ForConstructionPros.com blog providing trends and topics to help contractors manage their business. Written by an industry expert from ForConstructionPros.com
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Can You Use A Smartphone to Promote Safe Driving?
by Kimberly Hegeman - Friday May 4, 2012
Can you promote safe driving habits - or curb unsafe habits - with the use of a mobile app? The new App4Drivers sets out to do just that. Designed by Dangerous Decisions LLC , this new mobile app for Android and iPhones tracks and documents texting, excessive turns, excessive speeds, quick accelerations and sudden braking. Check out how App4Drivers works on YouTub e. Users have the ability...
ForConstructionPros.com blog analyzing the concrete and decorative concrete industries. Written by an industry expert from Concrete Contractor magazine
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Home Depot Offers Contractor Perks with Its ‘First for Pro’ Services
by Rebecca Wasieleski - Wednesday May 2, 2012
I recently went on a Home Depot store tour in Madison, Wis., with Renee Swanson, Home Depot regional Pro Sales manager for the Northern Plains region, and one of the Madison store’s pro account representatives, Jack Hindert. They showed me the services Home Depot offers its contractor customers through First for Pro , a program initially launched in 2010 but one the company is continuously...
ForConstructionPros.com blog discussion trends in the paving and pavement maintenance industry. Written by an industry expert from Pavement Maintenance Magazine
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Do You Pay Your Workers Properly?
by Allan Heydorn - Monday April 23, 2012Most contractors think they probably do; some are undoubtedly correct. But according to an attorney quoted in the Dallas Morning News between 60% and 80% of employers are not in compliance with the Fair Labor Standards Act -- and the Dept. of Labor is cracking down. Think about these questions: Do you have safety meetings either before or after a shift? Do you have "job huddles" in advance...
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Have Tier 4 Technologies Quarantined US Equipment Markets?
by Frank Manfredi - Friday April 13, 2012
Purchase price may be just the beginning of the added cost U.S. EPA diesel emissions regulations bring to construction equipment. Equipment dealers have told us that only 20% or 30% of their customers are aware of the Tier 4 final regulations, according to a preliminary survey just completed. Dealers expect pre-Tier 4 machines to become more valuable. Prices of those machines are seen to...
ForConstructionPros.com blog providing insight into the equipment and building sectors of the construction industry. Written by an industry expert from Equipment Today Magazine
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"Mean Green" Truck Highlights Hybrid Capabilities
by Becky Schultz - Wednesday April 4, 2012
Volvo Trucks North America recently announced that Mean Green, the "world's fastest hybrid truck", will attempt to achieve a new speed record of more than 165 mph on April 27 at Wendover Airfield in Utah. The Volvo-built hybrid currently holds speed records in the standing 500-meter (one-third mile), standing kilometer (two-thirds mile) and flying kilometer – international speed...
ForConstructionPros.com blog discussing the asphalt and commercial paving markets. Written by an industry insider from Asphalt Contractor Magazine
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"Take politics out of transportation!"
by Lisa Cleaver - Tuesday February 28, 2012While Congress took a President's Day break in late February, Ray LaHood traveled to the sunny state of Florida to be the keynote speaker at this year's Preservation & Rehabilitation meeting in Bonita Springs sponsored by the Asphalt Emulsion Manufacturers Association (AEMA) , Asphalt Recycling & Reclaiming Association (ARRA) , International Slurry Surfacing Association (ISSA) and the Pavement...
ForConstructionPros.com blog speaking to Rental business owner trends and topics. Written by an industry expert from Rental Magazine
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Make an Impact on the Message: Join Rental's New Editorial Board
by Jenny Lescohier - Tuesday January 24, 2012
I know you have a lot going on and you're busy, but I'd like your input. I'm looking for volunteers to join Rental's new editorial board and I hope you'll consider taking me up on the opportunity. With the pace of change in the world constantly speeding up, it's imperative we find effective ways to keep our finger on the pulse of our customers' wants and needs, and there is simply no...
