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How Hot Does Asphalt Need to be Laid?
Maintaining the proper temperature of hot mix asphalt is a significant challenge for road maintenance crews. The material starts cooling the second it gets dumped into the truck bed at the asphalt plant. It then becomes a race against time to ensure workers can get to...
Gravity-Feed Systems in Patch Trucks: A Detailed Comparison
When evaluating asphalt patch trucks, municipalities need equipment that delivers reliable performance with minimal maintenance. One of the most important—and often overlooked—factors in patch truck performance is how it delivers asphalt to the crew: gravity-feed...
CDL vs. Non-CDL Patch Trucks: A Full Cost-Benefit Analysis
As municipalities across the country face chronic staffing shortages, particularly a dwindling supply of qualified CDL drivers, fleet managers must rethink how they staff and equip their road maintenance crews. The type of patch truck selected plays a major role in...
Case Study: Village of Winnetka Elevates Street Maintenance
Chicago suburb uses a 6-ton hot box and recycler to move away from cold mix, keep crews busy year-round, and perform long-lasting repairs. When Mike Mahoney, street supervisor for the Village of Winnetka, first began looking at asphalt repair equipment, he thought a...
25 Types of Trucks You Can Add an Asphalt Hot Box To
Maintaining asphalt temperature during transport is a challenge for road maintenance crews. The traditional dump truck often leads to rapid cooling and wasted material. This not only compromises repair quality but also increases project costs. Fortunately, innovative...
How Does an Asphalt Hot Box Work?
Municipal road repair crews face many challenges when it comes to pothole repairs. Material waste, worker injuries, and equipment breakdowns are just a few of the issues they regularly encounter. Hot boxes address these problems and can result in longer-lasting...
How Long Does it Take a Hot Box to Heat Asphalt?
Asphalt temperature plays a crucial role in road maintenance and repair. Achieving and maintaining the optimal range is essential for proper bonding and patch longevity. However, this can be challenging if crews don’t have the right tools for the job. Laying...
How Long Does Asphalt Stay Hot in a Truck?
Maintaining the optimal temperature of asphalt during transport is a major challenge for road maintenance crews. Without proper temperature control, asphalt cools quickly, leading to poor-quality repairs and wasted resources. Workers must play a potentially costly...
Do I Need a Hot Box for Hot Mix Asphalt?
Road maintenance teams know all too well that laying hot mix asphalt can be a challenging task. Traditional methods often fall short and they only have a few hours (or less) before the material starts becoming unworkable. A hot box is an invaluable tool that...
Can I Reheat Asphalt with a Hot Box?
Municipal road maintenance managers often struggle to keep up with the demand for pothole repairs. This challenge intensifies during harsh winters, as the extreme weather weakens patch jobs and leads to costly fixes. However, there is a way to make the repair process...
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