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Free tools for excavation contractors
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Generator
Dump Truck Load Ticket Generator
Print dump truck hauling tickets or a 4-per-page ticket book. Company name, truck, driver, material, load count, and signature lines. Saves your info.
Dump truck load tickets · Trucking ticket books · Load ticket books · Hauling tickets
Calculator
Excavation Volume and Truck Load Calculator
Cubic yards of spoil plus truck loads for any dig. Real swell factors for common earth, clay, sand, gravel, and rock. Metric or imperial.
Cut and fill calculator · Dirt removal calculator · Cubic yards to truck loads
Generator
Rain Delay Letter Generator
Weather delay notice with real daily precipitation and wind for your job site address. No hunting for NOAA data.
Rain delay letter · Weather delay notice · Construction delay documentation
Calculator
Equipment Hourly Rate Calculator
What should you charge per hour for your excavator? Input ownership, fuel, insurance, maintenance, operator wage, and margin. See your minimum billable rate.
Excavator hourly rate · Equipment cost per hour · Machine rate calculator
Calculator
Excavation Job Cost Estimator
Equipment hours plus trucking plus labor plus materials equals your bid. Break down costs by category, add overhead and contingency.
Excavation cost calculator · Job cost calculator · Excavation bid template · Dirt work estimate
Generator
Daily Field Report PDF Generator
Job site daily log with crew, equipment hours, weather, and work performed. Download a printable PDF. Saves your crew and equipment so tomorrow takes 60 seconds.
Daily field report · Construction daily log · Job site report template
Checklist
OSHA Trenching & Excavation Safety Checklist
Competent person inspection checklist based on 29 CFR 1926 Subpart P. Check off each item, add notes, and download a PDF for your records.
OSHA trench safety · Excavation inspection checklist · Competent person form
Calculator
Backfill & Compaction Calculator
How many loose yards of fill to order for a hole. Accounts for compaction shrinkage so you don't come up short. Pick the material, see the truck loads.
Backfill calculator · Compaction factor calculator · How many loads of fill
Calculator
Gravel & Aggregate Tonnage Calculator
Area plus depth equals cubic yards and tons. Pick crushed stone, road base, pea gravel, sand, or topsoil. See truck loads and cost estimate.
Gravel calculator · How many tons of gravel · Crushed stone calculator · Aggregate tonnage
Generator
Construction Change Order Template (PDF)
Fill in the form, download a professional change order PDF. Tracks cost impact by category, contract summary, and signature lines. Saves your company info.
Change order template · Construction change order form · Change order PDF · Free CO template
Calculator
Slope & Grade Calculator
Convert between percent grade, ratio (H:V), degrees, and pipe fall (in/ft). Reference tables for OSHA cut slopes, IPC pipe slopes, ADA grades, and foundation drainage.
Slope calculator · Percent grade · Pipe fall · H:V ratio to degrees
Calculator
Pipe Trench Calculator
Excavation, bedding, and backfill volumes for utility trench installations. OSHA minimum width, pipe OD lookup, bedding tonnage, and compaction shrinkage. See truck loads.
Pipe trench calculator · Trench width · Bedding material · Utility trench volume
Calculator
Truck Cycle Time Calculator
How many trucks keep your excavator busy. Haul distance, load/dump times, and truck capacity to production rate, utilization, and cost per cubic yard.
Truck cycle time · How many trucks needed · Haul truck productivity · Excavator utilization
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Why these are free
SpoilStack is $99 a month, flat, unlimited users. It keeps the job record after the bid: machines, haul counts, daily logs, extra work tags (T&M), rain delays, photos, plans, and closeout backup. These free tools do one piece of that by hand.
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