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EquipmentWorld.com | July 2017 57 asphalt emulsion and then ap- plies the mixture in one con- tinuous operation. The coated aggregate is com- pacted during application using high velocity air with a screw auger, a process the company says leaves few voids in the fi nal pavement repair. The machine has a 1,275-square-foot work area and can be operated with a two-person crew. Falcon Asphalt Repair Falcon offers an asphalt recy- cler and hot box that dumps asphalt with one-button opera- tion. The company reports each Hit the road with: collect them all! Flexible payment plans Downtime reimbursement Online certificates Flexible payment plans Downtime reimbursement Online certificates Hit the road with: collect them all! Protecting the rig that runs your business! Protecting the rig that runs your business! Protecting the rig that runs your business! Protecting the rig that runs your business! Progressive Casualty Ins. Co. & affi liates. All coverage subject to policy terms. 1-800-PROGRESSIVE 1-800-PROGRESSIVE PROGRESSIVE.com A group in Texas called Thing for Things is creating a small plug-in device for ve- hicles that collects data on road conditions while traveling. It uses GPS coordinates to locate a pothole and determines its sever- ity by the vehicle's movement. The idea is to cut down on the amount of time municipalities spend searching for potholes or tracking down a reported location if they do not have a web-based reporting system. Thing for Things states it is in discussions with the cities of Richard- son and Arlington, Texas, for outfi tting city vehicles with the device. This would allow city workers to track potholes as they trav- el their town on other business. Ultimately, Thing for Things CEO Ashok Sami says, the pothole data could be shared through an app for public display of road conditions. On the repair side, former West Virginia Secretary of Transportation Sam Bonasso, along with partner Jim Matuga, has cre- ated the Mechanical Concrete Pothole Terminator. This system places crushed stone inside an old tire that has had the sidewalls removed and it is set into the pothole. It's then covered with asphalt. The concept replicates the permeability similar to a French drain and prevents water from penetrating or damaging the base of the pavement. Bonasso reports a 3-foot-by-3-foot pot- hole could be repaired for less than $100. New technologies Mechanical Concrete Pothole Terminator used on Town Center Drive in Granville, West Virginia.