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  • 2016 ISSUES
  • CalAPA Asphalt Insider, Vol. 10, Issue 41  (10/10/2016)
  • ~ Smoother pavements are being noticed
    ~ Calling all porous asphalt pavements
    ~ Caltrans, FHWA team up to offer free pavement smoothness seminar Oct. 31 in San Diego
    ~ Procrastinator alert: Seats going fast for Fall Asphalt Pavement Conference & Equipment Expo Oct. 26-27 in Sacramento
    ~ Tech Term of the Week: UNDERDRAIN
    ~ Quote of the Week: MAHATMA GANDHI
  • CalAPA Asphalt Insider, Vol. 10, Issue 40  (10/3/2016)
  • ~ Brandon Milar, P.E., named CalAPA Director of Technical Services
    ~ Caltrans, FHWA team up to offer free pavement smoothness seminar Oct. 31 in San Diego
    ~ Our vote for TV ad of the year
    ~ Early-bird deadline for discounted rooms extended to Oct. 7 for Fall Asphalt Pavement Conference & Equipment Expo in Sacramento
    ~ Tech Term of the Week: COURSE
    ~ Quote of the Week: JOHN F. KENNEDY
  • CalAPA Asphalt Insider, Vol. 10, Issue 39  (9/26/2016)
  • ~ City of Los Angeles looks for an alternative material for $1.4 billion sidewalk program
    ~ Participants in annual CalAPA golf tournament enjoy great weather, course
    ~ Post-plant gradation, aggregate temperature issue coming to a head at Caltrans
    ~ Special leadership-themed issue of 'California Asphalt' magazine now on-line
    ~ Program set for Fall Asphalt Pavement Conference & Equipment Expo Oct. 26-27 in Sacramento
    ~ Tech Term of the Week: BACKFILL
    ~ Quote of the Week: ALBERT EINSTEIN
  • CalAPA Asphalt Insider, Vol. 10, Issue 38  (9/19/2016)
  • ~ Volunteers needed to test low-volume mix
    ~ Procrastinator alert! A few spots left in CalAPA's annual golf tournament Sept. 22 in Industry Hills
    ~ Transportation stakeholders, industry, unions demand legislative action on roads
    ~ Program set for Fall Asphalt Pavement Conference & Equipment Expo Oct. 26-27 in Sacramento
    ~ A little something for everyone at the Southern California contractors' dinner
    ~ Tech Term of the Week: MINERAL FILLER
    ~ Quote of the Week: ROBERT H. SCHULLER
  • CalAPA Asphalt Insider, Vol. 10, Issue 37  (9/12/2016)
  • ~ New versions of free pavement smoothness, intelligent compaction software released
    ~ Half-day HMA pavement smoothness classes to take place Sept. 23 in San Diego
    ~ Guide to proper markings for storage tanks
    ~ Program set for Fall Asphalt Pavement Conference & Equipment Expo Oct. 26-27 in Sacramento
    ~ Caltrans worker killed on Antelope Valley Freeway
    ~ Tech Term of the Week: MEDIUM CURING ASPHALT (MC)
    ~ Quote of the Week: CONFUCIUS
  • CalAPA Asphalt Insider, Vol. 10, Issue 36  (9/5/2016)
  • ~ Commentary: What does bovine belching and road funding have in common? Holy cow!
    ~ Southern California contractor dinner set for Sept. 13 in Pico Rivera; get the inside scoop from the editor of the 'Asphalt Insider'
    ~ Half-day HMA pavement smoothness classes to take place Sept. 23 in San Diego
    ~ Program set for Fall Asphalt Pavement Conference & Equipment Expo Oct. 26-27 in Sacramento
    ~ Tech Term of the Week: ULTRA-THIN OVERLAY
    ~ Quote of the Week: ELBERT HUBBARD
  • CalAPA Asphalt Insider, Vol. 10, Issue 35  (8/29/2016)
  • ~ Half-day HMA pavement smoothness classes to take place Sept. 23 in San Diego
    ~ Despite push by construction industry, unions, state transportation funding plan still inching along in the slow lane
    ~ Registration open for the Fall Asphalt Pavement Conference & Equipment Expo Oct. 26-27 in Sacramento
    ~ Fact of the Week: Local sales-tax measures for transportation
    ~ Tech Term of the Week: DEEP LIFT ASPHALT PAVEMENT
    ~ Quote of the Week: VINCE LOMBARDI
  • CalAPA Asphalt Insider, Vol. 10, Issue 34  (8/22/2016)
  • ~ California's Road to Ruin, Vol. MMXVI
    ~ Free money
    ~ Free money 2.0
    ~ Job opportunities: DeSilva Gates Materials
    ~ Fact of the Week: Costs of deficient roads
    ~ Tech Term of the Week: MODIFIED ASPHALT CHIP SEAL
    ~ Quote of the Week: JOHN BURROUGHS
  • CalAPA Asphalt Insider, Vol. 10, Issue 33  (8/15/2016)
  • ~ Southern California contractor dinner set for Sept. 13 in Pico Rivera; get the inside scoop from the editor of the 'Asphalt Insider'
    ~ Technical Director Dr. Rita B. Leahy, a noted asphalt expert, retires from CalAPA
    ~ Job Opportunity: CalAPA seeks qualified applicants for Director of Technical Services
    ~ Annual CalAPA Golf Tournament registration now open; event set for Sept. 22 in Southern California
    ~ Fact of the Week: Licensed C-12 contractors in California
    ~ Tech Term of the Week: DESIGN LIFE
    ~ Quote of the Week: PETER MARSHALL
  • CalAPA Asphalt Insider, Vol. 10, Issue 32  (8/8/2016)
  • ~ 'Type B' re-emerges as 'HMA-LV'
    ~ Annual CalAPA Golf Tournament registration now open; event set for Sept. 22 in Southern California
    ~ CalAPA offers hosted training classes
    ~ Tech Term of the Week: PRIME COAT
    ~ Quote of the Week: PIERRE OMIDYAR
  • CalAPA Asphalt Insider, Vol. 10, Issue 31  (8/1/2016)
  • ~ DeSilva Gates helps educate environmental regulators with tour of its Sunol plant
    ~ Annual CalAPA Golf Tournament registration now open; event set for Sept. 22 in Southern California
    ~ Commentary: Transparency goes both ways
    ~ These guys get it
    ~ Tech Term of the Week: LIQUID ASPHALT
    ~ Quote of the Week: THEODORE ROOSEVELT
  • CalAPA Asphalt Insider, Vol. 10, Issue 30  (7/25/2016)
  • ~ Vulcan's Ed Luce named co-chair of Caltrans-industry Rock Products Committee
    ~ CalAPA members, friends and family join for a pleasant 'Day at the Races' at Del Mar
    ~ Caltrans report to Legislature on RAP-RAS usage is released
    ~ Tech Term of the Week: OPEN GRADED AGGREGATE
    ~ Quote of the Week: ZIG ZIGLAR
  • CalAPA Asphalt Insider, Vol. 10, Issue 29  (7/18/2016)
  • ~ A new way to pay for roads?
