ASPHALT ANSWERS
What Did You
Learn Today?
n today’s business environment, if
you’re not learning something new
every day, you’re going backwards.
This has never been truer in the as-
phalt industry. Many times we are
caught in the trap of doing something
“because that’s the way we’ve always
done it.” Furthermore, we don’t con-
sider the busy summer months as an
opportunity for training, but it’s the
perfect time because we can really take
advantage of those resolutions we made
earlier in the year. Too often we are
caught up in starting early and finishing
late with everything in the middle being
a blur of activity. What I’d like to focus
on this month is a few ways you can use
the jobsite as your training room.
Pre-Job Meeting. If you know me,
then you know this is one of my hot
topics. Gathering your staff before the
job starts gives a great opportunity to
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not only discuss the tasks at hand but
to make sure that all of our best prac-
tices are being used. From the shovel
man to the screed crew. From the paver
operator to the roller operator. From
the truck driver to the dump man, is
everyone squared away. Is your lute
man walking on an uncompacted mat?
Is the roller man getting the required
density? Are your machine operators
on the phone too much? These quick
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