Hot Mix Asphalt Technology - January/February 2008 - (Page 50) Diamond Achievement Commendations By Mary Lou Jay Each year more than 600 asphalt plants fulfill the rigorous requirements of NAPA’s Diamond Achievement Commendation. The employees that participate find that the process improves the facility, their approach to quality, and their relationship with the surrounding community. LTM Inc.– Roseburg Division., C.W. Matthews Contracting Company, and Superior Paving are three of the companies whose plants completed the process for this commendation. he managers at LTM Inc. in Roseburg, Ore., decided a few years ago that they were going to do whatever it took for their plant to earn NAPA’s Diamond Achievement Commendation for Excellence in Hot Mix Asphalt Plant/Site Operations. “We’re part of the Knife River Corporation, and there are other companies within the corporation that have received the Diamond Commendation,” said Chris Doan, the company’s operations manager. “It’s something to be proud of, and we thought Plants Emphasize Quality in Earning T that it was our turn to stick out our chests.” When they opened the application, the process looked daunting. “We just didn’t know how long it was going to take,” Doan admits. “But as we got into the application it became clear to us that we were closer to obtaining the commendation than we had thought.” Their persistence paid off, and last year the Oregon plant earned the Diamond Achievement Commendation for the first time. Doan said everyone there is very C.W. Matthews Plant 56 LTM Roseburg Plant 50 • Hot Mix Asphalt Technology – JANUARY/FEBRUARY 2008
Table of Contents Feed for the Digital Edition of Hot Mix Asphalt Technology - January/February 2008 Hot Mix Asphalt Technology - January/February 2008 Contents Chairman's Commentary President's Perspective A Conversation with the New NCAT Director NCAT Test Track: Real-Time Testing for Real-World Results Warm Mix: The Lights are Green Illinois Tollway Tests RAP in Fast Forwarded Research Big Creek Teams with TxDOT to Pave Using Innovative Asphalt Mix Diamond Achievement Commendation Issues a Call for Quality Calendar of Events CONEXPO-CON/AGG Product Review Index of Advertisers Advertisers.com Hot Mix Asphalt Technology - January/February 2008 Hot Mix Asphalt Technology - January/February 2008 - Hot Mix Asphalt Technology - January/February 2008 (Page Cover1) Hot Mix Asphalt Technology - January/February 2008 - Hot Mix Asphalt Technology - January/February 2008 (Page Cover2) Hot Mix Asphalt Technology - January/February 2008 - Hot Mix Asphalt Technology - January/February 2008 (Page 3) Hot Mix Asphalt Technology - 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January/February 2008 - A Conversation with the New NCAT Director (Page 15) Hot Mix Asphalt Technology - January/February 2008 - A Conversation with the New NCAT Director (Page 16) Hot Mix Asphalt Technology - January/February 2008 - NCAT Test Track: Real-Time Testing for Real-World Results (Page 17) Hot Mix Asphalt Technology - January/February 2008 - NCAT Test Track: Real-Time Testing for Real-World Results (Page 18) Hot Mix Asphalt Technology - January/February 2008 - NCAT Test Track: Real-Time Testing for Real-World Results (Page 19) Hot Mix Asphalt Technology - January/February 2008 - Warm Mix: The Lights are Green (Page 20) Hot Mix Asphalt Technology - January/February 2008 - Warm Mix: The Lights are Green (Page 21) Hot Mix Asphalt Technology - January/February 2008 - Warm Mix: The Lights are Green (Page 22) Hot Mix Asphalt Technology - January/February 2008 - Warm Mix: The Lights are Green (Page 23) Hot Mix Asphalt Technology - January/February 2008 - Warm Mix: The Lights are Green (Page 24) Hot Mix Asphalt Technology - January/February 2008 - Warm Mix: The Lights are Green (Page 25) Hot Mix Asphalt Technology - January/February 2008 - Warm Mix: The Lights are Green (Page 26) Hot Mix Asphalt Technology - January/February 2008 - Warm Mix: The Lights are Green (Page 27) Hot