DAVID “CRAIG” YEACK
Co-Founder, BCMI Corp
BCMI President Craig Yeack is passionate about using technology to transform the ready-mix industry. Over the years, he has shared his deep knowledge of software development and professional service through multiple trade publications, providing construction materials producers with insightful knowledge on how to use cloud-based technology solutions to improve their business. He was a contributing columnist for The Concrete Producer (Tech Talk column) and now writes the Tech Trends column for Concrete Products.
Technology Trends
in Concrete Products magazine
Shining the Light on Precast
Modern precast is critical infrastructure, immense and, by definition, hidden. A hidden asset presents a huge problem.
The Future of Batching
Producers must decide between sticking with batching systems that do a good enough job and upgrading to one that runs masterfully with improved accuracies and uptime.
Newsflash: The digital enterprise is not complicated
Ready-mix concrete is a “now” industry. Real time. No delays. It’s time for us to catch up with what our kids already have: Instant access to information and collaboration with everyone all the time.
The Modern Ready-Mix Customer
Modernizing the business of ready-mix, part 3 of 3.
Running a ready-mix concrete operation is tough. Pat yourself on the back for exactly three seconds. Now for the crushing reality: Running a concrete construction operation is just as tough, if not more.
The 'NOW' System Landscape
Modernizing the business of ready-mix, part 2 of 3.
Managing construction materials is a complicated “now” business. Dozens of independent factors must be tamed to achieve on-time, on-site, on-spec fulfillment.
Concrete Batching: Buy vs. Build
Modernizing the business of ready mix, part 1 of 3
Many concrete producers are considering the merits of upgrading their software and hardware for concrete batching.
Taking the Pork Out of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act
H.R.3684, all 1,372 pages using size 12 Robo font, is a whopper. Every dollar sign is followed by at least six zeros, and it’s pretty much hopeless to sum up the total to be spent.
The Case for DOT 'E-Info' Standardization
Concrete A I(nnovation)
Cloud or Closet: What’s Best for Internet Security?
2021: Year of the Digital Enterprise
The Value of Control
Building a Better Driver
Back to the Future for Precast
The Urgency of Real-Time Benchmarking
Buying Innovation
Another Step to Sustainability
Truck Tracking 2.0: What’s Next?
Evolution of Concrete Plants
Five Reasons CRM Matters
Customers Rank
Extract & Act
Drivers, Start Your Engines!
Tech Talk
in The Concrete Producer magazine
ROI of the Cloud
Case study: Cloud computing reduces costs
Sharing the Wealth of Information
Case study: Reduce cancelled loads, and everyone wins.
How Valuable is Your Money?
Case study: Minimize the cost of being your customers’ “bank.”
How Valuable is Your Time?
Case study: Getting drivers in and out of job sites quickly is a win-win for concrete producers and contractors.