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1 week ago | 
forconstructionpros.com | Brandon Noel
World of Asphalt is where you go to see the latest and great the industry has to offer. You go expecting to see what the future of the industry might look like. Every now and then, you get a glimpse of what could really be. This year, out of everything that I saw in the sprawling floor of booths, my attention lingered on one technological solution above the various others.
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1 week ago | 
forconstructionpros.com | Kathy Wells |Brandon Noel |Jonathan Kozlowski |Marina Mayer
Nominations for ForConstructionPros.com's PACER award are now open!The PACER (Pavement, Asphalt, Concrete, Equipment, Rental) award, managed by ForConstructionPros.com and its affiliate brands, Equipment Today; Asphalt Contractor; Rental; Concrete Contractor; and Pavement Maintenance & Reconstruction, recognizes construction pros on the jobsite and in the office for their accomplishments in shaping the construction industry.
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2 weeks ago | 
forconstructionpros.com | Brandon Noel
The complex economic factors at work in our industry are impacted by many outside forces. Even with all the data we collect for this survey, the future isn't a sure thing. We make forecasts and predictions, and everyone can have their say about what might happen next, but there are always surprises.
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2 weeks ago | 
forconstructionpros.com | Brandon Noel
Over the 10-year period, there are notable fluctuations in the sales figures for pavement repair services, reflecting both market conditions and the broader economic environment. From TC 2015 to TC 2016, the sector saw a slight decline of approximately 5.2%, with sales dropping from $269 million to $255 million. However, this decline was followed by a significant drop of 35.3% in TC 2017, when sales fell to $165 million.
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2 weeks ago | 
forconstructionpros.com | Brandon Noel
Last year (TC 2024), ahead of the data from the Top Contractor survey coming in, I was predicting a moderate amount of paving specific growth. I was surprised when the data showed just the opposite, and the sector contracted by $68.3 million, or, to put it another way, it shrank about 7.5% from the TC 2023 figure. Unfortunately, this trend continues for this year.
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2 weeks ago | 
forconstructionpros.com | Brandon Noel
The growth rate for the striping industry from TC 2024 to TC 2025 is marked by a significant increase in sales, rising from a fairly disappointing $90 million last year to $134.12 million for 2025. This reflects an approximate 48.9% increase from the previous year, indicating a robust recovery and growth in the striping segment.
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2 weeks ago | 
forconstructionpros.com | Brandon Noel
The number are hard to argue with, and it makes it even more difficult knowing that sealcoating is such a cash-cow product for many contractors. Despite a good year for both individual categorical revenue growth and profit margin increases, the long-term forecast is still showing a downward trend over the last decade. Is there a cause for concern? In short, I think so. Is it an emergency? Probably not. But let's take a closer look at the numbers.
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3 weeks ago | 
forconstructionpros.com | Brandon Noel
Every year the machines we use for road building and infrastructure get smarter, helping workers build stronger, smoother, and longer-lasting pavements. More processes are automated now that every before, and it's not stopping any time soon. We wanted to sit down with some of the top automation companies in the industry, cut through the hype and the noise, and find out what are the currently available technologies available to real everyday contractors, and, also, what does the near future hold?
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3 weeks ago | 
forconstructionpros.com | Brandon Noel
Nominations are open for Pavement Maintenance & Reconstruction’s Top 25 New Products award spotlights new-to-market and enhanced innovations in the paving and pavement maintenance sectors. The new product must be a product, machine, tool, solution, software or equipment designed for the paving and pavement maintenance sectors, including products from the following categories: Compaction, Milling Machines, Pavers, Sealcoating/Cracksealing/Patching, Software/Technology; Striping, Sweeping.
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1 month ago | 
forconstructionpros.com | Brandon Noel
On March 10, 2025, the U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy rescinded certain memos issued by the Biden Administration which added guidelines to federal infrastructure project spending. These guidelines included special considerations for so-called "social justice" issues, environmental concerns, and equity-first design. It was another step in the Trump Administration's efforts to dismantle the infrastructure legacy of the Biden era.
