The moniker aptly describes the machine: combination roller. Take a double drum vibratory compactor, swap out the rear drum for an axle carrying four tires, and a manufacturer can field a machine that ...

Often, one of the last and most critical steps in building roads is when compactors roll down that last mile. Accurate compaction can be overlooked in the rush to finish that last pass before the ...

Although the intelligent-compaction (IC) concept as applied to asphalt rollers has its critics, Bomag has a number of its BW190AD-4 HF models operating in North America with the company's Asphalt ...

Volvo Construction Equipment (Volvo CE) has unveiled its CX01 single-drum asphalt compactor concept at The Utility Expo in Louisville, Kentucky, US. The CX01 concept utilises one vibratory asphalt ...

Compaction equipment manufacturers are keen to meet the demand for machines that are easy to operate, reliable and deliver the power needed to get the job done. Many developments in this sector have ...

Many asphalt contractors will be quick to tell you that they can't find the workers they need to fill the open jobs they have. It's funny then, that these same contractors are the ones who are ...

Yolo County is making history as one of the first in the United States to add the Volvo DD25 electric asphalt compactor to its fleet, marking a significant step forward in the county’s commitment to ...

PMV checks out the developments, big and small, in the compactor market as it sits down with some key players in the field In the build up to summer the construction market saw a flurry of activity.