Boost equipment performance with data-driven equipment management
Assess the profitability of equipment with expense and revenue tracking on projects and work orders.
Understand your equipment value – Charge equipment costs to jobs/work orders, track rented equipment, and record depreciation all from one place.
- Automatically charge operated equipment costs to jobs/work orders.
- Identify your mechanic’s labor costs and parts.
- Know when assets require routine maintenance or repair.
- Increase the longevity of your equipment investments.
- Make intelligent decisions to keep or discard your equipment.
WHAT OUR CLIENTS SAY:
When it came to performing a task such as equipment management, for example, our old software did not have this capability, so we had to utilize other third-party software solutions and then import the data, which made the process quite arduous. With Jonas, our service is a lot more efficient and we are able to handle a greater amount of jobs without having to add any additional back-office staff.
Charla Smith
Controller – BCI Mechanical
Equipment Management Functionality
Get a Clear Picture of the State of Your Equipment
Monitor rented and owned assets and make better decisions for your equipment.
- Automatically charge operated equipment to the job/work order when posting labor, from the field or payroll.
- View invoices, warranties, and other documentation related to each piece of equipment.
- Report on the location and current state of your equipment.
Track Equipment Usage
With accurate and up-to-date equipment usage data, you can deploy equipment where it’s needed most. You can use one of the following methods:
- When you charge your equipment to jobs/work orders, it will automatically update your hours/mileage.
- Update odometer/engine hour data.
- Upload your GPS file with odometer/engine hour readings.
Analyze Depreciation
Record depreciation for individual pieces of equipment and in order to understand their value.
- Determine if the equipment is worth maintaining or if it’s time for a replacement.
- Reflect depreciation in the general ledger.
- Select from multiple depreciation rate options: capital cost allowance, straight line declining balance, MACRS accelerated costs and more.
- Run depreciation reports for book purposes and tax purposes.
Analyze Equipment Profitability
Ensure equipment profitability by tracking associated expenses and revenue.
- Create your own reports using Jonas Report Writers.
- Analyze the economics of a specific piece of equipment.
- Determine if your charge-out rates for your jobs and work orders cover your equipment.
Preventative Equipment Maintenance and Repairs
Easily plan, track, and optimize preventive maintenance.
- Inventory requirements are connected to preventative maintenance codes.
- Schedule equipment work orders for repairs and maintenance
- Allocate your mechanic’s labor and materials to multiple maintenance codes on the same work order.
Fully Integrated
Our construction equipment management software is fully integrated with inventory, general ledger, purchase orders, jobs and project management, accounts payable, accounts receivable, and payroll.
- External and internal equipment revenue is automatically updated across your financials.
- Charge both the employee and equipment to your jobs and work orders from the field.
- Make data-driven decisions by easily reaching data in Jonas core systems.
Manage Your Equipment from Anywhere with Jonas Cloud
Keeping track of your machinery, tools, trucks, and other equipment assets can be done from the field using a mobile device. Ensure secure storage and easy access to your equipment-related data in the cloud so your teams can remain productive anywhere.
Client Case Study
BCI Mechanical Inc. specializes in air conditioning and plumbing solutions, primarily servicing the private residential, commercial, and industrial sectors. It has operated in Texas since 1984.
With the aim of growing their business and integrating their functional areas, BCI realized their current software system was no longer meeting their needs going forward.
Having Jonas in place has provided BCI Mechanical with:
- Greater access to information
- Better visibility and tracking of the equipment
- Access to real-time cost insights for each work order
- Ability to grow the number of technicians without adding service dispatchers
- Ability to track each work order and ensure that they are not falling behind or losing money
Frequently Asked Questions
In any construction business, equipment breakdowns happen every now and then. Tools inherently come with an expiry date and depreciate over time. Like most things in life, the better you take care of something, the longer it lasts. If you want to make the best out of your equipment, you should consider employing certain equipment management best practices, such as:
- Regular maintenance to prolong life expectancy.
- Continued depreciation and revenue tracking.
- Discontinuing use of the equipment, or reselling it to salvage value.
A key component of profitable construction & service jobs is real-time visibility and tracking of all of your equipment and tools. By using a dedicated equipment management software you can accurately track costs, mobilize assets, measure utilization, and charge costs to specific job sites or tasks. Tracking equipment makes your construction management process more efficient and ultimately boosts your profits.
Manage your equipment like a pro and increase profitability by making better use of your equipment.
Make a positive influence on your bottom line with a modern construction equipment management software solution to easily track equipment usage and maintenance schedules.
