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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
Dealers
Survey: End users tap multiple resources to acquire used equipment
Randall-Reilly surveyed equipment industry end-users on used equipment. Check the results from construction, landscaping, and agricultural industry members.
October 14, 2019
Roadbuilding
Ore. DOT negotiating with Facebook to run fiber-optic broadband along Hwy. 126
The Oregon DOT is reportedly negotiating an agreement that allows Facebook to run 100-miles of fiber-optic broadband line along Highway 126. Learn more here.
November 22, 2018
Roadbuilding
GM veteran Greg Martin named COO, executive director of Together for Safer Roads
Greg Martin, former head of global public policy for General Motors, has been named chief operating officer and executive director of Together for Safer Roads (TSR), a coalition of private sector companies with the goal of reducing deaths and injuries from traffic crashes. “Safe roads are important to our families, communities and our businesses and […]
March 17, 2017
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
Don’t drink and drive…especially your wheel loader!
I’m not sure what’s more disconcerting about this story, that this guy has access to a wheel loader in the first place or that he’s likely operated it more than a few times while intoxicated. According to a report from CBS Minnesota, a man was arrested near Minneapolis after police pulled him over while […]
November 20, 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
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
Technology
Contractor smartphone use surges; social media use sees modest gain
Contractors are dinged for being slow technology adaptors, but according to the 2013 Equipment World Internet Use and Social Media Survey, some of you are definitely starting to catch up. The survey was based on 302 mailed and emailed responses from contractors across the country. We did a similar survey in 2011, and quite frankly […]
March 4, 2013
Business
How construction companies can leverage social media
A new article from Construction Executive provides a great crash course in social media use for those in construction. The article gives an introduction to each of the four major social media channels — Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn and YouTube — and gives a bit of advice on how to use them. Because the expansion of […]
January 24, 2013
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