technology llc in woodbury ga the base line 906 may be applied at a thickness of for example 0 10 to 0 11 inches referring now to fig1 12 shown are side elevational schematic views of the method of forming the base line 906 and dispensing the pavement markers 100 carrier 1000 comprises a commercially available single vehicle such as a truck manufactured by mark rite lines in billings mont model 4 4000 dp that is advanced along the highway surface 903 in the direction as indicated by arrow 1003 a liquid applicator 1006 having a spray head 1009 is mounted to the carrier 1000 as the carrier 1003 advances the liquid applicator 1006 applies thermoplastic paint 1012 to the highway surface 903 through the spray head 1009 the thermoplastic paint 1012 comprises thermoplastic pavement marking material that has been heated to a molten state at between 400 and 425 degrees fahrenheit it is understood that different paint materials may require different application temperatures furthermore although the term u201c paint u201d is used u201c paint u201d is understood herein to refer to any type of pavement marking material after application thermoplastic paint 1012 forms the base line 906 for the highway striping also mounted to the carrier 1000 is a pavement marker dispenser 1015 in this embodiment the pavement marker dispenser 1015 comprises an upwardly extending hopper 1018 a disc actuator 1021 and a delivery chute 1024 the hopper 1018 holds an upwardly extending stack of the pavement markers 100 the stack being supported by a supporting surface 1027 the disc actuator 1021 is configured to deliver pavement markers 100 to the delivery chute 1024 at predetermined time intervals based on the speed of.