Category: Workforce
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Heat Safety Rollbacks Endanger Road Crews in the Sunbelt
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in Application, Asphalt, Blacktop, Business, Compaction, Construction News, Construction Safety, Dirt Work, Featured, Infrastructure, Labor & Workforce Development, Maintenance, Milling, Pavement Maintenance, Pavement Marking & Striping, Pavement Preservation & Maintenance, Paving, Plants, Policy Matters, Production, safety, Seal Coating, Sealcoating, Striping, Top Story, WorkforceImagine if tomorrow you woke up and heard a news report stating that a few states had passed laws which ban local governments from requiring workzone barriers like cones or concrete blocks? Or what if you heard they forbid localities from requiring a flagger for road work? Your first reaction might be to fact-check the…
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Atlanta Draws 211,000+ Job Starters in 2023
Recent shifts in the labor market have prompted more workers to change jobs in pursuit of better pay and conditions. Considering this, the latest CommercialSearch study examines how these patterns vary across labor markets nationwide. This analysis draws on detailed U.S. Census data to examine job switches (job-to-job flows) across cities. It offers insights into net gains…
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9 Steps to Keep New Asphalt Crew Members from Quitting
Almost every pavement maintenance contractor will be adding to their employee count by hiring new workers this year. It is incredibly important that those contractors set the pace and expectations they desire for the new worker. How a new worker is assimilated into the crew, that is, made to feel like one of the crew…
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PAVE/X Builds the Education Your Whole Crew Needs
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At PAVE/X, we talk a lot about education. But not just the kind that targets business owners or first-year laborers. What about the people in the middle? The foremen, project managers, estimators, and superintendents who are the operational backbone of any paving company. That gap is exactly what Bryce Harem, General Manager of Central Paving,…
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LCPtracker Unveils LCPtracker+ Training and Support Service
LCPtracker, Inc., an industry-leading provider of labor compliance, construction workforce reporting, and contract compliance solutions, announced the launch of LCPtracker+, a new premium prevailing wage training and unlimited priority support offering for users of LCPtracker Pro software. LCPtracker+ provides contractor users with enhanced technical support while also facilitating access to training resources and in-person networking events…
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Key Takeaways from the 2025 NAPA Mid-Year Conference in Louisville
As I write this, I just got back from Louisville, Kentucky, and while the bourbon down there flows as freely as a McDonald’s soda fountain—the conversations, ideas, and industry insights at the NAPA Mid-Year Meeting were just as prevalent. As someone who’s spent time in the trenches with the commercial pavement maintenance professionals, I’ll be…
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LCPtracker Releases New WH-347 for Easier Payroll Reporting
LCPtracker, Inc., a leading provider of labor compliance, construction workforce reporting, and diversity management software, has released a major update to the WH-347 form within LCPtracker Pro, their premier cloud-based prevailing wage and workforce compliance management solution. This update reflects the latest certified payroll reporting requirements issued by the U.S. Department of Labor (USDOL) that went…
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Addressing Head Protection and Rotational Motion in the Workplace
In today’s hazardous workplace, safety remains a top priority– especially in construction, which consistently ranks as one of the most dangerous industries. In 2023 alone, construction experienced 1,075 fatal work injuries, the highest of any private industry sector[1]. The fatal injury rate stands at nearly three times the national average, at 9.6 per 100,000 full-time…
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Prioritizing Mental Health Over Branding
When I came into the asphalt industry, mid-way through 2022, one of the first calls I took was with the man who people told me was an “asphalt influencer,” and since I was so new I wanted to make sure I connected with him as soon as I could. I remember not really knowing what…
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Why You Should Consider Mental Health Apart Of Jobsite Safety
The month of April is usually reserved as the “Jobsite Safety” month for the construction industry. There are no shortage of social media posts and articles about hi-vis clothing, PPV, best practices, flagging, and many other ways to keep our people safe while on the job. However, one aspect of safety that isn’t often included,…