Abstract: A handheld radio for a construction job site includes a radio body housing a communications component therein. The handheld radio further includes an antenna communicatively coupled with the communications component and protruding from the radio body and configured to deliver and receive a communications signal. The handheld radio further includes a volume selector knob protruding from the radio body and operable to change a volume of sound emanating from the radio body. The handheld radio further includes a channel selector knob protruding from the radio body and operable to cause the antenna to deliver and receive the communications signal on one or more radio channels. The channel selector knob includes a beacon configured to emit a short-range wireless signal.

Abstract: A self-inventorying tool container for a construction job site includes a tools container structure. The tool container structure includes an enclosure defining an internal tool volume configured to receive a plurality of trackable construction tools, and at least one a door coupled with the enclosure and operable to permit selective access to the internal tool volume and plurality of trackable construction tools held therein. The self-inventorying tool container further includes a plurality of beacons corresponding to the plurality of trackable construction tools, each beacon of the plurality of beacons configured to emit a short-range wireless signal and being removable from the internal volume with the respective trackable tool. The self-inventorying tool container further includes a scanning assembly arranged with the tool container and configured to detect the short-range wireless signal of each respective beacon of the plurality of beacons relative to internal tool volume.