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Asphalt-spraying truck fixes potholes in minutes

Mack DeGeurin

created: Feb. 26, 2026, 3:29 p.m. | updated: March 4, 2026, 1:41 a.m.

Several cities across the country have begun using a new one-person pothole-filling truck called the CimlineP5 which uses “DuraPatcher” technology to fill holes in a matter of minutes. The system consists of a large nozzle connected to the truck (an Isuzu model in this case) that is filled with a tar-like asphalt emulsion. Cimline P5 One-Person Patcher with DuraPatcher Technology™The DuraPatcher vehicle addresses fixing potholes in three steps: cleaning, tacking, and filling. We will not be out in three to six months to fill this pothole again,” Akron Public Works Deputy Public Works Manager. Though Cimline doesn’t list the unit’s price on its site, city officials in Akron told the Akron Beacon Journal they spent $300,000 on each of their trucks.

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