Rocket Start

10/20/2026

Six drivers. One national stage. So much to be proud of. 🚛🏆

Rocket Start is grateful to recognize six drivers from our community who competed in National Ready Mixed Concrete Association’s 20th Annual National Mixer Driver Championship at ConcreteWorks 2026!

Let’s hear it for our starting lineup:

🚀 James Shirey — Harrison Construction Company, A CRH Company

🚀 Gary Grebel — MCC, Inc.

🚀 Eric Haldiman — MCC, Inc.

🚀 Derek Drexler — Carew Concrete & Supply Co.

🚀 Jerry Norman — Sunrock Industries

🚀 Henry Hogan — Sunrock Industries

These concrete delivery professionals bring skill, precision, and pride to their work every day. Seeing them represent their companies among the nation’s best is something worth celebrating.

Thank you to these drivers and the companies that support them. We’re proud to be part of your journey—and grateful for the people who keep America building.

🎬 Meet the drivers in our ESPN-theme starting lineup video below! 😃

Built on Skill, Driven by Pride.

10/16/2026

Nashville, here we come! 🚀

The Rocket Start team will be at National Ready Mixed Concrete Association’s ConcreteWorks 2026 — Booth 615! We’re looking forward to catching up with industry friends, meeting new faces, and sharing what’s next.

We’re expanding our focus to what we call "Employee Optimization". Building on our gamification and rewards foundation, we’re bringing together recognition, learning, and AI-powered insights to help employees grow and leaders build stronger connections with their teams.

As we evolve, our mission stays the same: helping construction materials companies engage, retain, train, and recruit the people who keep America building.

Stop by Booth 615, say hello, and let’s talk about how we can support your workforce.

See you in Nashville! 🎸

08/27/2026

05/05/2026

🎥 This is why Rocket Start exists.

Behind every platform, every dashboard, and every leaderboard… there’s a story.

For us, it starts with something simple — hard work, opportunity, and the belief that we can leave things better than we found them.

Rocket Start wasn’t built just to track performance.
It was built to recognize people.
To celebrate the wins that often go unnoticed.
To give workers a sense of purpose, pride, and belonging in an industry that runs on their effort every single day.

We’ve seen what happens when you shift the focus from what’s going wrong…
to what people are doing right.

Engagement rises.
Retention improves.
And most importantly — people feel seen.

This video is a reflection of our journey so far — why we started, what we believe, and the impact we’re striving to make every day.

Take a minute to watch. 🚀