Get Your Time Back
FEATURE
Insurance Coverage HOW MUCH IS ENOUGH? Experts offer cover guidance for contractors
W alk with me now, won’ t you, and suspend reality for just a moment as we enter the( hopefully) pretend world of“ Asphalt and Pavement Contractor Insurance Nightmares.” Odds are, if you’ ve been in business for even a brief period of time, you’ ve had a brush with a potential nightmare scenario of a perfectly planned job gone wrong... kind of like one of these: Let’ s say it’ s Monday( because as a contractor, let’ s be honest, doesn’ t it always feel that way?), and a paving project was well underway, it’ s suddenly discovered that one of your trucks has leaked hydraulic
By Lori Helms
fluid all over the place because someone didn’ t tend to the winter maintenance schedule on the fleet during your slow times. That leak subsequently entered the water system and now you’ ve got a pollution event on your hands( and in your wallet), for which you likely aren’ t covered if you’ ve purchased only the standard required insurance policies.
Or here’ s a good one – across town on that same Monday but on another project, one of your workers has accidentally oversprayed certain pavement maintenance materials onto your customer’ s $ 200,000
Business and Management Consultants to the Asphalt & Pavement Maintenance Industries
Office: 508-652-9771 Cell: 508-320-6531 Email: gary @ garysgoldman. com Web: garysgoldman. com
FOCUS
In 2025, on the Bigger Picture of your Business
Stop the Chaos Take Control
End the sleepless nights, day to day planning, guesstimating, and upset clients.
Do more with less to create calm for you, your team, and your clients.
Get Your Time Back
Steer your business and life where you want it to go!
If This Sounds Like Your Company We Need to Talk! OUR SERVICES INCLUDE:
• Onsite & Virtual( Internet) Consulting
• Workshops & Webinars
• Educational Seminars
• Books
• Customized Manuals – Forms & Guides
• One-on-One Training
For More Information On This Advertiser Please Visit www. CallAPE. com / e-inquiry
1.800.210.5923
[ 19 ] August 2025