Mix Asphalt Technology - January/February 2008 - Warm Mix: The Lights are Green (Page 28) Hot Mix Asphalt Technology - January/February 2008 - Warm Mix: The Lights are Green (Page 29) Hot Mix Asphalt Technology - January/February 2008 - Warm Mix: The Lights are Green (Page 30) Hot Mix Asphalt Technology - January/February 2008 - Warm Mix: The Lights are Green (Page 31) Hot Mix Asphalt Technology - January/February 2008 - Warm Mix: The Lights are Green (Page 32) Hot Mix Asphalt Technology - January/February 2008 - Warm Mix: The Lights are Green (Page 33) Hot Mix Asphalt Technology - January/February 2008 - Illinois Tollway Tests RAP in Fast Forwarded Research (Page 34) Hot Mix Asphalt Technology - January/February 2008 - Illinois Tollway Tests RAP in Fast Forwarded Research (Page 35) Hot Mix Asphalt Technology - January/February 2008 - Illinois Tollway Tests RAP in Fast Forwarded Research (Page 36) Hot Mix Asphalt Technology - January/February 2008 - Illinois Tollway Tests RAP in Fast Forwarded Research (Page 37) Hot Mix Asphalt Technology - January/February 2008 - Illinois Tollway Tests RAP in Fast Forwarded Research (Page 38) Hot Mix Asphalt Technology - January/February 2008 - Illinois Tollway Tests RAP in Fast Forwarded Research (Page 39) Hot Mix Asphalt Technology - January/February 2008 - Illinois Tollway Tests RAP in Fast Forwarded Research (Page 40) Hot Mix Asphalt Technology - January/February 2008 - Illinois Tollway Tests RAP in Fast Forwarded Research (Page 41) Hot Mix Asphalt Technology - January/February 2008 - Illinois Tollway Tests RAP in Fast Forwarded Research (Page 42) Hot Mix Asphalt Technology - January/February 2008 - Illinois Tollway Tests RAP in Fast Forwarded Research (Page 43) Hot Mix Asphalt Technology - January/February 2008 - Illinois Tollway Tests RAP in Fast Forwarded Research (Page 44) Hot Mix Asphalt Technology - January/February 2008 - Big Creek Teams with TxDOT to Pave Using Innovative Asphalt Mix (Page 45) Hot Mix Asphalt Technology - January/February 2008 - Big Creek Teams with TxDOT to Pave Using Innovative Asphalt Mix (Page 46) Hot Mix Asphalt Technology - January/February 2008 - Big Creek Teams with TxDOT to Pave Using Innovative Asphalt Mix (Page 47) Hot Mix Asphalt Technology - January/February 2008 - Big Creek Teams with TxDOT to Pave Using Innovative Asphalt Mix (Page 48) Hot Mix Asphalt Technology - January/February 2008 - Big Creek Teams with TxDOT to Pave Using Innovative Asphalt Mix (Page 49) Hot Mix Asphalt Technology - January/February 2008 - Diamond Achievement Commendation Issues a Call for Quality (Page 50) Hot Mix Asphalt Technology - January/February 2008 - Diamond Achievement Commendation Issues a Call for Quality (Page 51) Hot Mix Asphalt Technology - January/February 2008 - Diamond Achievement Commendation Issues a Call for Quality (Page 52) Hot Mix Asphalt Technology - 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January/February 2008 - CONEXPO-CON/AGG Product Review (Page 62) Hot Mix Asphalt Technology - January/February 2008 - CONEXPO-CON/AGG Product Review (Page 63) Hot Mix Asphalt Technology - January/February 2008 - CONEXPO-CON/AGG Product Review (Page 64) Hot Mix Asphalt Technology - January/February 2008 - CONEXPO-CON/AGG Product Review (Page 65) Hot Mix Asphalt Technology - January/February 2008 - CONEXPO-CON/AGG Product Review (Page 66) Hot Mix Asphalt Technology - January/February 2008 - CONEXPO-CON/AGG Product Review (Page 67) Hot Mix Asphalt Technology - January/February 2008 - CONEXPO-CON/AGG Product Review (Page 68) Hot Mix Asphalt Technology - January/February 2008 - CONEXPO-CON/AGG Product Review (Page 69) Hot Mix Asphalt Technology - January/February 2008 - CONEXPO-CON/AGG Product Review (Page 70) Hot Mix Asphalt Technology - January/February 2008 - CONEXPO-CON/AGG Product Review (Page 71) Hot Mix Asphalt Technology - January/February 2008 - Index of Advertisers (Page 72) Hot Mix Asphalt Technology - 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