Crews and the field
Winterizing paving equipment, the sealcoat rig and the yard
Winterizing paving equipment the week the plant closes: the paver and rollers, the sealcoat rig, the crack melter, the striper, the material and the yard.
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Crews and the field.
Getting the crew to the right lot ready to work, and what happens once they're there. Rain days, heat, cure times, daily logs and the hours.
Crews and the field
Fall sealcoating: temperature cutoffs and the year's last lots
Fall sealcoating runs on temperature cutoffs and short days. How to read the 50°F rule, count the lots you can seal and move the rest to spring in writing.
Crews and the field
Crew time clocks and overtime: hours from the job, not memory
A crew time clock that holds up: when paid time starts, how meal and rest breaks count, and how overtime is figured over a 40-hour workweek, with the math.
Crews and the field
Sealcoat cure time, new asphalt and when the striper comes back
Sealcoat cure time sets the order on a lot: new asphalt cures first, sealer dries before paint, and striping comes twice. How to schedule and price the waits.
Crews and the field
Daily logs that back you up when a customer disputes the bill
What a paving daily log needs so it settles a billing dispute: hours, quantities by area, delays with times, who said what, and photos taken the same day.
Crews and the field
Paving crews in summer heat: water, shade, rest and start times
Keeping a paving crew safe in summer heat: how much water to bring, where the shade goes, breaks that fit the paver, new-hire ramp-up and moving the start time.
Crews and the field
Rain days in paving: moving the schedule without losing the week
How to handle rain days in paving: make the call by a set time, slide the whole day forward instead of reshuffling jobs, and book the month with rain in it.
Crews and the field
Spring startup for paving crews: ready before the plant opens
A spring startup plan for paving contractors: crew calls, driver paperwork, machines and material, all done before the first load of hot mix leaves the plant.
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