In this episode of Pave It Black, we learn how project managers earn wins for the communities and agencies they are serving by delivering infrastructure projects that are on-time and on-budget. Hosts Richard Willis and Brett Williams talk with Lance Driskell of Wiregrass Construction Company about his work experience and path into the role of being a project manager. Lance shares his perspective on some of the keys to his career success along with a discussion on the many facets of managing road and highway construction projects.

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In this episode of Pave It Black, we jump into the laboratory and learn how engineers work to design asphalt mixtures that will perform long into the future. Hosts Richard Willis and Brett Williams talk with Samantha Dixon of Reeves Construction about her experience researching and designing high-quality asphalt pavements for the Colas companies. Samantha shares how she works to ensure quality and also helps the companies effectively utilize recycled materials and other sustainable products.

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Season 4 of Pave It Black, NAPA’s official podcast, dives into the construction field operations and the men and women constructing our roads and highways. In this episode, hosts Richard Willis and Brett Williams talk with guest Dave Beeching of Michigan Paving & Materials Company about his 39 years of experience in the asphalt industry and his career path into his current role managing field operations. Beeching discusses how rewarding leadership in asphalt can be, from being part of a team member's growth and career success to the satisfaction of riding down a highway that you were a part of building.

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In this episode of Pave It Black, our season of opportunity continues with a discussion about marketing, business opportunities, and the pursuits of improving, growing, and making our businesses better and more profitable. Richard and Brett talk with Jeani Ringkob, of StoryBuilt Marketing and Consulting about her experience growing up in the asphalt industry and how that has led her into consulting with businesses on strategy and identifying opportunities within their operations.

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In this episode of Pave It Black, our season of opportunity continues with a discussion about environmental compliance and how compliance officers work to protect the communities they serve. Richard and Brett talk with Bob Beyke of Milestone Contractors about his experience as the company's manager of environmental affairs and learn about his role and journey in the asphalt industry. Sponsored by Surface Tech

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In the Season 4 premiere of Pave It Black, the season of opportunity starts off by exploring safety with a discussion that ventures into methods of successfully engraining safety in the company’s culture, all the way to skills companies may seek out when hiring a safety manager. Richard and Brett talk with Candy Klingensmith, of the Knife River Midwest about her experience as the company's safety manager and learning about her career journey into that role.

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Season 3 of Pave it Black concludes with a discussion on drone technologies and how drones are used today as well as where the technology may take us tomorrow. Richard and Brett talk with Carl Pittman, of APAC Mississippi and Jessica Lewis, a graduate student at Mississippi State University about areas where drones are being utilized in construction along with some of the considerations with using the technology. With drones providing opportunities to increase safety and efficiency around project and plant sites their use has become common with many in the industry.

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“The Dynamics of Asphalt Plant Management”In this episode of Pave It Black, our season continues to explore technologies with a discussion on how software may help with some of the challenges an asphalt plant operation faces with keeping all the balls in the air from current work, upcoming work, different customers, suppliers, materials, testing, maintenance, and all of the communication that is required to keep the drum turning and customers smiling. Richard and Brett talk with Ben Adomyetz, of the Rogers Group about his company’s experience with incorporating software at some of their production facilities and how they are using the tool to help better plan, communicate, and track the critical information plant operators need.

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In the latest episode of Pave It Black, Brett and Richard talk with Mike Wills of Granite Construction about trucking and fleet management technology. While fleet management technologies continue to grow in utilization by the industry, we look to gain a perspective on how the technologies can help contractors efficiently deliver high-quality asphalt pavements as well as ideas for how the technology may provide opportunities to create additional benefits to an organization.

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In this special episode of Pave It Black for National Work Zone Awareness week, our season continues to feature technology with a discussion on how robots can be employed to move workers out of higher risk locations and also improve task efficiency. With guest Todd Hendricks Jr. of Pioneer Industrial Systems.

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