha
As the working season winds down for most pavement contractors, another season is quickly approaching, trade show season. Trade shows such as the National Pavement Expo and World of Asphalt are ideal opportunities for pavement contractors to see the latest and greatest the industry has to offer, as well as network with other pavement contractors from around the country. Additionally, trade shows offer several classes and seminars that focus on topics such as best practices to business management classes. With…
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Breaking the Pothole Cycle

Posted on by Michael Blake
2018 was the year of the pothole. It seems like every news station locally and nationally had extensive coverage on what they dubbed the “pothole pandemic.” A crumbling infrastructure in combination with dwindling municipal budgets and an extensive freeze thaw cycle has created the perfect storm for potholes and lots of them. Public works departments, county road commissions and state departments of transportation are fighting an uphill battle when it comes to pothole patching. Adverse weather conditions, lack of resources,…
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Section 179 Tax Credit: What It Could Mean to You

Posted on by agatha
Now that 2018 is only a few weeks away from coming to an end, thoughts of taxes will start coming to mind. As a business owner, one specific factor that you may want to consider is the Section 179 Tax Credit, which essentially supports small- and medium-sized businesses to encourage them to invest in themselves. How the Section 179 Tax Credit Works Simply stated, if you buy or lease a piece of qualifying equipment, you can deduct the full price…
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