Solutions for Every Underground Challenge
Real problems from real contractors. See how Bore-ON Central solves them.
What Each Tool Actually Covers
Most tools own one slice of the job. Bore-ON runs the whole thing — honest about where the others are strong.
| Capability | Bore-ON | Bore-log apps | Enterprise GIS | Enterprise EPC |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Live map of crews + vehicles + coverage | — | Partial | Partial | |
| 811 / One-Call parsed + on the map | — | — | Partial | |
| Drop management (import → install → redline) | — | — | Partial | |
| GPS-first as-built logging | Partial | — | ||
| Receipts + card reconciliation | — | — | — | |
| Fleet GPS + maintenance + driver scoring | — | — | — | |
| Priced + usable for a 5-50 person contractor | — | — | ||
| Built by a working contractor | Partial | — | — |
● Full · Partial · — None. Comparisons reflect each category's typical focus; individual products vary.
"I'm Always Calling the Field for Updates"
It's 2 p.m. and you still don't know which crews finished, which are behind, or what actually got installed today. So you start calling and texting foremen — pulling them off the work just to ask how it's going.
The Typical Outcome:
- Foremen interrupted all day for status updates
- The office is always a step behind what's actually happening
- Decisions get made on stale information
- Nobody has a single picture of the whole day
Visibility for Everyone
Management opens the app and sees the whole job live — without nagging the people doing the work.
Who's working what job today, with their supervisor, foreman, and crewmates.
Real-time GPS and driver performance scores across the whole fleet.
Installed footage and completion update on the map as crews log work in the field.
Result: The office sees everything — without the phone calls.
Management gets the full picture by opening the app, and crews stay focused on the work.
AI-Powered 811 Ticket Processing
Upload PDF, get complete ticket data in seconds. Utility polygons automatically overlay on your project map.
AI extracts ticket number, dates, utility responses, contact info. Handles any format.
One-Call response polygons overlay on your project map. See where gas, electric, and water lines are.
Tracks expiration and flags tickets that are expiring soon, so a crew never works on a lapsed ticket.
Result: Zero utility strikes from expired tickets.
Complete audit trail. Prove clearance on any date. Protect your crews and your business.
"We Hit a Gas Line—Ticket Was Expired"
Your foreman didn't realize the 811 ticket expired 3 days ago. Crew hit a gas line. Now you're facing fines, emergency response costs, regulatory investigation, and potential liability.
The Typical Outcome:
- Thousands in fines and emergency response costs
- Work stoppage on entire project
- Weeks of regulatory paperwork and investigation
- Damaged relationship with customer and utilities
- Insurance rates increase
"The Install Crew Never Got the Drop Sheet"
A batch of drops comes in as one big PDF. By the time a crew is standing at the house, nobody can find the sheet for that specific drop — so the install stalls or the redline goes in wrong.
The Typical Outcome:
- Crews wait while someone digs for the right sheet
- Drops get installed without the right information
- Redlines come back incomplete or missing
- Sheets scattered across email, texts, and folders
Drop Management
Import a batch of drop sheets and every drop keeps its own sheet — ready for the install and the redline, all on the map.
Split a batch PDF and attach each sheet to its own drop automatically.
Crews open the drop's sheet, complete the install, and redline right from the phone.
See which drops are done and which are still pending, right on the project map.
Result: The right sheet is always on the right drop.
No more hunting through a giant PDF — crews and the office work from the same organized set of drops.
Reel-Level Material Tracking
Every spool tracked. Usage validated against installed footage. Waste calculated. Complete accountability.
Crew enters start and end footage. System compares to installed distance. Flags mismatches.
Every reel assigned to specific work order. Know exactly which project used which material.
Automatic calculation of waste. Identify excessive waste. Track by crew for accountability.
Result: Significant reduction in material loss and waste.
Complete accountability eliminates theft and excessive waste. Better inventory forecasting.
"2,000 Feet of Conduit Just Disappeared"
You ordered 5 reels of 2" HDPE conduit. Your crew logged 8,000 feet installed. But the reels had 10,000 feet total. Where did the other 2,000 feet go? Theft? Waste? Wrong job site?
The Typical Outcome:
- $1,200+ in lost material (at $0.60/ft for 2" HDPE)
- Can't determine if it was theft, waste, or logged to wrong project
- Crew accountability impossible without data
- Happens on multiple projects monthly
See How Bore-ON Solves Your Problems
These aren't hypothetical scenarios — they're everyday headaches on underground jobs. See how Bore-ON handles them.