Pave It Forward

One of the things I like most about our team are the conversations that keep us going throughout the day.

Smoke has been with me a long time and he is as reliable as they come. He's always good for an entertaining story as well.

His reliability is what helps makes the company run, and his personality is what makes each day a little bit better.

I am so grateful to have a team and crew around me that makes my job easier and more enjoyable coming to work every day.

Asphalt up 10%. Diesel nearly doubled. If you are not adjusting your pricing, you are working for free.

Kevin breaks down the real cost increases hitting every paving contractor this season — and what you need to do about it.

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It has been a few months since we sat down to record, and a lot has changed.

Kevin and Phil kick off Season 3 of the Pave It Forward Podcast with a real look at how the company rebuilt its crew heading into 2026. Kevin made some hard calls in the off-season: not bringing back certain guys, switching from Indeed and Facebook to Google Ads for recruiting, and pre-screening candidates over the phone instead of giving everyone with a pulse an interview. Three weeks in, the culture shift is already showing.

Then they get into the numbers every paving contractor needs to hear right now: asphalt index prices jumped nearly $100 per ton in a single month, diesel went from $3 to $5 a gallon, and if you are still pricing off last year's numbers, you are working for free.

Visit PaveItForwardLLC.com to listen to the full episode and catch up on everything you missed this winter.

Every spring, traveling paving crews work their way through Kentucky running the same "leftover asphalt" door-knock scam. They rely on homeowners not knowing one simple fact: hot mix asphalt begins to cool and harden within 30-45 minutes of leaving the plant. By the time they reach your door, that asphalt would be a cold, unusable lump.

Kevin Gray has been paving in Kentucky for 15 years. In this video we walks through red flags - from out-of-state plates to cash-only pressure tactics.

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