Construction equipment utilization software
See what’s working, what’s idle, and what could move to the next job. Bring your whole fleet into one view.
Equipment utilization
A clearer picture. A practical next step.
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Fleet overview
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Hours & readings
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Idle time
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Rentals & fleet size
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Maintenance & cost
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Reports & sharing
Compare use across every jobsite
Review working hours against the target set for each asset. Move from the fleet overview to a project or individual machine without losing the reporting context.
Group equipment by asset, project, or fleet.
Choose a date range and compare use with the plan.
Set different targets for different equipment.
Include equipment with and without a device
Bring supported GPS and OEM readings together with manually entered meter readings and logged hours. Your utilization review can include equipment across the whole fleet.
Capture manual readings against each asset.
Review connected and unconnected equipment together.
Compare connected hours with logged time to identify gaps.
See working hours alongside idle activity
Review idle hours with working time and available fuel data. Check the job context before deciding whether the next step is a crew follow-up, a move, or a service review.
Compare idle time with active operating hours.
Review fuel use and costs where supported.
Filter the review to the equipment and period that matter.
Know what needs a closer look before renewal
Separate short-term staging from repeated underuse. Targets, rental hours, and usage history help your team decide what to keep, move, return, or review for replacement.
Check rental use before the next billing cycle.
Review underused equipment that could move to another job.
Use history to distinguish a quiet week from a longer trend.
Connect operating hours to upkeep and cost
Review usage alongside maintenance activity, rentals, fuel, and asset costs. Keep the history together so teams can plan service and understand the costs behind each machine.
Use operating hours to support preventive maintenance.
Review fuel, maintenance, rental, and ownership costs.
Compare usage with asset, fleet, or project financials.
Give the team the same view each week
Schedule reports for operations, finance, and leadership using consistent filters and reporting periods. Use the AI Report Builder to create a report from a plain-language request.
Filter by asset, project, fleet group, and date range.
Send reports daily, weekly, or monthly.
Export summaries or connect approved data workflows.
Built for every role
Solutions for every team.
Construction runs on equipment. Clue runs equipment for every team. From mechanics to executives, every role gets the visibility, intelligence, and automation to run modern equipment operations.
Equipment Manager
“It's a single pane of glass where you see everything across your fleet, from the field to the phone to the computer.”
Abe Sharaf
Equipment Manager, Pulice Construction
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Fleet Manager
“Imagine receiving 2,000 spreadsheets that needed to be approved individually in an email. There were entire teams dedicated to that. Now the system is fully automated, completely automated from beginning to end.”
Julio Lopez
Fleet Manager, Fort McKay Group
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CFO
“You went from doing two services a day to six services a day. That right there is priceless to me.”
Darrin Sheriff
Director of Maintenance & Purchasing, Palmetto Corp
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VP of Operations
“The big thing with Clue is that we're able to bridge the gap between our field, our operators in our shop, and other departments. Everybody's bought into Clue now.”
Eric Sellman
COO, Brent Scarbrough & Co
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Executive
“We had 20 different logins between all our different softwares and web platforms. Now all that information pulls into one spot and we're able to see it in a single place.”
John Igel
CEO, George Igel Co.
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Operations Manager
“The operator's in control of his own destiny. That was a huge reason why not only did I buy into it, but I'm also investing into it for the future.”
Ben Benoit
Operations Manager, Onshore Companies
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Why Clue
One Workflow From Check to Record
Clue connects field safety activity to the equipment, maintenance, and movement workflows that determine how quickly teams document, review, and follow up on issues.
Field Checks
Run inspections in chat, on mobile forms, or in three languages.
Open Issues
Keep each issue tied to its asset until someone marks it resolved.
Clear Handoffs
Confirm each handoff with an alert showing the report was seen.
Stored Talks
Save past talks with attendance and actions for training or audits.
Site Boundaries
Track every entry, exit, restricted area and after-hours movement by jobsite.
Ready Records
Find inspection records by day, asset or operator during each review.
Connect All Your
Construction Tools with Clue.
Clue integrates natively with your most-used systems, from telematics and OEM platforms like CAT VisionLink, JDLink, and Komtrax, to project and ERP tools such as Viewpoint Vista, Sage, and HCSS.
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Customer stories
What our customers say.
“The big thing with Clue is that we’re able to bridge the gap between our field, our operators in our shop, and other departments.”
Brent Scarbrough & Company
Brent Scarbrough
Fort McKay
William A. Hazel
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Customer stories
What our customers say.
