Born to Innovate.

'89

Oh, the Possibilities …

  • Rudy Blanco uses the South Dakota design for a high speed inertial profilers to develop his first 2 profilers with a DEC computer and the UNIX OS. 
'89
'93

For the Record.

  • Rudy Blanco patents the Ultrasonic Sensor Faulting System.
'93
'96

Where Our Path Began.

  • Pathway Services Inc. is incorporated in the State of Oklahoma.
  • Pathway Services’ South Dakota-style Profiler and 3 point Rutting System is on the road.
  • PathView I Desktop Pavement Analysis Software is released supporting Remote Trigger Synchronized Super VHS images and IRI data.
  • First PathRunner Purchase (North Dakota) and becomes Pathway Services oldest and longest continuous client…28 years and climbing.
  • First Statewide Network Collection Project (Wyoming)
'96
'98

The Land of 10,000 Lakes (and PathRunners).

  • The Minnesota DOT buys it first of now 10 PathRunners!
  • The Indiana DOT is a Pathway Services client from ’98 to present day … 26 years and counting.
  • The spin type gyroscope begins capturing road geometry.
'98
'99

As Windows Goes…

  • PathView II releases with Windows NT support.
  • Washington DOT is a Pathway Services client from ’99 to present day … 25 years and counting.
'99
'01

Profiler Approved.

  • The South Dakota Department of Transportation, the inventor of the South Dakota-styled Inertial Profiler, purchases the PathRunner.
  • The Wisconsin Department of Transportation requests and receives a PathRunner with front and rear strobe illumination for pavement images.
'01
'02

Investing in Technology.

  • Pathway Services integrates a Transverse Profiling System.
  • Pavement surface imaging is collected using firewire connections for real-time high frame rate capture.
'02
'03

Moving On Up.

  • Pathway Services moves its headquarters from Norman to Tulsa, Oklahoma.
'03
'04

Development Continues …

  • Pathway Services introduces the “linescan” system into the PathRunner.
'04
'06

From North to South (of the Border).

  • South Dakota buys the first completely digital PathRunner
  • Mexico purchases its first PathRunner.
'06
'07

Signs, Signs, Everywhere Signs.

  • Pathway Services completes its first statewide sign inventory in Mississippi.
'07
'08

Let us Tell Ya, 5 is Better than 3.

  • The 3 point Running System is replaced by the new 5 point Running system.
  • The PathRunner software adds voice animated subsystem feedback for enhanced operator support.
'08
'09

Images All Around!

  • The 360º Imaging System is developed and approved for use in Idaho.
  • The automated crack analysis program, AutoCrack, is launched using advanced image processing algorithms for crack detection and analysis.
'09
'10

Setting the Pace.

  • Pathway Services releases the first 3D Pavement Analysis System (Pathway 3D) to the market.
  • Pathway Services integrates the INO Running system.
'10
'11

A Growing Global Market.

  • China purchases its first PathRunner.
  • Federal Highways (FHWA) selects the PathRunner Data Collection Vehicle for data collection in all U.S. National Parks.
'11
'14

It was a Busy Year.

  • Pathway Services is contracted by the Georgia Department of Transportation for its first 50,000 mile statewide pavement data collection project.
  • Pathway Services is awarded its first statewide asset inventory project.
  • PathWeb, the web-based viewing software, is live on the internet.
  • The South Dakota-style profiler is upgraded from a point laser to a line laser.
'14
'15

Becoming “The Spatial Company”.

  • Pathway Services performs its first GPS-based statewide data collection project for the Indiana Department of Transportation.
'15
'16

Always Looking Forward.

  • Pathway Services is contracted to perform its first statewide LiDAR data collection project.
  • Statewide Friction Testing with a locked-wheel skid trailer is underway in Mississippi.
'16
'17

Everything is bigger in Texas.

  • The Texas Department of Transportation selects Pathway Services as the first exclusive vendor for the collection of its statewide pavement condition data.
  • Pathway Services receives its first 100,000 mile pavement data collection project in Texas.
  • The first PathRunner finds its way to Puerto Rico.
'17
'18

Pavement and Asset Data Recognized Worldwide.

  • The first PathRunner arrives in India.
  • Caltrans selects Pathway Services for statewide pavement collection, including all lanes, ramps and connectors and adds extensive asset extraction.
  • Rudy Blanco is recognized as a founding member and for 30 continuous years of membership and support of the Road Profilers User Group (RPUG).
'18
'19

Preparing for the Future.

  • Pathway Services releases the NEW 3D pavement analysis system, "3D-PAS", the only single-laser, single-camera system in the industry.
  • Pathway Services integrates the industry's finest HD LiDAR Scanner as a subsystem of the PathRunner. 
'19
'21

Growing Without the Pains.

  • The Montana Department of Transportation purchases two new PathRunners equipped with the 3D-PAS and HD LiDAR subsystems.
  • PathPoints, the web-based LiDAR asset extraction software, is launched to support collected data from the HD LiDAR subsystem.
  • The NEW PathView desktop pavement analysis and reporting software is released, supporting the new 3D-PAS pavement images.
  • Pathway Services is the first industry partner to support the new .PSI file type.
  • The Transverse Pavement Profile Pool Fund relies on Pathway Services for testing potential field certification processes for 3D systems.
'21
'22

Ground Breaking Additions!

