Road Building Technical Committee (RBTC)

Overview 

The Road Building Technical Committee (RBTC) is a voluntary committee within the Construction Equipment Council (CEC) of the Safety & Product Leadership (S&PL) department of the Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM). The RBTC’s activities shall be subject to the bylaws, regulations, and policies of AEM and the rules of order of S&PL.   

The Road Building Manufactures Committee (RBTC) is composed of a combine group of manufacturers focused on topics relating road building equipment and related tools, implements, assemblies and major components of these products. 

The RBTC is being reconstituted from five separate AEM committees. Now all these five committees will be administered and managed under the newly formed RBTC. 
 These committees were known as follows: 

• Troweling Machine Manufacturers Technical Committee (TMMTC) 

• Compaction & Paving Machinery Technical Committee (CPMTC) 

• Concrete Pavers Technical Committee (CnPTC) 

• Crushing, Screening, & Conveying Technical Committee (CSCTC) 

• Diamond Tools & Equipment for Construction (DTEC) 

Mission  

The mission of the RBTC is to serve their members by: 

• Facilitating information sharing and meaningful dialogue between member companies on technical, regulatory and safety issues. 

• Developing and presenting consensus AEM positions on behalf of the relevant industry sectors on issues of common concern. 

• Providing an environment for and encouraging the creation of networking opportunities between industry colleagues. 

• Promoting and encouraging the development and harmonization of International Standards. 

• Providing a forum for equipment and attachment manufacturers to work together to better understand and serve the needs of their mutual customers. 

Responsibilities  

The specific purposes of the RBTC are:   

• To develop and publish industry best practices for road building equipment and auxiliary equipment which embody principles of simplification of sizes, consistency in terminology, and standardization of performances, certain mechanical features, and other characteristics.   

• To promote the common business interests of its members and of the industry as a whole.   

• Pursuing such other activities may lead to better service to the customer, and increased knowledge in the design, manufacture, and application of safer and more efficient products.   

• To influence, compile, disseminate, and promote knowledge and information regarding industry standards and international, national, state, & local governmental rules and regulations which may apply to the products and their use to encourage compliance.   

 Membership  

Any member of AEM actively engaged in the design and manufacture of road building equipment and auxiliary equipment within the United States or Canada is eligible for participation in the RBTC.   

In addition, any member of AEM actively engaged in the following activities are also eligible:   

• Supplying parts, components, or equipment for road building equipment and auxiliary equipment. 

• Supplying parts or equipment for systems utilizing such road building equipment and auxiliary equipment. 

• Supplying machinery, equipment or other products used to manufacture such road building equipment and auxiliary equipment. 

Multiple persons may represent a member company on the RBTC.   

At the minimum the RBTC will meet once a year. Any other time as needed.