CMMS For Earthmoving and Construction Fleets
A Modern Alternative to MEX CMMS
Looking for a modern alternative to MEX CMMS? Samurai is built for earthmoving fleets, mining contractors and mobile plant operations that need maintenance captured properly where the work happens.
Earthmoving businesses are moving beyond legacy maintenance systems
MEX helped establish structured maintenance across Australia, giving businesses a reliable way to manage preventative maintenance and servicing. But today’s fleets, workshops and mobile field teams need faster workflows, real-time visibility and a system that keeps the entire operation connected.
Built for Mobile Equipment
Purpose-built for earthmoving, civil construction and plant hire fleets.
Modern Field App
Complete work, inspections and meter readings online or offline.
Live Operational Visibility
See asset status, maintenance, defects and downtime in real time.
Integrated Digital Forms
Keep pre-starts, inspections, safety and otehr forms and reports with each asset.
Connected Telematics
Automatically import meter readings, locations and equipment data.
Whole-of-Life Costing
Track labour, parts, components and downtime across the asset lifecycle.
Why this matters
A shift is happening across the industry
Legacy systems are not keeping pace with the modern workforce
Is this a common experience for you?
Spreadsheets no longer scale
Older systems feel rigid
Crews avoid complicated workflows
Reporting takes too much effort
Samurai addresses these issues with a new approach to maintenance systems that is modern, open and easy to use.
What earthmoving businesses need now
- Maintenance captured properly the first time
- Crews using the system in the field
- Accurate service compliance for warranty
- Visibility across all sites and projects
- Downtime tracking in real time
- Clear life-cycle cost visibility
- Less admin and double handling
Comparison
A traditional CMMS only records maintenance.
An Asset Operating System supports business decisions.
| Traditional CMMS | Asset Operating System |
|---|---|
| Service history | Complete asset history |
| Work orders | Commercial performance |
| Maintenance costs | Whole-of-life costs |
| Repairs | Asset condition |
| Planned maintenance | Lifecycle planning |
| Maintenance reporting | Capital decision support |
Capabilities
Manage the whole asset lifecycle
Meter-based servicing
Plan services using meters and measurements including complex scheduling
Field maintenance workflows
Capture inspections, defects, safety incidents and more both online and offline.
Integrated Forms
Pre-starts, inspections, off-hire reports and site forms automatically update the asset record.
Lifecycle Costing
Understand the real cost of ownership through labour, components and future forecasting.
Utilisation & Performance
Track location, utilisation, downtime and productivity to maximise the return on assets.
Rebuild & Replacement Planning
Know when to retain, rebuild, redeploy or replace equipment using data backed calculations.
What Changes
What changes for your business
Instead of …
You get …
Searching emails
Faster customer dispute resolution
Greater confidence in capital planning
Industries
Samurai is built for businesses where equipment is the business
Earthmoving Contractors
Civil Construction
Plant Hire
Mining Contractors
Equipment Rental
How Samurai fixes data collection
Samurai is built to capture maintenance as the work happens. Fitters record jobs directly from mobile devices. Contractors work inside the same workflows. Service records generate automatically. Downtime events are linked directly to maintenance activity.
The result is cleaner operational data without creating more admin.
What to ask
Questions to ask before choosing a MEX CMMS alternative
A CMMS only works if the crew works with it. Run any system you’re weighing up against these eight questions. The answers tell you whether it fits how maintenance actually happens on site.
Will crews actually use it on site?
If it’s built like office software, crews work around it and the data goes cold. It has to be simple enough that fitters use it without being chased.
Can fitters record work from mobile devices?
Work happens at the machine, not at a desk. Fitters should log jobs, hours and readings from a phone while they’re standing next to the plant.
Does it support hour-based servicing for mobile plant?
mobile plant is typically serviced on hours, with complex service schedules, not on the calendar. The system needs to schedule off meter readings, or you’ll be tracking services by hand.
Can downtime be captured as it happens?
Downtime logged days later is a guess. Capturing it live , as the machine goes down and comes back up, is what makes availability numbers you can trust.
Can component changeouts and rebuilds be tracked properly?
Major components carry their own hours, history and cost. You should be able to follow a component through changeout and rebuild, not lose it in a work order.
Will contractors work inside the same maintenance process?
Contractors and labour hire touch the same machines your crew does. Their work should land in the same system, not in a separate email trail.
Can the system show live maintenance cost visibility?
Cost per machine shouldn’t wait for month-end. You should see what maintenance is costing across the fleet as the work is recorded, not weeks after.
Does it reduce admin, or just move it somewhere else?
Plenty of systems shift paperwork from the workshop to the office. The right one removes double-handling, so the same job isn’t entered twice.
system Comparison
Legacy CMMS comparison
| Capability | Legacy or Generic CMMS | Samurai CMMS |
|---|---|---|
| Best fit | General maintenance management across multiple industries | Built for earthmoving fleets, mining contractors and mobile plant operations |
| Maintenance capture | Work may be rebuilt after the job | Fitters and contractors capture maintenance as work happens |
| Mobile workflows | Mobile can feel like an add-on | Mobile-first workflows for field maintenance teams |
| Servicing logic | Often centred on calendar or fixed facility workflows | Hour-based servicing for mobile equipment |
| Downtime | Often reconstructed from work orders later | Downtime linked to real site events and maintenance activity |
| Heavy equipment fit | Generic asset records and workflows | Designed for components, rebuilds, inspections and site-based operations |
| Cost visibility | Historical reporting after costs are entered | Continuous visibility across labour, parts, contractors and components |
| Operational fit | The business adapts to the software | The software fits how mobile plant maintenance actually works |
FAQ
Frequently asked questions
Yes. Samurai is designed for earthmoving fleets, mining contractors and mobile plant operations that need maintenance workflows built around field work, mobile crews, hour-based servicing and real downtime visibility.
Many businesses start looking when older systems feel rigid, crews avoid the workflow, reporting takes too much effort or maintenance information arrives too late to support planning and cost control.
Yes. Samurai is built around heavy equipment workflows including machine hours, field maintenance, component changeouts, contractor work, mobile inspections, downtime and lifecycle cost tracking.
Yes. Samurai is designed to capture maintenance while the work happens, rather than relying on staff to rebuild paperwork, downtime history and costs after the job.
Yes. Samurai tracks labour, parts, component and contractor costs across the fleet so managers can see cost per machine, cost per hour trends, lifecycle cost and emerging problem assets.
Stop managing maintenance. Start managing your assets.
See how Samurai gives earthmoving contractors, civil construction, plant hire and other mobile equipment companies complete control over the machines that generate their revenue.