Reliable Asphalt Products
Reliable Asphalt Products is a privately held Shelbyville, Kentucky equipment dealer founded in 2001 that supplies new, used, and reconditioned asphalt plant equipment, parts, and field services to hot mix asphalt producers across all Lower 48 States.
- Company typePrivate
- Founded2001
- HeadquartersShelbyville, United States
- Headcount11–50
- GTM typeB2B
- OfferingHardware or Manufacturing
What Reliable Asphalt Products does
Reliable Asphalt Products, Inc. is a privately held industrial equipment dealer and service provider headquartered in Shelbyville, Kentucky, founded in 2001 to supply the US hot mix asphalt (HMA) industry. The company offers new, used, and reconditioned asphalt plant equipment spanning drum mixers, batch plants, baghouses, cold feed systems, silos, conveyors, control houses, and burners, plus a deep parts inventory compatible with any major plant manufacturer and on-site field services including teardown, erection, rebuilds, controls/electrical work, and emergency repair. Its proprietary AARC BLENDPRO 2.0 Plant Control System is a Hard PLC-based platform using Siemens I/O Modules, and it distributes Burke Heating Systems, Vulcan Burners, AMC Asphalt Machinery Corp., and RapSaver lines under authorized dealer relationships.
The company generates revenue across five streams: used equipment resale (primary), new equipment dealer sales, parts, on-site field services, and equipment buy-back/transaction fees. Pricing is quote-based across all equipment lines with no public list prices. Go-to-market is enterprise field sales conducted via toll-free phone (866-647-1782), website inquiries, and direct outreach, targeting HMA producers across all Lower 48 States (excluding Canada, Alaska, and Hawaii). The firm is a member of NAPA and 11 state and regional asphalt associations.
The organization operates with approximately 27 employees from a single Shelbyville location, with no disclosed subsidiaries, no parent company, no funding rounds, and no public market listing. Identified contacts include Dennis Mauzy (general/employment), James Douglas, and Johnny Lamar as field sales personnel, indicating a small, founder-influenced operating structure.
Reliable Asphalt Products firmographics
Firmographics- Name
- Reliable Asphalt Products
- Legal name
- Reliable Asphalt Products, Inc
- Website
- https://reliableasphalt.com
- Company type
- Private
- Founded year
- 2001
- Operating status
- Operating
- Headcount range
- 11–50 employees
- Short description
- Reliable Asphalt Products is a privately held Shelbyville, Kentucky equipment dealer founded in 2001 that supplies new, used, and reconditioned asphalt plant equipment, parts, and field services to hot mix asphalt producers across all Lower 48 States.
- Ownership category
- akta.pro rank
Reliable Asphalt Products industry classification
Industry- Product category
- Asphalt Plant Equipment and Services
- NAICS
- Asphalt Paving Mixture and Block Manufacturing (324121)
- SIC
- Asphalt Paving & Roofing Materials (2950)
- akta.pro primary industry
- Soil Compactors & Rollers (IMAHAAAH)
- akta.pro secondary industries
- Asphalt Mixing & Paving Materials (Hot/Warm/Cold Mix, RAP/RAS Blends) (EUALAKAG), Concrete & Asphalt Recycling (RCA/RAP) (BPALAJAD)
Keywords
Where Reliable Asphalt Products is headquartered
LocationHeadquarters
- HQ city
- Shelbyville
- HQ country
- United States
- HQ region
- North America
Offices1 record
Markets served
Reliable Asphalt Products business model
Business model- GTM type
- B2B
- Offering type
- Hardware or Manufacturing
- Cost components
- Supply Chain, Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure
Revenue model
- Used Equipment Sales: Primary business of the company. Sells used asphalt plant equipment including drum mixers, batch plants, conveyors, silos, and other components. Equipment sourced from customer trade-ins and plant liquidations.
- New Equipment Sales: Sells new asphalt plant equipment including baghouses, cold feed systems, control houses, conveyors, drums, silos, burners, and heaters. Acts as dealer for brands including Burke Heating Equipment, AARC BLENDPRO 2.0, AMC Asphalt Machinery Corp., and RapSaver.
