A hot-applied thermoplastic pavement marking composition comprising a modified polyamide resin in the range of between 3 and 10 percent by weight, rosin-modified esters, a copolymer, 30-70 percent by weight of a glass bead intermix, a range of between 1 and 15 percent by weight of either white or yellow pigment, and one or more plasticizers, inorganic fillers, waxes, antioxidants or light stabilizers, and methods of applying a hot-applied thermoplastic pavement marking composition.