In a conversation about a recent infrastructure clash in Washington, D.C., Bill Klehm, CEO of e-mobility company "ebliss", talks about the realities driving changes in the market, this history of consumer demand and why it's better to be forward thinking.

These annual awards provide industry-wide recognition for contractors involved in all aspects of the pavement maintenance industry.

The pavement repair sector recorded the most dramatic per-contractor reversal of any category in this year's report.

The strongest category for sub-contracting tells us that while volume fell, profits were consistent with previous years' data.

For the second consecutive category in this year's report, last year's projected decline failed to materialize at the contractor level.

The data is more nuanced than ever before, and the story of where the industry is going feels full of an anxiety.