Permit and 811 ticket tracker for fence contractors
Every job shows its permit status and its 811 locate ticket. You get a warning before a ticket runs out, or when a dig date is coming up without a valid ticket or an approved permit.
A crew on site with an expired ticket is a crew that cannot dig
Post holes mean calling 811 first, and every locate ticket has a life. Call it in too early and it runs out before the crew gets there. A rain week pushes the schedule and a few tickets quietly expire. Some towns want a permit before the first post, and that application can sit for days.
Most shops track this on a whiteboard, a spreadsheet, or the ticket emails in someone's inbox. That works until the week it does not, and a crew drives out to a job they cannot start.
How it works, step by step
Dig date, permit, ticket
Enter the dig date, the permit status (not needed, not applied, submitted or approved), the 811 ticket number and the day it was called in.
The ticket expiry
From the call-in date it works out the day the ticket runs out. Ticket rules vary by state, so the ticket life is a setting you match to your state's one-call rules.
A needs-attention list
At the top of the page: tickets that have expired or are about to, a ticket that runs out before the dig date, a dig date with no ticket at all, and a dig date coming up while the permit is not approved.
Filter by what needs doing
Filter jobs by needs attention, clear to dig, no dig date yet, or done. Fix the dates and the warning clears.
Click through it yourself
The demo runs a made-up company, Straight Post Fence Co. Open a flagged job, change its dig date or ticket date and watch the warning clear, add a new job, or change the ticket life setting to see the expiry dates move. The ticket life in the demo is a sample setting, not your state's rule.
Sample data. Every name, job and number in the demo is made up. Nothing is saved and nothing is sent.
Built for one trade, on purpose
Questions people ask
How long is an 811 ticket good for?
It depends on the state. Each state's one-call center sets how long a locate ticket stays valid and when it has to be renewed. The tool has a ticket life setting you match to your state; your one-call center has the exact rule.
Does it call in 811 tickets for me?
No. You or the office still call in or file online the way you do now, then enter the ticket number and date. The tool's job is making sure nobody digs on an expired ticket or without one.
How does it handle permits?
Each job carries a permit status: not needed, not applied, submitted or approved. A dig date coming up while the permit is not approved gets flagged, and the flag turns red when the dig is a week or less away.
Can a foreman check it from the truck?
Yes. The demo is built to work on a phone.
Is this a finished product?
It is a working demo with sample data. A real setup is built around your company: your name, your wording and your jobs. It is scoped and priced before we start.
One tool per trade
Want this for your company? Tell us how you work now.
Send a note or call Jack, a person, on (248) 387-9610. You will hear what the setup takes and what it costs.