The problem
Restaurants, food plants and warehouses need a record of every bait station checked and what was done, ready for a food safety auditor or health inspector. If 2 technicians service 50 commercial accounts a month and each visit takes 20 minutes to write up from paper station logs, that's about 17 hours a month (50 × 20 minutes), about $400£301€358A$577C$565 at an assumed $24£18€21A$35C$34 an hour.
What the AI does
GorillaDesk's Pro plan adds device tracking and barcoding: each trap or bait station on a site is set up as a device with a barcode, and the technician scans it on the visit to record the check. With material tracking, which every plan includes, the visit record shows the devices checked and the products used. The office sends the client the report instead of retyping paper logs.
A worked example
An illustrative example built from typical figures, not a named business.
A pest control company in Atlanta with 2 technicians services 50 commercial accounts monthly, including restaurants and a food distribution warehouse with about 60 interior and exterior stations, alongside residential work. They move to GorillaDesk Pro: $99£74€89A$143C$140 a month for the first route plus $50£38€45A$72C$71 for the second, $149£112€133A$215C$211.
Before
Paper station logs written up after each visit, about 20 minutes each, about 17 hours a month
After
Stations scanned on site, about 5 minutes per visit to check and send, about 4 hours a month
What it's worth
About $300£226€268A$433C$424 a month in time saved, against $149£112€133A$215C$211 for GorillaDesk Pro with 2 routes. That is 15 minutes saved on each of 50 commercial visits (12.5 hours) at an assumed $24£18€21A$35C$34 an hour. Keeping an account that would fail an audit over missing logs is worth more, and isn't counted.
How to set it up
- Map every station on each commercial site with a number and location, starting with your biggest account.
- Add each station as a device in GorillaDesk and fix its barcode label to the station.
- On each visit, scan every station and record the check and any product used before closing the job, so a missed station shows up.
- Send the client the visit report after each service, and keep a current station map ready for their auditor.
- Check what your clients' audit schemes and your state's pesticide rules require in each record, and make sure your setup captures it.
What goes wrong
- Device tracking and barcoding are on Pro and Growth, not Basic. Two routes on Pro cost $149£112€133A$215C$211 a month.
- The pricing page doesn't say whether barcode labels are included or what they cost. Check before labeling hundreds of stations.
- Outdoor labels fade and get chewed. Check them on each visit and replace damaged ones.
- A scan proves a technician was at the station, not that it was opened and inspected. Spot-check work on site.