    ~ 'Micro-milling' to be featured presentation at CalAPA Technical Committee meeting July 20 in San Diego
    ~ CalAPA 'Asphalt Pavement 101' class attendees get bonus lab tour & equipment demos courtesy of CalAPA members G3 Quality, SSI
    ~ Tech Term of the Week: SLURRY SEAL
    ~ Quote of the Week: MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR.
  • CalAPA Asphalt Insider, Vol. 10, Issue 28  (7/11/2016)
  • ~ 'Asphalt Pavement 101' classes to be held this week in Southern California; lab tour & demonstrations added to class in Cerritos
    ~ Local agencies step up to fill leadership void in transportation funding
    ~ 'Micro-milling' to be featured presentation at CalAPA Technical Committee meeting July 20 in San Diego
    ~ Tech Term of the Week: RESURFACING
    ~ Quote of the Week: CONFUCIUS
  • CalAPA Asphalt Insider, Vol. 10, Issue 27  (7/4/2016)
  • ~ Caltrans issues internal bulletin changing procedures on usage of RAP, RAS
    ~ Latest issue of California Asphalt magazine, focused on the environment, is now online
    ~ We'll drink to that: Route 3 Wines
    ~ New version of 'Intelligent Compaction' software is released
    ~ CalAPA offices will be closed on Monday, July 4 in observance of the Independence Day holiday
    ~ Tech Term of the Week: DRUM PLANT
    ~ Quote of the Week: THOMAS JEFFERSON
  • CalAPA Asphalt Insider, Vol. 10, Issue 26  (6/27/2016)
  • ~ Infrastructure, sustainability highlighted as eight members of the Assembly Transportation Committee tour asphalt plant
    ~ Not too late to register for upcoming technical classes in Southern California
    ~ Jesse Bhullar temporarily moves to Traffic Operations; Tom Pyle named acting Caltrans State Pavement Engineer
    ~ CalAPA offices will be closed on Monday, July 4 in observance of the Independence Day holiday
    ~ Tech Term of the Week: TACK COAT
    ~ Quote of the Week: ARTHUR SCHOPENHAUER
  • CalAPA Asphalt Insider, Vol. 10, Issue 25  (6/20/2016)
  • ~ Half-day HMA pavement smoothness class to take place June 29 in Fontana
    ~ Committee seeks input on delays to projects brought about by tardy test turnaround
    ~ 'Asphalt Pavement 101' classes to be held July 13 in San Diego, July 14 in Cerritos
    ~ Do business with a CalAPA member! Find them easily in our Buyer's Guide
    ~ Job opportunity: Sales Representative, Vulcan Materials Co., Irwindale
    ~ Tech Term of the Week: EMULSIFIED ASPHALT
    ~ Quote of the Week: JOSHUA J. MARINE
  • CalAPA Asphalt Insider, Vol. 10, Issue 24  (6/13/2016)
  • ~ CalAPA 'Asphalt Pavement 101' class to be held July 13 in San Diego
    ~ Goods-movement takes center stage as four Western states seek to eliminate 'friction' on I-10 corridor
    ~ Presidio Parkway project in San Francisco wins national award
    ~ Industrial storm-water permit workshop to be held June 20 in San Diego
    ~ Tech Term of the Week: ROADBED
    ~ Quote of the Week: CHINESE PROVERB
  • CalAPA Asphalt Insider, Vol. 10, Issue 23  (6/6/2016)
  • ~ State transportation funding deal looks less likely as politics drain the will of legislators
    ~ Popular CalAPA 'Asphalt Pavement 101' class to be held July 14 in Cerritos
    ~ Asphalt's speed-of-construction attributes on display for I-5 emergency repairs in Tracy
    ~ Smooth asphalt, native Californian, star in the the 100th running of the Indianapolis 500
    ~ Tech Term of the Week: JOINT SEALANT
    ~ Quote of the Week: BILLY WILDER
  • CalAPA Asphalt Insider, Vol. 10, Issue 22  (5/30/2016)
  • ~ L.A.-High Desert Technical Committee, to be held June 1 in Fontana, will feature micro-milling presentation
    ~ Special 'Innovation' issue of California Asphalt magazine now on-line
    ~ Brief video focuses on asphalt sustainability
    ~ Job opportunity: Quality Control Manager, Aggregate, Concrete & Asphalt
    ~ CalAPA offices will be closed Monday, May 30 in observance of the Memorial Day Holiday
    ~ Tech Term of the Week: Improved Subgrade
    ~ Quote of the Week: Gilbert K. Chesterton
  • CalAPA Asphalt Insider, Vol. 10, Issue 21  (5/23/2016)
  • ~ Noisy rally at Capitol demands action on transportation funding
    ~ Joint Training & Certification update
    ~ San Diego Technical Committee, meeting on May 25, to discuss HMA mix design issues
    ~ Members in the news: Martin Brothers Construction named Small Contractor of the Year by business publication
    ~ CalAPA's popular 'Day at the Races' to be held July 16 at seaside Del Mar Race Track
    ~ Tech Term of the Week: Cold Patch
    ~ Quote of the Week: Vincent Van Gogh
  • CalAPA Asphalt Insider, Vol. 10, Issue 20  (5/16/2016)
  • ~ Rubber and RAP update
    ~ 'Essentials of Pavement Smoothness' classes to be held May 24 in Santa Rosa
    ~ CalAPA's popular 'Day at the Races' to be held July 16 at seaside Del Mar Race Track
    ~ Letter to the editor: Butte County roads at risk of falling apart
    ~ Tech Term of the Week: Carbide Milling
    ~ Quote of the Week: Martin Luther King Jr.
  • CalAPA Asphalt Insider, Vol. 10, Issue 19  (5/9/2016)
  • ~ 'Greenbook' committee looks to incorporate elements of 'Superpave' in specifications geared toward local agencies
    ~ 'Essentials of Pavement Smoothness' classes to be held May 24 in Santa Rosa
    ~ The most famous pothole in California
    ~ Writing the book on 'Superpave'
    ~ Reminder: Caltrans hosts 'webinar' on 2015 construction contract standards May 18
    ~ Tech Term of the Week: Fine aggregate.
    ~ Quote of the Week: Lou Holtz
  • CalAPA Asphalt Insider, Vol. 10, Issue 18  (5/2/2016)
  • ~ Annual CalAPA Membership Directory & Buyer's Guide now hitting mailboxes
    ~ L.A. Tech Committee meeting May 4 to focus on material test turnaround times
    ~ Rally planned for May 19 at the state Capitol to demand action on transportation funding
    ~ 'Essentials of Pavement Smoothness' classes to be held May 24 in Santa Rosa
    ~ Caltrans hosts 'webinar' on 2015 construction contract standards May 18
    ~ AI's 'Principals of Constructing Quality Asphalt Pavements' class to be held May 17 in Fullerton, May 19 in Emeryville
    ~ Tech Term of the Week: Slag.
