ASTE Astec Industries Inc

CUSIP No. 046224101 13G Page 2 of 12 Pages

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 (1) NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS
 I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO.
 OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY)
 Tontine Partners, L.P.
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 (2) CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP **
 (a) [X]
 (b) [ ]
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 (3) SEC USE ONLY
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 (4) CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
 Delaware
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NUMBER OF (5) SOLE VOTING POWER
 -0-
SHARES ______________________________________________________________

BENEFICIALLY (6) SHARED VOTING POWER
 354,557
OWNED BY ______________________________________________________________

EACH (7) SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
 -0-
REPORTING ______________________________________________________________

PERSON WITH (8) SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
 354,557
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 (9) AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED
 BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
 354,557
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 (10) CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT
 IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES ** [ ]
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 (11) PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED
 BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
 1.59%
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 (12) TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON **
 PN
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 ** SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!

CUSIP No. 046224101 13G Page 3 of 12 Pages

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 (1) NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS
 I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO.
 OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY)
 Tontine Management, L.L.C.
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 (2) CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP **
 (a) [X]
 (b) [ ]
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 (3) SEC USE ONLY
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 (4) CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
 Delaware
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NUMBER OF (5) SOLE VOTING POWER
 -0-
SHARES ______________________________________________________________

BENEFICIALLY (6) SHARED VOTING POWER
 354,557
OWNED BY ______________________________________________________________

EACH (7) SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
 -0-
REPORTING ______________________________________________________________

PERSON WITH (8) SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
 354,557
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 (9) AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED
 BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
 354,557
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 (10) CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT
 IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES ** [ ]
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 (11) PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED
 BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
 1.59%
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 (12) TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON **
 OO
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 ** SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!

CUSIP No. 046224101 13G Page 4 of 12 Pages

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 (1) NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS
 I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO.
 OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY)
 Tontine Overseas Associates, L.L.C.
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 (2) CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP **
 (a) [X]
 (b) [ ]
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 (3) SEC USE ONLY
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 (4) CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
 Delaware
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NUMBER OF (5) SOLE VOTING POWER
 -0-
SHARES ______________________________________________________________

BENEFICIALLY (6) SHARED VOTING POWER
 378,468
OWNED BY ______________________________________________________________

EACH (7) SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
 -0-
REPORTING ______________________________________________________________

PERSON WITH (8) SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
 378,468
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 (9) AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED
 BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
 378,468
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 (10) CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT
 IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES ** [ ]
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 (11) PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED
 BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
 1.70%
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 (12) TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON **
 IA
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 ** SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!

CUSIP No. 046224101 13G Page 5 of 12 Pages

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 (1) NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS
 I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO.
 OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY)
 Tontine Capital Partners, L.P.
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 (2) CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP **
 (a) [X]
 (b) [ ]
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 (3) SEC USE ONLY
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 (4) CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
 Delaware
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NUMBER OF (5) SOLE VOTING POWER
 -0-
SHARES ______________________________________________________________

BENEFICIALLY (6) SHARED VOTING POWER
 1,441,241
OWNED BY ______________________________________________________________

EACH (7) SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
 -0-
REPORTING ______________________________________________________________

PERSON WITH (8) SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
 1,441,241
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 (9) AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED
 BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
 1,441,241
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 (10) CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT
 IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES ** [ ]
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 (11) PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED
 BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
 6.46%
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 (12) TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON **
 PN
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 ** SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!

CUSIP No. 046224101 13G Page 6 of 12 Pages

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 (1) NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS
 I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO.
 OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY)
 Tontine Capital Management, L.L.C.
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 (2) CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP **
 (a) [X]
 (b) [ ]
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 (3) SEC USE ONLY
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 (4) CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
 Delaware
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NUMBER OF (5) SOLE VOTING POWER
 -0-
SHARES ______________________________________________________________

BENEFICIALLY (6) SHARED VOTING POWER
 1,441,241
OWNED BY ______________________________________________________________

EACH (7) SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
 -0-
REPORTING ______________________________________________________________

PERSON WITH (8) SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
 1,441,241
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 (9) AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED
 BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
 1,441,241
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 (10) CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT
 IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES ** [ ]
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 (11) PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED
 BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
 6.46%
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 (12) TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON **
 IA
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 ** SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!

