Looking for work? Come to the Allied open house!
Allied is growing every year, and we’re always looking for good people who want to grow with us. We provide on-the-job training for people looking for part-time or full-time seasonal work. Not sure if the asphalt industry is for you? Stop by and bring whatever questions you have! We’ll have food, drinks and plenty of people to tell you what working at Allied Blacktop is like.
EMPLOYMENT OPEN HOUSE
Wednesday, February 20th 10:00am – 1:00pm
Serving up free food, beverages and applications!
10503 89th Avenue North, Maple Grove MN 55369
Here’s what we’re looking for:
- Drivers (CDL), laborers and operators
- Hard working, responsible candidates with clean driving records
- No drug use
- Must be at least 18 years of age, willing and able to do manual labor
- Full-time and part-time seasonal work available. Days, nights and weekends.
- Verifiable work references
- Three or more years of working in the asphalt industry a plus!
And here’s what we offer!
- A positive work environment with good folks
- $12 – mid $20’s per hour depending on your experience and the position
- Health insurance and retirement plans for qualifying employees
Questions? Contact us any time. See you at the open house!
The deep freeze: What happens to asphalt in the winter months.
In Minnesota we have the old joke that there are two seasons: Winter and pothole repair. Here’s a look at what happens to asphalt through the seasons.
Summer: Extreme heat (above 100˚) can cause asphalt to expand and buckle in high traffic areas. Temps of 80˚ to 90˚ can also cause minor damage as asphalt becomes more pliable and prone to divots from debris. Water seeps through the divots, add in a little improper drainage and you’ve got moisture staying put, just waiting to freeze
Winter: Water expands up to a whopping 10% when it freezes. When the cold hits, any water that has made its home in your asphalt freezes solid, grows and flexes. This causes small cracks to become big cracks, or heaving and buckling.
Spring: Frozen water thaws out again, leaving the base material underneath asphalt soft. With the weight of vehicles passing over the asphalt, a softened base eventually gives way and viola! Potholes, cracks and heaving
So what can you do for smart protection of your asphalt investment? A little preventative maintenance can go a long way. In the summer months stay on top of crack sealing and consider an additional protective sealcoat or overlay if your asphalt is more than two years old. Regular sweeping also prevents debris from working its way into cracks and divots so they don’t become bigger issues.
Lastly, watch your asphalt during the rainy seasons to see if water is pooling significantly. This could be a sign of an inadequate drainage system or faulty catch basins. In that case, crack sealing and sealcoating will be band-aids at best. Rather that continuously repairing asphalt surfaces, attacking the underlying drainage issue directly is your best bet. Contact us any time for an evaluation.
Happy Holidays, hiring, and prepping for 2013
Planning for 2013
Winter is a great time to celebrate, eat, and forget about asphalt – for a minute! Just remember, when Spring rolls around you’ll probably have a whole host of issues to deal with. Freezing temperatures cause water to expand and cause cracks,
potholes and ridges. So enjoy the season, and when you get some down time, here are a few tips for your planning pleasure:
• Assessment: Review all your asphalt surfaces and their age. Have a parking lot that hasn’t been sealed lately? Chances are it will need some attention in the Spring. Know of a road that already has a few cracks, plan on making that a first priority. Contact us if you need help assessing and getting a maintenance schedule together.
• Sweeping: Our sweeping quotes are going out now! Get in touch if you need one.
• Budgeting: The end of the year means it’s time to budget. Contact us for quotes, questions, or help getting your numbers together.
Hooray! Allied is hiring!
We’re getting our new team together for the Spring, and we’re looking for responsible workers who want to have fun and work hard in a growing company. We provide lots of on-the-job training, flexibility and opportunities.
Qualifications
• A clean driving record and verifiable work references
• Prior experience in the industry is a plus
• Class ‘A’ or ‘B’ commercial drivers license for those interested in driving or operating positions
• Willingness to perform manual labor and work as part of a team
• Desire for growth and opportunity
How to apply
Apply in person at our Maple Grove office between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. You can also request an application and drop it off or mail it in.
Attn: Naomi
Allied Blacktop
10503 89th Avenue North
Maple Grove MN 55369
Allied gets ink! Plus, a birds-eye view of Treasure Island
Allied Blacktop company was featured in US Builder’s Review for our 60th anniversary. The article has a nice quote from owner Dan Smith about the heart and soul of Allied, “One of the things that really sets us apart is that we focus on relationships in an industry that’s notorious for ignoring them. We try to really listen to what the customer is saying.” Hey, we didn’t invent listening to our customers, but we definitely work at it! Dan also talked about how Allied has not only stayed in business, but flourished during the economy’s ups and downs. Allied is now the go-to for high profile projects like the University of MN, Mystic Lake Casino and General Mills. One secret is unity. “We work at it until we all agree on the same vision,” Dan said. “We don’t try to achieve warm fuzziness, because that’s fake, but we try to push through being on the same page. Sometimes that means living through the uncomfortableness of very direct communication.” Download a pdf of the article.
In other news we swept up the last bit of debris on our Treasure Island Resort and Casino project. If you’ve never seen how big a parking lot at a casino/resort is, take a look! 
Yes, that definitely took a few pounds of asphalt.
Allied did the lot, walkways, some concrete work, auxiliary lots at the Tipsy Turtle Bar (ok, we just really like saying that name), pretty much everything you see here in our choppers-eye-view. We used a Cape Seal process that does a great job of minimizing oil bleeding and rock tracking. In this process you perform a regular chip seal, then sweep up and haul away the excess. A final coat of emulsion (CS41) is applied after that to set everything in place. Find out more about chip sealing.
