Frontline Series - “Where are the plans?? (And why are they always wet?)

Where Are the Plans? (And Why Are They Always Wet?)

From the Frontline Series — Written by a Crew Member Who Actually Wants to Do It Right

I’m standing in the middle of a site with a rake in one hand and a question in my head:

“Where are the plans?”

We’re halfway through the prep, and I know we’re supposed to set grade for a walkway, but no one has the drawing.

We had them, I swear we did.

But now?

They’re probably in the truck.

Or maybe on the trailer.

Or maybe under that wet hoodie someone tossed on the cooler this morning.

It’s always something.

The Paper Always Gets Wrecked

The folder was clean at the start of the day.

One printout for the crew. Folded in quarters. Thrown in the cab.

Maybe laminated — maybe not.

Then:

• The truck gets moved.

• The folder gets tossed on the dashboard.

• Someone uses it to write down mulch quantities.

• It rains.

• The wind kicks up.

• Someone steps on it with muddy boots.

By the time we need it?

It’s unreadable.

Or gone.

Or we’re all staring at it like it’s an inkblot test.

I Just Want to See the Plan

I don’t need a tablet.

I don’t need AutoCAD training.

I just want to know:

• What material goes where?

• Where are the plantings going?

• How wide is the walkway?

• Are we framing for 4 steps or 3?

I want to build it right.

But I can’t build what I can’t see.

We Tried Google Drive

At one point, someone said:

“We put it on Google Drive. You can look it up.”

Cool except:

• I don’t have the link

• I’m not logged in

• I don’t remember the folder name

• The URL is like 80 characters long with random letters and numbers

• I don’t want to be the guy texting my boss mid-morning for it

So instead, I guess.

Or I wait.

Or I bother the crew lead — who’s already stressed.

Now We Have CrewHero

One of the best things about CrewHero?

There’s a section called Team Links.

It’s simple — just a list of stuff we actually use:

• Job site plans

• Material specs

• Truck maps

• Training videos

• Google Drive folders

• PDFs

• Manuals

• Notes

One tap. That’s it.

Everything’s in one place. I don’t have to remember the URL.

I don’t have to dig through my texts.

I don’t have to flag someone down.

I can stand there, phone in hand, and pull up the plan myself.

Clear as day.

Right before I start setting grade.

Final Thought

I care about building it right.

I care about making the crew look good.

I care about not wasting time redoing work because something was off by two inches.

But you’ve got to give us access.

Not a soggy printout.

Not a scribbled copy in the glove box.

Not a “Hey, ask Jason when he gets back from Home Depot.”

Just one place, on my phone, where the answers live.

CrewHero made that happen.

— One of the guys trying to follow the blueprint, not read minds