“The big thing with Clue is that we’re able to bridge the gap between our field, our operators in our shop, and other departments.”
Brent Scarbrough & Company
“There were entire teams dedicated to approving spreadsheets one by one.”
Fort McKay First Nation
“The biggest difference has been the user friendliness.”
William A. Hazel
“It exposes dead cost or overhead that maybe we don’t know about because it gets lost in those three different systems.”
Moss Utilities
“Clue’s real-time data capability has completely changed the way we manage our assets.”
Darrin Sheriff, Director of Maintenance and Purchasing
“It was probably taking the better part of a day to combine all the data from the telematics.”
Derek Wolfe, Equipment Manager, George Igel Co.
“Clue allows us to effectively control our operations: financially, effectively and safely.”
Joseph Yammine, Project Manager, Graham
“QR codes have been a game changer for us with regards to operator inspections.”
Ben Benoit, Operations Manager
“It’s a single pane of glass where you see everything across your fleet, from the field to the phone to the computer.”
Abe Sharaf, Corporate Equipment Engineer
“Our field guys were tired of having a new product, a new something to learn each time.”
Rob Judge, Sr. Procurement & Program Manager
“Our equipment is in far better shape since we started using Clue, for sure.”
Jake Farley, Equipment Manager, Silver Star Construction
FAQ
Your questions, answered.
What is construction equipment utilization software?
It tracks how equipment is used across jobsites, yards, rentals, and mixed fleets. Review operating hours, idle hours, utilization rate, manual meter readings, telematics activity, and usage targets in one place.
How does Clue calculate equipment utilization?
Clue uses operating hours from telematics, logged hours, and manual meter readings across the date range you pick, then compares those hours against the target set for the asset. Results can be grouped by asset, project, or fleet group.
Can Clue track utilization for equipment without telematics?
Yes. Enter meter readings by asset and that equipment sits in the same utilization view as connected assets.
Can I set utilization targets for different equipment types?
Yes. Targets are set per asset, so an excavator and a pickup can carry different expectations. Anything below target shows up in the review list.
What utilization metrics can teams review in Clue?
Operating hours, idle hours, utilization rate against target, meter readings, fuel use where supported, and usage history by asset, project, and date range.
Can equipment idle time software help reduce idle time?
It shows where idle time is happening and which assets it belongs to. Teams use that to reassign equipment, return a rental, or follow up with the crew.
How does Clue support equipment hours tracking?
Clue tracks equipment hours from supported telematics sources, OEM data, manual meter readings, and logged hours. Teams can use Hours Reconciliation to compare telematics hours against logged hours and identify usage gaps before they affect billing, job costing, maintenance timing, or chargebacks.
How does utilization data connect to maintenance scheduling?
Utilization data helps maintenance teams plan service around actual usage signals such as engine hours, odometer readings, and operating activity. This supports preventive maintenance timing and keeps service planning closer to how equipment is being used.
How does utilization data help with rental management?
Rental utilization shows whether rented equipment is being used enough to justify continued cost. Clue helps teams review rental operating hours, idle activity, and usage trends before renewal, return, reassignment, or cost review decisions.
Can utilization software help with fleet rightsizing?
Yes. Fleet rightsizing software helps teams compare operating hours, idle activity, rental utilization, utilization targets, and trend history. Clue gives fleet teams cleaner usage data to identify assets that may need reassignment, rental return, replacement review, or closer evaluation.
Can Clue generate custom equipment utilization reports?
Yes. Clue supports equipment utilization reports by asset, project, fleet group, date range, and available reporting fields. Teams can schedule reports for daily, weekly, or monthly delivery, export utilization summaries, and use AI Report Builder to create custom reports from plain-language requests without SQL or an IT ticket.
Can utilization data be exported or connected to other systems?
Yes. Clue supports exportable reports and API access for approved utilization data workflows. Enterprise teams can use historical utilization data in external dashboards, BI tools, ERP reporting workflows, or other connected systems where configured.
Why use Clue instead of only using telematics dashboards?
Telematics dashboards show equipment activity, but utilization decisions often need more context from asset records, manual readings, logged hours, rentals, maintenance, fuel, cost review, and reporting workflows. Clue brings those utilization signals into one construction-focused workflow.
What does it cost?
Pricing is based on how many assets you track and which modules you turn on. Ask for pricing and you get numbers for your fleet.
See Clue pricingWhat does setup involve?
Setup starts with your asset list and your telematics connections. A Clue analyst works through both with your team, so the first utilization report comes from your own data.