SoilFLO: Replacing Paper Truck Tickets with Real-Time Load Tracking Software for Tunneling Projects
While many aspects of tunneling projects have advanced with technology, companies are still tracking the movement of tunnel spoils and other materials using paper truck tickets and run sheets. Recording this data manually with paper and spreadsheets is not only time consuming but inevitably leads to lost tickets and inaccurate data. Once that data gets to the office, someone has to manually enter it into a spreadsheet before the information is usable. Tickets need to be scanned before being sent as proof of work and reconciled against supplier and hauler invoices manually. Sound familiar?
The Era of Digital Load Tracking
SoilFLO is a load tracking software that replaces the inefficiencies and data gaps of paper tickets and manual tracking with a single source of truth for material and haulage data. Whether material is headed off site to a licensed disposal facility, stockpiled on site, or being brought onto the project, every load gets captured digitally on a phone or tablet in a few clicks. Field teams, office teams, project owners, and regulators can get access to the information they need instantaneously, instead of waiting for a stack of tickets to be processed in the office.
The Value of Real-Time Material & Haulage Data
Having this data in one centralized database instead of a spreadsheet someone has to manage means contractors can export client reports with proof of work or verify a hauler invoice against the actual load count in seconds, not an entire afternoon. SoilFLO populates live dashboards on site production, accrued costs, hauler performance, and idle times and can feed any of this data into project management or accounting software.
Proven on One of Canada’s Largest Transit Expansions
SoilFLO has been used by Metrolinx and Crosslinx Transit Solutions during construction of the Eglinton Crosstown LRT, one of the largest transit expansions in Canadian history. Crosslinx’s paper-based soil management system did not meet Metrolinx’s growing demand for oversight and environmental reporting. Project owners were left in the dark on progress while consultants chased down subcontractors for missing information, driving up cost and environmental liability. SoilFLO was deployed as a pilot at Chaplin station to track clean and contaminated fill going to two disposal sites, giving Crosslinx visibility of soil movement from cradle to grave. Crosslinx Transit Solutions head of excess soils management, said, “With SoilFLO, we can instantly deal with issues as they arise rather than a month later when we collect tickets, significantly reducing our time spent investigating and Crosslinx’s liability.”
About SoilFLO
SoilFLO is now being used by over 300 customers across Canada, USA, UK, and Australia, from bulk excavation jobs to major infrastructure projects with over two million loads tracked on the platform annually.
For more information on how you can streamline your data collection with load tracking software, visit www.soilflo.com or email info@soilflo.com.
