UPM Cold Mix Asphalt Patch - Benefits and Cost Comparison Video

[00:00.000] Potholes, they're every driver's worst nightmare. [00:16.720] Not only do they cause accidents, but according to AAA, they cost Americans $3 billion in [00:22.560] vehicle repairs every year, not to mention the billions that cost states and municipalities [00:27.680] in road repair costs. [00:30.240] Here at Unique Paving Materials, they know municipalities everywhere are always looking [00:35.200] for the safest, most cost-effective methods of maintaining their roads. [00:39.920] And that's why they developed UPM High Performance Cold Mix. [00:44.000] UPM Cold Mix stays in the pothole guaranteed, saving municipalities time and money by making [00:50.320] it a once-and-done job. [00:52.960] In Lexington, Kentucky, the City Road Commissioner had heard about the great results other municipalities [00:58.480] were having with UPM Cold Mix. [01:00.960] However, he was hesitant to purchase it because the UPM Cold Mix cost more than the competitor's [01:06.320] cold mix they were currently using. [01:08.680] But he also heard this product would stay in the hole and be permanent guaranteed, which [01:13.720] meant less material being used. [01:16.340] If less materials were used, there would be less labor and time required. [01:21.200] For each $3 spent on cold mix repair material, approximately $29 is spent on labor and the [01:27.920] equipment to apply it. [01:29.760] Survivability of your cold mix repair material is the main thing that controls the cost of [01:34.600] your pothole maintenance program. [01:37.460] It also meant his people would not be out on dangerous roads refilling the same potholes [01:42.080] over and over and over again. [01:45.380] Also, the City had been collecting historical pothole data for several years from the 2,124 [01:51.660] lane miles they maintain. [01:53.700] Reviewing this data showed the number of potholes seemed to vary with the weather, from about [01:58.400] 15,000 to 24,000 potholes per year. [02:02.540] If UPM Cold Mix could lower the yearly pothole count numbers, thus saving the City money [02:08.060] through labor, equipment and material costs, it would be worth trying. [02:13.580] So Lexington decided to start using UPM Cold Mix for a two-year trial period, during which [02:19.360] they would conduct a cost comparison study. [02:23.540] The study looked at what they'd spent on the competitor's cold mix the nine years before, [02:28.240] compared to what they were spending on UPM Cold Mix during the two-year trial. [02:32.720] During their initial observation, they realized a 60% reduction in pothole counts. [02:38.480] Never had the pothole count dropped below 6,000. [02:42.600] During the second year using UPM Cold Mix, the potholes again remained below the typical count. [02:48.580] During the two-year period, the same road crews and repair procedures were used. [02:53.480] Cold mix usage dropped from an average 450 tons per year to 175 tons. [02:59.960] This was a 40% reduction in material. [03:04.720] Right away, UPM Cold Mix began working, and road crews weren't being called out to repair [03:10.160] the same potholes over and over again. [03:13.720] After two years of using UPM Cold Mix, the cost evaluation was complete. [03:18.960] The cost study quantified the total costs related to pothole repair, including the three [03:24.040] primary cost components. [03:26.360] Labor was 66% of the cost, equipment was 25% of the cost, and material was only 9% of the [03:33.680] cost. [03:34.680] In the prior nine years, they spent a yearly average of $564,000 in labor, equipment, and [03:41.000] material costs using the competitor's Cold Mix products. [03:44.640] During the two years of using the UPM Cold Mix, they spent a yearly average of only $224,000 [03:51.200] using the same labor and equipment. [03:53.640] That's a cost difference of $340,000 annually, or a savings of 60%. [04:00.160] The initial increase of 25 cents per pothole in material cost was dwarfed by the overall [04:05.480] savings and repair costs. [04:07.760] At first, they thought the higher cost of the UPM Cold Mix was a deterrent, but the [04:12.280] numbers don't lie. [04:14.040] Eliminating the re-repairs by increasing the survivability of the Cold Mix repair material [04:19.520] significantly reduced the overall cost. [04:23.080] Lexington learned that a poor quality Cold Mix does not save money because everything [04:28.000] depends on how a Cold Mix performs. [04:31.040] These observations were identical to those from the Strategic Highway Research Program. [04:36.080] Quote, utilize the best materials available to reduce re-patching. [04:40.760] The cost of patching the same potholes over and over because of poor quality material quickly [04:46.160] offsets the savings from purchasing a less expensive Cold Mix. [04:50.320] Unquote. [04:51.320] UPM Cold Mix maintains the highest survivability in the industry, and as a result, it's the [04:57.320] lowest cost Cold Mix available. [05:00.140] In addition to the remarkable savings, the city reported it was the first time in nine [05:04.880] years they did not have a claim for vehicle damage or injury caused by a pothole on any [05:10.480] of the lane miles within the city's jurisdiction. [05:13.480] They now save the city hundreds of thousands of dollars, and their workers spend less time [05:18.360] working on dangerous roads because UPM Cold Mix stays in the hole, which means fewer yearly [05:24.280] potholes. [05:25.320] It also means you're not wasting limited manpower repairing potholes over and over again. [05:31.400] Two years after the cost study was done, the city wanted to double-check its findings, [05:36.220] so they stopped using UPM Cold Mix to go back to a competitor's quote, less expensive product. [05:43.000] It wasn't long before the complaints started coming in from road crews. [05:47.000] Cost explosions hit again, and they saw an increase in both pothole counts and Cold Mix [05:51.800] being used. [05:53.520] Needless to say, the cost test was accurate, and they soon returned to using UPM Cold [05:58.640] Mix. [05:59.880] Over the next two years of going back to UPM Cold Mix, their pothole counts, material usage, [06:05.920] and costs all dropped. [06:08.760] And that's why many municipalities only use UPM Cold Mix permanent pavement repair material. [06:15.400] They call it the Good Stuff. [06:18.440] Give us a call for a free Excel model to calculate the savings you can expect using your own [06:23.040] labor, equipment, and material costs. [06:25.920] There's a reason unique paving materials has the brands to which all others try to compare. [06:31.040] If you'd like to start saving your municipality money, please give us a call today at the [06:35.560] number on the screen, or visit our website, UPM Cold Mix, the real permanent pavement [06:41.800] repair material that road departments around the world call the Good Stuff.