eTXAPA Newsletter
Up Front

Houston, Texas welcomes the World of Asphalt Show & Conference and co-located AGG1 Aggregates Academy & Expo, March 6-8, 2018. Over 350 of the industry's leading manufacturers and service providers in the aggregate, asphalt, pavement maintenance, and traffic safety industry sectors will come together at World of Asphalt to showcase their latest products and technologies.

World of Asphalt is recognized as a Fastest 50 trade show for demonstrating the greatest percentage of growth show-to-show. World of Asphalt 2016 won for record gains in both attendance and exhibit space. Check out the World of Asphalt website for more information.

Houston, Texas, March 6-8, 2018

Long before the plant produces mix, key elements of quality for the project are determined. The development of the quality control plan and the relationships established at the pre-paving meeting are critical to the overall success of the project. This session provides a comprehensive look at pre-paving meetings and the quality control plans necessary to construct quality pavements.

Chuk Fuller and Larry Welch will present "Quality Starts at the Pre-Paving Meeting" on Tuesday, March 6, 2018 at 7:30 AM until 9:00 AM in room 361 C. Attendees will learn the critical importance of communication as a tool for a successful project, discover the five critical sections for building a quality control plan, and establish the critical areas of the pre-paving meeting.

If you are going to the show you can add Chuck and Larry’s session to your schedule here.

 

March 15, 2018 | 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM

One of the most important keys to a successful pavement structure is to select and properly design mixtures to perform their intended function within the pavement structure. This chapter will focus on the characteristics and properties of asphalt binders, aggregates, RAP and RAS, and how to properly proportion these ingredients in mixtures.

 This webinar is the third in our Texas Asphalt Pavement User Guide Webinar Series. 

Registration is now available!

The Texas Asphalt Pavement User Guide Webinar series registration is open and available to the public. Please share the webinar invite with your Partners in Quality including engineers and other professionals from TxDOT, cities, counties, and engineering firms and anyone else who may benefit from learning more about why asphalt is a prime choice for a variety of public and private sector projects.

Our next webinar is March 15 at 10 AM. Share this link and a Texas Asphalt Pavement User Guide today!

 

Larry Welch will attend TTI’s 36th Annual Texas Aviation Conference as an exhibitor March 27-29 at Moody Gardens in Galveston, Texas where he will promote asphalt as a great choice for airport runways and roads.

 

Larry Welch will educate the public about the sustainable, environmentally friendly properties of asphalt pavement at EARTHx at Fair Park in Dallas, Texas, April 20-22. EARTHx is the world's largest eco-conference and exhibition.

 

 
Ergon Asphalt & Emulsions, Inc.
KT Chemicals
Martin Asphalt
Roadtec, Inc.
Technically Speaking

 

The TxDOT Highway Letting is March 6-9. The tonnage report is brought to you by Whitely & Siddons. 

 
  
NAPA’s Quality in Construction Awards Program recognizes pavements constructed in sustainable and/or innovative ways.
  
Asphalt Overlays Expected to Become More Commonplace Among Private Owners and Beyond
Did you know about PaveXpress, a scoping tool to help you create simplified pavement designs while taking into account key engineering inputs?
 
  
Explore and analyze IRI data in the FHWA Long Term Pavement Performance (LTPP) database to gain insights into the factors that have historically governed and/or influenced the change in pavement IRI over time.
In The Works

Do you know how OSHA's Crystalline Silica Ruling will impact your business? TXAPA's Environmental Health and Safety Committee, led by chair Gary Nichols of Westward Environmental, Inc. is developing a webinar series to help you understand the ruling and how you can determine whether you are in compliance, and answer any questions you may have about implementing new policies and procedures to protect your workers.

The webinar series is in the planning stages with tentative roll out scheduled for May 2018. If you would like to join the EH&S committee and participate in the development of the program, or if you have questions, please contact Gary Nichols.

In the meantime, please look for Westward's article in the upcoming issue of Texas Asphalt Magazine titled What OSHA’s Ruling for Crystalline Silica Exposure Means to You.

Lhoist North America
In the Know

The TXAPA Membership Directory is widely distributed and is a great outreach tool and resource for your team members as well as for our Partners in Quality. If we don't get your updated information, your company won't be listed correctly.

You should have received an email with last year's listing attached for your review and edit. If you did not receive this email, please click here to request your directory listing. 

Contact the TXAPA office at (512) 312-2099 if you have any questions. Thank you for your support!

Deadline to receive all updated listings: March 23, 2018

The TXAPA eNewsletter is now a members-only feature accessible via the Member Portal when logged into TexasAsphalt.org. If you are having trouble logging into the site or finding information, please see the next article on the topic of website access.

 

If you have been having trouble accessing the TXAPA website, it may be because we don’t have the correct information for you in our Member Database. If you know your email address, you can retrieve BOTH your username and password by following the steps after you click "Login." If that doesn’t work, please call the office at (512) 312-2099 or email Kelli Mofle.

Did you know that in the back of every digital issue of Texas Asphalt Magazine there is an interactive advertising section? Interactive means that the content on the pages is clickable. Clicking on an ad will take you to an advertiser's website where you can access more information. Be sure to check it out!

Certification News From The HMAC

 

TXAPA provides a range of resources for your employees and technicians whether they are studying to become certified or just need a refresher. Please share these helpful tools:

 

The HMA proficiency results have been submitted and TxDOT is in the process of compiling the results. It’s projected the results will be posted online March 8, 2018. Ratings of two or below require a response. You must log in at www.txhmac.org and submit a response by 5:00 pm on March 22. Failure to respond will result in an inactive certification.

The HMA Plant Specialist Training class puts a focus on preparing technician’s to properly monitor and conduct Quality Control / Quality Assurance testing for the production of asphaltic mixes at the plant. Upon completion of this training class, the technician will have the knowledge and basic understanding of plant operations and all the TxDOT Test Procedures and Specifications that a Level 1A HMA Plant Specialist would need to know.

The HMA Roadway Specialist Training class will focus on and prepare the technician to properly monitor and conduct Quality Control / Quality Assurance testing for the placement of asphaltic mixes on the roadway. Upon completion of this training class, the technician will have the knowledge and basic understanding for setting rolling patterns, monitoring temperatures, identifying and correcting segregation, marking core locations using random number sampling, proper coring and trimming procedures and learning the best practices for paving and compaction.

***These are training-only opportunities and no certification will accompany the training.***