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Striping a Road Course for NASCAR

How an “affinity for racing” helps United Striping 101 be the contractor of choice for Sonoma Raceway

The Start/Finish line is the last item striped; the racetrack itself is bordered with 5-in. yellow lines on both sides of the track, which amounts to four miles of striping all done with a walk-behind unit.

One Week Left to Enter 2017 Pavement Awards

Paving & pavement maintenance contractors can enter their best jobs for a Pavement Award for two more weeks. Nominations will not be accepted after November 1st.

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Working Safely with Thermoplastic

Don't have unnecessary workers involved. When cleaning the lines on a truck-mounted unit, for example, have only one person at the exit point (the gun) and another running the valve on the truck.

Scholarship Applications Due July 1

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Catch Basins and the OSHA Confined Spaces Rule

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RTS has Standards

How to Know Where Your Striping Business Needs to Grow & Slow

Precision Striping gains competitive advantage by making investments in their equipment fleet and cutting down on services offered

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Best Practices for Sealcoating Edges

The finish of your edging can make or break the entire look of the job, make sure it’s done right

Some contractors prefer to edge using a spray wand and a blocker board. Spraying can offer a clean edge, but contractors must be very mindful not only of overspray, but also of the blocker board and the sealer that accumulates on it. It can become tricky moving the board from one location to another without having sealer drip on to the surfaces you are trying to protect. Spraying is also susceptible to the effects of wind.

GuardTop opens Atlanta Distribution Center

Affordable Striping & Sealing is in the “Yes” Business

managing jobs and employees in 24-hour Las Vegas

Shonda Decker says Affordable Striping & Sealing crews are on the job seven days a week, 24 hours a day. “We try very hard to rotate days off but it’s not unusual for the sealcoating crew to work six or seven days in a row without being off because we can have that much work,” she says.

World’s First 3D Printed Bridge Paves Way to New Era of Construction

Bridge will be built with autonomous robots printing the complex steel structure in midair

'What distinguishes our technology from traditional 3D printing methods is that we work according to the ‘Printing Outside the box’ principle',' says Tim Geurtjens, CTO MX3D. 'By printing with 6-axis industrial robots, we are no longer limited to a square box in which everything happens. Printing a functional, life-size bridge is of course the ideal way to demonstrate the endless possibilities of this technique.”

When to Upgrade to a Line Driver

Some contractors may still prefer their walk behind striping units, but line driver attachments can be a game changer for your business.

While the cost of these conversion units may range from $4-10,000, possibly equal to the cost of your striping unit, manufacturers say they are well worth the price tag, just based on the fatigue factor alone.

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