YOUR PREMIER CONSTRUCTION MATERIAL TESTING EXPERTS
Our Mission
Our mission at Premier Testing Laboratories is to provide testing services to our clients that are in strict adherence with AASHTO and ACOE stated testing methodologies and specifications. We provide laboratory facilities with properly calibrated and functioning testing equipment that ensure respective tests being performed are accomplished in strict adherence with test methodologies. Our technicians are trained to perform testing services to accomplish stated goals and requirements, as defined by AASHTO, complying with and maintaining AASHTO accreditation.
About Us
100% EMPLOYEE OWNED
Premier Testing Laboratories, LLC opened its state of the art laboratory in 2012 in Northeast Missouri. Having completed the requirements for AASHTO accreditation (R18 and ASTMD3666), Premier Testing Laboratories services the Midwest as well as the nation as an independent testing facility for the asphalt mixture and binder, concrete and aggregate producers. With a workforce of technicians and engineers totaling over 100 years of experience, the company is committed to supplying your needs with accurate and timely test results for your project. You can find a complete list of the tests and services Premier Testing Laboratories can provide on our Services page.
OUR TESTING SERVICES
AGGREGATE, ASPHALT & BLINDERS, CONCRETE
AGGREGATE
- BRITISH POLISH VALUE (NUMBER)
- LOS ANGELES ABRASION LOSS TEST
- MICRO-DEVAL TEST
- RODDED (OR LOOSE) UNIT WEIGHT
- CHEMICAL ANYALYSIS (XRF)
- ACID INSOLUBLE RESIDUE DETERMINATION
- METHYLENE BLUE TEST
- PROCTOR DENSITY DETERMINATION
- PETROGRAPHIC EXAMINATION
- FIELD AND ENGINEERING SERVICE
ASPHALT & BINDERS
- SUPERPAVE VOLUMETRIC MIX DESIGN
- MARSHALL MIX DESIGN
- AASHTO M320 AND MP19 BINDER TESTING
- STONE MASTIC ASPHALT DESIGN
- RECYCLE MATERIALS (RAP, RAS) ANALYSIS
- ULTRA-THIN BONDED WEARING COURSE DESIGN
- HAMBURG LOADED WHEEL TEST
- ASPHALT PAVEMENT ANALYZER
- MOISTURE DAMAGE SUSCEPTIBILITY TESTING
- FIELD AND ENGINEERING SERVICE
CONCRETE
- COMPLETE CONCRETE MIX DESIGN
- includes aggregate gradation, specific gravity/absorbtion, 6 cylinders per mix
- VERIFICATION MIX – SUBMITTED BY CUSTOMER
- 6 cylinders
- WATER CEMENT RATIO CURVE
- 3 points
- COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH
- cylinders and drilled cores – (trimmed and tested)
- FLEXURAL STRENGTH
- Third Point Load
- CONCRETE DURABILITY FACTOR FREEZE – THAW
- ACID AND WATER SOLUBLE CHLORIDE
- RAPID CHLORIDE ION PERMEABILITY
- FORENSIC PETROGRAPHY OF CONCRETE
- FIELD AND ENGINEERING SERVICE
ACCREDITATIONS
AASHTO, CCRL, & USACE
AASHTO ACCREDITATION
The AASHTO Accreditation Program recognizes the competency of a testing laboratory in construction materials testing. The program is available to all laboratories . The AAP utilizes laboratory assessment and proficiency sample services provided by the AASHTO Materials Reference Laboratory (AMRL) and the Cement and Concrete Reference Laboratory (CCRL).
AASHTO/ASTM ACCREDITATION AREAS
USACE VALIDATED
Careers
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FEATURED PROJECTS
Canton Levee Project
What We Did
Performed soil compaction testing
I-80
Cheyenne County, Nebraska
What We Did
Performed soil compaction testing
Fortune 5 Retailer
Quincy, IL
What We Did
Performed compaction testing on hot mixed asphalt (HMA)
Kern County Raceway
Bakersfield, California
What We Did
Performed asphalt mix verification along with on site Quality Assurance (QA) inspection during production of hot mixed asphalt (HMA)
Contact Us
ADDRESS
Premier Testing Laboratories
6811 Construction Lane
Palmyra, MO 63461
573.406.1383
Mailing Address
Premier Testing Laboratories
P.O. BOX 347
Hannibal, MO 63401