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Mileage Tracker for Plumbers

18,000 Plumbing Miles a Year, Logged Automatically.

A busy plumber can drive 18,000 business miles a year between emergency calls and supply-house runs — about $13,050 in estimated deductions at the 2026 IRS rate. FSM Navigator logs every one automatically, right inside the field service software your shop 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 plumbers drive don't track themselves

Emergency calls all over the map

A burst-pipe call across town, a water-heater swap on the other side of the county, then back for a fitting — a single plumbing 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 plumbing 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 plumber's mileage, on the books

Typical business miles / year
18,000 mi
2026 IRS standard rate
× $0.725
Estimated deduction
≈ $13,050

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 plumbing shops

Every emergency call captured

Tracking starts when a plumber marks an emergency call or drain job 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 plumbing 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 supply-house run stays a deduction.

Your service van, tagged

Each tech 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, crawl spaces, and rural job sites. Trips sync the moment your technician is back online.

How It Works

From dispatch to deduction in three steps

1

Mark En Route

Your tech taps En Route when they head out to the call. 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 technician — to hand straight to your accountant.

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

FAQ

Plumbing mileage, answered

How does mileage tracking work for plumbers?
Capture happens per job leg. When your plumber marks an emergency call or drain job 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 plumber deduct in mileage?
A busy plumber can drive 60 to 90 miles a day between emergency calls and supply-house runs — roughly 18,000 business miles a year. At the 2026 IRS business standard rate of $0.725 per mile, that is an estimated deduction of about $13,050. Your actual deduction depends on your logged business miles.
Does it capture supply-house and parts runs?
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 12-mile run to the supply house for a water heater is a business mile you should not lose.
Are the records IRS-ready for plumbing businesses?
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 in basements and crawl spaces?
Yes. Mileage tracking is offline-first. Drives are captured in dead zones, basements, crawl spaces, and rural job sites, then sync automatically the moment the technician 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 plumbing team set up first and add mileage tracking when you upgrade.

Mileage Tracking for Your Trade

Put Your Plumbing Miles on the Books.

Every drive to an emergency call or supply run, logged automatically for IRS-ready records — built into the field service software your plumbing team already uses.

Start Tracking Miles Free

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