National Pavement Expo 2018

W02 Applying "Best Practices" to Your Paving Operation (Room 26AB)

07 Feb 18
9:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Tracks: Digital Decorating, Digital Decorating, Digital Decorating, Digital Decorating, Digital Decorating, Digitizing, Digitizing, Digitizing, Digitizing, Digitizing, Embroidery, Embroidery, Embroidery, Embroidery, Embroidery, Embroidery, Embroidery, Embroidery, Embroidery, Embroidery, Paving

Applying “Best Practices” to Your Paving Operation

A “best practices” program for successful paving contractors, their crews, and newcomers to the paving business, this session will take contractors step-by-step through the paving operation. You’ll learn how to get the most out of your crew and your equipment and how to complete high-quality paving jobs as efficiently as possible. By relying on his “patented” video discussion, nationally known paving jobsite specialist John Ball explains and demonstrates through video the various paver operations, proper and improper techniques, best paving practices, problems and their solutions, as well as show tips and other insights into the paving process. You’ll learn:

  • Paving, rolling and handwork basics
  • Paver, tractor and screed operations
  • Proven rolling techniques
  • State-of-the-art joint construction
  • The impact of teamwork and communication on job quality
  • And more!

You’ll take home information to make sure your paving operation is operating as efficiently as possible while producing high-quality, finished hot mix asphalt pavement. You can rely on this workshop to help you get your paving operation running to its full potential.