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
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.
Running the business
Asphalt yield: why the tickets beat the estimate
You priced 90 tons and the plant tickets say 104. That gap is yield, and it's one of the quietest ways a paving job loses money. Here's where the extra tons go.
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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