While wintertime is often thought of as a time of sleet, snow, and rain, it can also bring excessively dry conditions to certain parts of the country. This can have a dramatic effect on unpaved roads, causing fugitive dust particles to enter the air, leading to health and safety problems. In the past, chloride-based dust control agents were used to... read more »
Trucks, equipment, and vehicles play a wide range of roles in many road construction, transportation, and municipal operations throughout the country and the Pacific Northwest. Maintaining a truck or vehicle can be very important to the smooth flow of a project. When a truck is out of service, it can significantly hamper daily operations, lead to increased cost, or contribute... read more »
Diesel fuel and gasoline are often the lifeblood of many road construction projects. Some locations and large operations in the Pacific Northwest require onsite storage and distribution tanks to maintain an efficient flow of operations for vehicles, generators, and equipment. To answer this very important need, Blue Line Transportation can bulk ship diesel fuel and gasoline to any job site... read more »
The Pacific Northwest is a region with varied weather conditions, climate zones, soil types and altitude changes. This can affect the characteristics of paved roads and other asphalt applications. In 2012, Blue Line Transportation Company answered these diverse needs by expanding our asphalt manufacturing plant in Portland Oregon. This allows us to offer different paving grades for Fog Seal, Tack,... read more »
Blue Line Transportation specializes in the manufacturing of asphalt emulsions and road dust control products. We also focus on the bulk transportation of diesel, jet fuel, and all grades of asphalt and emulsions. Our dedicated fleet of spreader trucks are available in the Northwest for dust control and asphalt emulsions for road jobs. Each of our application trucks has been... read more »
As cities, counties and HOAs move to pave a previously unpaved road, prepping the road to ensure an excellent road bed and adhesion of the new road is paramount. A weak or otherwise compromised roadbed with the loose aggregate material can complicate the paving process and shorten the lifespan of the paved road. In the future, this could increase repair... read more »
In the early years of road construction and road maintenance, spraying water and other improvised agents on a roadbed was seen as a standard practice for controlling fugitive dust particles. In extremely dry locations or during a prolonged drought, this could mean daily if not multiple trips each day for a water truck. This can tie up the necessary equipment... read more »
The summer season in the Pacific Northwest can sometimes be fleeting. The time after spring road restrictions are lifted and the end of the construction season can sometimes be short. At the same time, local weather can also cause delays and other complications that affect your deadline. In 2012, to answer the call for high-quality asphalt materials in the region,... read more »
MicroCoat™ was originally formulated by our Blue Line Transport Company as a high-quality alternative to traditional seal coating products. It uses a Polymer Modified Emulsion, specially formulated to handle the various range of weather in the Pacific Northwest. Used for seal coating, MicroCoat™ helps to extend the life of an aging or modestly damaged asphalt surface. At the same time,... read more »
Counties, cities, municipalities and private contractors rely on their tankers when the summer season hits to haul asphalt emulsions and dust control fluids. With many of these substances, impurities can alter their long-term effectiveness. A tank trailer that was once used for calcium or magnesium chloride might still have trace amounts, creating an opportunity to contaminate other emulsions that may... read more »
