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Soil Connect vs HaulHub: eTicketing for dirt haulers compared
HaulHub handles DOT and plant tickets on public roadwork. Soil Connect ties etickets to a dirt marketplace and fast hauler pay.

Quick answer
Choose HaulHub when a state DOT or a materials plant requires its portal for asphalt, ready-mix or aggregate tickets. Choose Soil Connect when the job is moving dirt: it finds the loads, records each one digitally, reports volumes to the contractor and pays haulers in as little as 24 hours. Fleets that run both kinds of work can use both.
Soil Connect vs HaulHub head to head
The two products ticket the same dump truck for different reasons.
HaulHub Technologies builds software for state transportation agencies, and its ticket starts at the scale house of a materials plant. Soil Connect starts with the dirt: who has it, who needs it and which hauler moves it, with the ticket created as part of that job.
Soil Connect: etickets tied to a dirt marketplace
Soil Connect is an online marketplace for dirt and aggregates and a dirt brokerage. It matches sites that have excess dirt with sites that need it, arranges the hauling and records the loads. Digital records for each truck load give the contractor accurate volumes and hauling velocity, and give the hauler a clean basis for an invoice.
For a hauler, the pitch is work plus pay.
As the Haulers page puts it, the network offers access to millions of yards of dirt that need hauling. Its digital load tracking tool makes invoicing quick, and haulers can get paid in as little as 24 hours. Soil Connect partners with 1,400+ haulers and lists 12,000+ contractors on the marketplace, so the business that records the ticket is also where the next job comes from. Fleets still on paper can read Soil Connect's notes on how haulers start with etickets.
- Core job: Match & haul dirt
- Tickets: Digital & paper, eSignature
- Hauler pay: As little as 24 hrs
- Network: 1,400+ haulers
HaulHub: e-ticketing for public works & DOT projects
HaulHub describes its platform as enterprise software for state transportation agencies. Its E-DOT Inspector product manages e-ticketing, daily work reports and inspection records, and the wider platform adds digital as-builts and live work zone feeds. On its E-DOT site, the company claims partnerships with 40+ state agencies, 500+ suppliers and 5,000+ contractors.
Caltrans shows how a HaulHub ticket moves. In its e-ticketing pilots, the state collects weight tickets for hot mix asphalt, ready-mix concrete and aggregates in an app instead of on paper. State staff work in E-DOT, while contractors use JOBslip from HaulHub or other software that connects by API. Once the plant loads a truck, the ticket is visible to the contractor, the supplier and the state inspector. On the contractor side, JOBslip makes the ticket data available as material leaves the scale, then eSigns and timestamps each ticket when the user verifies delivery in the app.
- Built for: State DOTs & agencies
- Ticket starts: Plant scale
- Materials: HMA, ready-mix, aggregate
- Contractor app: JOBslip
Table: Where each system fits on a job
| | Soil Connect | HaulHub |
| Typical work | Dirt import, export & disposal | Paving & materials on DOT projects |
| Main users | Haulers & contractors | Agencies, contractors & suppliers |
| Also offers | Dirt matching, Dirt Reports | Inspections, as-builts, work zones |
| Hauler payout | In as little as 24 hrs | Not stated publicly |
In short, etickets on Soil Connect are the receipt for dirt work the marketplace helped arrange. HaulHub's tickets are the record an agency needs to accept and pay for placed material.
Trade-offs: electronic ticketing, dispatch & load tracking software
Each tool is strongest where its ticket begins.
E-ticketing at the plant scale is HaulHub's home ground, and load tracking software tied to the dirt job is where Soil Connect fits. The federal push has centered on plant materials. FHWA promoted electronic ticketing in round six of its FHWA Every Day Counts program, where state DOTs were applying it to asphalt, concrete and aggregate deliveries. FHWA cited less exposure to traffic for inspectors and crews, faster processing for quality assurance and payment, and standard data that can be archived. Private dirt work sits outside that program. It is usually billed by the load or the hour, and no state inspector is waiting on a weight ticket.
HaulHub: DOT acceptance
If the owner is a state agency that uses the HaulHub portal, that system is the path to an accepted ticket. On Caltrans pilot projects, the state says the only cost to the construction contractor is JOBslip or software that connects to it. A dirt platform will not replace the record an inspector expects to see.