    ~ Quote of the Week: Chinese Proverb
  • CalAPA Asphalt Insider, Vol. 10, Issue 17  (4/25/2016)
  • ~ Road funding, technical information at the forefront at CalAPA Spring Asphalt Pavement Conference & Equipment Expo in Ontario
    ~ CTC releases ominous report calling for historic cuts in state transportation improvement plan
    ~ Members in the news: Business publication names Holt of California one of 'healthiest employers' in the region
    ~ Tech Term of the Week: Break
    ~ Quote of the Week: Henry Ford
  • CalAPA Asphalt Insider, Vol. 10, Issue 16  (4/18/2016)
  • ~ Welcome aboard: Ritha Nhorn
    ~ Giving distress a name
    ~ Work Zone Safety Awareness: last week, this week and every week
    ~ AI's "Principals of Constructing Quality Asphalt Pavements" class to be held May 17 in Fullerton, May 19 in Emeryville
    ~ Tech Term of the Week: Leveling Course
    ~ Quote of the Week: Tom Bodett
  • CalAPA Asphalt Insider, Vol. 10, Issue 15  (4/11/2016)
  • ~ Industry, Caltrans try to smooth out bumps with new pavement smoothness specs
    ~ Seats going fast for Spring Asphalt Pavement Conference & Equipment Expo April 20-21 in Ontario
    ~ National Work Zone Safety Awareness Week is April 11-15
    ~ Still time to sign up for CalAPA Southern California Contractor Committee dinner this Tuesday, April 12 in Pico Rivera
    ~ Tech Term of the Week: Sand Seal
    ~ Quote of the Week: Tyler Derden
  • CalAPA Asphalt Insider, Vol. 10, Issue 14  (4/4/2016)
  • ~ Special Report: RHMA, Caltrans and where the rubber meets the road
    ~ Susan Bransen named executive director of California Transportation Commission; Will Kempton to rejoin Transportation California
    ~ Tech Term of the Week: Terminal Blend
    ~ Quote of the Week: Albert Einstein
  • CalAPA Asphalt Insider, Vol. 10, Issue 13  (3/28/2016)
  • ~ Caltrans names Ochoa to lead joint training & certification effort for lab technicians
    ~ Updated web-based pavement smoothness tool helps analyze IRI changes over time, GHG impact using federal data
    ~ Private Construction issue of California Asphalt magazine now on line; features exclusive interview on road funding
    ~ Registration open for Spring Asphalt Pavement Conference & Equipment Expo April 20-21 in Ontario
    ~ Welcome aboard: Central Coast Filter & Supply
    ~ Tech Term of the Week: Natural Asphalt
    ~ Quote of the Week: Benjamin Franklin
  • CalAPA Asphalt Insider, Vol. 10, Issue 12  (3/21/2016)
  • ~ Fighting for funding: CalAPA delegation walks the halls of the Capitol to press road issues
    ~ Southern California contractor dinner April 12 to highlight pavement evaluation and preservation strategies, prevailing wage info
    ~ Hot asphalt binder safety classes feature memorable demonstrations
    ~ Registration open for Spring Asphalt Pavement Conference & Equipment Expo April 20-21 in Ontario
    ~ Job opportunity: Manager of Hot Mix Asphalt Products & Services
    ~ Tech Term of the Week: Crown
    ~ Quote of the Week: Farrah Gray
  • CalAPA Asphalt Insider, Vol. 10, Issue 11  (3/14/2016)
  • ~ South Coast Air District drama likely to continue as state Senate leader vows to intercede to counter board action
    ~ San Diego technical committee meeting to feature discussion of pavement smoothness
    ~ Peter Vacura, former head of Caltrans Office of Asphalt Pavements, to retire
    ~ A few seats left for asphalt binder safety classes March 16 and 17 in Sacramento
    ~ Registration open for Spring Asphalt Pavement Conference & Equipment Expo April 20-21 in Ontario
    ~ Tech Term of the Week: Gyratory Compactor
    ~ Quote of the Week: Mark Twain
  • CalAPA Asphalt Insider, Vol. 10, Issue 10  (3/7/2016)
  • ~ New classes on asphalt binder safety to be held March 16 and 17 in Sacramento
    ~ South Coast Air District ousts executive director; CalAPA testimony supports retention of key NOx 'RECLAIM' program
    ~ Process improvement takes center stage in 2016 for Caltrans-industry Section 39 specification development and execution
    ~ Registration open for Spring Asphalt Pavement Conference & Equipment Expo April 20-21 in Ontario
    ~ Welcome aboard: Ghilotti Construction Co.
    ~ Tech Term of the Week: Plans
    ~ Quote of the Week: Benjamin Franklin
  • CalAPA Asphalt Insider, Vol. 10, Issue 9  (2/29/2016)
  • ~ Effort to collect pavement smoothness data stumbles; Caltrans revises procedures
    ~ Special Report: State transportation funding picture worsens amid steep drops in fuel-linked taxes, funding projections
    ~ Caltrans provides guidance to locals on proper handling of Construction Change Orders
    ~ New FHWA deputy administrator has strong California connections
    ~ Registration open for Spring Asphalt Pavement Conference & Equipment Expo April 20-21 in Ontario
    ~ Tech Term of the Week: Polymer Modified Binder
    ~ Quote of the Week: Ralph Waldo Emerson
  • CalAPA Asphalt Insider, Vol. 10, Issue 8  (2/22/2016)
  • ~ L.A.-High Desert Tech Meeting March 2 in Fontana to focus on pavement evaluation and rehabilitation strategies
    ~ Southern California paving contractors hear tips about paving in inclement weather, storm-water regulations
    ~ Registration open for Spring Asphalt Pavement Conference & Equipment Expo April 20-21 in Ontario
    ~ Asphalt Institute's popular Mix Design Technology Certification training to be held April 5-8 in Irwindale
    ~ Calling all directory updates
    ~ Tech Term of the Week: Fog Seal
    ~ Quote of the Week: Alice Walker
  • CalAPA Asphalt Insider, Vol. 10, Issue 7  (2/15/2016)
  • ~ CalAPA welcomes NAPA to California for its 61st annual meeting in La Quinta
    ~ Seats still available for Caltrans Section 39 specification classes Feb. 23 & Feb. 24 in West Sacramento; March 10 in Santa Maria
    ~ Promoting asphalt at pavement preservation workshop in Sacramento
    ~ Registration open for Spring Asphalt Pavement Conference & Equipment Expo April 20-21 in Ontario
    ~ Tech Term of the Week: Asphalt Soil Stabilization
