Coast Construction Company — Comet Tracker Keeps Employees Honest

Company Profile

Coast Construction Company is a full service general contractor in the San Francisco Bay area specializing in damage (fire and water) repair, residential and commercial remodeling. They have been in business for 25 years serving mostly residential clients, but also have commercial clientele (i.e. insurance companies).

Challenges

Prior to installing Comet Tracker, Coast Construction had no way of verifying where their employees were. They wanted to have accurate arrival times, departure times, plus speed and/or the length of time spent at a job site.

Cindy Larose, Operational Manager states, “At the time we purchased Comet Tracker, there was only one other competitor available. We researched both products services and decided that Comet Tracker was the best solution for our company. Comet Tracker was much more user-friendly and we were more impressed with Comet Tracker’s capabilities.

Benefits

Coast Construction implemented Comet Tracker and was impressed with the product. They use the solution for basic tracking purposes and for reporting (speed and stop reports). Coast Construction especially likes the auto launch feature. Larose explains, “Comet Tracker is our nanny cam. It keeps our people honest! They are aware it is in place and it cuts down on receiving misrepresented hours worked.”

• Increased employee productivity
• Significant Return On Investment
• Maximized efficiency

Haas-Anderson Construction — Eliminating Stolen and Lost Equipment

Company Profile

Based out of Corpus Christi, Texas Haas-Anderson Construction is a heavy civil construction company that specializes in the construction of roads and bridges primarily for the government and military. In addition to their government contracts, Haas-Anderson also provides private contracted work. In business now for over thirty years, they employ approximately 300 men and women.

Challenges

Haas-Anderson often dealt with the headaches of lost or stolen equipment and had no way to track the property prior to implementing Actsoft’s Comet Tracker solution.

Owner Danny Whitfield stated, “The biggest challenge for us was finding the equipment if it was stolen. There’s no way to do that if you don’t have a way to track it. We simply had no way to know where the equipment was.”

Benefits

Each piece of equipment has been installed with mobile devices that have been loaded with Comet Tracker software. The remote auto launch feature can be used in the event that the equipment or vehicle is stolen. This feature allows them to precisely see where the equipment is.

Since implementation, “We haven’t had a single piece of equipment stolen, so maybe it has been a deterrent. We haven’t needed to go find anything. It’s also helping keep track of the trucks and where they are located,” said Danny.

While theft prevention is the key benefit, Haas-Anderson also uses Comet Tracker for employee tracking and general notification of what site the equipment is located on.

Southern Staircase — Stepping-up Employee Accountability with Comet Tracker

Company Profile

Over 25 years in the business, Southern Staircase is a manufacturer of architect designed staircases. With contracts out of Georgia, Southern Staircase deals in business ranging from curved or spiral staircases, millwork, commercial or residential use, remodeling, architectural wood designs or wrought iron metal balustrades, railings and spindles.

“They are a prompt, professional and state-of-the-art organization that really goes out of its way to ensure that the client ends up with a well-serviced, quality product. Everyone, from sales to the engineering staff, are prepared to efficiently and effectively handle those tough problems that sometimes arise. With Southern Staircase, you can rest assured that dedication to providing quality and service is priority number one." - Ron Adamson, President, R.D. Adamson Contracting Company, Inc.

Challenges

With the growth of their company over the years, they have expanded to over 300 employees. During that growth, they have faced the challenge of reducing overtime, increasing response times to customers and being able to hold their employees accountable while out in the field. They had strong suspicions that their workers were “milking the clock” and not being as productive as they could be, but they needed proof to execute corrective action.

Benefits

Southern Staircase purchased Comet Tracker in 2005 because of the many features the product had to offer. They were able to utilize the automated time clock for installers who reported directly to job sites and not the home office.

For emergency repairs or service calls, they found the “Closest To” and dispatching features extremely valuable in reducing drive time and fuel consumption. General tracking also assisted their monitoring process by holding workers accountable for their location claims.