It’s Everything I Hoped For: How Earth Basics Went from Spreadsheets to Full Fleet Visibility in 90 Days

Company: Earth Basics Contracting Corporation

Location: Southern California

Industry: Heavy Civil & Earthwork

Speakers: Travis Pecoy, Systems & Technology Manager · Amber Keller,Strategic Operations · Brandon Rhodes, Equipment & Fleet Operations · JackRose, Controller · Tina Woodside, President

Earth Basics

Earth Basics is a heavycivil and earthwork contractor based in Southern California. In their first 90days on Clue, the team moved from Excel to full fleet visibility. They alsofound something other software hadn't given them: speed.

"The speed’s huge. That’s not something I’ve seen elsewhere."
Travis Pecoy, Systems & Technology Manager

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Software That Keeps Up in the Field

Teams that movefast in the field need software that moves with them. Within the first 90 days,Earth Basics was resolving issues in real time instead of waiting weeks for asupport ticket to circle back.

"Just based on the emailfrom this morning, there's 8 things that we just fixed or added yesterday. Ijust like the speed. The speed's huge. Not the speed I've seen elsewhere. Asfar as software goes, it's fast"
Travis Pecoy, Systems & Technology Manager

Thatresponsiveness set Clue apart. It showed the team Clue was in it with them.

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An Implementation That Adapted to Us

Earth Basics hadbeen through plenty of software rollouts. What stood out this time was how theprocess bent to fit them: the cadence of the weekly meeting, the format of thefirst 30 minutes, the Friday recaps.

"I've gone through a lotof software implementations, and you adapted to our needs. They seem little inthe moment, but to have you respond immediately to what your customers areasking for is something you should share with your team. It's appreciated."
Amber Keller, Strategic Operations

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From 20 Hours Saved to 50

One week into runningmechanics' time cards through Clue, Earth Basics was already rethinking itsprocess. Payroll alone is on track to save an estimated 20 hours in the nearterm, and roughly 40 to 50 hours once the field is fully onboarded.

For President TinaWoodside, it comes down to one thing: dollars and cents. A work order that took3 hours now takes 2 hours and 45 minutes. She can put a dollar figure on that.That's the point.

"Numbers mean everything. Everything is dollars and cents."
Tina Woodside, President

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The Next Generation Is Rolling With It

From a leadership seat,success looks like adoption that lasts. Earth Basics has tried a lot ofsoftware over the years, successful with some, less so with others. This onelanded differently.

"This is new for EarthBasics, and it's super exciting. The fact that the next generation is takingthis and rolling with it means a lot for the next 30 years. We've done a lot ofsoftwares. But this? It's everything I hoped for."
Tina Woodside, President

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It Makes My Job a Lot Easier

On the equipment andfleet side, the day-to-day impact is simple.

"It just makes my job alot easier. Once everything gets set up and all the kinks get worked out, it'severything I imagined. The team has created a dynamic environment, and we'vebuilt something that's proving to be a real success. We're extremely proud ofwhat we've accomplished in 90 days."
Brandon Rhodes, Equipment & Fleet Operations