    ~ Quote of the Week: Unknown
  • CalAPA Asphalt Insider, Vol. 10, Issue 6  (2/8/2016)
  • ~ Transportation giant Jim Earp announces his retirement from California Alliance for Jobs; Kempton also stepping down from CTC
    ~ Shawn Hung, UC Davis graduate student in engineering, is CalAPA IRF Fellow for 2016
    ~ CalAPA annual "Fly-in" to the State Capitol set for March 8-9
    ~ Welcome aboard: Hazard Construction
    ~ Tech Term of the Week: Rapid Curing Asphalt
    ~ Quote of the Week: Malcolm Forbes
  • CalAPA Asphalt Insider, Vol. 10, Issue 5  (2/1/2016)
  • ~ 'Essentials of Pavement Smoothness' class added to CalAPA training calendar
    ~ John McMillan, Caltrans head of the Division of Engineering, Office Engineer, announces retirement
    ~ Caltrans Section 39 HMA specifications class to be held in Santa Maria
    ~ CalAPA L.A.-area Technical Committee meeting Feb. 3 in Santa Ana to focus on pavement smoothness
    ~ CalAPA Contractor Dinner Feb. 16 to focus on storm-water regulations, paving in inclement weather
    ~ Tech Term of the Week: Hydrostatic Pressure
    ~ Quote of the Week: Saying
  • CalAPA Asphalt Insider, Vol. 10, Issue 4  (1/25/2016)
  • ~ San Diego Technical Meeting Jan. 27 to focus on pavement smoothness, sampling and testing
    ~ Assemblywoman Melendez highlights transportation funding priorities at CalAPA Annual Dinner in Los Angeles
    ~ Got tech? New Caltrans Section 39 HMA specifications classes added to CalAPA training calendar
    ~ Special Forecast issue of California Asphalt magazine features exclusive interview with CalSTA Secretary Brian Kelly
    ~ Tech Term of the Week: Cutback Asphalt
    ~ Quote of the Week: Buddha
  • CalAPA Asphalt Insider, Vol. 10, Issue 3  (1/18/2016)
  • ~ CalAPA Contractor Dinner Feb. 16 to focus on storm-water regulations, paving in inclement weather
    ~Caltrans issues construction guidance on use of Material Transfer Vehicles
    ~Got tech? New Caltrans Section 39 HMA specifications classes added to CalAPA training calendar
    ~ CalAPA L.A.-area Technical Committee meeting Feb. 3 in Santa Ana to focus on pavement smoothness
    ~ 2016 schedule for Inertial Profiler equipment and operator certification released
    ~ Tech Term of the Week: Diamond Grinding
    ~ Quote of the Week: H.L. Mencken
  • CalAPA Asphalt Insider, Vol. 10, Issue 2  (1/11/2016)
  • ~ News analysis: Gov. Brown folds elements of his transportation funding policy points into his proposed $171 billion 2016-17 budget
    ~ Caltrans management assignment changes in materials area announced
    ~ Melendez to be keynote speaker at CalAPA Annual Dinner Jan. 21 in Los Angeles
    ~ Tech Term of the Week: Microsurfacing
    ~ Quote of the Week: W. Clement Stone
  • CalAPA Asphalt Insider, Vol. 10, Issue 1  (1/4/2016)
  • ~ A look ahead: Our predictions for the Top 10 stories that will impact the asphalt pavement industry in California in 2016
    ~ Melendez to be keynote speaker at CalAPA Annual Dinner Jan. 21 in Los Angeles
    ~ 2 new 'Caltrans Section 39 HMA Specs' classes set for Feb 2 & 3 in the Bay Area
    ~ Tech Term of the Week: OPEN-GRADED FRICTION COURSE (OGFC)
    ~ Quote of the Week: Lewis Mumford
  • 2015 ISSUES
  • CalAPA Asphalt Insider, Vol. 9, Issue 52  (12/28/2015)
  • ~ The year in review: Our picks for the Top 10 news stories that impacted the asphalt industry in California in 2015
    ~ Melendez to be keynote speaker at CalAPA Annual Dinner Jan. 21 in Los Angeles
    ~ Tech Term of the Week: Stone Matrix Asphalt (SMA)
    ~ Quote of the Week: Cynthia Occelli
  • CalAPA Asphalt Insider, Vol. 9, Issue 51  (12/21/2015)
  • ~ EXCLUSIVE: Optimism holds steady in our 6th annual 'better-worse' survey; industry decidedly more optimistic than agencies
    ~ Volunteers are needed for pilot road charge project to study new ways to pay for roads
    ~ Registration now open for the CalAPA Annual Dinner Jan. 21 in Los Angeles
    ~ Welcome aboard: Commercial Energy
    ~ Join CalAPA today and work smarter tomorrow
    ~ Tech Term of the Week: Stone Matrix Asphalt (SMA)
    ~ Quote of the Week: Cynthia Occelli
  • CalAPA Asphalt Insider, Vol. 9, Issue 50  (12/14/2015)
  • ~ Looking for California gold in the new federal surface transportation act
    ~ Milestones: Norm Wright, 'the pillar' of R.J. Noble Co., retires
    ~ Keever named new chief of Caltrans Division of Engineering Services
    ~ Registration now open for the CalAPA Annual Dinner Jan. 21 in Los Angeles
    ~ Join CalAPA today and work smarter tomorrow
    ~ Tech Term of the Week: Scrub Seal
    ~ Quote of the Week: Japanese Proverb
  • CalAPA Asphalt Insider, Vol. 9, Issue 49  (12/7/2015)
  • ~ President signs 5-year, $305 billion federal transportation bill, warts and all
    ~ Registration now open for the CalAPA Annual Dinner Jan. 21 in Los Angeles
    ~ Members in the news: Sespe's Cohen named CalCIMA "Associate Member of the Year"
    ~ Welcome aboard: Holt of California
    ~ Join CalAPA today and work smarter tomorrow
    ~ Tech Term of the Week: Full-Depth Reclamation
    ~ Quote of the Week: Edith Wharton
    ~ For the record
  • CalAPA Asphalt Insider, Vol. 9, Issue 48  (11/30/2015)
  • ~ Presentations from pavement smoothness forum now on-line
    ~ Last chance to take our 1-minute 'better-worse' survey
    ~ L.A.-High Desert Technical Meeting, Dec. 2 in Fontana, to review many tech changes to asphalt in 2015
    ~ The latest version of the Caltrans Standard Specifications is now on-line
    ~ Company news: The Graniterock 'RockBlog' has everything from CIR to Steinbeck
    ~ Join CalAPA today and work smarter tomorrow
    ~ Welcome aboard: Applied LNG
    ~ Tech Term of the Week: Reflection Cracking
    ~ Quote of the Week: William Arthur Ward
  • CalAPA Asphalt Insider, Vol. 9, Issue 47  (11/23/2015)
  • ~ Yet another patch approved, but federal logjam on transportation funding appears to be loosening; funding remains contentious
    ~ CalAPA engages SCAQMD over RECLAIM Credit program