- Parts Sales: Large supply of parts and components for any plant manufacturer, including batch plants and drum plants. Parts include air/hydraulic cylinders, baghouse bags/cages/valves/seals, bearings, burner parts, chain parts, electric motors, electronic devices, flights, gas train parts, gear reducers, pugmill wear parts, pumps, rotary airlocks, silo liners, sprockets, tires, and more.
- Field Services: On-site diagnostic evaluations, plant teardown and erection services, dryer/drum mixer rebuilds or replacement, plant controls/electrical, hot oil heater evaluation and upgrade, component repair and replacement, on-site personnel training, burner evaluation and repair, and plant painting.
- Equipment Buy/Sell Services: Company purchases used asphalt plants and surplus equipment, offering to dismantle, load and freight equipment. Provides equipment assessment services at customer locations.
Pricing tiers
| Model | Billing | Price |
|---|---|---|
| One time/ perpetual license | Pay-as-you-go | Used equipment pricing varies by item |
Go-to-market motion1 record
Distribution channels2 records
Marketing channels4 records
Reliable Asphalt Products product offering
Product offeringCore offering
Reliable Asphalt Products sells new, used, and reconditioned asphalt plant equipment—including drum mixers, batch plants, baghouses, cold feed systems, silos, burners, control houses, and conveyor systems—along with a large inventory of replacement parts and on-site field services such as plant teardown, erection, equipment rebuilds, and operator training. The company also acts as a U.S. dealer for Burke Heating Systems, Vulcan Burners, AARC BLENDPRO 2.0 control systems, AMC Asphalt Machinery Corp., and RapSaver equipment, serving HMA producers across the Lower 48 States.
Product overview
Reliable Asphalt Products is a single-source supplier of asphalt plant equipment, offering a comprehensive portfolio of new, used, and reconditioned equipment for both batch and drum plants in portable, stationary, and skid mount arrangements. The core product lines include the AARC BLENDPRO 2.0 Plant Control System (PLC-based control system), supported by Burke Heating Systems (hot oil heaters, AC tanks, pump metering systems), and Vulcan Burners. New equipment offerings span baghouses, dust handling systems, cold feed systems, silo systems, control houses, conveyors, crushers, screens, burner controls, hot oil heater panels, and liquid asphalt AC tanks. The company also provides extensive used equipment inventory across 40+ categories including drum mixers, batch plants, baghouses, conveyors, and recycle equipment, plus a full range of parts and field services for plant maintenance and repair.
Differentiator
Problem solved
Functional benefit
Brands
- Burke Heating Systems: Premium quality hot oil heaters, AC tanks, heaters, fuel preheaters, pump metering skids, and calibration tanks.
- Vulcan Burners
- AARC BLENDPRO 2.0
Products and services
- Used Asphalt Plant Equipment Pre-owned asphalt plant equipment spanning more than 40 categories including drum mixers, batch plants, baghouses, conveyors, silos, blowers, crushers, screens, and recycle equipment, sourced from trade-ins and plant liquidations and sold to HMA producers across the Lower 48 States.
- New Asphalt Plant Equipment New asphalt plant equipment including drying and mixing equipment, dust handling systems, material handling/cold feed systems, silo systems, control houses, and combustion equipment, offered as a dealer for Burke, AARC, AMC, and RapSaver brands.
- AARC BLENDPRO 2.0 Plant Control System Advanced asphalt plant control system providing complete control of aggregates, recycle (RAP & RAS), fillers, additives, asphalt metering, exhaust fan air control, silo filling control, temperature monitoring, and motor start/stop, built on a Siemens PLC platform with industrial-grade operator interface.
- Burke Heating Systems Line of fuel-efficient heating and liquid asphalt handling products including Hot Oil Heaters with double-pass ASME-standard coil design, Vertical and Portable AC Tanks, Pump and Metering Skids, In-Line Pre-Heaters, Calibration Tanks, and the remotely monitored CSS2000 HOH control panel.
- Vulcan Burners Multiple-fuel burners for asphalt plant dryers and drum mixers that provide flame stability across a wide operating range, fire on all grades of fuel oil, natural gas, LP gas, or simultaneous combinations of fuels, and are tuned for highest operating efficiency to reduce fuel costs.
- RapSaver Recycled Asphalt Pavement Equipment Recycled Asphalt Pavement processing equipment that enables hot mix producers to incorporate reclaimed asphalt into new asphalt plant production.
