Yard Crew — Active Inspection

Faster than clipboard

Digital must feel faster than the current paper fallback or it will not get used. Every tap earns its place.

Confirmations first

The common case is a clean return. The flow prioritizes quick confirmations over data entry.

What I rejected

I considered a free-text notes field for each zone. Yard crew will not type outdoors with gloves on, and unstructured notes create reconciliation work at the counter. Structured fields (issue type, severity, photos) capture what billing actually needs without asking the inspector to write.

Physical path

The walkaround mirrors how workers actually move around equipment. Front, sides, rear, attachments.

Structure appears only when risk appears

Photos and detail are required only when issues are flagged. The common case stays lightweight.

Sunlight and accessibility

Clear and Issue buttons use color plus label text so the state is readable in direct sunlight and for colorblind users. In production, I would also add a checkmark icon to "Clear" and a warning icon to "Issue" for redundant encoding. Color alone is never the only signal.

Completion feedback

Tapping "Complete inspection" shows a brief confirmation with the total time and number of issues flagged, then returns to the queue. The counter receives the completed inspection instantly through progressive sync. The inspector never has to walk paperwork inside.