How it works, start to finish

Both products in full — what gets purchased, who enters what, exactly where consent is captured, and how anyone stops it. Nothing on this page requires a purchase or a phone number to read.

Reviewing, not buying? Every page describing the program — this one, the opt-in workflow, Terms, and the Privacy Policy — is public and reachable from the menu at the top of any page, before any payment step. The crew-setup form where consent is actually captured is viewable too.

Tailgate · daily safety SMS

The Tailgate journey

1

Read what the program is

Anyone · no purchase

The Tailgate page states the message frequency, the cost, who pays, and how to opt out. Terms and the Privacy Policy are linked in the top menu and the footer of every page on this site.

2

The business buys a tier

Business owner

The owner picks a crew-size tier — Crew, Squad, or Fleet — and pays by card through Stripe. The purchaser is the business. No technician is involved in this step, and no technician is ever asked to pay.

No message is sent as a result of this purchase. Buying a tier only sets how many technicians the business is allowed to enroll.

3

The business gives consent and lists the crew

Business owner

After paying, the owner lands on the Tailgate crew-setup form. There they enter their business name, the same email used at checkout, their own mobile number, which trades they want, and each technician's name and mobile number.

A required consent checkbox sits directly above the submit button. It is empty by default and the form cannot be submitted until the owner ticks it themselves. It reads:

I confirm I have each listed technician's permission to enroll them in Tailgate daily jobsite-safety texts from Code Carl. Recurring messaging, up to ~1 message per day per enrolled trade. Message & data rates may apply. Reply STOP to cancel, HELP for help. See Terms and Privacy Policy.
4

Each technician receives one opt-in request

Automatic → technician

Every listed technician gets exactly one message from +1 (833) 519-2507, naming their employer and asking them to reply YES. This is the only message a technician receives before opting in.

From: Tailgate · +1 (833) 519-2507
Tailgate by Code Carl: Sparky Electric enrolled you in daily 60-second jobsite safety texts. Reply YES to start. Up to ~1 msg/day per trade enrolled. Msg & data rates may apply. Reply HELP for help, STOP to cancel. Terms fishtapeapp.com/terms Privacy fishtapeapp.com/privacy
5

The technician replies YES — or nothing happens

Technician

Only a technician's own YES starts their messages. If they don't reply, they receive nothing further. There is no reminder and no second attempt.

From: Tailgate · +1 (833) 519-2507
YES
TAILGATE (2024) - Drywall Screw Feed Strike NEC 300.4 Drove long screws into a wall blindly. Arc flash. Severe burns. Torque your lugs or prepare for a thermal event. Severity: 5/5
6

Daily safety texts run

Technician

One message per day, around noon ET, per enrolled trade. A crew enrolled in two trades gets two separate messages — they are never merged into one.

7

STOP ends it immediately, at any time

Technician

A technician replies STOP and messaging ends at once, with a confirmation and no further contact. HELP returns program and contact details. Neither requires going through their employer.

From: Tailgate · +1 (833) 519-2507
STOP
You are unsubscribed from Tailgate safety texts. No more messages will be sent. Reply START to re-subscribe.
8

Cancelling, and coming back later

Business owner / technician

The business can cancel its subscription at any time, which stops messages for the whole crew. If that business later re-subscribes, every technician receives a brand-new opt-in request and must reply YES again. Prior consent is never silently reused after a cancellation.

Fishtape · checklist apps

The Fishtape journey

1

The business buys a tier and describes a procedure

Business owner

The owner picks an active-app tier, pays through Stripe, and then speaks or types the procedure they want turned into a checklist.

2

The branded app is built and installed

Automatic → technicians

Fishtape produces a checklist app carrying that company's branding. Technicians install it to the home screen and work the list — check-offs, photos, signature.

3

No messaging is involved

Fishtape sends no SMS to anyone and does not enroll anyone in Tailgate. The two products are entirely separate purchases.

See pricing for both Tailgate opt-in detail