Asphalt Contractor Magazine

Where you pave this summer determines what you pay. New data from nine state DOT indexes showed the Iran war hit U.S. asphalt markets very differently by region. We broke down all five regional bands, verified the data directly from state DOT publications, and built an interactive map so you can see exactly where the disruption is hitting hardest.

Post-War Asphalt Update: Regional Impacts On Tonnage Pricing The war may have officially ended, but the downstream effects on the asphalt binder market won't reverse course over night. How is your region weathering the shock?

There's been a lot of discussion lately about suspending the gas tax. The Highway Trust Fund is in crisis, and suspending the gas tax could spell disaster. These days it covers just 60-cents of every dollar it spends, and time is running out to fix the problem.

Asphalt Contractor spoke with Jeff Davis and Rebecca Higgins of the ENO Center for Transportation and AGC's Brian Turmail to break down what each path forward — spending cuts, a gas tax hike, devolution — actually means for project pipelines, fleet costs, and contractor planning.

The September reauthorization deadline matters more than 2028. Here's why:

Highway Trust Fund Crisis: What Asphalt Contractors Need to Know Before 2028 The Highway Trust Fund goes negative in 2028. Eno Center researchers and AGC break down what spending cuts, a gas tax hike, or devolution would mean for federal project pipelines, and the road building industry.

ALL-NEW EPISODE ⚠️ Did you know that it can rain in the desert? It doesn't often, but when editor-in-chief Brandon Noel arrived in Chandler, AZ, to work with Dehart Asphalt Maintenance, LLC it was almost a non-stop downpour ⛈️ . But despite the less-than-ideal learning conditions, they still managed to get things done! Thanks to the team at Crafco, Inc.for making this possible!

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I Learned Crack Sealing In A Desert Rainstorm | No Edge Lines Season 3 Episode 4 I flew out to Phoenix to learn more about crack sealing. The extreme heat and temperatures swings test the limits of asphalt's flexibility. And whoever said ...

Paving season is here. So is the biggest oil supply shock in history. The Iran war has closed the Strait of Hormuz and taken roughly 20% of global crude supply offline. In 2022, a disruption half this size sent asphalt binder prices up 56% in eight months. This time there's no spare capacity to absorb the hit.
The catch: state DOT price indexes won't reflect the shock for another month or two. Contractors bidding work right now are pricing into a market that hasn't shown its hand yet.
We broke down what the data shows, what it doesn't show yet, and what the numbers could look like by mid-summer. Interactive charts included. Full story link in comments 👇