grading contractor software
Grading Contractor Software That Lives on the Blade
Grading contractor software has to answer one question fast: are we on grade? Gradelog logs every check against the design elevation with instant pass/fail, certifies pads with dedicated reports, documents compaction lift by lift, and tracks placed quantities against the bid daily — so a grading contractor can prove the work, protect the contract, and know mid-job whether the dirt is making money.
Grading margins live inside tenths of a foot. A subgrade a tenth low across two acres is real money in import; a pad that fails certification stalls every trade behind it. The contractors that win are the ones whose numbers are provable — at the pay app, at certification, and in the dispute that shows up a year later.
Gradelog is that proof system. Blue tops, subgrade sign-off, finish grade, pad certs, compaction, daily production against bid — logged by the crew as they work, visible to the office as it syncs, and exportable as reports engineers and building departments accept.
Who this is for
- Site grading and pad-building contractors
- Residential subdivision graders certifying dozens of pads
- Fine-grading subs working to tight commercial tolerances
- Companies running GPS dozers that still need verification records
Machine control cuts the grade. You still have to prove it.
GPS dozers and graders put dirt where the model says — but the engineer signs off on verification shots, not the machine display. Gradelog is the verification layer: independent checks against design, logged with the rover or rod, flagged pass/fail, and compiled into the grade verification report that gets subgrade released and pads certified.
Pad certification without the paper shuffle
For each pad: corner and center shots against design, the tolerance, and the pass result — in a dedicated pad certification report the engineer opens from a link. On a subdivision with eighty pads, the difference between a binder of loose paper and a searchable record is measured in days of closeout time.
Production against bid, every day
Daily quantities roll up against bid line items with burnup charts and rolling averages. If the crew is moving less dirt than the bid assumed, you know that week — while there is still time to change something — not at the final cost report.
What's included
Grade verification shots with instant pass/fail
Pad certification reports per pad
Compaction logs tied to the same job record
Daily production vs bid with burnup charts
Works with GPS rovers, lasers, total stations
CSV import from all major data collectors
Inspector share links, no login needed
Equipment calibration tracking across the fleet
See it with real project data
Open the live demo — a fully seeded project you can explore without creating an account.
Frequently asked questions
We run GPS machine control — why do we need this?
Because certification and sign-off come from verification shots, not the machine’s own display. Gradelog documents the independent checks — and everything else machine control doesn’t touch: compaction, dailies, production tracking, timecards, and the reports that close the job.
How does pad certification work in Gradelog?
Log the pad’s shots against design elevation and tolerance; the pad certification report compiles them with pass/fail results into a PDF or share link for the engineer. Each pad is its own record — searchable later, one by one.
Can it track whether we’re beating the bid?
Yes. Daily placed quantities log against bid line items, with percent complete, burnup, and rolling averages per item — underperformance is visible in days, not at closeout.
What instruments does it work with?
Any workflow: rotating laser and rod (manual entry in seconds), or CSV import from Topcon MAGNET Field, Trimble Access, Leica Captivate, and Spectra data collectors.
Is there a plan small enough for a two-crew grading company?
Yes — a free plan to start, and Field Pro at $29/month for a single user. Company plans add role-based crew access as you grow.
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