Fleet Management Software for Small and Mid-Size Construction Contractors
Clue helps small and mid-size contractors track mixed fleets, manage maintenance, control rentals, run mobile field workflows, and report on equipment performance without enterprise complexity.
Small and mid-size contractors
One system for the whole fleet. Setup to reports.
Fleet Setup That Scales With You
Small and mid-size contractors need fleet control they can stand up fast, with light internal IT work. Clue helps teams import assets, connect supported telematics, configure core workflows, and get field teams working from one platform faster.
Supported telematics setup: Connect supported OEM and GPS data sources while keeping the devices already in the fleet
Fleet import and asset setup: Bring owned, rented, tracked, and untracked equipment into one system
Phased team rollout: Start with the workflows each team needs first, then expand across locations, divisions, and modules
One System for Tracked and Untracked Equipment
Smaller contractors often manage a mixed fleet: some equipment has GPS, some has OEM telematics, and some has no device at all. Clue gives teams one place to manage equipment records, location data, utilization, rentals, maintenance, and jobsite assignments.
Mixed fleet management: Track GPS-connected, OEM-connected, rented, and untracked assets in one fleet system
Track Everything live map: See connected equipment, jobsite assignments, location activity, and geofence movement from a live fleet view
Single fleet record: Replace spreadsheets, paper logs, and separate telematics portals with one equipment record
Maintenance and Work Order Control Across the Fleet
Enterprise and growing contractors need more than PM reminders. Keep maintenance work visible before it turns into downtime. Clue helps teams track PM status, open work orders, failed inspections, and repair progress across the fleet.
PM status visibility: Review equipment in good standing, upcoming service, and overdue maintenance
Work order queue: Turn maintenance needs, inspection issues, and repair requests into trackable work orders
Fault and inspection follow-up: Use fault-code signals and failed inspection items to catch repair needs earlier
Mobile Workflows for Field Teams
Structured mobile workflows connect inspections, work orders, dispatch activity, photos, and time entries to the right asset, jobsite, and manager review path.
Field execution records: Capture inspections, photos, notes, crew time entries, and asset updates by jobsite or equipment record
Maintenance follow-through: Route failed inspections, repair notes, and mechanic updates into work orders
Manager visibility: Review field activity, repair progress, and equipment status from one connected view
Rental and Utilization Control
Control rental spend with owned fleet availability, active rental status, utilization trends, jobsite demand, and return timing in one workflow. Teams can decide when to return, redeploy, extend, or rely on owned equipment with clearer operating data.
Rental visibility: Track rented equipment alongside owned assets by jobsite, status, and rental period
Rental reporting: Review rented equipment alongside owned assets with jobsite status, rental period, utilization, operating activity, and return timing
Return and redeployment decisions: Use rental and utilization data to keep rental spend lean
Fleet Reports Without a Data Team
Fleet reporting becomes useful when you review utilization, fuel, rental, maintenance, productivity, and asset performance together. Leaders get a clearer view of cost, uptime, and fleet performance from reports that stay connected.
Utilization and fuel reports: Review asset usage, idle time, fuel trends, and operating patterns
Rental and productivity reports: See rental activity, equipment productivity, and jobsite fleet performance
Scheduled reporting: Send recurring fleet reports to owners, managers, and operations teams automatically on a set schedule
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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Built for growing fleets
Why Small and Mid-Size Contractors Choose Clue
Fleet control, cost visibility, and field execution without adding enterprise-level admin overhead.
Control Rental Spend
Compare owned availability, active rentals, utilization, jobsite demand, and return timing before extending or approving more rental equipment.
Protect Equipment Uptime
Track PM status, open work orders, fault-code signals, failed inspections, and repair progress before maintenance risk turns into downtime.
Improve Asset Utilization
Review which assets are working, sitting idle, underused, rented, or assigned to low-priority work so fleet capacity can be redeployed faster.
Standardize Field Execution
Connect inspections, work orders, dispatch activity, photos, and time entries to the right asset, jobsite, and manager review path.
Support Better Fleet Decisions
Use utilization, maintenance history, rental activity, fuel data, and fleet reports to guide replacement, redeployment, rental, and growth decisions.
Get Fleet Reports Faster
Use utilization, fuel, rental, maintenance, productivity, and asset performance reports to review fleet cost from one connected set of reports.
Keep the Telematics You Already Run.
Clue connects supported OEM, GPS, and telematics providers, plus the accounting and business systems a growing contractor already runs, so fleet data lands in one place.
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From the people who use it every day
What contractors see in the work.
“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
Parts Management in Clue: Requests, Delivery Tracking & Inventory
Template Manager in Clue: Inspection Templates, AI Import & Shared Categories
Preventive Maintenance in Clue: Build a PM Plan, Automate Work Orders
Work Orders in Clue: Repair History, Parts, and Labor Costs
Asset Directory in Clue: Saved Views, Bulk Edits & Meters
Common questions
Frequently Asked Questions
What is fleet management software for small and mid-size construction contractors?
Fleet management software for small and mid-size construction contractors centralizes equipment records, location data, maintenance, rentals, inspections, utilization, and reporting. Instead of managing fleet operations through spreadsheets, paper logs, and separate telematics portals, teams get one operating system for equipment decisions.
Is Clue built for growing construction fleets?
Yes. Clue is built for contractors that need stronger fleet control without adding heavy administrative overhead. Teams can start with core workflows such as equipment tracking, preventive maintenance, rentals, and reporting, then expand into dispatch, inspections, fuel, timecards, and fleet financials as operations mature.
Can Clue manage tracked and untracked equipment?
Yes. Clue supports mixed fleet management, including GPS-tracked equipment, OEM-connected assets, rented machines, vehicles, attachments, and untracked assets. This makes it a better fit when a contractor needs equipment tracking software for a small contractor or growing fleet where every asset does not have the same device or data source.
Can Clue replace spreadsheets and separate telematics portals?
Yes. Clue brings fleet records, utilization, maintenance, dispatch, rental activity, inspections, and reporting into one platform. This gives small and mid-size contractors a cleaner alternative to scattered spreadsheets, paper maintenance logs, GPS-only tools, and disconnected equipment portals.
What can field and shop teams do from the mobile app?
Clue supports mobile workflows for inspections, work orders, dispatch updates, photos, notes, and time entry where configured. For teams searching for a construction fleet app for small business operations, this keeps field activity connected to equipment records, jobsites, maintenance workflows, and manager review.
How does Clue support maintenance and work orders?
Clue helps teams manage PM schedules, overdue service, open work orders, repair progress, failed inspections, and fault-code signals. Maintenance teams can review what needs attention, create or update work orders, and keep equipment history tied to the asset record.
Can Clue help control rental cost and equipment utilization?
Yes. Clue gives teams visibility into owned fleet availability, active rentals, utilization trends, rental activity, jobsite demand, and return timing. This supports affordable construction equipment management by helping teams decide when to return, redeploy, extend, or avoid rental equipment.
What reports can small and mid-size contractors get from Clue?
Clue supports fleet reporting across utilization, fuel, rental activity, maintenance, productivity, and asset performance. Leaders can review cost, uptime, and equipment usage without rebuilding weekly reports from disconnected systems.
Do we need to replace our existing telematics hardware?
Not necessarily. Clue connects with supported OEM, GPS, and telematics providers where available. During implementation, the team confirms provider coverage, asset data availability, and which equipment can connect through existing systems.