CUSIP No. 046224101 13G Page 7 of 12 Pages

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 (1) NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS
 I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO.
 OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY)
 Jeffrey L. Gendell
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 (2) CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP **
 (a) [X]
 (b) [ ]
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 (3) SEC USE ONLY
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 (4) CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
 United States
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NUMBER OF (5) SOLE VOTING POWER
 -0-
SHARES ______________________________________________________________

BENEFICIALLY (6) SHARED VOTING POWER
 2,174,266
OWNED BY ______________________________________________________________

EACH (7) SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
 -0-
REPORTING ______________________________________________________________

PERSON WITH (8) SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
 2,174,266
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 (9) AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED
 BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
 2,174,266
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 (10) CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT
 IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES ** [ ]
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 (11) PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED
 BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
 9.75%
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 (12) TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON **
 IN
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 ** SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!

CUSIP No. 046224101 13G Page 8 of 12 Pages

 The Schedule 13G/A filed on January 29, 2007 is hereby amended and restated
by this Amendment No. 4 to the Schedule 13G.

Item 1(a). Name of Issuer:

 The name of the issuer is Astec Industries, Inc. (the "Company").

Item 1(b). Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices:

 The Company's principal executive offices are located at 1725 Shepherd
Road, Chattanooga, Tennessee 37421.

Item 2(a). Name of Person Filing:

 This statement is filed by:

 (i) Tontine Partners, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership ("TP") with
 respect to the shares of Common Stock directly owned by it;

 (ii) Tontine Management, L.L.C., a limited liability company organized
 under the laws of the State of Delaware ("TM"), with respect to
 the shares of Common Stock directly owned by TP;

 (iii) Tontine Overseas Associates, L.L.C., a limited liability company
 organized under the laws of the State of Delaware ("TOA"), which
 serves as investment manager to Tontine Capital Overseas Master
 Fund, L.P., a Cayman Islands partnership ("TCO"), Tontine Overseas
 Fund, Ltd. ("TOF"), a company organized under the laws of the
 Cayman Islands, with respect to the shares of Common Stock
 directly owned by TOF;

 (iv) Tontine Capital Partners, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership
 ("TCP") with respect to the shares of Common Stock directly owned
 by it;

 (v) Tontine Capital Management, L.L.C., a Delaware limited liability
 company organized under the laws of the State of Delaware ("TCM"),
 with respect to the shares of Common Stock directly owned by TCP;
 and

 (vi) Jeffrey L. Gendell, a United States citizen ("Mr. Gendell") with
 respect to the shares of Common Stock directly owned by each of
 TP, TCO, TOF and TCP.

 The foregoing persons are hereinafter sometimes collectively
referred to as the "Reporting Persons." Any disclosures herein with respect to
persons other than the Reporting Persons are made on information and belief
after making inquiry to the appropriate party.

CUSIP No. 046224101 13G Page 9 of 12 Pages

Item 2(b). Address of Principal Business Office or, if None, Residence:

 The address of the business office of each of the Reporting Persons is 55
Railroad Avenue, Greenwich, Connecticut 06830.

Item 2(c). Citizenship:

 See Item 2(a) above.

Item 2(d). Title of Class of Securities:

 Common Stock, $0.20 par value (the "Common Stock")

Item 2(e). CUSIP Number:

 046224101

Item 3. If this statement is filed pursuant to Rules 13d-1(b) or 13d-2(b) or
(c), check whether the person filing is a:

 (a) [ ] Broker or dealer registered under Section 15 of the
 Act,

 (b) [ ] Bank as defined in Section 3(a)(6) of the Act,

 (c) [ ] Insurance Company as defined in Section 3(a)(19) of
 the Act,

 (d) [ ] Investment Company registered under Section 8 of the
 Investment Company Act of 1940,

 (e) [ ] Investment Adviser in accordance with Rule
 13d-1 (b)(1)(ii)(E),

 (f) [ ] Employee Benefit Plan or Endowment Fund in accordance
 with 13d-1 (b)(1)(ii)(F),

 (g) [ ] Parent Holding Company or control person in accordance
 with Rule 13d-1 (b)(1)(ii)(G),

 (h) [ ] Savings Association as defined in Section 3(b) of the
 Federal Deposit Insurance Act,

 (i) [ ] Church Plan that is excluded from the definition of an
 investment company under Section 3(c)(14) of the
 Investment Company Act of 1940,

 (j) [ ] Group, in accordance with Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(J).

 Not applicable.

CUSIP No. 046224101 13G Page 10 of 12 Pages

Item 4. Ownership.