    ~ Take our 1-minute 'better-worse' survey
    ~ RAP, RAS, WMA make steady gains in latest national survey
    ~ Welcome aboard: Peterson Cat
    ~ Join CalAPA today and work smarter tomorrow
    ~ Tech Term of the Week: Chip Seal
    ~ Quote of the Week: Don Marquis
  • CalAPA Asphalt Insider, Vol. 9, Issue 46  (11/16/2015)
  • ~ Tack Coat best practice workshops draw a crowd, including many agency personnel
    ~ New 'Caltrans Section 39 HMA Specs & Superpave' classes added in W. Sacramento
    ~ Take our 1-minute 'better-worse' survey
    ~ Asphalt burn safety resources
    ~ San Diego Technical Meeting to be held Nov. 18; will focus on technical, environmental issues
    ~ Welcome aboard: Hardy & Harper
    ~ Tech Term of the Week: Cold In-place Recycling
    ~ Quote of the Week: Arthur Ashe
  • CalAPA Asphalt Insider, Vol. 9, Issue 45  (11/9/2015)
  • ~ Federal update: House passes 6-year transportation bill but levels of investment leave many underwhelmed
    ~ Special equipment issue of California Asphalt magazine is now on-line
    ~ San Diego Technical Meeting to be held Nov. 18; will focus on technical, environmental issues
    ~ Changes to asphalt specifications, 'Superpave,' is highlighted at industry-agency meeting in Richmond
    ~ Showing our warts
    ~ Tech Term of the Week: Batch Plant
    ~ Quote of the Week: Henry Kaufman
  • CalAPA Asphalt Insider, Vol. 9, Issue 44  (11/2/2015)
  • ~ Fall Asphalt Conference brings together 260 industry, agency representatives to hear the latest on technology, specs and funding
    ~ L.A.'s 'Clean Up Green Up' plan to be highlighted at Nov. 10 CalAPA contractor dinner in Pico Rivera
    ~ Welcome aboard: Jetpatcher USA
    ~ Technical roundtable discussion to be featured at CalAPA L.A.-area Tech Meeting Nov. 4 in Santa Ana
    ~ Job opportunity: Technical supervisor
    ~ A few seats left for free half-day workshops on tack coat Nov. 10 in Sacramento and Nov. 12 in Fontana
    ~ Tech Term of the Week: Bitumen
    ~ Quote of the Week: Milton Berle
  • CalAPA Asphalt Insider, Vol. 9, Issue 43  (10/26/2015)
  • ~ Federal funding update: industry keeps the pressure on as T&I panel moves key bill
    ~ Free tack coat best-practices workshops to be held Nov. 10 in Sacramento and Nov. 12 in Fontana
    ~ New CalAPA 'Caltrans Section 39 specification' classes added Jan. 6 & 7 in Hayward
    ~ State funding update: More hearings, more talk; no bill yet
    ~ Social media update: CalAPA featured on Twining Blog
    ~ Tech Term of the Week: Viscosity
    ~ Quote of the Week: Dhan Gopal Mukerji
  • CalAPA Asphalt Insider, Vol. 9, Issue 42  (10/19/2015)
  • ~ Broad outlines of state transportation funding plan begin to emerge at Capitol
    ~ L.A.'s 'Clean Up Green Up' ordinance to be focus of Nov. 10 Contractor Dinner
    ~ Company news: DeSilva Gates holds open house for new HMA plant in Sunol
    ~ Clarification: 'Safety Edge' vs. 'Tapered Edge'
    ~ Welcome aboard: Pap� Machinery
    ~ Tech Term of the Week: Hot-in-Place Recycling (HIR)
    ~ Quote of the Week: William Shakespeare
  • CalAPA Asphalt Insider, Vol. 9, Issue 41  (10/12/2015)
  • ~ New CalAPA 'Caltrans Section 39 specification' classes added in Bakersfield, Fresno
    ~ Admirers salute 'Mr. Asphalt,' Carl Monismith of U.C. Berkeley, on the occasion of his birthday
    ~ 'Safety Edge' event and demo set for Oct. 21 in Hanford (Kings County)
    ~ All CalAPA tech presentations, including recent talk by Dr. Peter Sebaaly of URN on WMA admixtures, posted on-line
    ~ Seats going fast for the Fall Asphalt Pavement Conference & Equipment Expo Oct. 28-29 in Sacramento
    ~ Welcome aboard: PZS Stabilization
    ~ Tech Term of the Week: PG Binder.
    ~ Quote of the Week: Joe Clark
  • CalAPA Asphalt Insider, Vol. 9, Issue 40  (10/5/2015)
  • ~ Not the same old grind: New Caltrans pavement smoothness specifications generate plenty of interest at HMA forum
    ~ CalAPA engages South Coast AQMD over off-road equipment in draft air plan paper
    ~ Southern California tech audience warms to WMA presentation by UNR expert Sebaaly
    ~ FHWA presentation is 'deja vu all over again'
    ~ Welcome aboard: Leighton Consulting
    ~ Tech Term of the Week: International Roughness Index (IRI)
    ~ Quote of the Week: Kyle Maynard
  • CalAPA Asphalt Insider, Vol. 9, Issue 39  (9/28/2015)
  • ~ Free tack coat best-practices workshops to be held Nov. 10 in Sacramento and Nov. 12 in Fontana
    ~ Highway worker killed on Bay Area freeway; donations sought for his family
    ~ Impact to WMA of various asphalt admixtures to be focus of special L.A.-San Diego Technical Meeting Sept. 30 in Carlsbad
    ~ Caltrans seeks stakeholder input via survey on its performance, communication and accountability
    ~ Another successful day of 'networking on the green' at annual CalAPA golf tournament
    ~ Quote of the Week: Dr. Seuss
  • CalAPA Asphalt Insider, Vol. 9, Issue 38  (9/21/2015)
  • ~ Caltrans internal memo on Superpave brings official end to Hveem mix design era, creates a new set of issues
    ~ Half-day classes on changes to Caltrans Section 39 HMA specifications & 'Superpave' added Nov. 18 & 19 in San Diego
    ~ Stepping out from behind the camera
    ~ Calling all drones
    ~ Quote of the Week: Franklin D. Roosevelt
  • CalAPA Asphalt Insider, Vol. 9, Issue 37  (9/14/2015)
  • ~ Half-day classes on changes to Caltrans Section 39 HMA specifications & 'Superpave' to be held Oct. 13 & Oct. 14 in Fontana
    ~ Road funding effort falls into pothole as Legislative session comes to an end
    ~ Impact to WMA of various asphalt admixtures to be focus of special L.A.-San Diego Technical Meeting Sept. 30 in Carlsbad
    ~ Special Quality Issue of CalAPA's California Asphalt magazine now on line
    ~ The real star of the show: Asphalt
    ~ Quote of the Week: Marshall McLuhan
  • CalAPA Asphalt Insider, Vol. 9, Issue 36  (9/7/2015)
  • ~ L.A. Tech meeting attendees get an up-close look at Inertial Profiler
