Building tomorrow’s infrastructure.
Trip Asphalt keeps hot-mix asphalt plants running, from day-to-day operations and fractional management to major repairs, capital upgrades, troubleshooting, and PLC automation.
What we do
Plant repairs & capital upgrades
Major repairs and upgrades on drums and dryers, baghouses, burners, silos and drag conveyors, cold feed bins, and controls, carried out with experienced millwright and welding crews.
Plant operations & fractional management
Operator coverage for vacations, emergency call-outs, and remote or mobile jobs, plus fractional management across multiple plants.
HMA plant troubleshooting
Diagnosing and resolving production and equipment problems in hot-mix plants.
PLC automation & material calibration
Controls upgrades and material calibration, planned in clear phases.
KPIs & SOPs
Creating and tracking KPIs and writing standard operating procedures your crews can follow.
Plant erection & relocation
Setting up new plants and moving existing ones.
About
Joseph Lantrip, Owner / Principal Consultant of Trip Asphalt Consulting, LLC, has worked in the asphalt industry since 2001, on both the production and paving sides. He has served as plant operator, plant superintendent, asphalt laydown superintendent, operations manager, and Director of Manufacturing over eight facilities spanning nearly half of Oklahoma, including 20 years with a major Oklahoma asphalt producer. He has also run crushing and pug mill operations. His electrical and mechanical background informs everything from daily operations to major plant upgrades.
Along the way, he saw the same gap at every producer: there are never enough operators to cover vacations, emergency call-outs, and remote or mobile jobs, yet keeping a full bench of backups is too costly. Trip Asphalt was founded to fill that gap.
Today Trip Asphalt covers everything from basic plant operations and troubleshooting to major repairs and capital upgrades, plus fractional operations management across multiple plants, including creating and tracking KPIs and writing SOPs.
Trip Asphalt is a Chickasaw-owned business.
Frequently asked questions
What does Trip Asphalt do?
We cover plant operations, troubleshooting, major repairs and capital upgrades, and fractional operations management across multiple plants.
Can you cover vacations and emergency call-outs?
Yes. Filling operator gaps for vacations, emergency call-outs, and remote or mobile jobs is why the company was founded, so you don’t have to staff a full bench of backups.
Do you work with companies that run several plants?
Yes. Fractional operations management can span multiple plants, and we also work with single-plant owners and contractors.
Can you handle major upgrades and repairs?
Yes. We take on major repairs and capital upgrades on drums and dryers, baghouses, burners, silos and drag conveyors, cold feed bins, and controls, carried out with experienced millwright and welding crews and planned around your scheduled outages.
Do you help with KPIs and SOPs?
Yes. We create and track KPIs and write SOPs, along with just about anything else a plant needs.
Where do you work?
We’re based in Guthrie, Oklahoma, and serve producers across Oklahoma and surrounding states.
How do I get started?
Email or call us. Tell us about your plant and your schedule, and we’ll go from there.
Need a plant problem solved?
Tell us about your plant and your schedule.