Soil Connect: the work comes with the ticket
A standalone material tracking software tool records the load. It does not find the next site to haul from. Soil Connect's matching looks for the closest place to source or dump, and Dirt Pros check that the dirt meets the project specs.
HaulHub: plant & supplier data
SupplierCI gives material suppliers live plant, customer and project data, plus alerts on which jobs are hitting daily targets.
Soil Connect: paper & digital together
Dirt Reports lets digital and paper tickets work side by side, with eSignature, a searchable database and custom reports. That helps on jobs where some subcontracted trucks still hand over paper slips. The office case is laid out in Soil Connect's piece on why hauling companies go paperless.
HaulHub: dispatch in its transport apps
HaulHub's Carrier app lets fleet owners dispatch trucks and brokers dispatch to subcontractors, while drivers start and end shifts and add tickets in the app. Its help center labels the Transport Management System section "For Legacy Users." Fleets shopping for dump truck dispatch software should ask HaulHub which of its transport tools are current.
Soil Connect: no public dispatch console
Soil Connect's public pages describe load tracking, invoicing and hauler pay. They do not describe a fleet dispatch board, so a fleet that dispatches its own private work should confirm what is included on a demo.
Decision guide: which digital ticketing setup fits your fleet
Match the digital ticketing tool to two things: who issues the ticket and who pays the truck. Dispatchers who want the contractor's view of the data can start with Soil Connect's notes on digital load tracking on job sites.
Does a state DOT or toll agency own the project?
Use the system the agency specifies. In the Caltrans pilots, for example, that means JOBslip or software connected to it by API, with the ticket created at the plant scale. No hauling software built for dirt changes that requirement.
Is most of your work hauling dirt between private sites?
Soil Connect fits that work. It brings loads through the marketplace, records each one and pays haulers in as little as 24 hours. Contractors get Dirt Reports on volume and velocity, and Soil Connect's data shows a 24% to 30% gap between estimated and actual dirt moved.
Do you need full trucking software for dispatch, timesheets & billing?
Neither product leads with a general fleet suite today. HaulHub's dispatch and timesheet tools live in its Carrier app and a Transport Management System it labels for legacy users, and Soil Connect centers on tracking and paying for the loads it matches. Price a dedicated dispatch product next to either one.
Do some of your trucks still run paper?
Pick a system that takes both while the fleet converts. Dirt Reports combines paperless tickets with paper ones, so a mixed fleet can report on one job in one place.
Do you run DOT paving & private dirt work in the same season?
Run both. HaulHub covers the agency tickets on paving days, and Soil Connect covers the dirt loads and the payout the rest of the week. They are not competing for the same ticket.
HaulHub vs Soil Connect FAQ
Frequently asked questions
Do haulers pay to use etickets?
It depends on who issues the ticket. On Caltrans pilot projects, the state says e-ticketing generally has no cost or a negligible one, and the only cost to the construction contractor is JOBslip or software that connects to it. Soil Connect publishes no prices. Its site offers a free sign-up, and haulers join the network through the Haulers page to find dirt work.
Can paperless tickets replace paper load slips on every job?
Not yet. The project owner sets the ticket rules, and plenty of owners are still converting. Caltrans, for example, planned a pilot of about 18 projects in 2025, at least one in each district, and still collects paper tickets on them as a check. Until every owner is on board, a setup that runs paper and digital tickets side by side, as Dirt Reports does, keeps the records in one place.
Does HaulHub include trucking software for dispatch?
Yes, in its transport apps. HaulHub's help center says the Carrier app lets fleet owners dispatch trucks, brokers dispatch to subcontractors and drivers add tickets. Its Transport Management System articles cover timesheet approval and invoice exports, but that section is labeled for legacy users, and the homepage now leads with agency software, so ask about the roadmap before you move a fleet onto it.
How fast do haulers get paid after a load?
On Soil Connect, haulers can be paid in as little as 24 hours, and Soil Connect says its digital load tracking makes invoicing quick. On DOT work ticketed through HaulHub, pay depends on the contractor or broker who hired the truck. HaulHub's help center covers timesheet approval and invoice exports for legacy transport users but states no payout window.
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