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The Case for Crack Sealing
Highway construction costs rose about 60 percent in the three years to late 2024 while the fuel taxes that pay for them have not risen since 1993....
Three Tips for Better Crack Sealing
Seal between 40 and 80 degrees Fahrenheit, rout a square reservoir and clean it dry, and match the sealant to the climate. What the Illinois Center...
When Crack Sealing Isn't Enough
Between the widest crack a sealant can hold and a full repave lies a range of damage with no obvious treatment. GAP Mastic and GAP Patch are built...
Reading the Damage
Pavement fails in stages, and each stage has a repair that works and a point past which it stops working. Narrow cracks, wide cracks, cupping,...
Melter Maintenance Schedule
A melter in the shop is a crew not sealing. What to check every day, every week and once a season, and where the manual has the final word.
Beat the Pavement Heat
In the hottest places we work, the air is above 100°F for a third of the year and the pavement runs hotter still. What that does to a sealed crack,...
Quality, Controlled
Numerous laboratory tests stand behind every material, and a spec sheet is the set of limits a batch has to meet before anyone can buy it. What...
PolySkin: The First Meltable Package
The box had to be cut off and hauled away; the liner would not melt. PolySkin goes into the melter whole and becomes part of the material.
Solar Is Part of Our System
Maxwell has bought solar power since January 2017. The larger saving is not the electricity: it is the rebuild a sealed road does not need yet.
A Culture of Contribution
Our people volunteer on association committees and boards, on the leadership team of a Women of Asphalt chapter, and at the lectern at industry...
