Category: Business Services
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Industry Analyst on 2025 Prospects and Market Conditions
Alastair Hayfield, Vice President – Commercial Vehicles, Interact AnalysisInteract AnalysisTo assess emerging trends and both current and future concerns of the construction industry, the Equipment Today (ET) team team spoke with experts throughout the industry. In our conversation below, Alastair Hayfield, vice president of commercial vehicles at Interact Analysis, offers insights into today’s challenges and…
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What the Steel and Aluminum Tariff Could Mean for Construction
In an effort to protect America’s steel and aluminum industries, on February 11, President Trump signed proclamations to close loopholes, restoring a “true” 25 percent tariff on steel, raising the tariff from 10 to 25 percent on aluminum. As quickly as President Trump addressed these tariffs on what are vitally imported construction materials, it didn’t…
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3 Pavement Industry Keys: Be Resourceful, Serve Your Clients, Protect Your Business
In our asphalt businesses we are in the service business, meaning we provide a service to others. Maybe we provide our service to residential customers, maybe commercial or municipal. Regardless, we are the problem solvers. If your parking lot needs lines, we can do it. If you have a sink hole, we can fix it. …
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Ligchine, Road Widener Appoint Schulze as Director of Sales
Ligchine has named Michael Schulze as sales director, a role he will serve for the company and for Road Widener. The appointment is effective immediately. Schulze brings considerable experience in construction equipment sales and a track record of driving growth and strategic partnerships, the company reported. Before joining Ligchine, Schulze served as eastern region sales manager…
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High Performance Pavement: A Process Driven Business Paradigm
While at the 2024 IGNITE Construction Summit, which took place at the Renaissance Esmerelda Resort in Palm Springs, CA, I sat at a breakfast table with Andre Neidich, CEO and Co-Founder of Pothole Heroes, and his dynamic COO, Zach Young. Far from our original introduction, we first met at the 2022 IGNITE in Clearwater, FL,…
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How Dashcams are Enhancing Safety and Protecting Fleets From Fraud
Let’s face it — we live in a world where everything is prone to going viral. A recent epidemic that has taken the Internet and social media platforms by storm is auto insurance fraud attempts, thanks to the rapid adoption of dashcams. Dashcams have become essential for businesses reliant on vehicles and heavy equipment. They…
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Improving Business Management for Power Sweeping Contractors
The World Sweeping Association has a membership base of power sweeping contractors and here are some of the ways contractors can improve business management of their companies. Adopting strategic approaches like the ones below are ways they can enhance their management practices, which will help drive growth and profitability. Investing in technology is a critical…
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The Impacts of Trump Ramping Up Fossil Fuel Production
Since the United States inauguration day, Jan. 20, 2025, there has been a lot of uncertainty. The Trump administration has come into office with big ideas and ways that it would like to fix the problems it sees in the country. One of those problems is the climate and fossil fuels — President Trump has declared a…
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February 2025 PVM Editorial | For Construction Pros
About 12 years ago I went through a divorce, which was, as you can imagine, a really painful experience. In the aftermath, I started seeing a psychologist in order to help me through things, and to stabilize my mental health. During one particular sessions I explained to my doctor how it felt worse when I…
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Disorganization is Hurting Your Profitability
Running a business requires multiple tasks being completed by many people and different functions, often at the same time – sales meetings, order processing, scheduling, invoicing, paying bills, hiring, managing, bookkeeping, banking, firing, delivering, quality checking, and so many more. In many cases, one task must be completed to trigger the next or the lack…