On June 1, TXAPA’s HMAC Training & Certification launched HMAC Now, an online program allowing for remote certification. HMAC Now has started offering virtual classes for Level 1A Certification, Level 1B Training, Level 1B Certification, and SB102 Certification. In order to certify online, a technician must have access to the necessary equipment as specified in the test procedures being evaluated. Virtual certification will not replace in-person certifications, rather it will provide new options for those who meet the requirements. Online class registration is now open for both in-person and virtual classes.

TXAPA will continue to move the needle for quality in the coming decade by promoting a new concept in asphalt paving communication, a gathering of key personnel just prior to placement and compaction called the “All-Hands.” The All-Hands section of texasasphalt.org is packed with helpful resources and information.

TXAPA Live airs on Thursdays, three times a month skipping a week on the date of the TxDOT highway letting. You only need to register for TXAPA Live once, and then a reminder email with a link to join will be sent to you an hour before each broadcast. Watch all previous broadcasts here.

 

Thursday, June 11: TXAPA Live News & Updates with Harold Mullen

Monday, June 22: Accelerated Construction Innovations (1 PDH)

Thursday, June 25: TXAPA Live Technical Discussion with Chuck Fuller and Special Guest TxDOT Transportation Engineer Ryan Barborak, P.E., Regarding Tex-244 (1 PDH) 

The TXAPA Scholarship Program benefits promising students enrolled in engineering and technical programs throughout the state of Texas. It's funded entirely by the generosity of our members who actively participate in our penultimate fundraising activity, the TXAPA Scholarship Program Live and Silent Auction. TXAPA members are encouraged to share the scholarship application with their employees. Employees and their dependents are eligible for consideration.

Application forms must be completed and returned to admin@texasasphalt.org by July 1, 2020.

 

The Texas Department of Transportation and the Hot Mix Asphalt Center presents Quality Control/Quality Assurance Technicians an award for their efforts to achieve excellence in the performance of their assigned duties. This is an annual program to award achievement in Hot Mix and Soils Materials and Testing by HMAC Certified Technicians. QC/QA Technicians are an invaluable part of our industry. This program honors those who strive to be their best and who dedicate their careers to helping the industry be its best.

 

Completed nomination forms must be completed and returned to cschwarz@texasasphalt.org by July 1, 2020.

 

TXAPA worked with TxDOT, the AGC, the FHWA, and other industry partners to develop a plan for construction workplace safety. Please review the attached document and refer to it as needed to provide a safe and effective workplace for your employees during these unprecedented times.

 

Download and share these infographics breaking down the Texas Joint Workforce Safety Plan to help provide a safe and effective workplace for your employees in a clear and simple manner. 

MTD is providing the following guidelines to address the QAP and support the needs for Construction and Materials testing during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Driving with a motorcycle near you isn’t like driving with other cars. Motorcycles are often smaller and harder to see, plus they don’t have the safeguards of metal framing, seatbelts, or airbags when it comes to protection from collision. That’s why drivers sharing the road with motorcycles need to be extra careful, so everyone arrives at their destination safely.

There are multiple opportunities to ensure proper asphalt mix temperature during production and placement. Performing a few relatively easy tasks is a simple way to produce mixes within the established temperature parameters.

We are happy to announce that the 46th TXAPA Annual Meeting, Golf Tournament, and Scholarship Program Live and Silent Auction at La Cantera Resort & Spa in San Antonio, Texas, will proceed as planned! We will, of course, closely monitor the situation as our nation re-opens for business. Your safety is always our primary concern. 

This year, we are celebrating the fine men and women of our industry and our partners in quality! When the going got tough, we rolled up our sleeves and got to work. Join us for excellence in technical content, networking, philanthropy, and fun as we welcome Texas Country stars Wade Bowen and Randy Rogers for a special concert performance of their Hold My Beer and Watch This, Volume II Tour. 

 
Due to COVID-19, Annual Meeting registration has been delayed until the end of June.

TXAPA’s Associate Member Advisory Committee, led by Chair Nathali Parker of KLP Construction Supply, has named The Woodlands as host of the 2021 Managing Asphalt Pavements (MAPS) Conference and Technology Showcase on February 24-25. Site selection is underway with the venue to be announced mid-summer 2020. 

HaulHub Technologies provides a suite of fully-integrated, cloud-based tools that manage all aspects of a supply chain, powering transportation and digital ticketing for producers and contractors nationwide.

What began as the vision and dream of an immigrant from Holland has grown to become one of the leading providers of equipment and services for the construction, aggregate, aftermarket supply parts, material handling, used parts and trench safety in the Midwest.

Mason Construction has been providing clients across Southeast Texas with high-quality construction services since 1939. Because of consistently delivered positive results to clients for more than seven decades, Mason Construction is one of the most respected construction companies in the region.

Distributed to nearly 5,000 industry professionals, Texas Asphalt magazine features articles about environmental issues, safety, new technology, best business practices, and more.

 

Texas Asphalt is distributed in both print and an interactive, digital format. Subscribers do not have to be members of TXAPA to receive Texas Asphalt.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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.

Click the link below to visit a new section on TexasAsphalt.org called "What's New." This page contains a frequently updated list of all new content on the website, so you can find the important new information fast!

Are you working with an exemplary company that would be a good fit for TXAPA? Send them the link to our new, fillable, application available at the link below:

Make sure you are receiving important information from TXAPA. Double check your email address and update your email preferences. 

If you have been having trouble accessing the TXAPA website there are two things you can try.

Cancel or add subscriptions and update your address—it's as easy as logging into TexasAsphalt.org!

Certification and training classes through the HMAC are filling up fast! Check on the schedule online.