How an Asphalt Plant Works

[@davidsignor7931]

That's the cleanest plant I have ever seen and I have loaded out of alot of different plants

[@THEECATGUY]

Very insightful on a multimillion dollar operation! I enjoyed this video while sitting on the toilet. 😂

[@Cal-cf2vo]

Don't know how this video ended up in my feed, but glad it did.

[@mastercreamer1398]

Some of the plants we pick up from in the PNW look like junk yards compared to this plant. Great job !!

[@davidhoekje7842]

What a clean operation.

[@mabamabam]

It's got to be a brand new plant

[@markstanley3534]

@@mabamabam That plant been their over fifteen years

[@trashcan2064]

Definitely! I was really surprised the rap belt was tracked so far left cuz they’re obviously big on upkeep and preventative maintenance.

[@neckarsulme]

yes, I have never seen one like that...The majority of the plants I go to look beat up

[@joewearsadroolbib7347]

@@neckarsulme ... Like your wife.

[@kenguier8464]

Cleanest looking asphalt plant I have ever seen. Impressive.

[@oz93666]

Excellent narrator on this video , relaxed delivery , no information overload, but clearly explained all relevant points

[@asherdie]

#1 skill for plant operator, pushing the right silo button to not drop asphalt on the trucks hood.

[@6181green]

I have seen that happen way too many times although its not always the plant operators fault

[@asherdie]

@@6181green I knew a plant operator in Florida that had a picture of a dump truck with 12 or so hash marks. I asked him one day what it was about. He said it was the number of trucks that were under the wrong silo and didn't pay attention to the radio. He loaded a few hoods.

[@Steve-ov5lo]

No, Actually it's don't catch the baghouse on fire!

[@asherdie]

@@Steve-ov5lo bwahahahaha experience talking?????

[@Steve-ov5lo]

@@asherdie Not personally, but I've seen a few numpties get close because they weren't concentrating on what they were doing!

[@godbluffvdgg]

Probably the most beautiful Asphalt plant I've ever seen ...:)...Never thought I'd say that about an asphalt plant...Whoever set it up knew EXACTLY how to do it right!

[@JoseGonzales-ul9sv]

You kidding me

[@godbluffvdgg]

@@JoseGonzales-ul9sv I kid you not

[@aimankamil2141]

Nice plant. What a clean and organize plant

[@caseyblackburn6365]

Not sure why this is in my recommendations, but you earned my like.

[@PhyllisHughes-g6y]

Nice plant. What a clean and organize plant. Beautiful drone work. Exceptional plant. Informative narration. Great video. Thank you..

[@the_real_rico_mercado245]

Amazing plant. Salute 🫡 and Respect ✊🏽

[@davel4708]

There are three heavenly smells on this planet: Freshly baked bread, Freshly ground coffee and hot asphalt.

[@victorjeffers1993]

Thanks for the video very informative ! I've always wanted to tour an asphalt plant now I've seen this video lot of questions answered ! Thank you very much !

[@TheKurtsPlaceChannel]

Very interesting. Thanks for posting this. Have a nice day now.

[@sherryShang-l1l]

I have to admit that it is the best producing site as far as I see, and I assume the important reason is all the operators do their good job at site managment

[@stephengutsch6366]

I love asphalt!!! Longest job I’ve ever had and I love it.

[@6181green]

I drive a dumptruck hauling Asphalt and I love my job as well

[@carmineredd1198]

luter !

[@AlwaysThinkingPositive]

Good money I bet

[@NegativeROG]

Great video, great explanations, great footage. You must all take a great amount of pride in your place of employment, as I see it is clean, organized, modern, visually appealing, and safe. Very, very cool. 3 thumbs up!

[@buckwylde7965]

Thank you for providing this video! Asphalt is one of those modern wonders we give little thought to. It looks like you have a very tight and tidy operation. As a retired industrial mechanic I always looked first at how clean and squared awan a outfit was before deciding if I might want to work at a company, Yours is one I would of been interested in.

[@mastercreamer1398]

Your right about that. 99% of people driving to work or the store have no idea what it takes to pave a smooth road

[@spg77777]

That's the neatest/cleanest mix plant I've ever seen. The Willey Wonka factory of asphalt... ))

[@mackman1480]

A very good explanation how real things that everyone uses and how they are made. Duval looks like a good well organized operation no doubt in business for a long time.

[@jamiewalker6096]

Work for my city at the plant. I'm a materials tester. I do Marshals, proctor, unit weights, specific gravity, hydrometer as well the mix design for the summer season. Love my job.

