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Our Sunland Crew is Road Ready
To ensure Sunland vehicles are safe and road ready, our drivers are required to do a thorough vehicle inspection before leaving the yard each day. Sunland supervisors conduct random gate inspections twice per week. In the month of June, Luis Lomas and Ricardo Madrid were inspected six times with a perfect score! Last week, Luis
How to Extend the Life of Your Asphalt
Well designed and constructed asphalt pavements can provide many years of useful service – if properly maintained. An effective asphalt maintenance program will dramatically increase the useful life of your roads, while postponing the need for the considerable expense of reconstruction. Asphalt can be viewed in much the same way as wood. If wood is
Meet the Expert: Rebecca Jewell
As Safety Administrative Assistant, Rebecca assists in the successful implementation of Sunland’s Corporate Safety Management Plan. She creates and maintains safety records, material safety data sheets (MSDS/SDS), and contractor safety performance and qualifications records. She is responsible for workers compensation filings, processing and medical status updates as well as tracking training hours for our crews. We
Meet the Expert: Terry Bartu
Terry Bartu is a Production Manager with Sunland’s Northern Division, based in Las Vegas, NV. We recently asked Terry a few questions to get to know him better. How long have you been with Sunland? I have been with Sunland 4½ years. On November 1st, 2010 Sunland purchased Lamb Asphalt. I was a part of that sale. I
Sunland Selected for Arizona Transportation Partnering Excellence Award
Sunland Asphalt was selected as a winner of the 2014 Arizona Transportation Partnering Excellence Award for the Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT) SR-264, Tuba City Window Rock Highway project. The ADOT SR-264, Tuba City Window Rock Highway project was a 12.80 mile long pavement preservation project along SR-264 from the Town of Steamboat to West
Grand Opening for the Southwest Lending Closet
Sunland’s Ken Estrada, Alex DeClusin and Jim Henderson attended the ribbon cutting ceremony for Southwest Lending Closet (SLC) in Phoenix, AZ. In attendance were Mayors from Avondale, Buckeye and Goodyear, to support the non-profit medical equipment provider and the community outreach efforts of several local partners. Sunland donated resources to SLC to repave their parking
The Patriot Award
Doug DeClusin, CEO, and Craig Weems, COO, were honored to be recipients of the Patriot Award, which recognizes management’s support of Guardsmen or Reservist employees by the Employer Support of Guard and Reserve (ESGR). Our very own Joe Zaleski, Safety Director and Navy Reservist, nominated Doug and Craig, as well as the company as a
Award Acceptance at Roads & Streets Conference
At this year’s 64th Annual Roads & Streets Conference, our team accepted the 2014 Arizona Transportation Partnering Excellence Award for the Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT) SR-264, Tuba City Window Rock Highway project. The award was accepted in Tucson, Arizona by Rick Risner, Craig Weems, David Smith, Michael Thomson, Immanuel Martinez and Matt Johnson. Congratulations