Crew ops · Safety · Updated Oct 15, 2026
811 locates: the fence crew checklist
Every post hole is a dig. Automate the paperwork, never the safety step. No ticket, no dig. Missing response, no dig. Faded marks, no dig.
Office
- Ticket draft built from the signed estimate: address, cross street, written dig area, gate post spots.
- A person checks the draft, then files with the state one-call center (online or 811).
- Log ticket #, legal start date, expiration, and listed utilities on the job and the board.
- No crew scheduled until the legal start date and every utility shows clear or marked.
- Ask the homeowner about private lines: sprinklers, lighting, propane, septic, detached buildings.
- Renew before expiration or when marks get wiped out.
Field, morning of
- Ticket # in hand. Marks match the ticket and the job.
- Photo every mark: wide shot, then close-ups. Ticket # in the caption.
- Upload photos before the first hole.
- Hand dig inside the tolerance zone your state sets.
- Anything off, missing, or unmarked? Stop and call the office.
Prompt · Locate tracker checkAny chat tool
Here is our open locate ticket list: Job # | Ticket # | Filed | Legal start | Expires | Response status. Today is [date]. List jobs scheduled before legal start, tickets expiring within 3 days, and any job not fully clear. Use only this data. [paste list]
State rules vary. Wait times, ticket life, white-lining, and tolerance zones are set by your state. Check your one-call center.