Vibrant Market Sees Rollers Crushing It

摘要

These are good times for tandem drum vibratory roller manufacturers, as well as for managers who are buying them, because OEM compaction technology continues to improve operator proficiency and the asphalt mats produced. "Tandems account for nearly half of all compactors produced and sold each year," says industry market expert Chuck Yengst, president of Yengst & Associates. "Annual sales of tandem vibratory compactors are about 3,500 per year for the industry over the past three years. About 60 percent of tandem sales are machines rated under 5 metric tons. Machines from 5 to 8 metric tons are about 10 percent of the total, and machines over 8 metric tons are roughly 30 percent."