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Excavation

Excavation software that knows every site — down to the permit number.

Properties, sites, permits, and service plans — all first-class. AI dispatch, recurring site maintenance, flat-rate estimates, invoicing, and payments in one platform — the excavation business software residential and commercial excavation contractors actually run on.

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Trusted by excavation contractors —
two-machine crews to multi-state operations.

ExcavationGradingSite prepDemolitionUtility trenchingFoundation dig

01  The Excavation data model

Every property, every site, every permit — structured, not a notes field.

FieldCamp ships an excavation layout the day you sign in: a Property → Site hierarchy with typed fields for site type, dimensions, soil type, permit number, and permit expiry — the site-level tracking the enterprise platforms reserve for enterprise contracts. It doubles as your excavation CRM software — every property, owner, and service plan on one record. Site visit history rolls up to each site automatically, and the moment a maintenance gap opens, FieldCamp flags it and drafts the win-back.

7342 Ridgeline Dr
Active
Object modelproperty_profile

7342 Ridgeline Dr

Denver, CO · Owner Karen Vasquez

Active
Residential2 sitesClay-loam
Front Foundation DigFoundationOverdue
South Utility TrenchUtility trenchPermitted
Service planActive

Premium maintenance · 2 visits / year

Next visitApr 22, 2025 · auto-scheduled
CoversAll 2 sites · priority booking
Recordsite_record

Front Foundation Dig

7342 Ridgeline Dr · Denver, CO

Overdue
OverviewSite recordsFiles
Specs
Site typeSelectFoundation
DimensionsText80 × 12 × 6 ft
Soil typeTextClay-loam
Permit numberTextD-2024-8871
Permit expiryDateNov 2024Expired
Site records14-month gap

Mar 14, 2024

Site inspection + grade check · Diego R.

Jan 09, 2023

Foundation excavation complete · final measurement · Karen B.

FieldCamp caught the gap. Permit expired + 14 months since site inspection — a follow-up visit was scheduled and a re-permit estimate drafted for approval.

Linked records

Sites link directly to the property. Open one property and see every dig site, permit, service plan, and site visit in place.

Typed fields

Site type, dimensions, soil type, permit number, permit expiry, site status — structured fields with real types, never a free-text dump.

Service history

Every site visit rolls up to the site it touched. Gaps past your threshold raise a flag the operator sees on arrival.

Shared record views

One record per property and site — specs, visit log, permit docs, files — the same source your CSRs, dispatchers, and operators work from.

02  Lead & book

Every lead, every channel — answered and booked.

WhatsApp, SMS, Instagram, Google, web, and the phone land in one inbox. The AI receptionist answers in seconds, books by service area, and the lead arrives already matched to the property and site on file — so nothing slips and no call goes unanswered.

Karen Vasquez
Handled by AI
One thread fromWhatsAppSMSInstagramGoogleWeb

Karen VasquezNew

7342 Ridgeline Dr · Premium plan

WhatsApp · Sales
Need someone to come check the foundation dig — permit may have lapsed.

Karen · 5m ago

AI Receptionist · auto-replyHappy to help, Karen! I see you're at 7342 Ridgeline Dr. I can book a Site Inspection for Tue Jun 3, 9:00 AM — does that work?
Perfect — thank you!
Online bookingStep 4 of 6
Service area · 80203✓ Greater Denver
Site Inspection$195 · 90m
Tue Jun 39:00 AM ✓
AI extracted94% match
IssuePermit lapsed · site check
SiteFront Foundation Dig
SourceWhatsApp
JOB-3087 · Site InspectionScheduled
AI booked it · matched to 7342 Ridgeline Dr

03  Excavation scheduling & dispatch

Two minutes to fill the board. Then it shows its work.

FieldCamp is excavation scheduling software with an AI dispatcher that knows the crew is 80% full before adding the next job. It assigns by operator skill — machine type, soil certification, confined-space clearance — plus zone, drive time, and capacity. Every card lands with a one-click reason. Machines matter as much as crews, so jobs route by equipment dispatching — the right excavator or skid steer to the right site. It balances capacity per machine so no crew is overbooked across the week. See how AI matches jobs to operators by certification, zone, and drive time.

Auto mode fills the week the moment a job is created. Assist mode queues every assignment for your dispatcher to review.

Dispatch · Wed, May 29
OperatorMachineAMPMCapacity

Diego R.

