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Zerk / Heavy equipment

Maintenance software built for heavy equipment

Zerk is built for the machines that move, wear unevenly and carry paperwork with them. Plan service by hours or kilometres, keep certificates visible, and see the whole life of each asset in one place instead of across spreadsheets and memory.

Why heavy equipment is not a building

Much maintenance software is designed around buildings. A building stays where it is, ages on the calendar, and is serviced on a schedule that rarely changes. That model works for a boiler room or a set of rooftop units.

A fleet of machines behaves differently. An excavator on double shifts can pass a service interval in weeks while an identical one sits parked. A truck is measured in kilometres, a loader in engine hours, and both move between sites. On top of that, many of these assets carry certificates that have to stay current. Calendar-only reminders cannot describe that reality, so Zerk plans around meter readings, dates and documents together.

If you want to see the meter-driven side in depth, read how preventive maintenance by engine hours and kilometres works in Zerk.

What Zerk covers today

Asset registry (Free)

Give every asset a home for its meter readings, documents and the details your team needs to find. Everything else in Zerk connects back to this record.

Preventive maintenance (Starter)

Plan service by hours or kilometres, with warning thresholds that show what is coming due before it becomes a breakdown.

Work orders (Free)

Turn an issue into assigned work and keep the repair trail connected to the asset it belongs to.

Service history (Starter)

Record completed service against meter readings so the history of each asset sits in one place and the next service is easier to plan.

Certifications (Starter)

Keep inspection records and expiry dates visible, with reminders before they lapse. See equipment inspection and certificate tracking for more.

Reporting (Starter)

Review fleet status, work orders and compliance without assembling another spreadsheet.

Cost visibility (Pro)

See cost per asset, cost per hour and the repair-versus-replace picture, so decisions about ageing machines rest on records.

Planning intelligence (Pro)

Use service and usage patterns to see which assets may need attention next. Features vary by plan.

Pricing follows maintained assets, not seats

Zerk plans are sized by maintained assets. Pro includes unlimited users, so mechanics, operators and managers do not compete for logins.

A maintained asset is an asset with a PM plan, a certification or a meter. Everything else in your register is free.

That means a large register of parked or minor items does not push you into a higher plan. You start free, and add Starter or Pro when the work calls for it. Current plans and prices are on the pricing section of the homepage.

Who Zerk is for

Zerk is aimed at contractors who own and run their own equipment: road builders, highway and excavation companies, aggregates operations and similar businesses. It suits fleets from around ten assets up to roughly a thousand.

Getting started should not mean retyping everything. Starter includes spreadsheet import, so an existing equipment list can come across. On Pro, AI suggests column matches from your file so your team can review them before anything is imported. If your work is seasonal road maintenance, see maintenance software for highway maintenance contractors.

Questions, answered

Is Zerk only for heavy equipment?

It is designed around heavy equipment and the vehicles that support it, where usage is measured in hours or kilometres and certificates matter. That focus shapes how service planning works.

Can I start without paying?

Yes. The Free plan includes the asset registry, work orders and a single PM plan, with no card needed to get started.

How many users can I have?

User limits depend on the plan. Pro includes unlimited users. Check the pricing section for the limits on each plan.

Can I bring in my existing equipment list?

Starter and above include spreadsheet import. On Pro, AI suggests which columns match so you can review the mapping before importing.

What is a maintained asset?

It is an asset with a PM plan, a certification or a meter. Everything else in your register is free.

Get a clearer picture

Put the whole fleet in view.

Start with the asset registry and add maintenance planning as your fleet needs it.

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