Electronic tools log hours, fuel usage more accurately: Tracking, management systems aid workers, eliminate errors

摘要

In 2005, S.W. Rodgers Co., Inc., a site development, heavy highway and utility contractor headquartered in Gainesville, Va., commemorated its 25th year in the construction business, and at the same time, celebrated having the largest number of active jobsites in its history. But with good times usually come a few bad, and Rodgers faced multiple challenges during its landmark anniversary year. Land scarcity, competitive pressures and regulatory changes were all key, but the company's greatest challenge was finding high quality equipment operators. "The cost of commuting here, and the statutory restrictions on CDL driver hours pose a real issue," said Richard Byrd, vice president of Rodgers' equipment division. "Because construction is limited to 38 weeks or so a year, we saw productivity being one of the two most promising possibilities for bottom line improvement."