Excavator A · CAT 320

Foundation dig

7–11 AM

18m to next

Grade & compact

1–3 PM

$4.2K / $5.0K84% full

Karen B.

Mini-ex B · Bobcat E35

Utility trench

8–10 AM

11m to next

Site inspection

2–3 PM

$2.1K / $3.2K65% full

Marco T.

Dozer C · Komatsu D51

Plan site visit

7–8 AM

24m to next

Demolition prep

10–1 PM

$3.0K / $3.5K86% full
Why Diego: CAT 320 rated for foundation depth · in zone 2 · 84% booked, still has headroom for the dig.
AI filled the board · 1m 52s0 conflicts

04  Excavation estimating software

Good, better, best — approved on the jobsite.

Build a good-better-best estimate from the flat-rate pricebook, attach the site photo, and let the customer approve and e-sign on the spot — it converts to an invoice in one tap. FieldCamp even drafts the quote from what the site record already knows. Walk through creating estimates that turn into jobs without re-keying a thing. Use the free profit margin calculator to check your numbers before you send.

EST-3201 · 7342 Ridgeline Dr
Sent
Inspection only

$1,850

Site check + permit assessment

Declined
Re-permit & grade★ Best

$7,400

Re-permit + regrade + compact

✓ Approved · e-signed
Full rework

$14,200

Rework + drainage + final grade

Approve
Re-permit & grade · line itemspriced from flat-rate pricebook

Re-permit application feeDenver permitMk 18%

×1$420

Site regrading

×1$1,840

Excavation laborHourly

×14 hr$2,380

Site Inspection FeeFlat-rate

×1$195
Total · 20% deposit due Jun 3$7,400.00
Drafted from the 14-mo gap + expired permit

05  Excavation invoicing software

Invoice from the jobsite. Paid before you pull away.

The visit auto-generates a branded invoice. Collect with Tap-to-Pay, ACH, card, or Apple Pay, auto-charge the card on file for plan customers, and watch it sync to QuickBooks — no double entry, no chasing checks. Start from a free invoice template and let FieldCamp fill it from the job.

INV-4112
Paid
Invoice paid in full — collected via Tap-to-Pay in 44 seconds.

Bill to

Karen Vasquez

7342 Ridgeline Dr, Denver CO

Due

Jun 18, 2026

Site Inspection Visit

Front Foundation Dig · permit check

$195.00

Grade measurement & report

Survey + soil assessment

$120.00

Site clearance & cleanup

Premium plan visit

$148.00
Subtotal$463.00
CO Sales Tax · 8.5%$39.36
Total$502.36
Balance due$0.00
✓ Synced to QuickBooksAuto-charged · Premium plan

Tap to Pay on iPhone

$502.36

7342 Ridgeline Dr · INV-4112

PayTap card or phoneACH bank transferCard · •••• 7731

Secured by Stripe

Paid in 44s · synced to QuickBooks

06  Excavation maintenance software

Maintenance plans that actually get scheduled.

FieldCamp is the excavation maintenance software that turns service plans into scheduled, recurring revenue. Service plan is a first-class field on the property — Active, Lapsed, or None. Plan visits get scheduled automatically; lapsed plans land in the win-back queue. See how AI keeps recurring contracts on the schedule across the season. The AI receptionist knows the plan when they call, and so does the operator in the cab.

Recurring billing, visit chains, and reminder texts are built in — not bolted on through a third-party automation.

Service plans · 318 active

318

Active

21

Lapsed

204

No plan

Premium · 2 visits/yr

124 properties · 9 due this month

Active

Essential · 1 visit/yr

194 properties · 31 due this month

Active

Lapsed > 6 months

21 properties

Lapsed
40 visits auto-scheduled · next 30 daysWin-back · 21
Recurring visits, auto-booked

07  Capabilities

Everything an excavation company runs on, on one platform.

Reporting, mobile, accounting, and compliance — the rest of the excavation business software an excavation company runs on, woven into the same property and site records. No swivel-chair between five tools.

