Construction Time Tracking Software with Face and GPS Verification

Your current system is costing more than you think

Paper timesheets, Excel sheets, and text-message check-ins create gaps that show up in every payroll run.

Teams switching to Truein report fewer errors, less manual work, and full visibility.

How does Truein compare to other construction time tracking software?

Truein verifies identity and location together, and keeps your own crews separate from subcontractor agency staff inside the same account.

What should you look for in construction time tracking software?

• Identity verification at clock-in. A photo captured for later review is not the same as a face match that blocks the clock-in when it fails.
• GPS geofencing. Clock-ins should be allowed only inside the defined radius of the job site, with out-of-boundary clock-ins blocked, alerted, or routed for approval.
• Job and cost code tagging. Workers should assign hours to a specific job or task at clock-in so labor cost lands on the right project.
• Offline capture. Basements, rural builds, and concrete pours lose signal. Clock-ins must save on-device and sync when the network returns.
• Multiple clock-in modes. Personal phones, a shared jobsite tablet, and supervisor-assisted clock-in cover crews with mixed device access.
• Subcontractor separation. If agencies work your sites, each one needs scoped access to its own staff, with headcount caps and document expiry tracking.
• Configurable overtime and break rules. Policies should apply by site, shift, and staff category rather than one global setting.
• Payroll and HRMS integration. Verified hours should flow into ADP, QuickBooks, Sage, Paychex, Xero, or SAP without re-keying.

When is Truein not the right fit?

• You need heavy equipment tracking. Truein tracks workforce time and attendance only. It does not log machine hours or equipment utilization.
• You need certified payroll generated for you. Truein provides site-wise and job-coded raw hour exports that feed certified payroll preparation. It does not generate Form WH-347 or calculate prevailing wage fringe benefits.
• You are running a crew under 100 workers on a single site. Truein is built for multi-site operations at scale. Smaller single-site crews are usually better served elsewhere.
• You want payroll processing or a full HRMS. Truein produces payroll-ready data and integrates with payroll and HRMS systems. It does not replace them.
• You need scheduling as your primary tool. Truein includes shift scheduling, overtime rules, and leave management, but it is time tracking software first.
• Your team is desk-based. Truein is purpose-built for field, hourly, contract, and multi-site workforces.

Is face recognition time tracking legal for US construction companies?

Yes, when it is deployed with consent. Truein's approach is biometric consent-compliant enrollment. Five states require documented consent before enrollment, and one of them also requires a written retention and deletion policy. Truein supports consent-first enrollment: when it is enabled, workers review and accept a recorded consent screen before any face data is captured, and enrollment takes a single selfie on-site. Collecting the consent stays the employer's obligation.

Several states regulate biometric consent in ways that apply directly to time and attendance.

• California is the most immediate for most employers, since employees now hold full notice, access, and deletion rights over biometric data collected at work.
• Illinois requires written consent before collection and allows individuals to sue directly.
• Texas, Washington, and Colorado each require notice and consent before enrollment, enforced by the state attorney general. Colorado also requires a written retention and deletion policy.

Truein is ISO 27001:2022 certified and SOC 2 Type II compliant, operates as a data processor with the customer as data controller, and maintains a designated Data Protection Officer.