Cyrus Avery had a plan. In the early 1920s, public pressure in the U.S. was high to create a national highway system. People were tired of the confused network of unmapped and sometimes impassable county roads snaking across the nation. During a committee meeting on the topic, Avery, an Oklahoma businessman, touted the potential of a route that would start in Chicago, drop south through Oklahoma, then turn west through Texas, New Mexico and Arizona, and end in Los Angeles.

Establishing efficient rolling patters can mean the difference between penalty and bonus

By Chuck Deahl
Manager, National Accounts & Training
BOMAG Americas, Inc.

Paving is the epitome of a results-based business. Do the job right and on time, and you can expect to reap the benefits of performance-based bonuses. But fail to meet quality standards or deadlines, and you can find yourself on the road to ruin.