Similar to the oil crisis of the 1970s, recent exorbitant oil prices have had a profound impact on the price of liquid asphalt (AC). Current AC prices have reached $800 per ton in some regions.

Heat envelops our lives in Arizona's Sonoran Desert. How does it define us? One way is through the infrastructure of people and organizations, including public resources provided by cities and other ...

WELL, EXTREME HEAT IN THE METRO MAKES WORKING OUTSIDE THAT MUCH HARDER. IMAGINE WORKING WITH ASPHALT WITH A HIGH HEAT INDEX. KETV NEWSWATCH SEVEN’S EDDIE MITCHELL CAUGHT UP WITH THE CREW TODAY TO GET ...

LAS VEGAS, Nev. (FOX5) - Engineers with the Nevada Department of Transportation say Las Vegas is one of the few cities in the entire country that has to use a special kind of asphalt called PG76, that ...

“It’s sweltering outside!” My mom said that every day of every summer as she walked into our north Phoenix home. My siblings and I still say it to each other, though with more sarcasm. My usual ...

The All-In-One Heater Kit is a complete system that can provide direct heat to the asphalt tank, while also supplying hot oil for the plant. The All-In-One Heater Kit is a complete system that can ...

Optional electric heat strips are available to mount to the belly of the asphalt tank on the Blacktopper Centennial asphalt distributor. Can be plugged into a source of power for overnight heat ...

This year's heavy snow – and even snow in places that never usually see it – has meant that many of us are contending with snowy driveways for the first time. Shoveling all that snow can get pretty ...