- Asphalt Plant Parts and Components Large inventory of parts and components for any plant manufacturer including air/hydraulic cylinders, baghouse bags/cages/valves/seals, bearings, burner parts, chain parts, electric motors, flights, gas train parts, gear reducers, pugmill wear parts, pumps, rotary airlocks, silo liners, sprockets, tires, and more.
- Asphalt Plant Field Services On-site professional services for asphalt plant operators including diagnostic evaluations, plant teardown and erection, dryer/drum mixer rebuilds and replacement, plant controls and electrical work, hot oil heater evaluation and upgrade, component repair and replacement, burner evaluation and repair, on-site personnel training, and plant painting.
- Used Equipment Buy-Back and Trade-In Program Purchase of used asphalt plants and surplus equipment from operators, with the company offering dismantling, loading, and freight services, plus equipment assessment at customer locations, providing a full asset-disposition channel.
Quantifiable outcome
- Substantial savings in heating cost and reduced maintenance for hot mix producers using Burke Hot Oil Heaters
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Companies that use Reliable Asphalt Products
Customer profileSegments1 record
Ideal customer profiles1 record
Reliable Asphalt Products technology and API
TechnologyTechnology focussed No
API detail
- Has API
- No
- API docs
- API detail
Core technology
AI maturity
App detail
Feature3 records
Reliable Asphalt Products partnerships and signals
Strategic signalPartnerships
17 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.
- Burke Heating EquipmentcoreReliable Asphalt Products is a proud dealer of Burke Heating Equipment, offering Burke Hot Oil Heaters, AC Tanks, Heaters, Fuel Preheaters, Pump Metering Skids, and Calibration Tanks. Burke equipment is manufactured with over 20 years of operation experience focusing on fuel efficiency and maintenance cost reduction.
- Vulcan BurnerscoreReliable Asphalt Products introduced Vulcan Burners to the US hot mix industry. Vulcan Burners are multiple fuel burners designed for flame stability over a wide operating range with highest operating efficiency to reduce fuel costs.
- AARC Systems (BLENDPRO 2.0)coreAARC BLENDPRO 2.0 is offered as a proprietary asphalt plant control system. The system provides complete control of all aggregates, recycle, fillers, additives, asphalt metering, exhaust fan air control, silo filling control, temperature monitoring, and motor start/stop using Siemens PLC technology.
- AMC Asphalt Machinery Corp.minorReliable Asphalt Products is a proud dealer of AMC Asphalt Machinery Corp. new asphalt equipment.
- RapSaverminorReliable Asphalt Products is a proud dealer of RapSaver (Recycled Asphalt Pavement Saver) equipment for new asphalt plant operations.
- National Asphalt Pavement Association (NAPA)minorIndustry association membership providing networking, industry standards, and professional development for asphalt pavement industry professionals.
- Illinois Asphalt Paving AssociationminorState-level asphalt industry association membership.
- Kentucky Asphalt Paving AssociationminorState-level asphalt industry association membership.
- Indiana Asphalt AssociationminorState-level asphalt industry association membership.
- Alabama Asphalt AssociationminorState-level asphalt industry association membership.
- Tennessee Road AssociationminorState-level asphalt industry association membership.
- Texas Asphalt AssociationminorState-level asphalt industry association membership.
- Pennsylvania Asphalt AssociationminorState-level asphalt industry association membership.
- Ohio Pavement AssociationminorState-level asphalt industry association membership.
- Michigan Asphalt AssociationminorState-level asphalt industry association membership.
- WAPA (Warm Mix Asphalt Association)minorIndustry association membership focused on warm mix asphalt technologies.
- CAPA (Colorado Asphalt Pavement Association)minorState-level asphalt industry association membership.
Scale indicators3 records
Recent moves6 records
Expansion highlights4 records
Reliable Asphalt Products competitors and assessment
Company assessmentDirect peers
- Roadtec: Roadtec (an Astec subsidiary) manufactures asphalt pavers, material transfer vehicles, and milling machines. Its material handling and plant-adjacent equipment overlaps with parts of Reliable's product portfolio, serving overlapping HMA and paving customers.
- Dillman Equipment: Dillman Equipment manufactures asphalt drum and batch plants, including portable and stationary configurations. It serves the same HMA producer customer segment and competes directly for both new equipment and parts business.
