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Understand Your Trailer GVWR (Gross Vehicle Weight Rating)
Nov 2, 2011 · What is Trailer GVWR? Trailer GVWR (Gross Vehicle Weight Rating) is the amount of weight the vehicle can carry. Some manufacturers rate the GVWR at the lowest component rating, while others include the trailer’s weight on top of the trailer capacity.
How to Build the Perfect Construction Logistics Plan
Oct 7, 2024 · How will you move and deploy your workforce, equipment and materials to get the job done? Taking the time to think through your construction logistics plan will help you answer questions like these. Where construction management plans deal with the larger picture, logistics plans zoom into the finer points of a project, allowing …
A Contractor's Guide to CCIP Insurance - Construction Business …
Jun 26, 2012 · To illustrate this point, consider competing bids from Subcontractor A, whose insurance cost is $50,000 and bid price for material and labor is $1 million, and Subcontractor B, whose insurance cost is $30,000, but the bid price for materials and labor is only $800,000.
The Contractor’s Guide to QuickBooks - Construction Business …
Feb 1, 2022 · If a small construction business is in the market for a professional accounting tool, management is probably considering QuickBooks. QuickBooks is a valid choice for its reasonable cost, ability to manage job costs, manage subcontractors and more.
How to Read Your Financials - Costs in excess of billings
Nov 2, 2011 · It is imperative to understand how to read your financials. They represent the "financial control" of your business. Costs in excess of billings - meaning that you have costs you have not or cannot bill right now to the customer on jobs in progress. Billings in excess of costs - meaning that the contractor has billed the customer for work not yet done.
A Contractor's Guide to OCIPs - Construction Business Owner …
May 24, 2012 · Mike Hastings is a national project risk practice leader within Marsh’s U.S. Construction Practice. Over the past 17 years, he has taken a lead role in developing and implementing Marsh’s consultative approach to construction project risk management, including risk identification, financial modeling, loss control and mitigation, insurance program design, and consulting services for company ...
How to Draft a Construction Organization Chart
Feb 24, 2012 · Finance. Administration. Management. Then, use a sticky note for each function required in your business. After brainstorming and completing this exercise, post these tasks beneath the headings in logical order.
The Contractor’s Guide to Google Ads - Construction Business …
Jul 24, 2020 · Andy Grider is a digital marketing manager at Stack Construction Technologies. Grider is an accomplished business-to-business (B2B) and business-to-consumer (B2C) digital marketing expert specializing in paid search, SEO, email marketing, affiliate marketing, event marketing and website usability.
Near Miss Examples in the Workplace - Construction Business …
Nov 2, 2011 · Seventy-five percent of all accidents are preceded by one or more near misses, according to the National Safety Council. In other words, close calls should be wake-up calls for employees and employers to realize that something is wrong and needs to be corrected.