Case Study: TRUCKAST and Concrete Supply Co.

Case Study: TRUCKAST and Concrete Supply Co. Like every concrete supplier in the U.S., Concrete Supply Company in Charlotte, North Carolina, is in constant communication with the contractors and builders that rely on Concrete Supply Co. for their concrete. “The proverbial question is, “Where’s my truck?” said Henry Batten, President, Concrete Supply Co. To provide their customers with real-time, digital info on their concrete orders, Concrete Supply Co. is rolling out TRUCKAST to their customers. Read the full Case Study at TRUCKAST Case Studies

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Case Study: TRUCKAST and W.E. Beaty

Case Study: TRUCKAST and W.E. Beaty, Concrete Contractors Since W.E. Beaty and IMI began using TRUCKAST, W.E. Beaty’s foremen have seen an immediate shift in how they can stay organized in managing the concrete delivery process resulting in reduced anxiety on the job and a reduction in calls to dispatch “I look at TRUCKAST numerous times throughout the day. I can tell the number of trucks a site is supposed to have.” – Ricky Pryor, W.E. Beaty Field Operations. Read the full Case Study at TRUCKAST Case Studies

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Pouring the concrete

Pouring the concrete. Nothing on this scale had been recorded since 1999, when the foundation of the Venetian in Las Vegas was poured. The success of the Grand Pour put the New Wilshire Grand in the Guinness Book of Records for the largest continuous concrete pour. The Grand Pour ballet Organized and timed deliveries of concrete were crucial in the pouring of nearly 84 million pounds of the slurry, which had to be laid within 90 minutes of the initial mixing.

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TRUCKAST – logistics and ecommerce for concrete.

TRUCKAST – logistics and ecommerce for concrete. https://www.truckast.comTRUCKAST offers logistics software, collaboration and order management tools to help increase profits and reduce costs for ready mix concrete contractors and suppliers. TRUST = Gain transparent and trustworthy information instantaneously. PLAN = Get the right product to the right job at the right time. TRACK = Track your trucks and chat with sales or dispatch at any time. ORDER = Place orders without wasting time with phone calls.

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Case Study: TRUCKAST and Shiel Sexton

Case Study: TRUCKAST and Shiel Sexton. “TRUCKAST has completely changed how we manage our concrete orders.” – Tim Brogan, Sr. Project Manager, Shiel Sexton “Foremen used to have to go to a payphone to call the concrete supplier. Mobile phones changed that. Foremen could call their supplier and complain, “ Brogan said. “Now TRUCKAST has completely changed how we manage our concrete orders.” “I check TRUCKAST when I get up, throughout the day, and when I get home from work.” Read the full Case Study at TRUCKAST Case Studies

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The Concrete Producer: Creating Transparency and Trust

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By Shelby O. Mitchell
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What began as a way to improve communication between concrete producers and their customers is already setting records in its first year on the market. In February 2014, the Truckast mobile truck tracking application was used on the largest continuous concrete pour in history.

In 18 hours, more than 200 trucks delivered 21,200 cubic yards for the foundation of the Wilshire Grand Hotel in Los Angeles. More than 100 people used Truckast on smart phones and tablets to monitor the job’s progress and make logistical decisions. Although the pour was not typical, it illustrated the program’s ability to help streamline project timelines and improve accountability of producers and their customers.

Truckast provides real-time updates on each concrete delivery, eliminating the need for time-consuming phone calls between customers, dispatchers, and drivers. A contractor can see truck status and pour duration, upload jobsite photos, and exchange notes with the dispatcher regarding status changes. Customers can also schedule upcoming jobs and store common orders for quick reordering.

“It’s surprising how effective this tool is in reducing disputes,” says Brad Adamske, chief operating officer for Truckast, based in Aliso Viejo, Calif. “When there is a communication gap between the plant and jobsite, it can erode the level of trust. Now if an issue is raised, everyone can see the same data and discuss what happened.”

Over time, producers can evaluate their performance on all jobs and identify ways to improve productivity and efficiency. Likewise, contractors can change patterns (such as requesting concrete deliveries too closely together and causing trucks to wait at the jobsite) that may be impacting crew utilization and job management. “Once the data is available in real time, everyone can make better decisions and see real improvements,” says Adamske.

Future upgrades of Truckast will include enhanced ordering features, improved location data, and project and data visualization capabilities.

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Case Study: TRUCKAST and Custom Concrete

Case Study: TRUCKAST and Custom Concrete. “With TRUCKAST, we can pinpoint how many yards of concrete are on the road, how many yards we’ve poured, and the rate that the trucks are coming.” – Casey Harvey of Custom Concrete. “It’s critical that we don’t have four extra trucks sitting there and you can’t use their concrete. That’s thousands of dollars extra.” Read the full Case Study at TRUCKAST Case Studies

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TRUCKAST Selected for Largest Concrete Pour in History

All stakeholders in construction project connected in real time for pour involving more than 2000 truckloads over 20 hours. “TRUCKAST provided remarkable transparency and accountability throughout the grand pour. This enabled me and other key stakeholders to be continuously informed throughout the process. These TRUCKAST benefits will carry forward through to the Wilshire Grand completion.” LA Times-Wilshire Grand: The Big Pour

Behind the Grand Pour: Building L.A.’s new tallest tower
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Michael Marchesano gazed out the window of his third-floor office in downtown Los Angeles and didn’t like what he saw. In a far corner of an excavated pit, five stories deep and the size of a city block, stood a mound of dirt as big as a small…

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Smartphone use increases among construction contractors

Smartphone use increases among construction contractors, as does use of apps, interest in video. Clear trends have emerged in the past four years as contractors rely more heavily on technology, according to a new Equipment World survey on Internet use and social media.

Smartphone use increases among construction contractors, as does use of apps, interest in video
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Clear trends have emerged in the past four years as contractors rely more heavily on technology, according to a new Equipment World survey on Internet use and social media. In this year’s survey, 66 percent of contractor respondents say they have…

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Significant disruptions to the construction industry

… Significant disruptions to the construction industry include: 1) Increased collaboration (making an opaque industry more transparent and substantially more efficient) 2) Ever-more sophisticated design software and visualization 3) 3D printing. Exponential Organizations by Salim Ismail, Yuri van Geest, Michael Maloneless