Smart, Dynamic Navigation for Mobile Crane Operations
Transform your fleet’s performance with CraneNav®. Our permit-aware navigation turns complex, multi-year crane permits into live, dynamic routes—saving valuable time, cutting compliance risks, and keeping your team safe on every journey. Empower your operators to navigate confidently, reduce costly delays, and move your business forward with smart, context-aware navigation.
We are currently piloting CraneNav® in Auckland, New Zealand, with our official launch planned for January 2026 and nationwide expansion in Q1 2026. Our vision is to bring CraneNav wherever digital, annual overweight permits and bridge condition data are available from roading authorities—including GPS location, structure name, restriction details, and more.
If your region, state, or country uses this kind of digital permit system, we invite you to register your interest. By sharing your location and needs, your feedback helps us prioritise our rollout and tailor CraneNav to support your operations next.
Save time on route planning
CraneNav® takes the heavy lifting out of route planning.
RUC & Fuel savings
CraneNav optimises for distance and gradient in an effort to reduce fuel burn per trip.
Automatic route recalculation
Stay on track—if you miss a turn or hit a blockage, CraneNav finds the next compliant route.
Conditional bridge/culvert crossing alerts
Smarter navigation with real-time bridge condition, speed and risk alerts.
Heavy Haul Route overlay
Heavy Haul Route prioritisation and integration. Selectable visual overlay.
Crane select
Simply select the crane you are driving by model/registration and enter a destination.
Our Journey
CraneNav® was born from a vision to revolutionise mobile crane navigation through a “Permit-Aware” solution. Our platform converts digital permits into real-time navigation data, empowering crane operators with unmatched safety and compliance. We are committed to shaping the future of crane operations with innovative IT solutions.
Founder Dave McLeod, whose two sons work in the mobile crane sector, saw firsthand how pre-trip planning is a major pain point — ensuring compliance while staying within permit conditions. CraneNav was created to solve this challenge.
Features
Google Maps for mobile cranes
If you are familiar with Google Maps or Waze, you can use CraneNav. The key difference is that CraneNav is designed specifically for mobile crane operations: it runs in “Truck” mode, recognises the type of crane you are driving, and is aware of all bridges (and their conditions) listed in your permit.
GPS tracking will auto-fill your origin
CraneNav automatically fills in your origin — simply choose your destination, wait for the route calculation, and press Start.
Behind the scenes, CraneNav uses a multi-pass system:
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Calculate the route, just as Google Maps or Waze would.
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Retrieve all bridge coordinates within the route’s bounding box.
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Recalculate the route to avoid any “Do Not Cross” bridges.
Planned features
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Dispatch dashboard providing fleet performance reports for RUC, WOF, Registration and maintenance
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Trip reporting
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Improved terrain sensitive routing to optimise fuel consumption
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RUC management
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Permit management
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Crane access by location
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Job reporting
Monthly per user subscription tiers (excluding GST)
14 day free trial for up to three cranes with permits in one region