Construction glossary
Bare versus operated
Also called dry rental, wet rental, operated and maintained.
Bare (sometimes called dry) is the machine only. Operated includes the operator — and often fuel or maintenance, depending on the sheet. Mixing the two on one ticket is how a $160 hoe becomes a $250 argument.
How to read this book
Most excavators, dozers, and loaders in Rates are bare — add the heavy-equipment-operator line. Hydrovac, gravel truck, crane, picker, water truck, and lowboy are operated. The row description says which.
Yard rental is not T&M charge-out
A Cat 320 yard day in 2026 often lands around $875–$1,250. That is not the number a contractor bills a client for owned iron on a T&M extra. Charge-out sits above yard rental and below a fully operated excavation-service quote.
Bare versus operated FAQ
Does operated include fuel?
Sometimes. The sheet has to say. This book treats most bare iron as fuel extra and most operated trucks as a crew-and-machine hourly.
Should I add HEO to a hydrovac row?
No. The hydrovac line is already a two-person operated crew.
The index is a benchmark. Rate sheets are how you bill.
Rates shows public charge-out ranges. SubTrack rate sheets lock your crew numbers into a template the field actually bills from, on every LEM.
One template, every job
Labor, equipment, materials, and subs live in one sheet. Assign it to a project and tickets read the same numbers.
OT and markup apply themselves
Standby, overtime, and markup rules ride with the sheet. The field does not retype them.
The client sees what they signed
Line items match the agreed rates. Fewer disputes, faster approvals.
Project rate sheet
Labor · assigned to the job
| Position | Reg. rate | OT rate |
|---|---|---|
| Foreman | $72/hr | $108/hr |
| Operator | $68/hr | $102/hr |
| Laborer | $35/hr | $52.50/hr |