 A. Tontine Partners, L.P.
 (a) Amount beneficially owned: 354,557
 (b) Percent of class: 1.59% The percentages used herein and in the
rest of Item 4 are calculated based upon the 22,299,125 shares of Common Stock
issued and outstanding as of November 2, 2007 as reflected in the Company's Form
10-Q for the quarterly period ended September 30, 2007.
 (c)(i) Sole power to vote or direct the vote: -0-
 (ii) Shared power to vote or direct the vote: 354,557
 (iii) Sole power to dispose or direct the disposition: -0-
 (iv) Shared power to dispose or direct the disposition: 354,557

 B. Tontine Management, L.L.C.
 (a) Amount beneficially owned: 354,557
 (b) Percent of class: 1.59%
 (c)(i) Sole power to vote or direct the vote: -0-
 (ii) Shared power to vote or direct the vote: 354,557
 (iii) Sole power to dispose or direct the disposition: -0-
 (iv) Shared power to dispose or direct the disposition: 354,557

 C. Tontine Overseas Associates, L.L.C.
 (a) Amount beneficially owned: 378,468
 (b) Percent of class: 1.70%
 (c)(i) Sole power to vote or direct the vote: -0-
 (ii) Shared power to vote or direct the vote: 378,468
 (iii) Sole power to dispose or direct the disposition: -0-
 (iv) Shared power to dispose or direct the disposition: 378,468

 D. Tontine Capital Partners, L.P.
 (a) Amount beneficially owned: 1,441,241
 (b) Percent of class: 6.46%
 (c)(i) Sole power to vote or direct the vote: -0-
 (ii) Shared power to vote or direct the vote: 1,441,241
 (iii) Sole power to dispose or direct the disposition: -0-
 (iv) Shared power to dispose or direct the disposition: 1,441,241

 E. Tontine Capital Management, L.L.C.
 (a) Amount beneficially owned: 1,441,241
 (b) Percent of class: 6.46%
 (c)(i) Sole power to vote or direct the vote: -0-
 (ii) Shared power to vote or direct the vote: 1,441,241
 (iii) Sole power to dispose or direct the disposition: -0-
 (iv) Shared power to dispose or direct the disposition: 1,441,241

 F. Jeffrey L. Gendell
 (a) Amount beneficially owned: 2,174,266
 (b) Percent of class: 9.75%
 (c)(i) Sole power to vote or direct the vote: -0-
 (ii) Shared power to vote or direct the vote: 2,174,266
 (iii) Sole power to dispose or direct the disposition: -0-
 (iv) Shared power to dispose or direct the disposition: 2,174,266

CUSIP No. 046224101 13G Page 11 of 12 Pages

Item 5. Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class.

 Not applicable.

Item 6. Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person.

 TM, the general partner of TP, has the power to direct the affairs of TP,
including decisions respecting the disposition of the proceeds from the sale of
the shares of the Company. TCM, the general partner of TCP, has the power to
direct the affairs of TCP, including decisions respecting the disposition of the
proceeds from the sale of the shares of the Company. Mr. Gendell is the managing
member of TM, TCM and TOA, and in that capacity directs their operations. Each
of the clients of TOA has the power to direct the receipt of dividends from or
the proceeds of sale of such shares.

Item 7. Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which Acquired
the Security Being Reported on by the Parent Holding Company.

 Not applicable.

Item 8. Identification and Classification of Members of the Group.

 See Item 2.

Item 9. Notice of Dissolution of Group.

 Not applicable.

Item 10. Certification.

 Each of the Reporting Persons hereby makes the following certification:

 By signing below I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and
belief, the securities referred to above were not acquired and are not held for
the purpose of or with the effect of changing or influencing the control of the
issuer of the securities and were not acquired and are not held in connection
with or as a participant in any transaction having that purpose or effect.

CUSIP No. 046224101 13G Page 12 of 12 Pages

SIGNATURES

After reasonable inquiry and to the best of our knowledge and belief, the
undersigned certify that the information set forth in this statement is true,
complete and correct.


DATED: November 9, 2007

 /S/ JEFFREY L. GENDELL
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 Jeffrey L. Gendell, individually, and as
 managing member of
 Tontine Management, L.L.C.,
 general partner of
 Tontine Partners, L.P., and as
 managing member of
 Tontine Capital Management, L.L.C.
 general partner of
 Tontine Capital Partners, L.P. and as
 managing member of
 Tontine Overseas Associates, L.L.C.