    ~ CalAPA magazine photo is a finalist in AASHTO 'Faces of Transportation' contest
    ~ Registration open for CalAPA's Fall Asphalt Pavement Conference & Equipment Expo Oct. 28-29 in Sacramento
    ~ Procrastinator alert: Spots almost gone for CalAPA's annual golf tournament Sept. 24 in Southern California
    ~ CalAPA offices will be closed Monday, Sept. 7 in observance of the Labor Day Holiday
    ~ Quote of the Week: Rod Serling
  • CalAPA Asphalt Insider, Vol. 9, Issue 35  (8/31/2015)
  • ~ Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom tours Vulcan asphalt plant & quarry in San Diego
    ~ Topic change: Inertial Profiler equipment to be featured at next CalAPA joint L.A.-High Desert Tech meeting Sept. 2 in Fontana
    ~ Caltrans, FHWA, industry partner to bring 'HMA Pavement Smoothness Technology Forum' to Sacramento Sept. 28
    ~ Registration open for CalAPA's Fall Asphalt Pavement Conference & Equipment Expo Oct. 28-29 in Sacramento
    ~ Free webinar to unveil new features of 'PaveXpress' simplified on-line pavement design tool set for Sept. 9
    ~ Quote of the Week: Larry Page
  • CalAPA Asphalt Insider, Vol. 9, Issue 34  (8/24/2015)
  • ~ Performance, research highlighted at Asphalt Institute meeting in Lake Tahoe
    ~ Pavement Friction Tester demonstration will be featured at next CalAPA joint L.A.-High Desert Tech meeting Sept. 2 in Fontana
    ~ Gov. Brown lends voice to calls to fix California roads
    ~ TransLab: Steeped in history, innovation
    ~ Quote of the Week: Albert Einstein
  • CalAPA Asphalt Insider, Vol. 9, Issue 33  (8/17/2015)
  • ~ Long-life asphalt pavement project on I-5 in the North State wins Caltrans Excellence in Transportation Award
    ~ CalAPA Southern California contractor dinner Sept. 8 to focus on 'Intelligent Compaction'
    ~ Miller named new executive director of the Asphalt Pavement Alliance
    ~ Equipment spotlight: T-REX Hydraulic Truck Sampler
    ~ Welcome aboard: Haley & Aldrich
    ~ Quote of the Week: Paul Brown
  • CalAPA Asphalt Insider, Vol. 9, Issue 32  (8/10/2015)
  • ~ All roads start here: Caltrans CT125 test method for material sampling undergoing review
    ~ In focus: Bidder Inquiries
    ~ Meet CalAPA 2015 Summer Intern Hamza Ali Shallwani
    ~ Registration now open for CalAPA's annual golf tournament Sept. 24 in Southern California
    ~ State of the Week: Construction employment
    ~ Quote of the Week: Mark Cuban
  • CalAPA Asphalt Insider, Vol. 9, Issue 31  (8/3/2015)
  • ~ Congress slinks out of town with yet another short-term transportation funding patch in the rear-view mirror
    ~ Practical aspects of using high-RAP HMA to be featured presentation at CalAPA Tech Meeting Aug. 5 in Santa Ana
    ~ Policy-makers begin to make connection between pavement smoothness & greenhouse gas reduction
    ~ Photo of the Week
    ~ Registration now open for CalAPA's annual golf tournament Sept. 24 in Southern California
    ~ Quote of the Week: Mark Cuban
  • CalAPA Asphalt Insider, Vol. 9, Issue 30  (7/27/2015)
  • ~ Asphalt shows off 'speed of construction' advantage in I-10 emergency reconstruction
    ~ Showdown in Washington over transportation funding as federal coffers run dry
    ~ U.S. Sen. Barbara Boxer, D-Calif., on the floor of the Senate last week with a list of organizations, including NAPA, pushing for a long-term federal highway bill.
    ~ A little rain doesn't dampen the enthusiasm at CalAPA's annual 'Day at the Races' in Del Mar
    ~ Registration now open for CalAPA's annual golf tournament Sept. 24 in Southern California
    ~ Equipment spotlight: Maxam rolls out 'California Bulk Sampler'
    ~ Quote of the Week: George Herman "Babe" Ruth
  • CalAPA Asphalt Insider, Vol. 9, Issue 29  (7/20/2015)
  • ~ Many changes upcoming in Caltrans standard specifications
    ~ U.S. Department of Transportation releases report card of all 50 states; CA roads rank below all but 6 states
    ~ State gas tax hike officially on the negotiating table
    ~ Registration now open for CalAPA's annual golf tournament Sept. 24 in Southern California
    ~ People in the news: Colleagues wish Telfer's Bob Putz of a happy retirement
    ~ Quote of the Week: Mother Teresa
  • CalAPA Asphalt Insider, Vol. 9, Issue 28  (7/13/2015)
  • ~ PaveXpress: Free web-based pavement design tool adds features
    ~ Special environmental issue of California Asphalt magazine now on-line
    ~ Must-see TV: Straight talk about the future of transportation funding
    ~ Federal transportation funding update: Continuing constipation; no end in sight
    ~ Quote of the Week: Winston Churchill
  • CalAPA Asphalt Insider, Vol. 9, Issue 27  (7/6/2015)
  • ~ Special report: State transportation funding picture begins to emerge at the Capitol
    ~ Industry news: DeSilva Gates announces new asphalt plant in Sunol serving the Bay Area
    ~ Caltrans specification revision update: Beware of 'automated sampling device' language
    ~ Welcome aboard: Concept Paving Solutions
    ~ Quote of the Week: Benjamin Franklin
  • CalAPA Asphalt Insider, Vol. 9, Issue 26  (6/29/2015)
  • ~ As transportation funding debate heats up in Sacramento, key figures express optimism
    ~ Funding, mix segregation to be featured topics at July 1 L.A. area Technical Committee meeting in Santa Ana
    ~ Project profile: High praise for George Reed's work on Highway 89 from a knowledgeable source
    ~ FHWA publishes a new report: "Towards Sustainable Pavement Systems"
    ~ Welcome aboard: D & H Equipment
    ~ Quote of the Week: Desmond Tutu
  • CalAPA Asphalt Insider, Vol. 9, Issue 25  (6/22/2015)
  • ~ Governor calls special session of Legislature to deal with road-funding crisis
    ~ Roadway maintenance funding, reducing asphalt mix segregation to be highlighted at San Diego tech meeting June 24
    ~ Tim Greutert named chief of the Office of Roadway Materials Testing for Caltrans
    ~ Welcome aboard: PG&E
    ~ Quote of the Week: James W. van Loben Sels
