The moniker aptly describes the machine: combination roller. Take a double drum vibratory compactor, swap out the rear drum for an axle carrying four tires, and a manufacturer can field a machine that ...

In addition to avoiding the damaging effects of over-compaction, Bomag's intelligent compaction systems prevent the operator from wasting time in areas no longer needing attention. Thanks to ...

As the asphalt and pavement maintenance industry continues to utilize more and more zero-emission products, Wacker Neuson has recently responded by introducing a wide array of single-direction, ...

It’s been a rocky road for an unusual asphalt compactor design that once showed clear signs of outperforming traditional compactors. The Ministry of Transportation Ontario had been very keen on the ...

Often, one of the last and most critical steps in building roads is when compactors roll down that last mile. Accurate compaction can be overlooked in the rush to finish that last pass before the ...

LIBERTY, Mo. (KCTV) - A 21-year-old driver was seriously injured after he allegedly drove into a closed lane of I-35 in Liberty and collided with an asphalt roller. The Missouri State Highway Patrol ...

Extending the lower end of Dynapac's mid-weight articulated tandem asphalt rollers are its new 7 t CC224HF, and the split drum version, the 8 t CC234HF. Dynapac, an Atlas Copco subsidiary, emphasises ...

Proper asphalt compaction is the key to ensuring the life of roads, and finding new ways to measure that compaction is seen as the key to improving infrastructure construction. To extend the life of ...

The road-building sector is a market segment unto itself, with an extremely limited cross-over between its products and those of other segments. This does not make it a minor sector, but rather ...