Running the business
Which job types made money this season, and which to stop pricing
Find out which job types made money this season by measuring gross profit per crew-day, not margin percent, then decide what to reprice, move or stop selling.
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Running the business
Seasonal layoffs: getting your best crew back in the spring
How to handle seasonal layoffs at a paving company so your best operators come back in April: who to keep through winter, what to say, and when to call.
Running the business
Subcontracting milling and striping: quotes, schedules and waits
How to get milling and striping quotes you can price from, put the subs on the schedule in the right order, and keep your paving crew from waiting on anyone.
Running the business
Job costing for paving contractors: know it in July
Job costing is checking what a paving job cost against the estimate while the job's still running. Here's how to do it without adding a day of office work.
Billing and cash
Retainage and progress billing for paving jobs
On commercial and public paving work you bill as you go, and the owner holds back a percentage until the end. How progress billing and retainage really work.
Running the business
The off-season checklist for paving contractors
The plant closes and the phone slows down. What to do with the off-season so next spring's prices, crews and equipment are in better shape than this year's.
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