  • CalAPA Asphalt Insider. Vol. 9, issue 24  (6/15/2015)
  • ~ Falsetti named permanent head of construction division for Caltrans
    ~ Legal do's and don'ts covered at Southern California Contractors' Dinner
    ~ Certified Payroll Reporting system undergoing significant changes
    ~ And they're off! Annual CalAPA Day at Del Mar Race Track is set for July 18
    ~ Welcome aboard: 3M Personal Safety Division
    ~ Quote of the Week: Anonymous
  • CalAPA Asphalt Insider, Vol. 9, Issue 23  (6/8/2015)
  • ~ Due to high demand, second pavement software workshop added on June 23 in Fontana
    ~ CalAPA joins 'RECLAIM' air quality coalition in Southern California, engages local regulators on air quality issues
    ~ Bob Pieplow, Caltrans chief of Engineering Services, announces departure
    ~ And they're off! Annual CalAPA Day at Del Mar Race Track is set for July 18
    ~ Welcome aboard: Sustainable Pavement Technologies
    ~ The other side of the microphone
    ~ Quote of the Week: Arnold H. Glasow
  • CalAPA Asphalt Insider, Vol. 9, Issue 22  (6/1/2015)
  • ~ All Congress can do is patch, patch, patch
    ~ CalAPA members O.C. Jones, Sully-Miller, LaBelle-Marvin shine in annual California Transportation Foundation Awards
    ~ And they're off! Annual CalAPA Day at Del Mar Race Track is set for July 18
    ~ Recent legal rulings regarding public works contracting to be highlighted at June 9 Southern California contractors' dinner
    ~ Quote of the Week: Bumper sticker
  • CalAPA Asphalt Insider, Vol. 9, Issue 21  (5/25/2015)
  • ~ Special 'Grass-roots Advocacy' issue of California Asphalt magazine now on line
    ~ Vulcan's Carroll named industry co-chair of joint Caltrans-industry Rock Products Committee
    ~ Joint L.A.-High Desert Tech Committee meeting June 3 in Fontana to feature talk on solvent-less prime coats
    ~ Recent legal rulings regarding public works contracting to be highlighted at June 9 Southern California contractors' dinner
    ~ FHWA-sponsored 'Intelligent Compaction' software workshop to take place June 24 in Fontana
    ~ CalAPA offices will be closed today in observance of the Memorial Day Holiday
    ~ Quote of the Week: Calvin Cooledge
  • CalAPA Asphalt Insider, Vol. 9, Issue 20  (5/18/2015)
  • ~ Practical aspects of using high RAP HMA to be featured presentation at CalAPA Tech Meeting May 27 in San Diego
    ~ Recent legal rulings regarding public works contracting to be highlighted at June 9 Southern California contractors' dinner
    ~ Tell our do-nothing Congress: Don't Let America Dead-end
    ~ FHWA-sponsored 'Intelligent Compaction' software workshop set for May 28 in Sacramento
    ~ Welcome aboard: IPC Global
    ~ Job Opportunities: Regional Plant & Facility Manager, Regional QC/QA Technician
    ~ Quote of the Week: Capt. Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger III
  • CalAPA Asphalt Insider, Vol. 9, Issue 19  (5/11/2015)
  • ~ The latest threats and opportunities to the industry to be highlighted at June 9 Southern California contractors' dinner
    ~ CalAPA's Buyer's Guide is on-line
    ~ L.A. Councilman who spoke at CalAPA Annual Dinner to seek Supervisor seat
    ~ Members in the news: CalAPA members support HEAR Center golf tournament fundraiser June 1
    ~ Job opportunity: Materials Lab Manager
    ~ High-quality promotional brochures on asphalt available on the CalAPA website
    ~ Past issues of the CalAPA newsletter, magazine are available on-line
    ~ Quote of the Week: Leonard Nimoy
  • CalAPA Asphalt Insider, Vol. 9, Issue 18  (5/4/2015)
  • ~ See the asphalt advantage in action in latest Asphalt Alliance video
    ~ Members in the news: Vulcan celebrates career of Lucinda Powell
    ~ FHWA-sponsored 'Intelligent Compaction' software workshop scheduled for May 28 in Sacramento
    ~ CalAPA's Leahy to be featured speaker at series of asphalt industry events in Australia
    ~ CalAPA technical presentations available 24-hours a day, 7 days a week
    ~ Latest Caltrans reports highlight funding issues, strategic direction
    ~ Quote of the Week: Klaus Schwab
  • CalAPA Asphalt Insider, Vol. 9, Issue 17  (4/27/2015)
  • ~ Teichert conducts plant tour for key members of the Legislature
    ~ Governor's executive order on drought does not target the construction industry
    ~ New web-based tool, to be unveiled April 29, helps designers understand impacts of pavement smoothness
    ~ Reminder: Input sought on annual RAP, WMA survey
    ~ Quote of the Week: Elizabeth Edwards
  • CalAPA Asphalt Insider, Vol. 9, Issue 16  (4/20/2015)
  • ~ Attendees flock to Spring Asphalt Conference in Ontario; program spotlighted the latest on pavement specs, research, best-practices
    ~ Sen. Beall tosses a gas-tax hike into the mix of proposed transportation funding ideas
    ~ Asphalt Institute seminar on quality HMA construction set for May 14 in Sacramento area
    ~ Storm-water regulations are highlighted at Southern California contractors' dinner
    ~ Quote of the Week: Buddha
  • CalAPA Asphalt Insider, Vol. 9, Issue 15  (4/13/2015)
  • ~ Caltrans addresses timeliness of distributing lab test results in policy memo
    ~ Annual CalAPA Membership Directory & Buyers' Guide hitting mailboxes
    ~ Airport pavement technical workshop set for May 5-7 in Newport Beach
    ~ Tallying the savings of smooth roads
    ~ Quote of the Week: John Wooden
  • CalAPA Asphalt Insider, Vol. 9, Issue 14  (4/6/2015)
  • ~ New Storm-water regulations to be highlighted at CalAPA's Southern California paving contractor dinner meeting April 7
    ~ CalAPA members are finalists in 26th annual California Transportation Foundation awards
    ~ Misadventures in technology
    ~ A few seats left for CalAPA's Spring Asphalt Pavement Conference & Equipment Expo April 15-16 in Ontario
    ~ Welcome aboard: Scott Equipment
    ~ Quote of the Week: George Bernard Shaw
  • CalAPA Asphalt Insider, Vol. 9, Issue 13  (3/30/2015)
  • ~ Work-zone Safety Awareness Week: Why not 52 weeks a year?
