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.
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Scheduling.
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Sales and customers
Late-season pricing: what to book before the plant closes
Late-season pricing means counting the paving days you have left, booking the work that can't wait, pricing in the cold, and selling the rest for spring.
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.
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
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.
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