[@guyonabuffalo100]

That is one hell of a plant you have there.!!!

[@jimmykosko]

The more you know…. So impressed at how clean the entire plant looks.

[@grant234]

I have never seen an asphalt plant this clean

[@saltwaterinmyveins]

First class operation!! These folks were knocking on doors in 2009!

[@blackfriarsffc5232]

Great video. Very informative, clear explanation. Thanks

[@jaybailey3056]

i had to watch this for school and im jealous of this plants cleanliness and order . the plant in my area looks nothing like this. nothing is painted and everything is black and caked up

[@1powercom]

Thanks for that great explanation of the plant , and I have to say what a great looking facility you have , clean, tidy , organized and landscaped it looks great well done

[@Jaxsolo]

The plant is located on US 1 in Jacksonville. The rest of the highway is junky and trashy. Duval Asphalt stands out because it looks really nice from the road.

[@freedomring4813]

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[@Jaxsolo]

@@freedomring4813 what are you talking about? Are you calling me butthurt?

[@freedomring4813]

@@Jaxsolo Reread your comment, it sounded like you were bashing the plant.

[@Jaxsolo]

@@freedomring4813 exactly the opposite. Every business along that highway should look to Duval Asphalt as an example of what an industrial or commercial business can look like.

[@lancesmith1874]

Beautiful drone work. Exceptional plant. Informative narration. Great video. Thank you.

[@kens.3729]

WOW, Very Impressive video and process. Thanks! 👍

[@christopherfairs9095]

A tidy, well organised plant, with a good explanation - thank you.

[@davidnewkirk2438]

That was absolutely fascinating! I had no idea how the process worked. Thanks for such a well-produced and informative video.

[@lepeejon2955]

So I now know how asphalt is made. Informative video.

[@petermclelland278]

Loved the green facade at the entrance hiding the horror within ?

[@thegrinch8161]

I managed to get a tour of the Briggs amasco plant in Dundee Scotland years ago and for a much younger self it was fascinating just as this video is now so thank you for making this video.👍

[@garymurt9112]

I work atca rock quarry and we are in the middle of batching out an order for an asphalt plant. We have been crushing all winter and spring for this one order. The trucks are picking it up now and some days they haul 3/4 clean or 1/2 clean some days it's the man sand or 1/2 minus every once in a while they will haul the 3/8 minus. Knowing how it's made into asphalt is fascinating

[@Fitzomania1234]

Very interesting video. Excellent drone work!

[@amhash]

Interesting, looks like theres a lot of work done to reuse the dust and fine materials filtered out. Of what importance are they to the process specifically?

[@markfrye9178]

Thanks for this. I have been curious for a long time, since I have noticed that the quality of materials varies considerably.

[@1960jelliott]

Informative and professionally presented video. Outstanding work. And what a spotless facility!

[@LAKESIDEBOB1]

wonderful video you did a great job explaining the process and with the aerial photos very educational.

[@lopezoscari]

this palce was so clean!!! love de computer system!!!

[@geneva760]

Thanks for a well done video, interesting plant - HA - except for the 'rock concert' at the end. Have a safe and nice day all. CHEERS from AUSTRALIA.

[@ralphwaters8905]

Great presentation. That drone pilot is pretty skillful too. I was waiting for the sparks from the high tension power line at the end, but alas...

[@6181green]

I haul Asphalt near Kansas City and I absolutely love my job thanks for sharing this video I have always wondered how asphalt plants ran especially the dust collection system👍

[@robertw4230]

I hated hauling asphalt because I also hauled haz-mat and you need a super clean bed.

[@6181green]

@@robertw4230 yeah its tough to keep an asphalt bed clean especially since alot of these plants don't want us using diesel on our beds we still use it anyways considering they aren't going to clean our beds for us lol

[@PeymanSayyadi]

Very informative; thanks for producing such a high-quality video.

[@mccarterjg]

I've worked on interstate 95 a few summers back in what's always amazing is how those hoppers can fill The payload of any dump truck within 150 lb of its registered payload

[@yuuwhoo]

Ditto - Immaculate compared to many I have seen.

[@medfoto1]

Wow! That was a lot more interesting than I expected, and I expected it to be interesting.

[@SF-ku2hp]

Yeah it was a good one

[@Andromeda2976]

Incredible and well oganized. All the blessings!

[@assassinlexx1993]

Your plant is clean and the frontage is perfect. Here it is very different. Dusty, smelly, if it not covered in tar. It is covered in rust. I think the last time it was painted is when the plant was built.