Reporting & ask-the-data

  • Business health dashboard
  • Ask-the-data chat (plain English)
  • Operator-by-operator revenue + close-rate
  • Live job-margin + capacity metrics
  • Membership & recurring-revenue view

Mobile & field

  • iOS + Android app — offline-safe
  • GPS tracking + on-my-way text
  • Photos + notes attached to the site
  • Time tracking + clock-in by job
  • Works on-site with no signal

Pricebook & accounting

  • Flat-rate pricebook (customize per service)
  • Margin rules + live material pricing
  • Customer financing offered inline
  • QuickBooks sync (Online + Desktop)
  • Two-way payouts + deposits

Compliance & custom objects

  • Permit tracking + expiry reminders
  • OSHA safety checklists per site
  • Soil classification + depth logs
  • Any custom field, object, or workflow
  • Same dispatch board, same reports

08  Why it matters

Three reasons excavation companies switch. And stay.

01

Every site has a story.

When the call comes in, the operator sees every site, every permit, every prior visit on that address — without scrolling through a notes field. Diagnoses get faster. Recommendations get smarter.

02

Maintenance plans pay for themselves.

Plan status is a real field, not a tag. Visits chain. Lapsed plans land in a win-back queue. The AI receptionist upsells the right plan based on the site age and permit status it can see.

03

Built around your company, not theirs.

Need permit logs, OSHA checklists, or soil classification records? Add a custom object — same engine, same dispatch board, same reports. It's the excavation field service software that scales from a two-machine crew to a multi-state contractor, with no separate compliance product to license. Fewer dead miles between sites come from AI route optimization. Excavation runs lean when the whole operation lives in one field service management software platform. Discover how field service automation keeps permits, schedules, and invoices moving without manual effort. Field service optimization tips for excavation companies running multiple machines and crews.

10  FAQ

Common questions excavation owners ask.

Excavation software is the all-in-one system that runs an excavation business — scheduling and dispatching operators and machines, tracking properties and the dig sites associated with each one, managing permits and soil records, sending estimates and invoices, processing payments, and reporting on business health. As all-in-one excavation business software, it replaces separate scheduling, CRM, estimating, and invoicing tools. FieldCamp is excavation software built around a real data model: every property has sites, every site has typed fields for dimensions, soil type, permit number, and permit expiry, with a full service history. That structure makes site visits faster, maintenance plans easier to sell, and recurring revenue more predictable.

Yes — FieldCamp is excavation maintenance software. Service plan is a first-class field on the property — Active, Lapsed, or None — not a tag bolted on. When a plan is active, visits chain automatically on the recurrence you set (twice a year, quarterly, monthly), so excavation maintenance scheduling runs itself. Reminder texts go out 48 hours before. Lapsed plans land in a win-back queue with the AI receptionist primed to renew them when the customer calls in.

The best excavation scheduling software fills the board the way a seasoned dispatcher would — matching each job to the right operator by machine certification, service zone, crew capacity, customer time window, and drive time, not just dropping pins on a calendar. FieldCamp's AI dispatcher does that in about two minutes and shows the reasoning behind every assignment, so the schedule the whole company trusts is built before the first machine rolls.

The best excavation dispatch software fills the board considering everything a real dispatcher weighs — operator certifications (machine type, soil depth, confined-space), service zones, capacity per machine in dollars and jobs, customer time windows, and drive time between sites. FieldCamp's AI Dispatcher does that in two minutes and shows the reasoning behind every assignment. You can run it on Auto (it assigns the moment a job is created) or Assist (every assignment queues for review).

Yes — that's the heart of how FieldCamp models excavation. Each property holds site records with typed fields: Site type (Foundation, Utility trench, Grading, Demolition), Dimensions (L × W × D), Soil type, Permit number, Permit expiry, and a Site status pill (Active, Permitted, Completed, Overdue). Site visit history rolls up automatically; permit expiry and maintenance gaps over a configurable threshold trigger warnings the operator sees on arrival.

FieldCamp's custom-objects engine lets you add permit logs, OSHA safety checklists, soil classification records, and confined-space entry forms as objects on the same platform — same reports, same dispatch board, same audit trail. You don't need a separate compliance product; the data lives next to the property and site it relates to.

Yes — estimates with good-better-best proposals, flat-rate pricebooks, photo-attached line items, and e-signature; invoices generated from the field with branded templates; payments via Tap-to-Pay, ACH, credit card, and Apple Pay; financing offered inline; and QuickBooks Online + Desktop sync. Invoices auto-charge for service-plan customers.

Excavation field service management software is the all-in-one system that connects the office (scheduling, CRM, invoicing) to the field (mobile app, GPS, photos, payment). FieldCamp is built to fit companies from a two-machine crew to a multi-state operation. The data model and AI dispatch scale; pricing starts at $25/user/month and we set up your data model with you on the onboarding call.

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