Executive Summary. Several means exist in the way of gathering data from your operating fleet. Here are the basic ways and then a quick explanation of current technology. The Basics of Data Collection. Many contractors, or companies with large on/offroad fleets and/or...
Data Collection Without the $100,000 Fancy Toys
Executive Summary. Collecting data from a construction jobsite can serve many purposes, and all of them very beneficial. Uses such as claim defense, quality assurance, and company improvement are just a few. You have no excuse not to gather this data – it’s easy!...
Utes and Bunds: Working in New Zealand
Executive Summary Civil construction is the same, but different, in New Zealand. Some terms and methods which vary from American civil construction follow. Give me a little bit about New Zealand? New Zealand is a country with about 5,000,000 people in it. This is...
Your Equipment Rates: Where to Start
Executive Summary Whether in an estimate setup or change order negotiation scenario, if you do not know your equipment rates, start with a baseline cost. You know your equipment rates? You own ten, one hundred, or even a thousand or more pieces of rolling stock. Do...
Toolbox Tech on the Connected Jobsite
With the growing amount of technology being developed and used in the world and on construction sites today. It may seem daunting to start grasping and using these ideas out in the field. Below is a growing list of terms and recommendations related to construction...
I Didn’t Ask for a Lamborghini
Executive summary. Extra work on a construction project must be delivered at fair and reasonable prices. Owners should know they have this right in their Contract, and Contractors should know the owners have this right too. Here comes the extra work. A new scope of...