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Southern California Contractors' Dinner
Tuesday, April 7
5:30 p.m. to 9 p.m.
Dal Rae Restaurant, 9023 E. Washington Blvd., Pico Rivera
Contact: Tony Grasso (909) 362-9192
Click HERE to register.
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Board of Directors Meeting
Friday, April 10, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Skanska USA, 1995 Agua Mansa, Riverside
Contact: Russell Snyder (916) 791-5044
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2015 CalAPA Spring Conference & Equipment Expo
April 15-16, 2015
Doubletree Hotel, 222 N. Vineyard Ave., Ontario, Calif.
Contact: Sophie You (916) 791-5044
Click HERE for details and to register.
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Annual 'Day at the Races' at Del Mar Race Track in Del Mar, Calif.
Saturday, July 18
Details soon!
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 | New Storm-water regulations to be highlighted at CalAPA's Southern California paving contractor dinner meeting April 7
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California's increasingly complex storm-water regulations and how they impact construction activities are the focus of the next CalAPA Southern California Contractors' Dinner. The dinner will take place Tuesday evening, April 7 at the Dal Rae Restaurant in Pico Rivera. Click HERE for details and to reserve your spot. California construction regulations and reporting requirements, especially the California Industrial Storm-water Regulations, are getting more complex. Of particular concern, many of the reports required today must be input into on-line databases that can be viewed by anyone with an internet connection. Ken Barker, Environmental Manager for Sully-Miller Contracting Co., will discuss the changes to the storm-water permit requirements and how to manage them, risks, best practices and more. Barker, a graduate of Notre Dame with a degree in business management, has worked in all phases of construction, operations, estimating and administration. He started working in the environmental field full time when the Underground Storage Tank regulation came into effect in 1992, which was quickly expanded into Industrial Storm-water. In the early 1990s Barker joined the CalAPA Environmental Committee and the Southern California Rock Products Association. He is still an active participant in CalAPA's Environmental Committee and is a past Chairman of the CalCIMA Environmental Committee.
In addition, the meeting will feature a "technical tidbit" from Steve Marvin from Labelle-Marvin, and the insurance update. A "Member of the Month" will also be highlighted.
The CalAPA Southern California Paving Contractors Committee organizes the dinner meetings, which are open to CalAPA members and invited guests and give paving contractors an opportunity to network and keep current on issues that may impact their businesses in an informal setting. For more information, contact CalAPA's Tony Grasso at (909) 362-9192.
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| CalAPA members are finalists in 26th annual California Transportation Foundation awards
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Several CalAPA members are among those companies that have been named as finalists for the 26th annual California Transportation Foundation Transportation Awards. The annual luncheon where the winners will be announced is May 1 in Sacramento. Click HERE for details, as well as the full list of awards and finalists.
The CalAPA member firms that made the list of finalists include DeSilva Gates, Graniterock, the Griffith Co., LaBelle Marvin, O.C. Jones & Sons, Sully-Miller, Pavement Recycling Systems, Skanska and Teichert.
For more information on the awards program. call CTF at (916) 489-1629.
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| Misadventures in technology
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Last week Caltrans Director Malcolm Dougherty posted a brief message on Twitter, the popular social media platform, extolling the benefits of a "New Miracle Diet Pill." Or did he? It certainly looked out of place among the many other transportation-related posts on his Twitter feed.
When our office notified his office of the post, the "tweet" was deleted about 30 minutes later.
The episode highlights the potential pitfalls of social media and efforts to make government agencies more transparent and  accountable to those they serve. Twitter, Facebook and other social media platforms offer an opportunity for agencies to take their message directly to the public, unfiltered by the media, but also carry risks, such as hackers and other mischief-makers. The incident recalls another tech snafu that occurred in the 1990s when the internet was still in diapers. A Caltrans technician in Los Angeles was training another technician in the Los Angeles Traffic Management Center on how to create an electronic Changeable Message Sign (CMS) message to alert motorists of a potential traffic hazard. As part of the demonstration, the technician typed a phony message but accidentally hit the "send" button. For a few seconds a "Pete Wilson for President" message flashed across freeway message signs around the L.A. area. The goof made the papers because Wilson, who was governor at the time, was considering a run for president. In addition to our website, CalAPA also has a presence on Twitter, Facebook and a few other social media platforms. The links are to the left. Our posts tend to center around association activities, members and other items of interest to our members. If you happen to see a post about a miracle diet pill, we can assure you it wasn't from us. |
| A few seats left for CalAPA's Spring Asphalt Pavement Conference & Equipment Expo April 15-16 in Ontario
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There are still a few seats left for one of the asphalt pavement industry's biggest events of the year -- the Spring Asphalt Pavement Conference & Equipment Expo April 15-16 in Ontario. Click HERE for the details and to register on-line.
A diverse array of subjects -- from funding, best-practices, research, specifications and more -- is on the program. Click HERE to view a detailed agenda.
The conference will also feature dozens of vendor booths, a gala  reception and an outdoor equipment expo where the latest in construction equipment will be on display. Contact Sophie You at CalAPA for sponsorship and exhibitor opportunities. A sponsor and exhibitor form can be found HERE. A list of sponsors and exhibitors for this year's event is HERE.
For more information, contact Sophie You of CalAPA at (916) 791-5044.
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| Welcome aboard: Scott Equipment
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CalAPA is pleased to welcome its newest associate member, Scott Equipment. Based in Fontana, Scott Equipment traces its beginnings to 1972 when Richard Scott Sr. opened his first heavy equipment dealership in Southern California. In 1991 the company began carrying the New  Holland Construction equipment line, Kobelco Excavators in 2002 and Doosan Heavy Equipment in 2012. Today, Scott Equipment is family owned and operated business led by Richard Sr.'s sons, Richard Scott Jr. and Gregg Scott, and is the only New Holland, Kobelco, and Doosan dealer serving Southern California. The company recently began featuring equipment from the Atlas Copco/Dynapac line of road construction equipment. The company is a full-service dealership featuring new- and used-equipment sales, a fully equipped shop with field-service department capabilities, experienced parts department personnel with stocking warehouse, and a wide range of equipment rental machines, which are handled by a sister company, Western Rentals. Scott Equipment will be exhibiting at the CalAPA Spring Asphalt Pavement Conference & Equipment Expo April 15-16 in Ontario. For more information about Scott Equipment, click HERE to visit their website, or contact Jason McCluer at (909) 822-2200. |
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"Life isn't about finding yourself. Life is about creating yourself." George Bernard Shaw
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We hope you enjoy CalAPA's Asphalt Insider. We are committed to providing you with the most up-to-date information on technical issues, regulation, news and events in California that may impact the asphalt pavement industry. Click HERE to contact us with any comments or suggestions.
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Russell W. SnyderExecutive Director California Asphalt Pavement Association (CalAPA) |
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