NPMCA — National Pavement Maintenance Contractors Association

NPMCA Members Build & Repair America's Pavement

Our members are our greatest asset

Businesses and crews that make the surfaces we Americans rely on possible.

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Member boards

Member boards

Marketplace

Equipment Marketplace

Members buy and sell equipment with each other. Business membership is required to see listings. Listing an item takes a member profile.

Equipment Marketplace

Hiring

Job Board

Hiring shops post crew seats. Posting is member-gated.

Job Board

Looking for work

Career Path

Advance your career. Photos, History, Certs, CDL. Join or Member login to post a resume.

Career Path

Why we exist

The industry that keeps America moving

Every parking lot you've walked across. Every driveway your kids ride bikes on. Every highway lane that got you home. Someone maintained that pavement. We represent the people who do that work.

The value of preservation

Catch streets before they fail

This is why the pavement maintenance industry exists. The Pavement Condition Index shows what every municipal engineer and private property owner already knows: the window for cheap preservation is short, and the cost of missing it is brutal.

Pavement Condition Index

Source: Federal Highway Administration · Pavement Preservation Compendium (FHWA experience, not a 2026 study)

$1 in → $6–$10 saved$1 spent on preservation before rapid deterioration avoids $6 to $10 later. FHWA experience (Pavement Preservation Compendium) — not a 2026 study. 75% of pavement life is in the "Good" condition zone. Miss that window, and the next 40% quality drop happens in just 12% of remaining life.

American pavement

The evolution of American pavement

From the first asphalt road in Washington, D.C. to a digital shop, pavement maintenance has been quietly rebuilding America for over 150 years.

1870s

The First Asphalt Road

Pennsylvania Avenue in Washington, D.C. is paved with sheet asphalt in 1877 — the first modern asphalt road in the United States. The pavement maintenance industry is born.

1900s

Hot-Mix Asphalt Emerges

Industrial-scale hot-mix asphalt plants begin operating in major cities. Roads that once turned to dust now last for decades — if maintained properly.

1920s

The Automobile Age

As the Model T floods American roads, pavement maintenance becomes a public necessity. The Bureau of Public Roads standardizes construction and preservation practices.

1956

The Interstate Highway Act

Eisenhower signs the Federal-Aid Highway Act, launching the world's largest public works project. 41,000 miles of highway will require continuous preservation.

1960s

Sealcoating Becomes a Discipline

Parking lot sealcoating emerges as a specialized trade. For the first time, contractors focus exclusively on preservation rather than new construction — extending pavement life at a fraction of replacement cost.

1970s

Modern Sealer Chemistry

Coal tar emulsion and asphalt emulsion sealers are refined for commercial use. The pavement preservation industry finds its first real chemistry.

1980s

Hot-Pour Crack Sealants

Rubberized hot-pour crack sealants extend pavement life by decades. The FHWA officially recognizes pavement preservation as a cost-effective alternative to reconstruction.

1990s

Pavement Management Systems

Lifecycle cost analysis enters the mainstream. Municipalities and DOTs begin treating pavement as an asset to manage — not an emergency to respond to.

2000s

Infrared & Greener Sealers

Infrared asphalt repair enables seamless patching. Environmentally friendly sealer formulations gain adoption as coal tar is phased out in many states.

2010s

The Digital Shop

GPS fleet management, satellite measurement, and digital estimating arrive. The solo sealcoater now runs the same technology as a multimillion-dollar general contractor.

2020s

AI-Powered Operations

Drone surveys, predictive maintenance models, AI-driven estimating, and automated fleet dispatch transform a traditionally analog trade into a data-driven industry.

More pavement history

Membership

Membership Access Includes:

Discounts, Savings, Special Networks, Exclusive programs. The goal is to help provide solutions to keep you healthy, save you money, and provide industry advancement.

A Doctor on Call for You

See a doctor from the convenience of your home or job site without leaving.

Rx Discount Card

A member uses the card on scripts they already fill. The Rx card is here. No barcode on this site.

Dental / Vision / Hearing

A member shops a cleaning, glasses, or a hearing follow-up the same way they shop a cash-pay procedure — price before they walk in.

Deals on restaurants, travel, apparel, and more

A member uses discounts on restaurants, travel, apparel, and more. No coupon codes on this site.

NPMCA Gas Card

Discounts on over 90,000 gas stations and truck stops. No fees. No contracts. Fast US-based customer service. Controlled fleet spending controls.

Membership

Member listings

What the association already stands up

CCNContractor Capital Navigator

Complimentary for members

CCN Capital Review

Members can open a Capital Review at no extra charge. The paid suite lives on CCN’s own site, not as an NPMCA checkout. Public and member prices are unpublished. Once a public price is set, it will be higher than complimentary. This is a capital-navigation review, not insurance.

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NPMCA

An NPMCA program

PavingSavings Insurance Review

We look at the pages your insurer already sent — the declarations for general liability, commercial auto, workers’ compensation, and umbrella. You leave with an inventory and a packet for a licensed broker. Not a quote, not a bind, and not a gap verdict. Included at $0 on PavePro Business. This is NPMCA’s review, not Capital Review and not a CCN product.

NPMCA connects members with licensed brokers. NPMCA does not sell, quote, or advise on insurance.

See how the review works
RRG Global

Partner

RRG Global

Websites, AI front office, and search that get the next job to the truck.

RRG builds contractor websites, AI front office, search visibility, and speed-to-lead. Revenue infrastructure for the trades. A complimentary look is open to business members.

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PSPaveStrong

PavePro Business · shop gear

Shop gear for the crew.

BUILT FOR THOSE WHO BUILD

PAVESTRONG GEAR. PAVE YOUR PATH.

Tight catalog: shirts / hats / pens / mugs. PaveStrong Only, or dual-brand (member shop logo on the front/chest; PaveStrong on the back, sleeve, or hat side).

Dual-brand SAMPLE

LOT ONE PAVING

Not a real shop. Not Heartland.

Public list Unpublished. Member discount Unpublished.

Not a join path. Not checkout.

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