COVER STORY | ADVERTORIAL
KM offers various size hotboxes to meet the needs of any contractor
HOW INFRARED
Can Extend Your Working Season
The traditional pavement maintenance and paving seasons last from April to November , if you are lucky . So , for most asphalt contractors you have 6-7 months to make your profits for the year plus enough to cover expenses for 5-6 months during the “ off-season ”. Everyone is in business to make money and those months during the off season when you still have all those fixed monthly expenses going out and little to no revenue coming in frustrates even the most seasoned asphalt contractors . Some have just come to accept it as a part of the asphalt industry , some have found other avenues to keep revenue coming in such as snow plowing or other trade work , but many contractors have found a way to extend their working season by investing in an infrared and hotbox reclaimer . An IR machine and a hotbox are two pieces of equipment that every single asphalt contractor should have or at least be familiar with . Their usefulness during the asphalt season is vital but their ability to extend your season and keep a steady revenue stream coming in is unmatched . Consider this , plants close in the Northern states in mid-late November , at that time most contractors call it quits but if you had a hotbox and IR machine you don ’ t have to . This is really a two-part equation ; with a hotbox you can buy and stockpile as much asphalt as you want before the plants close and with the hotbox you can reclaim / reheat that to make repairs yearround . Now that you have the ability to have HMA year-round with a hotbox reclaimer , the IR is the second part of the equation . As you may or may not know an IR machine will perform in almost any weather condition . Because an IR is so versatile and can really be offered as a remedy to most asphalt defects this opens an opportunity to take www . callape . com [ 6 ] 1.800.210.5923