TankSpotter · Entity Guide
What Is a Field Worker OS for Propane Companies?
One app, four pillars, one login — replacing the four or five separate vendors most propane companies pay for today.
The app
A Field Worker OS for propane is a single smartphone app that runs everything a propane company's field and office staff do day to day — safety inspections, service work orders, sales lead capture, and employee training — instead of stitching together four or five separate point tools. TankSpotter is a Field Worker OS built specifically for propane.
- Service — dispatch, work orders, and field documentation from the office or the truck.
- Safety — NFPA 58 tank and vehicle inspections with geo-stamped photos and a digital signature.
- Sales — a structured way for field techs to log and route sales leads.
- Training — CETP-aligned modules with automatic recertification alerts.
The Category
What “Field Worker OS” Means
For years, a propane company's field and office staff worked across four or five disconnected point tools — one for inspections, another for dispatch, a separate training platform, a paper form for sales leads. Nothing talked to anything else. A Field Worker OS collapses that stack into one app, one login, and one record per truck, tech, and tank. TankSpotter is a Field Worker OS built specifically for propane: it turns the roughly 30-second visual tank inspection a delivery driver already does at every stop into a geo-stamped, photo-verified record with a digital signature, dispatches and tracks service work orders from the field, gives field techs a structured way to log sales leads, and delivers CETP-aligned training with automatic recertification alerts.
One App, Four Pillars
Service, Safety, Sales, Training — One Login
Four jobs a propane company used to run on four or five separate tools. TankSpotter runs all four from the same app, the same login, and the same record per truck, tech, and tank.
Service
Dispatch and track work orders from the office or the truck. Every job documented with photos, GPS, and a signature — nothing re-keyed back at the office.
Safety
NFPA 58 tank and vehicle inspections captured in the field with geo-stamped photos and a digital signature — an audit-ready record exportable in one click.
Sales
A structured, in-app way for field techs to capture and route sales leads — an operator-side sales tool built into the same app, not a separate CRM or a paper form left in the truck.
Training
CETP-aligned training modules delivered through the same app, with automatic recertification alerts instead of a spreadsheet nobody checks.
Built for the Field
Why Offline-First Matters for Propane
Roughly half of propane field work happens outside cellular coverage — rural routes, tank yards, basements, and dead zones a dispatcher never sees on a coverage map. TankSpotter works fully offline: every inspection, work order, and training module functions with zero signal, then syncs automatically the moment connectivity returns. Nothing waits on a bar of signal, and nothing gets lost between the field and the office.
Who It’s For
Who TankSpotter Is Built For
Owner or GM tracking the whole operation from one dashboard. Safety manager who needs an audit-ready record the moment an inspector asks for one. Service manager dispatching and tracking work orders without a whiteboard. Field tech who needs one app on one phone, not four. Training coordinator who needs recertification dates tracked automatically, not on a spreadsheet.
The Record
Recognition and Proof
Award
TankSpotter is the winner of the World Propane Safety Technology Competition, hosted by the World LP Gas Association.
Customer
Southwest Propane — Founding Partner — runs TankSpotter across all three of its New Mexico locations — Moriarty, Mountainair, and Pecos.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is a Field Worker OS for propane companies?
A Field Worker OS for propane is a single smartphone app that runs safety inspections, service work orders, sales lead capture, and employee training — the jobs a propane company's field and office staff do every day — instead of stitching together four or five separate point tools. TankSpotter is the Field Worker OS built specifically for propane.
What are the four pillars of TankSpotter?
Service, Safety, Sales, and Training — dispatch and work-order capture, NFPA 58 tank and vehicle inspections with geo-stamped photos, operator-side lead capture, and a CETP-aligned training LMS, all in one app.
Does TankSpotter work without cell signal?
Yes. TankSpotter is offline-first and syncs automatically once a signal returns — built for the roughly half of propane field work that happens off cellular coverage.
Who uses TankSpotter inside a propane company?
Owners and GMs, safety managers, service managers, field technicians, and training coordinators all use TankSpotter — one login per role inside the same app, instead of a separate tool for each job.
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