- CMI Roadbuilding: CMI Roadbuilding produces asphalt mixing plants, pavers, and material handling equipment. It competes with Reliable Asphalt Products in the asphalt plant equipment category and is now part of Terex, which adds broader competitive pressure.
- Stansteel Asphalt Equipment: Stansteel manufactures and refurbishes hot mix asphalt plants, including batch and drum configurations, serving a similar customer base to Reliable Asphalt Products. The two compete directly for new and rebuilt plant business from HMA producers.
- Astec Industries: Astec is one of the largest US manufacturers of asphalt plant equipment, including drum mixers, batch plants, and control systems. It directly competes with Reliable Asphalt Products in serving HMA producers, though Astec operates as an OEM with a broader product portfolio and direct sales force.
- Gencor Industries: Gencor manufactures asphalt plants, drum mixers, and baghouses used by HMA producers nationwide. It is a direct competitor to Reliable Asphalt Products in the asphalt plant equipment category, with overlapping customer segments and product offerings.
- ADM Asphalt Drum Mixers: ADM specializes in counter-flow drum mix plants and recycling equipment for HMA producers. Its product line directly overlaps with Reliable's drum plant and RapSaver offerings, serving the same asphalt plant customer base.
Broad incumbents
- Terex Corporation: Terex is a broad construction equipment OEM that owns CMI Roadbuilding and other asphalt-related brands. As a larger incumbent with financing and direct-sales capabilities, it competes broadly with Reliable Asphalt Products in serving HMA producers.
- Caterpillar: Caterpillar is a broad heavy equipment OEM with adjacent exposure to construction and infrastructure equipment. While not an asphalt-plant specialist, its scale, dealer network, and financing capabilities create indirect competitive pressure on independent asphalt equipment suppliers like Reliable Asphalt Products.
Emerging players
- MINDS Automation: MINDS Automation provides plant automation and control systems for aggregate and asphalt facilities. Reliable Asphalt Products already distributes MINDS products, making it both a partner and an emerging competitor in the plant controls category where BLENDPRO 2.0 competes.
Market position
Strengths5 records
Weaknesses5 records
Competitive moat4 records
Key risks6 records
Key highlights7 records
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Frequently asked questions about Reliable Asphalt Products
What does Reliable Asphalt Products do?
Reliable Asphalt Products sells new, used, and reconditioned asphalt plant equipment—including drum mixers, batch plants, baghouses, cold feed systems, silos, burners, control houses, and conveyor systems—along with a large inventory of replacement parts and on-site field services such as plant teardown, erection, equipment rebuilds, and operator training. The company also acts as a U.S. dealer for Burke Heating Systems, Vulcan Burners, AARC BLENDPRO 2.0 control systems, AMC Asphalt Machinery Corp., and RapSaver equipment, serving HMA producers across the Lower 48 States.
Is Reliable Asphalt Products a public or private company?
Reliable Asphalt Products is a private company. It is classified as founder individual operated bootstrapped and is currently operating.
When was Reliable Asphalt Products founded?
Reliable Asphalt Products was founded in 2001. It employs 11 to 50 people.
Where is Reliable Asphalt Products based?
Reliable Asphalt Products is headquartered in Shelbyville, United States, in the North America region.
How does Reliable Asphalt Products make money?
Five revenue lines are on record. Used Equipment Sales are the primary driver. The others are new Equipment Sales, parts Sales, field Services and equipment Buy/Sell Services.
Who are Reliable Asphalt Products's main competitors?
Direct peers on record are Roadtec, Dillman Equipment, CMI Roadbuilding, Stansteel Asphalt Equipment, Astec Industries, Gencor Industries and ADM Asphalt Drum Mixers. Broad incumbents are Terex Corporation and Caterpillar. MINDS Automation is listed as an emerging player.
Does Reliable Asphalt Products have an API?
No public API is recorded for Reliable Asphalt Products.
What industry is Reliable Asphalt Products in?
Reliable Asphalt Products's product category is Asphalt Plant Equipment and Services. Its primary akta.pro industry code is IMAHAAAH, Soil Compactors & Rollers, with a secondary code of EUALAKAG, Asphalt Mixing & Paving Materials (Hot/Warm/Cold Mix, RAP/RAS Blends). Its NAICS code is 324121 and its SIC code is 2950.