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.
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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
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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