Features

Everything storm ops needs.
One platform.

Integrated Messaging Crew Building Utility-Ready Rosters Roster & Fleet Management Storm Analytics

Call-outs

Integrated Messaging

Built-in, high-speed SMS to reach your entire roster in seconds. No app for linemen, no login, no learning curve.

Simple Setup — just state show-up time & location, then SEND!
Filter Call-outs — option to narrow your call-out to specific Qualifications or Regions for efficiency
Yes/No Replies — Linemen can reply by SMS from any phone. NO APP REQUIRED. Responses tracked live so you know who’s available.
One thread per call-out — No more chasing group chats and phone trees

Mobilize

Crew Building

Easily build compliant crews for any utility. People, leadership, and trucks organized together so you mobilize faster.

Easy-type — Drag & Drop resources, or simply start typing a name to fill crew slots. Whatever is easiest for you.
Qualification & Roles — See qualifications while building, so you can choose your foremen, assign trucks and respect utility ratio-rules.
Preset Crew Templates — Save standard crew compositions for even faster mobilization. Build based on your fleet, or utility-specific rules.
Support Crews & GFs — Build support teams and assign GFs to specific crews.

Reporting

Utility-Ready Rosters

Utility-ready rosters and timesheets generated instantly. No retyping. No spreadsheet rebuild.

Utility-Specific Format — Powerline Connect automatically formats your report to each utility’s specific template. No initial setup needed.
One-click Download — Just build your crews, and hit Download, Powerline Connect does the rest. Same applies for timesheets. No added work.
Reclaim Hours, Get Paid Sooner — Drastically cut down admin time, and submit compliant rosters/timesheets sooner for faster repayment.

Subcontractor Network

More Storm Work, Bigger Allocations

Get more invites from your brokers, or, when the storm is bigger than your roster, tap the subcon network yourself to earn more on that event. Vetted contractors with the right crews, trucks and certifications, one click away.

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Subcontractors panel showing invited partner contractors and roster status

Grow your Network — Connect with brokers & subcontractors to improve your reach. Earn more storm work by being the easiest subcon to mobilize with.
Daily Visibility — keep your brokers up to date on your capacity with direct visibility. As a broker, know your total subcon capacity in one view.
Invite Subcons to Storms — Reach your subcons in seconds and have them join your storms. Their crews and roster roll up to you for easy download and submission. Also works with off-platform subcontractors.
Insights & Primes — Track the responses & performance of your subcontractors and flag your top partners as “primes”.

Roster + fleet

Roster & Fleet Management

One source of truth for people and trucks, including qualifications, status and assignment. All of your mobilization data in one place.

Credentials Management — Stay compliant with proactive credential tracking, verification & expiry notices. Both you and the lineman are warned when a cert is near expiry.
Availability at a Glance — See the whole roster and fleet from one convenient view.
One place for Change — Onboard, offboard, retire trucks, swap assignments without juggling spreadsheets.

Analytics

Storm Analytics

The numbers behind every call-out, every storm. Data for making good decisions.

Where to Grow? — Location data of all storms so you can decide where to best locate trucks, resources and yards.
Who are my Winners? — Track linemen, brokers, subcons and utilities based on their contributions to your bottom line and loyalty to your company.
Where are my Margins? — Track hours by hour-type, storm and customer to determine where investment dollars go furthest.

Insights dashboard with hour type breakdown

Move faster this storm season.

Join utility contractors already running leaner storm operations on Powerline Connect.

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