Mechantix / For Landscaping Companies
Trucks by miles. Mowers by hours. One shop.
Landscaping runs the most mixed fleet in the trades — and most maintenance software only understands half of it. Mechantix meters every unit the way it actually wears.
The landscaping fleet problem
A working landscape company's fleet list reads like two different businesses: pickups, dump trucks, and trailers measured in miles — then zero-turns, walk-behinds, skid steers, mini-exes, blowers, and compressors measured in engine hours. Vehicle-first software treats the second list as an afterthought, so it ends up on a spreadsheet, which means it ends up nowhere.
The result is a familiar season: mowers serviced when they break, a hydro pump that ate itself two weeks into peak cut, and nobody able to say what unit 12 has cost since spring.
🛞 The road side
Trucks, dumps, and trailers track by odometer. Intervals in miles; Mechantix counts down to the next PM, oil change, or brake job.
DUMP 07 · 61,480 mi · PM in 520 mi⏱️ The yard side
Mowers, skid steers, and blowers track by engine hours. Blades, filters, and hydro service come due by actual use, not the calendar.
ZT-04 · 1,870 hrs · service in 30 hrsSame shop, same dashboard, same schedule logic — the whole fleet stays on one schedule instead of in two systems.
Before the crews roll out
Every unit carries a QR code. The crew scans it, walks the unit, and taps through the checklist — QR Truck Check is built for a gravel yard at 6 a.m., not a desk. A serious defect opens a shop ticket automatically before the truck leaves the lot; minor items get flagged. The trailer light that would've become a roadside stop gets caught while the coffee's still hot, and every check is stored with a timestamp and a name — the defect trail DVIR-style compliance asks for.
The mower that won't die (but should)
Every landscaping shop has one: the 2,000-hour zero-turn that keeps eating spindles and hydro parts, fixed one reasonable-looking repair at a time. Repair v Replace rolls every dollar your shop logs on a unit up against its replacement cost and remaining life — so the decision to cycle a machine out gets made on numbers, before another season of parts goes into it. For equipment-heavy fleets, this is where the real money is.
Priced for fleets with a lot of small units
Per-asset pricing punishes landscaping fleets specifically: on most platforms, every mower, blower, and trailer bills like a truck, so the companies with the most units pay the most. Mechantix is flat per shop location — $79/mo (Starter, up to 20 units), $149/mo (Pro, up to 50), $249/mo (Enterprise, unlimited) — with unlimited team members, so every crew member can scan and log without touching the bill. See the per-vehicle vs per-shop math.
Built for the trades, not the back office
Mechantix is mobile-first and role-based — owners, foremen, mechanics, and drivers each see their piece. It's the same system used across HVAC, construction, excavation, tree care, agriculture, and municipal fleets — anywhere a company runs its own mechanics and a mix of machines.
Frequently asked questions
Should mower maintenance be tracked by hours or by dates?
Engine hours. A mower's wear follows how long the engine runs, not the calendar — the same machine might run 20 hours one week and 60 the next at peak season. Mechantix meters equipment in engine hours with service intervals set in hours, so blades, filters, and hydro service come due by actual use.
Can I track trucks and mowers in the same maintenance system?
Yes — that's the core of Mechantix. Trucks and trailers track by odometer miles while mowers, skid steers, blowers, and compressors track by engine hours, all in one shop with one schedule. No second spreadsheet for the equipment side of the fleet.
How much does fleet maintenance software cost for a landscaping company?
Mechantix is priced per shop location, not per unit: $79/mo (Starter, up to 20 units), $149/mo (Pro, up to 50 units), or $249/mo (Enterprise, unlimited), with unlimited team members. That matters for landscaping fleets in particular, because on per-asset platforms every mower, trailer, and blower bills like a truck — equipment-heavy fleets pay the most under per-vehicle pricing.
Will crews actually use it?
It's built for exactly that: crews scan a QR code on the unit and tap through a checklist on their phone — no logins hunted, no paperwork. Owners, foremen, mechanics, and drivers each get a role, and miles, hours, and inspections are logged from the field.
Does Mechantix include GPS crew tracking?
No. Mechantix is maintenance software, not a GPS or crew-tracking platform — it answers whether every unit is safe and serviced, not where it is. Many landscaping shops pair it with whatever routing or timekeeping tools they already run.
Get the whole fleet — both halves — under one roof.
Mechantix is free to try. Import your units and run your first QR check before the crews roll tomorrow.
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