[@harshasblr]

Haha! same where I am from

[@darianzielinsky96]

Yeah most are like that

[@loadedgoat3966]

I used to operate a two ton asphalt batch plant in Oregon, and I've got to agree with others; I've never seen a plant this clean. We never had palm trees either.

[@Nyck461]

Very interesting. Thanks for post.

[@wnewbury4]

Delivered approximately ten thousand gallons of propane to a plant while it was running. Just barely moved the gauge because the plant used so much fuel.

[@zekebowling9850]

I worked in a sand mine for about a year. A very similar setup to the plant in this video with the dryer and whatnot. We’d burn anywhere from 3500-5000 gallons of propane in a 12 hour shift depending on moisture levels if memory serves me right.

[@andyng3666]

Thanks for the informative video. From this video, I can have wide knowledge of how new asphalt is produced and brought by the trucks to working sites where the new-produced asphalt will be paved onto roads to make the roads look like they are newly-made. My father tells me that this asphalt is actually made from decomposing bodies of dead animals. Upon hearing what my father has told me, I think this is true but after watching this video, I finally realsie what my father says is not true.

[@kennyg1358]

Top notch plant and explanation. Thanks

[@wsteede]

looks like a top notch operation! Very well done!

[@mikewallace3985]

Good video! Basically just wanted to see all of the different pieces of this process that I and others built and welded from your main silos on aggregate bins and conveyor systems and dust collection systems, we put alot of work into these builds to your control house, was greatfull to see the it all in operational use! Much appreciated!! Mwallace

[@AccountInactive]

Idk why this is in my recommended, but I happen to be escorting one of those rotating dryers. These things are massive and the frame it sits on is the trailer used to haul it. These look like they were manufactured by Astec in Chattanooga.

[@Garfie489]

Do you know why an asphalt mix without any RAP in it is called a virgin mix? It has not been laid before.

[@Sweetteawillie]

That's no lie!

[@6181green]

Lol

[@reyp2719]

I’m telling this to my pavement design prof 😂

[@michaelinhouston9086]

🤦🏻‍♂️

[@greendoghouse1997]

rap is re-used asphalt thats why, without rap its a material that hasntg been paved before

[@chickey333]

Very nice video. Thank you. Looks like an awfully expensive investment to buy and operate.

[@tomhughes4980]

Is the percentage of rap allowed in the mix regulated by states or municipality?

[@yukon4511]

Excellent video!

[@AlwaysThinkingPositive]

You know what they say guys, it’s black gold

[@FirstSuiGeneris]

Very nice plant, and well-groomed! I just retired from Las Vegas Paving Corp myself of 26 years. Looks like Duval uses only small dumps. Wondering does Duval use Bellies, Live buttons, or even load up Doubles bellies? All our plants can handle those types of trucks and are our primary delivery methods, plus small dumps for the tight areas. Even our mobile plants can take these trucks. Thanks for a cool look at your company's operation!

[@sethwatson8952]

LOL, I knew from just the beginning drone shot that it was a nice plant. I worked at an asphalt plant 25 years ago, and it was a claptrap POS. At any one time, there were 20 things that needed to be fixed, and 5 potential things ready to go wrong without warning. That was a batch plant, as opposed to a drum plant like this one.

[@gregorysampson8759]

Very nice video! And a wonderful plant this must be in a big city. A lot of mix coming from that site.

[@gregorysampson8759]

3 dump loading would be a good idea

[@Tigersfan829]

Thank you for the video, as a concrete plant dispatcher/operator I've wondered how the rival material plants worked :D

[@Chris-ml8hs]

This is educational.. done very well.

[@joefortuna3192]

Great video I operate a gencor drum plant amazing stuff it truly is before I worked in this field I would of never guessed all that goes into making blacktop

[@davethedroneguy]

REALLY nice drone work

[@geomodelrailroader]

If you don't know what RAP is it is rock or pavement that has been scrapped up or blasted from demolition it is used to shore up cliffs and it is recycled to form new roads.

[@jascollinscork]

Wow great video!! Great to see a smart, modern and clean organized asphalt company!!! You must have a lot of maintenance there?!

[@samuelmicah2365]

How much would it cost to set up Asphalt Batching plant like this?

[@Rickimusic]

That is one beautiful plant.

[@evewebb9752]

I will always be there for you when you fall" - Asphalt

[@robertconklin3322]

Well done, fascinating

[@whatleft123]

Even the asphalt plant uses concrete for the trucks to drive on.

[@jared8038]

😂 that's because Concrete is extremely expensive so its not economical for use on roads. Concrete can take more concentrated loads from heavy vehicles ad doesn't suffer chip loss.

