Excavation & Site Prep
You're Running a Business on Gut Feel
How many jobs did you complete last month? What's your average ticket? Which tech is most productive? If the answer is 'I'd have to check,' you have a visibility problem.
Uncle Steve on reporting & visibility in excavation & site prep
The Excavation & Site Prep Industry at a Glance
Site preparation and general excavation contractors — grading, foundation excavation, utility trenching. Every job starts with an 811 ticket.
40,000+
US Companies
$1.5M–$12M
Avg. Revenue
5–30
Field Crew Size
5.5%
Growth Rate
First shovel = first locate ticket. If your morning routine is printing tickets, sorting by crew, and hoping the locates are done, you're running a paper process in a $30-billion-damage industry.
Excavation & Site Prep Industry Data & Research
Key statistics shaping the excavation & site prep market today.
- $30 billion annual cost of underground utility damage
- — Common Ground Alliance, 2024
- On-time locate delivery rate is only 30–70% across state 811 centers
- — CGA DIRT Report, 2024
Does This Sound Like Your Excavation & Site Prep Operation?
- !No dashboard — just a spreadsheet updated quarterly
- !Can't answer basic performance questions without digging
- !Decisions based on gut feel, not data
The Cost of Doing Nothing
Blind spots in job costing, tech productivity, and customer profitability quietly drain 5–15% of margin.
What Excavation & Site Prep Companies Typically Use
These tools are great at what they do — but they don't eliminate the reporting & visibility gap. That's what we build.
Excavation & Site Prep Operational Challenges
- 1Every grading and excavation job starts with a locate ticket
- 2Morning ticket distribution is a paper shuffle
- 3No real-time visibility into which locates are complete
- 4Wait time for outstanding locates burns crew and equipment hours
Compliance & Regulations
- A811 mandatory notification before excavation
- BOSHA excavation safety (29 CFR 1926 Subpart P)
- CState-specific locate ticket validity and positive response
- DStormwater/erosion control documentation
How We Fix Reporting & Visibility for Excavation & Site Prep — No ReKeying
Map Your Workflow
We study exactly where reporting & visibility happens in your excavation & site prep operation — the forms, the handoffs, the re-entry points.
Build a Working Prototype
Not a demo. Not a slide deck. A real, functional prototype that eliminates the pain point and works with your existing tools.
Prove It Before You Pay
You test the prototype on a real job. If it doesn't eliminate the reporting & visibility problem, you don't pay.
Get No ReKeying for Your Excavation & Site Prep Operation — Free Prototype
Tell us about your operation and we'll build you a working solution — no commitment, no credit card.
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