Who here remembers a time before GPS ruled everything? It was a simpler time, and it kind of sucked if you ask me. We had to use maps to get where we were going—who even has paper maps in their car these days?
Now all the directions you need to get anywhere, whether it’s Las Vegas or your local taco place, are right in your handy mobile phone. But that’s only scratching the surface of what GPS can do.
GPS tracking for construction companies is transforming the industry, giving project managers better peace of mind in that they actually know what’s happening on their job sites on a day to day basis. With this simple tool, managers can see at a glance what site their workers are at—like magic.
But before your construction crew starts reaching for their tinfoil hats and shouting “conspiracy!”, rest assured there are benefits for them too. Knowing these benefits is the first step in putting this GPS tracking software to good use and getting your job site under control.
Don’t Put Your Ass(ets) on the Line
On your average construction job site, there’s a lot of stuff to keep track of, including who knows how many vehicles and pieces of equipment. One of the most important things you need to be able to do as a business owner or project manager is to properly track your construction fleet.
Look, we get it, running after every piece of equipment to make sure it’s being used properly, to be sure it’s not being abused, to make sure your crew isn’t taking your heavy equipment on moonlight jobs… it can be a pain.
And of course, there are also the guys who just don’t know how to operate a piece of heavy machinery without thinking they’re in the middle of “The Fast and the Furious 19: In the (Construction) Zone”.
That’s where GPS tracking for construction companies becomes your new best friend. GPS capabilities like those built into busybusy let you see at a glance where your construction equipment is at any given moment and help you see how your construction fleet is being used throughout the day.
GPS fleet tracking from the busybusy mobile phone app offers real-time data that not only gives you peace of mind knowing your equipment is where it should be, but also gives you the opportunity to make better plans about how your equipment should be used across the job site. That can lead to more efficiency on your job sites overall, preventing idle time, reduce fuel costs for gas-guzzling machinery, and much more.
Sleep Better With Mobile Time Tracking
Okay, look. About 99% of the time – okay, maybe 95% of the time – 90% of the time? – (who the heck knows) your guys actually remember to clock in the moment they get to the job site and clock out when they’ve finished up for the day. But when they’re tired and they just want to go home, crash on the couch and watch some Netflix, filling out their time card may not be the first thing on their mind.
Mobile time tracking enabled with GPS location-based reminders can give your crew the kick in the butt they need to clock in and out as they’re showing up or leaving for the day, as well as when they’re heading out for breaks or running errands. That way there’s no paperwork stopping a tired worker from getting home to that couch.
With mobile time tracking apps, you also have the ability to see where your crew is, at any time they’re on the clock. That’s true whether you only have one job site or if you’re working multiple job sites. Now, this is the point where some of your guys may be getting out those tinfoil hats we mentioned earlier, but this has benefits for them as well, so bear with us.
Construction companies who track employee time using GPS tracking software can get a much more accurate idea of what’s actually happening on the job site, and that benefits everyone involved. There doesn’t have to be any more disputes over who did what on the job site or how many hours were worked. (There’s a reason so many construction companies are updating their software).
Being able to accurately track time (like you can with the busybusy app – just throwing that out there) lets you run payroll like a champ, get your crew their paychecks, and at the end of the day minimizes the amount of time spent in the back office crunching numbers and making wild guesses.
Does all of this sound like something that could kick things up a notch at your job site? If it does, then contact us to learn more about the busybusy mobile time tracking solution and its GPS capabilities. We’d be happy to walk you through what busybusy can do.
