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Mileage Tracker for Contractors

22,000 Contractor Miles a Year, Logged Automatically.

A busy general contractor can drive 22,000 business miles a year between job sites, supply runs, and estimates — about $15,950 in estimated deductions at the 2026 IRS rate. FSM Navigator logs every one automatically, right inside the field service software your business already runs on.

✓ Works offline · ✓ IRS-ready records · ✓ Free up to 5 users

Estimates based on the 2026 IRS business standard rate of $0.725/mile. Your actual deduction depends on your logged business miles.

The Real Cost

The miles your crews drive don't track themselves

Multiple job sites at once

A morning at one active job site, a supply run to the lumberyard, then across town to coordinate a subcontractor — a single contractor day is dozens of deductible miles nobody writes down.

Reconstructed logs don't hold up

A mileage log pieced together in April is exactly what the IRS questions. Contemporaneous, GPS-based records are the kind your accountant actually wants on file.

A second app to babysit

Standalone mileage apps mean another login and another bill — and miles that live nowhere near the contractor jobs and customers they belong to.

What if every dispatch logged its own miles — right alongside the job?

What It Adds Up To

A typical contractor's mileage, on the books

Typical business miles / year
22,000 mi
2026 IRS standard rate
× $0.725
Estimated deduction
≈ $15,950

Estimates based on the 2026 IRS business standard rate of $0.725/mile. Your actual deduction depends on your logged business miles.

What You Get

Mileage tracking built for contractors

Every job site captured

Tracking starts when a crew lead marks a job site or estimate walkthrough En Route and ends on Arrived. Every dispatch becomes a logged mile — no buttons, no forgetting.

Tied to the job & customer

Because the drive belongs to a dispatch, every mile is linked to the contractor job it served and the customer behind it — data a standalone tracker simply can't see.

IRS-ready records + year-end CSV

Date, business purpose, and miles for every trip — contemporaneous, GPS-based records you can export as a CSV when it's time to file.

Classify in a single tap

In the trip log, mark any drive business, commute, or personal with one tap. Fix a trip's type in seconds — that lumberyard run stays a deduction.

Your work truck, tagged

Each crew member picks their vehicle type once — car, van, truck, box truck, motorcycle, or bicycle — and every trip is tagged to it.

Offline-first

Captures miles in basements, new-construction sites, and remote rural job sites. Trips sync the moment your crew is back online.

How It Works

From dispatch to deduction in three steps

1

Mark En Route

Your crew lead taps En Route when they head out to the job site. FSM Navigator starts logging the drive automatically — nothing to remember.

2

Arrive

Marking the job Arrived closes the trip. The miles are calculated on-device and linked to the job and its customer as a contemporaneous record.

3

Export your year-end records

At tax time, export a complete CSV — every trip, every vehicle, every crew member — to hand straight to your accountant.

Every drive to a contractor job, captured and ready for tax time — without a single manual entry.

FAQ

Contractor mileage, answered

How does mileage tracking work for contractors?
Capture happens per job leg. When your crew lead marks a job site or estimate walkthrough En Route, FSM Navigator starts logging the drive automatically, and it closes when they mark the job Arrived. Every dispatch becomes a contemporaneous, GPS-based record linked to the job and its customer.
How much can a contractor deduct in mileage?
A busy general contractor can drive 22,000 business miles a year between active job sites, supply runs, and estimate walkthroughs. At the 2026 IRS business standard rate of $0.725 per mile, that is an estimated deduction of about $15,950. Your actual deduction depends on your logged business miles.
Does it capture supply runs to the lumberyard and Home Depot?
Every on-duty drive tied to a job is captured automatically, and you can classify any trip in the trip log as business, commute, or personal with a single tap. The run to the lumberyard for framing material is a business mile you should not lose.
Are the records IRS-ready for contractors?
Yes. Trips are logged contemporaneously with the date, business purpose, and miles for each drive, and you can export your full year-end records as a CSV. FSM Navigator keeps the records; it does not file taxes or process reimbursement payouts on your behalf.
Does mileage tracking work offline on remote and new-construction sites?
Yes. Mileage tracking is offline-first. Drives are captured in dead zones, basements, new-construction sites, and remote rural job sites, then sync automatically the moment the crew is back online.
Which plans include mileage tracking?
Mileage tracking is available on the Pro and Enterprise plans. FSM Navigator is free for up to 5 users with no credit card required, so you can get your crew set up first and add mileage tracking when you upgrade.

Mileage Tracking for Your Trade

Put Your Contractor Miles on the Books.

Every drive to a job site or supply run, logged automatically for IRS-ready records — built into the field service software your crew already uses.

Start Tracking Miles Free

Free up to 5 users · No credit card required · Mileage tracking on Pro & Enterprise