Modernizing Field Operations with Custom Daily Reporting Software | Netkinetix
Client Snapshot
- Client: Gerke Excavating, Inc.
- Sector: Heavy Construction, Trucking, Demolition
- Team Size: 300+ field employees
- Challenge: Manual timecards, scattered reporting, and lack of real-time communication between field and office
Operational Challenges in a Growing Heavy Construction Business
As Gerke Excavating expanded across construction, trucking, and hauling services, their leadership faced increasing complexity in managing labor, equipment, and materials across job sites. Coordinating daily timecards for 300+ employees using manual systems became error-prone and inefficient.
Tracking equipment usage, managing bid amounts, and adjusting daily production data (DFR/DPR) were difficult to manage without a centralized, mobile-first solution. Communication gaps between the field and office slowed down decision-making and left too much room for delays and inaccuracies.
Gerke needed a custom-built system to streamline real-time data collection, improve reporting accuracy, and integrate smoothly with their existing ERP.
Custom Mobile Reporting System for Field and Office Integration
Netkinetix partnered with Gerke to deliver a fully customized daily field reporting platform tailored to their operational workflows.
Key features included:
- Real-time mobile logging of time, equipment usage, and material consumption by job, phase, or bid item
- Seamless communication between field foremen and office staff via connected mobile and desktop interfaces
- Integrated driver load tracking and payroll-ready time entries
- Bi-directional sync with ViewPoint ERP, eliminating redundant data entry and speeding up back-office processes
- Editable DFR and DPR reports that foremen could update directly from job sites
Construction Software Results That Drive Growth
- Accurate and timely payroll through automated, in-field time tracking
- Less manual entry with ViewPoint ERP integration
- Faster project oversight with real-time access to DFR/DPR reports
- Improved team coordination from mobile and desktop syncing
- Scalable foundation that supports continued business expansion
Client Feedback
“Netkinetix gave us a powerful tool that fits how we work. Our field and office teams are finally in sync, and that’s made all the difference in our productivity.”
Why It Worked
Netkinetix didn’t force Gerke to change how they work—instead, they built software that fit Gerke’s operations. Through a collaborative discovery process and hybrid-agile development sprints, the Netkinetix team delivered a high-impact tool that empowered field users and simplified backend workflows.
Let’s Talk About Your Field Reporting System
Still juggling timecards and job reports with spreadsheets and texts? We build software that works the way your team actually operates—on the job site, in the truck, or at the office.
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