Why DredgeCred

Good work should win the next job.

Dredging runs on trust that has nowhere to live. Good crews, good shops, and good contractors lose work every week to whoever knows the broker. DredgeCred gives that trust a home: verified credentials, real ratings, and a score that follows you job to job.

The problem

The old way pays for introductions, not proof.

Brokers sell introductions.

Ten to fifteen percent for a phone number. You still don't know if the counterparty is real, insured, or worth the call.

Reviews are fake or missing.

Star ratings without a real transaction behind them are just advertising. The best work in dredging leaves no public trace. It lives in the foreman's head and dies when he retires.

Your reputation doesn't travel.

Crew reset to zero when they change employers. Contractors rebuild past-performance files for every agency. Underwriters start from scratch on every placement.

Fees stack on fees.

Dealer margin plus broker split plus bid-site subscription plus placement fee plus distributor markup. Everyone takes a cut for the same deal.

The answer

Six things we do differently

Ratings from real jobs

Instead, ratings only come from completed transactions. Six dimensions per role. Old scores fade every 180 days, so the rating reflects who you are now.

A score that travels with you

Instead, your DC Score follows you between employers and projects. Credentials get you 0 to 60. Track Record gets you 0 to 40. Every component is visible on your profile.

One operations map

Instead, every live project, every piece of iron, and every delivery plots on a single map. Owners see their fleet. Contractors run their jobs. Crews spot the next gig.

Capped, posted fees

Instead, fees are capped, published, and single-digit — 3% rentals, 1.5% sales, 5% services, 8% insurance commissions. No per-lead charges, no subscription trap, no paid placement.

The Operator Pledge

Instead, every member signs seven rules: keep paperwork current, rate honestly, pay on time, answer disputes, don't misrepresent, don't dodge the fee, report bad actors. Break one, lose access.

Built for disputes

Instead, escrow holds funds, pre- and post-rental surveys stay on file, every message is timestamped, and ops sits on top with an arbitration workflow.

How the DC Score adds up

One number, 0 to 100. No black box, no proprietary math.

Credentials

0–60

What you walk in with.

• Business check (entity + ID verified)
• Current Certificate of Insurance on file
• Bond capacity (for contractors)
• Years in the trade
• Past-performance docs (verified)
• Operator Pledge signed and current

Track Record

0–40

What you've done here.

• Ratings from real transaction parties
• Six dimensions, chosen for your role
• Weighted by deal size and recency
• Old scores fade every 180 days
• Outliers trimmed, no cherry-picking
• Updated nightly and on every new rating

Credentials + Track Record = your DC Score. It shows on your profile. Every buyer or employer on the platform can see it.

The Operator Pledge

Seven rules every member signs

Break one, lose access. Ops and peer review enforce it.

1
I keep my profile, credentials, and COI current.
2
I rate honestly, only on jobs I was part of.
3
I pay invoices on the terms I agreed to.
4
I answer disputes in good faith within five business days.
5
I don't misrepresent equipment, credentials, or past work.
6
I don't route deals around the platform to dodge the fee.
7
I tell ops when I see another member breaking the pledge.

Acceptance is a click. Enforcement is a system. Your signed certificate stays on your profile.

Real work, real proof.

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