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Survey: 87% of automotive technicians actively use a cell phone for work in the bay
An automotive market research firm has released a survey on technician cell phone use that should also interest the employers of construction equipment technicians. IMR says its latest survey on cell phone use in bays at independent repair shops shows that 99.6 percent of automotive repair technicians own a cell phone, with 46.4 percent also own […]
January 23, 2020
Roadbuilding
PennDOT expands travel information for drivers
The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation has expanded the features on its travel information website, 511PA.com. 511PA is also available for iPhone and Android devices, by calling 5-1-1, or by following regional Twitter alerts accessible on the 511PA website. Motorists can now see any travel alerts on state roads along a specific route when they enter […]
January 5, 2018
Dealers
How dealer social media efforts lead to sales, increased customer engagement
When a California dealership started a new social media initiative, it had one primary objective: increase sales. From the beginning of the campaign its social media presence was dismal: it had less than 200 likes on Facebook, it was posting irregularly and there was no engagement on its page. Eight months later, after working out a […]
February 14, 2017
Roadbuilding
IBTTA Twitter chat series to focus on transportation, tolling issues
The International Bridge, Tunnel and Turnpike Association (IBTTA) on Tuesday will launch a series of Twitter chats that focus on transportation issues such as tolling funding and investment. Dubbed #TranspoChat, the monthly series will kick off Tuesday at 3 p.m. Eastern Time with the first hour-long chat, “Making the Case for Federal Investment in Transportation: […]
March 21, 2014
Roadbuilding
Amtrak riders to tweet, blog their 2-day #AmtrakLive trip
Amtrak is taking its Texas Eagle train to Twitter and Instagram. Next month, the company will host #AmtrakLive, a two-day trip from Los Angeles, California to Austin, Texas for 30 riders who will tweet and blog about the experience. [youtube bSTSUt1-DpM nolink] The journey takes travelers to SXSW, a series of film, interactive and music […]
February 25, 2014
Roadbuilding
Follow us for World of Concrete news
Will you be attending World of Concrete next week? Whether you are or aren’t there, be sure to follow us for daily updates from the show. You can catch show news from the official Better Roads twitter (@BetterRoads), and Editor-at-Large Tina Grady Barbaccia (@tgbarbaccia) will be tweeting live from the show floor. Be sure to […]
January 16, 2014
Technology
Social media aids construction company in recovering stolen excavators
We know social media isn’t exactly a top priority for most contractors. But, in addition to the ways in which it aids in marketing your company, a social media presence can also help when machines go missing. Though Facebook and Twitter might not be as powerful as telematics, according to a report from the San […]
November 10, 2013
Roadbuilding
Trains are public places. Who knew?
A former National Security Agency (NSA) chief learned Thursday that trains are public places — really public places, with people who can overhear and disperse information from private phone conversations. Michael Hayden, who directed the NSA and the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) under President George W. Bush, disclosed off-the-record comments to reporters during several phone […]
October 25, 2013
Roadbuilding
DOT, Foxx suspend social media interactions during government shutdown
The U.S. Department of Transportation, DOT Secretary Anthony Foxx and sectors of the DOT announced Tuesday they will not update social media accounts or blogs during the federal government shutdown that has furloughed 18,481 DOT positions. The DOT announced in a post titled “Shutdown Information” on its Fast Lane blog yesterday that no new content […]
October 2, 2013
Roadbuilding
Who Needs Journalists, Anyway?
Disclaimer: This is me getting on my journalism soapbox. It has nothing to do with roads—at least directly—unless you consider that anyone could just “report” on highway and transportation construction industry without credibility mattering. With Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, Google Plus, Instagram, FourSquare and a bevy of other social mediums and the web, where bloggers and […]
September 11, 2013
Roadbuilding
Equipment World to host live Twitter chat Sept. 5 about John Deere 644K Hybrid wheel loader
Our sister site, Equipment World, will moderate a live Twitter chat next week about John Deere’s 644K Hybrid wheel loader. The chat will take place September 5 from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. Central and will focus on a Q&A about the loader, which was introduced at World of Concrete in February. To submit a […]
August 28, 2013
Roadbuilding
Construction University: Marketing
Your marketing has to have a blueprint.
August 7, 2013
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