Tuesday, January 3, 2012
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TECHNICALLY SPEAKING
The TxDOT highway letting is scheduled for January 4th and 5th. The total tonnage of hot mix being let is 781,543.
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WHAT'S GOING ON
Check out these important dates from TXAPA and HMAC.
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IN THE WORKS
TXAPA is interested in photographs of member projects for marketing and promotional purposes for possible future literature, banner ups, advertising and so on. We have a fairly good collection of member work performed on state-maintained roadways(interstate, state highways, farm to market, etc.), but we do not have many pictures of work being performed by our members for cities, counties and private developers.
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It is that wonderful time of the year again: Membership Directory update time! I am in the process of updating the database for the upcoming 2012 TXAPA Membership Directory. In order to make sure that your firm is represented properly in our new directory, a Membership Directory Information Form containing the information that was printed in the 2011 directory and/or the information I currently have in the database has been sent out. Review the form carefully; if there are any corrections, please cross out the pre-printed information and write the correct information on the right-hand side. If the information listed is correct, check the "correct as listed" box.
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IN THE KNOW
The Texas Asphalt Pavement Association (TXAPA) is excited to announce the unveiling of our new website and website address. In our continuous effort to meet the needs of the TXAPA membership and external partners in quality TXAPA has developed a website that is full of information about our association activities and the benefits of asphalt pavements. Beginning on Jan. 3, 2012 the new TXAPA website address will be www.TexasAsphalt.org.
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Please contact Stephanie Buckberry or David Kopp (sbuckberry@txhotmix.org or dkopp@txhotmix.org) if you would like additional copies of the TXAPA Educational Tool Kit for your use. If you have any questions about the tool kit or its contents, please give us a call at (512) 312-2099.

Thank you in advance for your help educating entities within Texas on the benefits our industry has to offer.
 
As many of you may recall, Derek Angel, the 2011 Marketing Committee Chairman, and the 2012 TXAPA President introduced the new TXAPA logo and the new TXAPA Web page.
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The Texas Asphalt Pavement Association will be holding the 2012 Mid-Year Meeting at the Hyatt Regency in Lake Tahoe, Nev. Our members had such a wonderful time in 2011 that we decided to go back and enjoy that nice cool weather in June.

The dates for the meeting are June 11-13, 2012. We have arranged to have a room block for the weekend before the meeting, June 8-10, for those of you who would like to arrive early. Please start making your hotel arrangements as early as possible; they are available now and the hotel does sell out rather quickly for the summer months.

The location and phone numbers are as follows:
Hyatt Regency Lake Tahoe Resort, Spa and Casino
111 Country Club Drive
Incline Village, Nevada 89451
Phone: (775) 832-1234

The golf tournament will be held at the Championship Golf Course which is the larger course. Everyone had a wonderful time golfing at the Mountain Course last year so this year will be a real treat.

We are really looking forward to seeing everyone at Lake Tahoe in 2012.

 
Don't forget to place these on your calendars!
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Please join the Associate Member Advisory Committee as they present the first Technology Showcase of 2012.

Date: Jan. 4, 2012 @ 3 p.m.
Where: Texas Asphalt Pavement Association
149 Commercial Drive
Buda, Texas 78610

TOPIC 1
You have been reading and hearing a lot lately about the use of recycled asphalt pavement (RAP) and recycled asphalt shingles (RAS) in asphalt paving products. RAP and RAS provide environmental, economic and engineering benefits when used in asphalt. All of this recent attention on RAP and RAS may have made some of us forget about the use of rubber in asphalt. For this reason TXAPA would like to invite you to come hear presentations on the environmental, economic and engineering benefits of rubber in asphalt by TXAPA member companies Cox Paving Company, Liberty Tire, Modified Asphalt Solutions, Rubber Asphalt Solutions and Wright Asphalt.

TOPIC 2
Calumet Specialty Products, L.P. now has a Trackless Tack coat, NTQS-1HH, an emulsion made from hard pen asphalt. The product is made for a fast cure, leaving a non-tracking tack coat minutes after application while creating a superior bond between existing pavement and new layer pavement. Trackless Tack can also help reduce the amount of time spent on cleanup of paving equipment and vehicles. TXAPA would like to invite you to hear a representative from Calumet present the benefits, proper methods of application and appropriate practices for storage and handling of the material.

Immediately following the presentations, everyone is invited to stay for a delicious BBQ dinner which you can enjoy while networking with others in our industry.

There is no registration fee for the showcase and all interested parties are invited to attend; however, we will need an accurate count in order to accommodate everyone. We look forward to seeing you on Jan. 4 at 3 p.m.

 
CERTIFICATION NEWS FROM THE HMAC
The Hot Mix Asphalt Center can now accept credit cards. We are able to accept MasterCard, Visa, Discover and American Express.
 
We hope this new process will be an added resource for all of our customers!
 
The Hot Mix Asphalt Center is now offering offsite training for more of our certification programs.
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Beginning with the July 2010 Level 1A Training Course, candidates were required to pre-certify online at the Hot Mix Asphalt Center’s (HMAC) new website. In order to pre-certify, candidates must go to the website and log in.
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2012 Hot Mix Asphalt Class Schedule is now available!

Check out the dates & schedule with Karen before they fill up: www.txhmac.org.

 
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