Asphalt manufacturing is a time-sensitive business. When customers need asphalt, it’s needed right away, which is understandable since roadways are a critical part of America’s transportation infrastructure. Ajax Paving – which operates eight asphalt manufacturing plants across the state of Florida and has paved thousands of miles of roadways – needs to ensure they have enough operators to run the…
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Using Technology To Address The Skilled Trades Labor Shortage. By Annette Kiesewetter The labor shortage is real and affecting the economy in every direction, from local restaurants to assembly lines to the quarries all over the country. The skilled trades shortage is especially impactful. Is your city or county hoping to expand or fix a road? Not without the skilled…
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Examining The What, Why And How Behind An Ever-Growing Problem. By the Association of Equipment Manufacturers “It feels like a perfect storm… A hurricane and a tornado, all rolled up into one.” Dr. Rachel Sederberg didn’t mince words when describing the seriousness of the labor shortage in the United States. It’s long been a problem, and now it’s getting (much)…
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The aggregates industry had a labor problem before the rest of the country had one. Finding people to get their hands dirty has always been a challenge for producers, whether it is heavy equipment operators, truck drivers, diesel mechanics or laborers. The labor problems that the rest of the country is experiencing has its roots in a number of factors.…
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