Help Needed for Research Study to Address Concrete Delivery Professional Shortage

The RMC Research & Education Foundation (RMCREF) has commissioned MIT to take a systemic look at the role of a Concrete Delivery Professional (CDP) and how it can potentially be reshaped to better recruit and retain individuals as well as at how technological advances in the industry can be leveraged to potentially reduce the shortage overall.

The MIT researchers are working closely with RMCREF and NRMCA personnel and committees to use all previous survey information and other industry resources to inform their work. They are also evaluating external sources of driver and workforce data from related industries and are conducting interviews with a variety of stakeholders, including equipment and systems manufacturers, contractors and other interested parties in the concrete construction value chain. However, the MIT researchers do still want more feedback from CDPs themselves. They are requesting the industry’s help in distributing a flyer to CDPs for participation in a survey and alerting them to the chance to win $500 in a drawing that will take place on January 31. The flyer can be put in your breakrooms and/or distributed electronically.

For more information on the research study, contact RMC Research & Education Foundation Executive Director Julie Garbini at jgarbini@rmc-foundation.org. Findings and recommendations from the study are anticipated later this year. NRMCA and RMCREF are collaborating on a variety of projects to address CDP and workforce-related issues. Look for lots of exciting new resources coming soon.