For over 38 years, HCSS has worked tirelessly to deliver innovative solutions for the entire heavy civil construction industry. The journey all started with the flagship program HeavyBid as a unique way to help customers get more bids out the door, faster and more accurately. Winning these bids was just the beginning, and HeavyBid soon paved the way for HeavyJob to assist with superior project management on jobsites. Over time, HCSS customers benefited from an entire platform of solutions that can make your work significantly more efficient AND more profitable.
Before we get too ahead of ourselves, let’s do a quick refresh of all the ways we tackle your biggest obstacles.
Pre-Construction: Solve Your Estimating Pain Points
HeavyBid – the gold standard in estimating, project tracking, and proposals. HeavyBid has been described by customers as “miraculous” software that automates tedious data entry to help them win more of the right work.
Construction: Ramp Up Productivity in a Fraction of the Time
HeavyJob – from the office to the field, give every foreman, superintendent, and project manager the data they need to know more and do more, whether that be time cards, daily diaries, or job costing insights.
HCSS Plans – this highly rated program is mandatory for companies looking to eliminate rework and revolutionize their processes for planning, takeoffs, and document management.
HCSS Safety – safety management, certification tracking, and safety reporting don’t have to be difficult. This easy-to-use software can overhaul your safety program or help to create one from scratch.
HCSS Dispatcher – day-to-day operations will never be better for your field personnel with a digital magnet board. Track equipment, crews, tools, and rentals with ease and stay aligned with superior scheduling.
Fleet Management: Know Where Your Assets Are, How They’re Operating, and How To Proactively Maintain Them
Equipment360 – is each piece of equipment making or losing the company money? Maybe you don’t even know how to measure this. Enter Equipment360, ideal for preventive maintenance, maintenance requests, and equipment inspections.
HCSS Telematics – see your entire mixed fleet in one place with GPS equipment tracking and ECU machine data. Plus, protect drivers – as well as your bottom line – with real-time alerts and dashcams!
FuelerPlus – efficient fuel management, reporting, and purchase tracking means being able to account for every drop of fuel used by your entire fleet. Get all that and more in one place.
Construction Support: Our Software Digs Deeper
HCSS Forms – used with HeavyJob, eliminate the need for double-entry by using Smart Forms that autofill from the time card and/or diary while out in the field. Users have created and submitted millions of unique forms from scratch, covering PTO requests, hot work permits, T&M reports, pre-planning checks, end-of-shift debriefs, and more.
HCSS Cloud – helping employees be more mobile through the use of cloud-based hosting services, data security, and remote access. Backing like this for your applications is sure to lift productivity.
HCSS Copilot – the first-of-its-kind AI assistant for heavy civil construction, providing real-time interactive support that draws on personalized data in mere seconds (discover more about HCSS Copilot).
Why to Start Using HCSS Plans ASAP
Of all the products within the complete HCSS platform, there is one that stands out, especially if you’re a HeavyJob and Telematics user – HCSS Plans. A perfect comparison would be John Lennon accompanying Paul McCartney and vice-versa. They might be great alone, but together, the magic is legendary.
Specifically designed for the toughest heavy civil construction jobs, there are too many unbelievable features in HCSS Plans to list all of them here, but we’ll share a few as a brief preview:
Real-Time Location: the blue dot always shows where you are on the plans sheet and even auto-pins photos.
Seamless Collaboration: communication is instant and markups are automatically organized. Avoid project delays with issue reporting and RFI integration to keep jobs on time and within budget.
Easy Access to Docs: RFIs, permits, shop drawings, specs, etc. – access every document from any device, anywhere.
Calculations & Quantities: remove the guesswork and make accurate takeoffs with easy, built-in calculators and precise quantities.
Sheet Overlays: prior to beginning each stage of work, compare, stack, and stitch sheets to verify there are no conflicts in the area.
Smart Revision Control: whether in the office or field, all updates are immediately synced in only 20 seconds. Yes – PUT AN END TO REWORK!
Get the Solutions Destined to Take Your Business to the Next Level
Ask any of our customers – the beauty of HCSS is how all of these solutions integrate with one another. It’s how we’re able to take businesses like yours to the NEXT LEVEL.
If you’re ready to get started with seeing the integration firsthand and experiencing ROI, the time is now to make life substantially easier AND eliminate costly rework on jobs. Get more software information now and schedule a free, personalized demo to pinpoint what solutions are right for you.
If you’re already an HCSS user, we’ll give you a FREE TRIAL of HCSS Plans too. What are you waiting for? Call us now to speak to a real human being on the first answer: (833) 506-0488.