  • Pathway Services releases the first high-speed real-time Texture Signature analysis system covering three pavement zones: LWP, Center, and RWP.
  • Pathway Services breaks ground on a new multi-acre facility for its headquarters, manufacturing, and testing operations in Broken Arrow, OK.
'22
'23

Investing in Technology

  • Pathway Services' All-Speed Profiler (ASP) is certified at ICART, NCAT, and TTI and awaits a new profiler certification standard.
  • Pathway Services begins the development of an integrated retroreflectivity subsystem of the PathRunner collected simultaneously during daylight hours.
'23
'24

So Many Miles, So Much Fun!

  • In just over 25 years, Pathway Services collects its 10,000,000-th mile with the PathRunner 
'24

Buy America Compliant

All PathRunner Subsystems meet “Buy America” Compliance requirements without waiver.

 

It's Better if They Tell You.

We’re proud of our simply stated goal … to be the pavement manager’s greatest ally. And while we’d love to brag about “being ranked #1 in customer satisfaction for 25 years running”, it’s probably best if you hear it from our clients.
 

We're in This Together.

For statewide, county or city networks. With comfort or rigidity in mind. No matter the requirements of your network or the desired application, Pathway Services will build a PathRunner on the chassis that best suits your needs.
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Rudy Blanco
Founder & President
Research and Development Engineer
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Rudy Blanco

Founder & President
Research and Development Engineer

Rudy can be identified with very few others as an icon in the road profiling industry. Over three decades of experience in systems and software design and supporting ½ of all state agencies in the U.S. have uniquely qualified him. The original PathRunner data collection vehicle, the PathView II desktop pavement analysis and reporting software and the industry as a whole all have his signature deeply embedded on them.

Highlights & Interests

  • Innovator of Automated Pavement Condition Surveying using image processing technology for auto-crack detection, IRI and other custom pavement condition indexing
  • Founding member of the Road ProfiLeft User Group and recognized for over 30 years of industry leadership.
  • Coffee connoisseur (Tres Rios only, please) and avid international honey collector.
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Scott Mathison
Vice President - Operations
Senior Project Manager
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Scott Mathison

Vice President - Operations
Senior Project Manager

Scott has more than 20 years of Pavement Management and Automated Data Collection Project Management experience working with more than ½ of all US state DOTs and numerous international government agencies. He has overseen the successful collection and delivery of more than 5 million miles of automated pavement, asset inventory and LiDAR data collection. An MBA graduate with a background in IT, he’s also a Microsoft-certified network specialist, a licensed Project Management Professional (PMP) and a certified SCRUM Master.

Highlights & Interests

  • Scott has directly managed more automated pavement condition data collection mileage than any other person in the world.
  • Co-Author of more than 15 state DOT DQMPs, aided the HPMS data deliveries in more than a dozen state DOTs last year alone, has an applied knowledge of 30+ state DOT pavement distress manuals.
  • Bourbon Collector and Fantasy Football Nerd
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Everett Schmitz
Senior Project Engineer - Research and Development
Product Manager
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Everett Schmitz

Senior Project Engineer - Research and Development
Product Manager

Since joining the company in 2001, Everett has played an integral role at Pathway Services as a Senior Engineer and Product Manager, fostering relationships with clients both domestically and internationally.  He has been the lead Product Developer, responsible for the integration of many types and generations of subsystems in the PathRunner Data Collection System, for over 18 years.

Highlights & Interests

  • Lead R&D Senior Engineer, with expertise in new product development, equipment design, and fabrication.
  • Principal point of contact for equipment procurement and equipment sales.
  • Father of five amazing and talented kids, enjoys barbecuing, fishing, and cycling with his small army of a family.
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Kimberly Hudgins
Data Quality Control Manager
Project Manager
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Kimberly Hudgins

Data Quality Control Manager
Project Manager

A welcomed addition to the Pathway Services quality control team, Kimberly has brought 15 years of business management experience and an incredible work ethic to her role. She is engaged in payment condition data analysis and asset extraction, managing data quality, project tracking, and resource allocation to deliver condition reports on schedule and to meet client requirements for the many miles collected annually.

Highlights & Interests

  • MBA graduate from Dallas Baptist University and PMP certified
  • Implemented a version control system for software testing and assisted in the development of statewide distress classification guidelines as well as the image recollection assessment protocol...part of the internal DQMP
  • Loves horses and dedicates any extra time to English pleasure horseback riding. Enjoys lengthy conversations with her two college children
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Nathan Callison
IT Manager
Database Coordinator
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Nathan Callison

IT Manager
Database Coordinator
Vyria Duran
Vyria Blanco
General Manager
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Vyria Blanco

General Manager

Join the Team.

Right for the Road

  • Do you have a good driving record?
  • Do you enjoy life on the road?
  • Are you decently tech savvy?
  • Are you a self-starter/problem-solver?
  • Do you know someone that would want to come along?

If the answer is “YES!” you might be a good fit as a Pathway Services Collection Team.

Careers Opportunities

As the leading provider of Pavement Condition Data Collection and Asset Extraction Services and Equipment in the United States, Pathway Services shoulders tremendous responsibility in support of maintaining safe roads and highways. We employ the most advanced technologies and techniques in response to the unique needs of our clients both in the U.S.A. and abroad. As such we are constantly in pursuit of motivated individuals who have a desire to be a part of collaborative team environment and who value the ability to be innovative in response to those needs. We’re excited to hear from you. Send us your resume by clicking the link below.

Hardware

PathRunner Subsystem Upgrades
NEW 3D System: 3D-PAS
NEW HD LiDAR System
NEW 3-Zone Texture Signature System

Software

PathView II
Login to your account to download your latest version of PathView II from the software folder under “Resources”.

PathView
Version 6.2.10 (Released November 23, 2022)

PathWeb
Version 2.28.0 (Released July 25, 2022)

PathPoints
Version 2.67.7 (Released November 21, 2022)