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TrackOver and HCSS HeavyJob, honestly

HeavyJob-style field reporting, sized for a 10-person crew.

HCSS HeavyJob is the name most heavy civil owners know for foreman time cards and job cost. If you are a smaller excavation or underground utility company, TrackOver puts the crew's hours, what they put in the ground, and the bill on one job, with the price on the website and a 7-day free trial.

Last checked 2026-11-04.

TrackOver publishes Free at $0, Pro at $25/user/mo, Premium at $45/user/mo, Elite at $69/user/mo, with a three seat minimum on the paid tiers, so the smallest paid bill is $75 a month and the free plan needs no card. HCSS does not publish prices. Its pricing page says "Start here for a custom quote" and offers a free demo. HCSS HeavyJob is the name most heavy civil owners know for foreman time cards and job cost. If you are a smaller excavation or underground utility company, TrackOver puts the crew's hours, what they put in the ground, and the bill on one job, with the price on the website and a 7-day free trial.

What HCSS HeavyJob does well

HeavyJob is made for self-performing civil, infrastructure and utility contractors. Its pages describe time cards for crew hours, equipment hours and quantities, pay item tracking, daily field reporting, job costing, forecasting, T&M billing and payroll export, a field app that works without a connection, and OEM and GPS hour import through HCSS Telematics. If you run a large heavy civil outfit with an office that lives in the HCSS suite, that depth is real.

Who each one is best for

Pick HCSS HeavyJob if…
You are a large heavy civil contractor already running HCSS estimating, equipment or safety
You want a dedicated implementation specialist and are fine with a rollout that takes weeks
Your estimators need production data to flow back into HeavyBid
Pick TrackOver if…
You run 3 to 30 people and want to see the price before you talk to anyone
You want to try it on a real job this week, with a 7-day free trial for new accounts
You want hours, quantities, photos, pay apps and invoices on one job record
The foreman needs a phone app that is quick to learn, not a long rollout

Side by side

TrackOverHCSS HeavyJob
Prices on the websiteYes. A free plan, then $25, $45 or $69 per user per month, 3-seat minimum.No. Its pricing page says "Start here for a custom quote".
Free trialNew accounts start with a 7-day free trial, no card.No trial is stated on the pages we read. It offers a free demo.
Who it says it is forExcavation, site work, underground utilities and septic crews."Heavy civil and infrastructure contractors of every size"; HeavyJob is "designed for self-performing civil, infrastructure, and utility contractors".
Foreman time cardsCrew hours and quantities by cost code, from the phone.Time cards for "crew hours, equipment hours, and quantities" are listed.
Pay items and productionQuantities per cost code with percent complete and units per man-hour."Track pay items" and daily field reporting are listed.
Works without a signalClock in and out, photos, checklists, forms and daily report entries save on the phone and send themselves when signal returns. Today's plans and job files are saved on the phone ahead of time.Its FAQ says it works with or without an internet connection and syncs later.
RolloutStart free, import a CSV or Excel file, check every row first."Most HeavyJob customers are fully operational within 90 days." A dedicated implementation specialist is assigned.
Telematics hoursImport an hours export file from your telematics portal.HCSS Telematics can pull engine runtime hours to the time card; Cat, John Deere, Volvo and Komatsu are named.
Certified payroll and AIA pay appsBoth are included: WH-347 layout and G702 / G703.Not named on the HeavyJob page we checked. Ask them.
QuickBooksConnects to QuickBooks Online: import-only at first, then send invoices once the owner turns it on and confirms a preview.Approved time cards export to a payroll or accounting system.

HCSS HeavyJob column read from their own public pages on 2026-11-04: HCSS pricing, HCSS HeavyJob, HCSS Telematics. Features and prices change on both sides; check anything critical with both before you decide.

TrackOver plans: time keeping and timesheets are on Premium; equipment, card payments and the CRM are on Pro; the live crew map and job map are on Elite. The free plan covers 3 people, 3 jobs and 30 photos.

HCSS HeavyJob is a trademark of its owner. TrackOver is not affiliated with, sponsored by, or endorsed by HCSS HeavyJob; this page is our own comparison based on publicly available information.

What each one costs

TrackOver
Free $0 · 3 users, 3 jobs, 30 photos, no card and no expiry
Pro $25/user/mo · 3 seat minimum, so $75/mo
Premium $45/user/mo · 3 seat minimum, so $135/mo
Elite $69/user/mo · 3 seat minimum, so $207/mo
HCSS HeavyJob

HCSS does not publish prices. Its pricing page says "Start here for a custom quote" and offers a free demo.

It describes a guided implementation with a dedicated specialist, and says most customers are fully operational within 90 days.

TrackOver and HCSS HeavyJob: common questions

Is TrackOver a good HCSS HeavyJob alternative?

HCSS HeavyJob is the name most heavy civil owners know for foreman time cards and job cost. If you are a smaller excavation or underground utility company, TrackOver puts the crew's hours, what they put in the ground, and the bill on one job, with the price on the website and a 7-day free trial. It fits best when: You run 3 to 30 people and want to see the price before you talk to anyone; You want to try it on a real job this week, with a 7-day free trial for new accounts; You want hours, quantities, photos, pay apps and invoices on one job record; The foreman needs a phone app that is quick to learn, not a long rollout.

When should I choose HCSS HeavyJob instead of TrackOver?

You are a large heavy civil contractor already running HCSS estimating, equipment or safety; You want a dedicated implementation specialist and are fine with a rollout that takes weeks; Your estimators need production data to flow back into HeavyBid. We would rather you pick the right tool than pick us.

What does HCSS HeavyJob do well?

HeavyJob is made for self-performing civil, infrastructure and utility contractors. Its pages describe time cards for crew hours, equipment hours and quantities, pay item tracking, daily field reporting, job costing, forecasting, T&M billing and payroll export, a field app that works without a connection, and OEM and GPS hour import through HCSS Telematics. If you run a large heavy civil outfit with an office that lives in the HCSS suite, that depth is real.

How does TrackOver compare to HCSS HeavyJob for excavation and dirt work?

Foreman daily report: Crew hours, quantities, photos and notes go in from the phone, and the office can send the daily report to the GC. Production by cost code: Feet of pipe, yards dug or structures set per cost code, with percent complete, units per man-hour and an on-pace flag against the bid. Bid vs actual: Hours and quantities are held up against what each code was bid at, and unit-price work can be invoiced from the quantities. Pay apps and WIP: AIA G702 and G703 pay applications from the job, and a work in progress report that shows over and under billing. Certified payroll: Weekly certified payroll in the WH-347 layout from the hours your crew already clocked. Machine hours: Machine hours, service intervals and costs per job. Import a telematics hours export (Cat, John Deere, Komatsu, Case or Samsara file) as a CSV or Excel file.

Is there a free trial?

Yes. The free plan needs no card and doesn't expire, and every paid plan starts with a 7-day free trial.

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