    ~ Pat Whittey with Road Science: A class act calls it a career
    ~ New Storm-water regulations to be highlighted at CalAPA's Southern California paving contractor dinner meeting April 7
    ~ Viscosity Testing Class & Certification to be held April 9, 16 & 17 in Shafter (Kern County)
    ~ Job opportunity: Engineering Technician, Solano County
    ~ Quote of the Week: Aldous Huxley
  • CalAPA Asphalt Insider, Vol. 9, Issue 12  (3/23/2015)
  • ~ In search of road funding, CalAPA delegation takes to the halls of the state Capitol
    ~ New Storm-water regulations to be highlighted at CalAPA's Southern California paving contractor dinner meeting April 7
    ~ Diverse exhibitors, presentations at Spring Asphalt Pavement Conference & Equipment Expo April 15-16 in Ontario
    ~ Caltrans names acting chief of roadway materials testing
    ~ Quote of the Week: A.E. Housman
  • CalAPA Asphalt Insider, Vol. 9, Issue 11  (3/16/2015)
  • ~ California Supreme Court agrees to review appellate court decision on $214 billion SANDAG regional transportation plan
    ~ California, U.S. transportation funding crisis starts to go mainstream
    ~ Private Construction issue of California Asphalt Magazine now on-line
    ~ Diverse program for Spring Asphalt Pavement Conference & Equipment Expo April 15-16 in Ontario
    ~ Obituary: Dr. J. Don Brock, chairman and former CEO of Astec Industries
    ~ Welcome aboard: Hart King, Attorneys at Law
    ~ Quote of the Week: T.S. Eliot
  • CalAPA Asphalt Insider, Vol. 9, Issue 10  (3/9/2015)
  • ~ Treasure-trove of technical information available 24/7 via CalAPA's SlideShare page
    ~ Member spotlight: Graniterock launches leadership academy
    ~ Diverse program for Spring Asphalt Pavement Conference & Equipment Expo April 15-16 in Ontario
    ~ Comment period set for California Transportation Plan 2040
    ~ Members in the news: Vulcan's Anderson named vice chair of state mining board
    ~ Quote of the Week: Theodore Roosevelt
  • CalAPA Asphalt Insider, Vol. 9, Issue 9  (3/2/2015)
  • ~ Rubberized asphalt binder to be featured presentation at March 4 CalAPA Technical Committee meeting in Fontana
    ~ Input sought on annual RAP, WMA survey
    ~ Registration open for Spring Asphalt Pavement Conference & Equipment Expo April 15-16 in Ontario
    ~ Viscosity Testing Class & Certification to be held April 8 in Shafter (Kern County)
    ~ Quote of the Week: Bill Murrary
  • CalAPA Asphalt Insider, Vol. 9, Issue 8  (2/23/2015)
  • ~ Caltrans announces it will implement a joint training & certification program for materials lab technicians
    ~ CalAPA's annual 'fly-in' to the state Capitol set for March 17-18; funding is focus
    ~ Perpetual (long-life) asphalt pavements get the video treatment
    ~ Registration open for Spring Asphalt Pavement Conference & Equipment Expo April 15-16 in Ontario
    ~ Quote of the Week: Peggy Noonan
  • CalAPA Asphalt Insider, Vol. 9, Issue 7  (2/16/2015)
  • ~ Meetings continue between Caltrans, industry on "PG+5" binder proposal
    ~ Registration open for Spring Asphalt Pavement Conference & Equipment Expo April 15-16 in Ontario
    ~ Francis N. Hveem: A name that lives on
    ~ Chip Seal inspection to be featured topic at Feb. 25 San Diego Technical Committee meeting
    ~ 'Deflategate' and asphalt pavements: What do they have in common?
    ~ CalAPA offices closed today in observance of the Presidents' Day holiday
    ~ Quote of the Wekk: Jon Stewart
  • CalAPA Asphalt Insider, Vol. 9, Issue 6  (2/9/2015)
  • ~ Citing link to economy, legislative leaders get behind more funding for transportation
    ~ Caltrans names state pavement engineer; Jesse Bhullar is 26-year veteran of department
    ~ Timely tax tips highlighted at CalAPA Southern California paving contractor dinner Feb. 10 in Pico Rivera
    ~ Caltrans sets schedule for inertial profiler operator and equipment certification
    ~ Seats going fast for 'Hot Topics in HMA' training event Feb. 17 in the Central Coast
    ~ Members in the News: Vulcan's Anderson reappointed to Mining & Geology Board
    ~ Quote of the Week: Sior Bernard Williams
  • CalAPA Asphalt Insider, Vol. 9, Issue 5  (2/2/2015)
  • ~ News analysis: Transportation funding discussion goes from deep freeze to back burner
    ~ Another great video highlighting the need for road funding in California
    ~ Timely tax tips highlighted at CalAPA Southern California paving contractor dinner Feb. 10 in Pico Rivera
    ~ NDOT names chief materials engineer
    ~ Tech Report: 7 Steps to Highly Successful Parking Lots
    ~ Quote of the Week: John Steinbeck
  • CalAPA Asphalt Insider, Vol. 9, Issue 4  (1/26/2015)
  • ~ CalAPA Board of Directors approves 'Code of Ethics' as guiding principles
    ~ San Diego Technical Committee meeting Jan. 28 to feature talk on modified binders
    ~ 'Fix the roads' video goes viral
    ~ Timely tax tips highlighted at CalAPA Southern California paving contractor dinner Feb. 10 in Pico Rivera
    ~ Tech Report: Caltrans assembles the latest information on 'Intelligent Compaction' on special web page
    ~ CalAPA to sponsor booth at California Chip Seal event Feb. 4-5 in City of Industry
    ~ Quote of the Week: Ralph Waldo Emerson
  • CalAPA Asphalt Insider, Vol. 9, Issue 3  (1/19/2015)
  • ~ Lt. Gov. Newsom talks infrastructure investment at CalAPA's annual dinner in L.A.
    ~ 'Hot Topics in HMA' educational event to be held Jan. 28 in Bakersfield
    ~ Governor appoints 3 from CalAPA member firms to arbitration committee
    ~ Quote of the Week: Sam Walter Foss
  • CalAPA Asphalt Insider, Vol. 9, Issue 2  (1/12/2015)
  • ~ 2015 International Road Federation fellow named; CalAPA sponsors endowment for a California graduate student in engineering
    ~ 'Hot Topics in HMA' educational event to be held Jan. 28 in Bakersfield
    ~ 2015 Forecast issue of California Asphalt magazine now on-line
    ~ Industry mourns passing of E. Gail Mize from CalAPA member Astec Industries
    ~ Asphalt's 'speed of construction' advantages are highlighted in new video
    ~ Quote of the Week: Virgil
  • CalAPA Asphalt Insider, Vol. 9, Issue 1  (1/5/2015)
  • ~ Our predictions for the Top 10 stories that will impact the asphalt industry in California in 2015
    ~ High-tech vans to measure every bump and crack on state's freeways, highways
    ~ 'Early bird' deadline is Jan. 7 to purchase tickets for CalAPA's Annual Dinner in Los Angeles
    ~ Caltrans names acting chief of construction
    ~ Quote of the Week: Milton Berle
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