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Coaching & Consulting
6 Tips for Boosting Your Bid Winning Percentage
Caterpillar - Cat
17%: That’s the average bid-winning percentage for general construction contractors. Here are six things you can do to beat the odds.
August 28, 2019
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Training & Education
Let's Talk Training, Again
A reader's recent experience inspired me to think about training and how it plays into the current skills shortage
August 15, 2019
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Coaching & Consulting
4 Productivity-Boosters that Don’t Involve Technology
Caterpillar - Cat
Onboard technology can deliver double-digit efficiency gains, but don’t overlook lower-tech features that also help your operators work more quickly and accurately.
July 2, 2019
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Labor & Workforce Development
Celebrate Construction Mentors During Teacher Appreciation Week
From foremen and supervisors to manufacturer trainers, Teacher Appreciation Week extends beyond the classroom, especially for construction employees eager to learn the business
May 7, 2019
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Labor & Workforce Development
Schools, Construction Industry Celebrate Skilled Trades Signing Day
Programs acknowledge high school seniors who have chosen professions or training in the skilled trades
May 6, 2019
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Labor & Workforce Development
Paving the Path to Our Future Construction Workforce
Aging infrastructure and an aging workforce can present prime opportunities for job growth in the asphalt industry, if we get past traditional stigmas
April 17, 2019
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Labor & Workforce Development
4 Ways to Help Prevent Employee Turnover This Season
Finding good employees is tough. Once you have them on board, make sure you keep them happy with these tips.
March 28, 2019
Employees will go the extra mile if they feel responsible for the results of their work, have a sense of worth in their jobs, believe their jobs make good use of their skills and receive recognition for their contributions.
Business Services
New Book Aims to Make IoT in Construction More Understandable
Book uses 8 real-world case studies to explore the Internet of Things specific to the construction industry
March 28, 2019
Cover of the book written by Timothy Chou and A. Vincent Vasquez diving into IoT in construction.
Financing, Insurance & Leasing
Don't Look for Financing Until You Answer These Questions
Caterpillar - Cat
Answer these four questions before you start the equipment financing process and talking with potential lenders.
June 5, 2018
Cat Equipment
Dealers, Service Centers
How To Simplify Your Search for Used Equipment
Caterpillar - Cat
There are lots of used machines out there. How do you find the one that’s up to your standards? Consider a “certified” used program.
March 27, 2018
Caterpillar Used
Coaching & Consulting
Peer-to-Peer Sharing Can Help Contractors Make Money with Idle Construction Equipment
Peer-to-peer equipment sharing network DOZR aims to help contractors profit from idle equipment
December 4, 2017
If you have downtime during a winter season and your equipment is sitting idle, consider the option of renting it out to other contractors who are doing snow removal work.
Financing, Insurance & Leasing
Everybody Loves Payday
Caterpillar - Cat
October 23, 2017
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Coaching & Consulting
Construction Cost Reduction Playbook: What’s in Yours?
Caterpillar - Cat
Our goal is to reduce fleet owning and operating costs. If I were creating a cost-reduction playbook, here are some of the roles and responsibilities I’d include
August 2, 2017
Cat Blog
Coaching & Consulting
Show Me the . . . Data!
Caterpillar - Cat
In 20 years since Tom Cruise and Cuba Gooding Jr. made 'Show me the money!' one of the best-known movie quotes, data has become the surest way for contractors to help themselves to the big money
July 24, 2017
Catallday
Construction Toolbox
[APP] Get Real-time Production Data from the Field with Rhumbix Mobile App
Rhumbix
Rhumbix allows field managers to quickly create and approve time cards, capture safety data, quantities installed, change orders, signatures, pictures/notes and create daily reports
June 27, 2017
Rhumbix's mobile app enables foremen to record changes creating a data-rich digital record of what happened on the jobsite.
Apps
[APP] Construction Manager App Keeps Info Flowing Smoothly from Field to Office
Snappii
Construction Manager lets users fill out and share forms such as maintenance logs, daily reports, job estimator and weekly timesheets
June 20, 2017
Construction Manager lets users fill out and share forms such as maintenance logs, daily reports, job estimator and weekly timesheets.
Apps
[APP] Document and Verify LEED Construction Credits from the Field with Green Badger Mobile App
Green Badger
Green Badger LEED Documentation mobile app is a simple way to document and verify LEED construction credits in the field from your smartphone or tablet
June 13, 2017
The Green Badger LEED Documentation mobile app provides instantaneous LEED documentation and verification for LEED construction credits right on your mobile device.
Apps
[APP] Web-based Electronic Quoting Tool Allows for Real-time Field Quoting
FieldConnect
Simple electronic quoting tool allows field and sales staff to quickly create a quote, get management review and get customer’s approval in real time while in the field
June 6, 2017
Eliminate paper-based quotes and get quick estimates and approval from the field with FieldQuotes web-based application.
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