Crew look-ahead for subcontractors
See every job, every crew, and every conflict before the chaos.
Broadside is crew scheduling software for subcontractors. It puts your jobs and crew leaders on one live look-ahead board, so a GC schedule change does not turn into a contract battle.
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Move a job. See what it hits.Conflict found before the week starts.- Plan 3 weeks to 1 year ahead
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The spreadsheet is not the problem. What happens when the plan moves is.
GCs send the whole project, and most of it is not your work. You need your slice of it, for every job you have, on one board.
Most crews get planned in Excel, on whiteboards, and in old Access databases. You can see tomorrow. You can't see three weeks out.
- WhenA GC moves a jobWith BroadsideDrag the job. See what it hits.
- WhenA crew leader is doubledWith BroadsideSee the conflict before the workweek starts.
- WhenThe owner asks if you can take another jobWith BroadsideSee crews and capacity on one board.
One board for the whole plan.
Every job, every crew leader, and every conflict, from next week out to next year. A crew look-ahead schedule built for construction subcontractors.
Drag across the days a job runs, right-click, and pick the work type: grading, underground, paving, or your own. Work shows up by day and by color, as far ahead as you plan. A second crew on the same job and day is one more click.
Drag a crew leader from the list onto a day or a stretch of days. Their initials show on every job they are on, so you can see where each person is. Drag an edge to extend, or right-click to remove.
When a GC pushes you, grab the work and drag it to the new dates. The conflicts panel updates, so you see what the change just hit before the crews do.
The conflicts panel flags a crew leader booked on two jobs, days with more work than crews, crews with nothing scheduled, and scheduled days with nobody assigned. It updates as you move jobs, so you see what a change just broke before the crew hears about it.
Set up your own divisions and positions. See how many operators, laborers, or pipe layers each week needs against how many you have, short or over, weeks ahead. A shortage in one labor type is never hidden by spare in another.
One plan for the whole office
Everyone edits the same board, live. No file locking and no "v4 FINAL" copies.
Two crews on one job, one day
Run a second crew on the same job and day, each with its own work type and crew leader.
Find it fast
Filter by PM, crew leader, work type, and dates. Weekends and holidays skip automatically.
Your data is yours
Export all of your data any time. Viewers are free, so PMs, estimators, and foremen can see the plan.
14 days free. No credit card. Viewers are always free.
How it works
Every new account starts with a sample company, so you can see how it works before you add your own jobs.
14 days free. No credit card. Viewers are always free.
Add your jobs
Just your window from each GC schedule. When you're in and what you're doing.
Add your crew leaders
The people who run your crews.
Put crews on the work
Lay out the work by type and day. Put crew leaders on by name, as far ahead as you plan.
Fix conflicts before they become issues
The conflicts panel shows who is doubled, which days are short, and who is sitting.
What it does for the company
Keep crews working
See gaps and double-bookings weeks before they cost you a day.
Say yes to the right jobs
Know whether you have the crews before you bid.
Stop depending on one person's sheet
The whole office sees one live plan.
14 days free. No credit card. Viewers are always free.
Broadside plans the weeks. Your dispatcher runs the day.
Broadside is not a dispatch app. It does not build tomorrow's sheet, route trucks, or track tickets. It is the plan your dispatcher works from.
| Broadside | Dispatch app | |
|---|---|---|
| Looks at | Next week out to next year | Today and tomorrow |
| Plans | Jobs and crew leaders | People, equipment, trucks, deliveries |
| Answers | Are we short? Who is doubled? Can we take this job? | Who goes where at 7 AM? |
| Trucks, tickets, GPS, timecards | No | Usually |
See the full dispatch comparison
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Built for subs who run crews across many jobs.
Site and horizontal contractors
Grading, paving, underground, utilities, excavation.
Specialty contractors
Electrical, mechanical, plumbing, drywall, concrete, and more.
A subcontractor scheduling tool for companies that run several crews across many jobs at once. Used by the owner, the ops manager, PMs, and estimators. Foremen can view for free. One or two crews and the owner does the plan? Stay in Excel. Read Broadside vs Excel or take our free Excel template.
14 days free. No credit card. Viewers are always free.
Questions we get
Is Broadside a dispatch app?
No. Broadside plans ahead, from next week out to next year: which crew leader is on which job, and whether you have enough crews. Dispatch runs tomorrow: who goes where at 7 AM, trucks, equipment moves, and deliveries. Keep your dispatch tool or your whiteboard for that.
Does it replace my dispatch software?
No. It works next to it. Broadside is the plan. Your dispatcher builds tomorrow from it.
Why not just use Excel?
If one person runs the plan and jobs don't move much, Excel is fine. Broadside helps when several people edit the plan, jobs move every week, and you need to see conflicts and weeks 3 to 6. See the full comparison.
Who needs a paid seat?
Anyone who edits the plan. People who only view it are free, so PMs, estimators, and foremen can see it at no cost.
Does it integrate with our other software?
Not yet. Integrations are being planned and are forthcoming. Today Broadside stands on its own, and you can export all of your data any time.
Put your real jobs on the board.
Try Broadside for 14 days. If it is not better than your sheet, keep your sheet.