[@Christoph-sd3zi]

Do It In Concrete!

[@millertime8835]

That plant looked like a resort! Lot nicer than the shitholes we have in Illinois, hell this plant dumps in the trucks instead of the cab, hood, or miss the truck completely!

[@alainaarrhodge5900]

Great video. As a train enthusiast, I would love to know more about what the rail cars are bringing to your site and how it is unloaded from the cars and then stored prior to use.

[@davidmorse8432]

The rail cars bring in the crushed aggregates needed for the asphalt mix. They may also bring aggregates used directly for subgrade preparation as many asphalt plants sell aggregates of different varieties to contractors and the general public. Asphalt cement can also be delivered by rail but today most asphaltic cement is brought to the plant by tanker trucks as it must be kept hot in order to flow out of the containment vessels. Aggregates brought in by rail are usually unloaded by hydraulic excavators that crawl up on top of the gondola type rail cars and dig out the material, loading it onto dump trucks. The excavators are equipped with special, high capacity buckets that do not have teeth and can clean out the rail cars efficiently. The dump trucks deliver the materials to their respective stockpiles. A front end loader will push up the dumped out material into a tall stockpile to save space. This method works well as it controls segregation that sometimes occurs when handling well graded aggregates. Sometimes the aggregate can be brought in by hopper cars that have doors on the bottom that can be opened. For this operation it is necessary to have a system of conveyor belts to convey the materials to their respective stockpiles. Careful attention must be taken to control segregation of the aggregates when using conveyors to feed stockpiles because if the material is dropped from an excessive height, large particles of material can separate from the smaller ones and render the material unsuitable for use as it may not pass the required specifications during a grain size analysis.

[@alainaarrhodge5900]

@@davidmorse8432 Amazing and very thorough response! Thank you so much. That's very helpful for modelling and general knowledge. I appreciate your time. Thank you.

[@davidmorse8432]

@@alainaarrhodge5900 Glad to help.

[@DimensionMachine]

Cool video, and nice drone work!

[@whatleft123]

5:38 I can't believe there are no posts to prevent trucks from hitting the supports for the pipes carrying binder.

[@michellecarew7778]

Clicked on this by pure accidenti yay rocks and tar mixed yayyyyyy so happy now

[@mroygarrett]

Great video! I am an IT Systems Administrator that supports a couple dozen asphalt plants and a handful of aggregate plants. This will really help me out when I am trying to train other IT team member on what we are actually doing with the technology we support. I like the WEM blending controls. Looks like a retrofit from an older Gencor system. Do you use their loadout as well?

[@andrewmueller8981]

Interesting video

[@Gitbizy]

Totally cool!

[@scottstewart5784]

I spent my 12th summer holding a hot hose, while the owner sprayed hot asphalt over the shovel-spread gravel, in layers of smaller and smaller stone.

[@luigipellegrini92]

Kenya needs to have this kind of plant to process asphalt ingredients and to properly proprtion the aggregate ratio.

[@johnbelden]

How did I end up here?

[@noahhastings6145]

Wait, where's the asphalt tree?

[@jamescotter3756]

In Dundee Scotland which is a short run from where I live is a company called Briggs amasco and they’ve been there for decades and I used to like driving past the place wondering how tarmacadam is created

[@hrxy1]

Good clear understandable English, very unusual for USA, well done, but music although quiet is still intrusive

[@dickbutt7854]

Our English is more clear than that junk they speak on the island

[@jimsvideos7201]

The complexity in the dryer is a surprise but it makes sense on reflection.

[@7designlab769]

I wonder how much it would cost to build such a plant, especially in West Africa.

[@firdawshamaamin1728]

thank you for this video

[@coloradostrong]

I remember seeing this vid a while back. You can see the reflection of the drone in the drying tank on the right at 03:12

[@michaelinhouston9086]

First I watch a dude sanding cow hooves, then a girl with a pellet gun shooting iguanas, and now I am watching how an asphalt plant works

[@davidmorse8432]

KZbin has revolutionized the way we learn things. Plus it is interactive. Kind of makes bricks and mortar educational institutions obsolete. I wish we had KZbin when I was in college.

[@Jordanistheonlyholywaterriver]

Inmates wanna own restaurants someday and neighborhood stands and online quizzes.

[@hfdzl]

Worked for Lane Corp for 22 yrs, in the northeast US. The enjoyment level made it not work. Did it all from shoveling belt lines to plant operator/ repair. Miss the smell of tri axles with fresh mix in them!