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Smart Jobs is a revolutionary new way to build jobs in Tekmetric with just one click. Shop management software, at its core, is meant to help you build jobs, and we wanted to streamline that process as much as possible. So that’s what we did!

Your typical repair order may have one or more jobs packaged together. Usually that requires a lot of clicking around to find the right labor rates, and the right parts, sourcing the parts you don’t have, and applying the right markup matrices, over and over again.

That means an extra click for every single step. If you ask us, that’s too many clicks.

The reality is that all shop management systems require far too many actions for what really should be a one-click process. 

When we set out to create Tekmetric, we set out to revolutionize the independent auto repair industry. We wanted to simplify, yet maximize the work your shop does.

We’re certain you’ll love how much Smart Jobs does just that.

"Smart jobs is a must have, it'll speed up your service writing by a huge amount.” - Chris Chagnon, COO at the Cardinal Plaza Shell

There are tons of daily and long-term decisions you have to make to continue growing your business. That means there's a lot of information to keep track of to stay organized.

With the right tools, like real-time reports in your shop management system, it's easier to organize and track everything happening in your shop and to use all of that data at your disposal. In this case, that tool is a modern shop management system.

With every aspect of your shop managed and tracked with a cloud-based SMS, shop owners can use real-time reports to forecast the health of their business and gain a sense of how much money their garage is expected to make before the end of a week, month, or year. 

Here are the most important auto repair shop metrics to track in a cloud-based shop management system.

With a complete view of how all your shops are performing and access to the tools needed to make changes quickly, shop management systems help run your shop with smooth and agile business operations, provide a consistent experience for customers, and ultimately maximize revenue and support your shop's growth.

Features such as unified reporting across all your shops and shared customer history work to create seamless processes for managing your business as a centralized organization.

In the fast-paced auto repair industry, delivering exceptional service and ensuring vehicle safety is paramount. This is where Tire Suite comes in — a solution that simplifies tire management, letting you save time and gain peace of mind.

Tire Suite is a comprehensive solution designed specifically for tire shops. Whether you're struggling with time-consuming DOT# registration processes, concerned about protecting your shop from risk, or looking to save money and boost profits, Tire Suite has you covered.

Streamline Your Processes, Save Valuable Time

Time is money, especially in the fast-paced world of tire shops. With Tire Suite, you can say goodbye to the days of manual paperwork and tedious DOT# registration processes. Our platform automates the entire registration process via Tiremetrix, saving you valuable time that can be better spent serving your customers or growing your business. By streamlining your processes, Tire Suite allows you to focus on what matters most – delivering exceptional service to your customers.

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Our platform not only streamlines your processes for DOT# registration but also helps streamline tire sourcing. Access vehicle-specific tire specifications swiftly, facilitating seamless tire selection for your team. Easily search your inventory or seamlessly add tires as needed parts, enabling effortless tire sourcing through integrated parts ordering.

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Protect Your Shop, Ensure Compliance

Compliance issues can be a nightmare for tire shop owners, leading to costly fines and penalties. With Tire Suite, you can rest easy knowing that your shop is fully compliant with DOT# regulations. Our platform simplifies the registration process and provides ongoing support, helping you avoid unnecessary risks and protect your business from potential liabilities. By investing in Tire Suite, you're investing in the long-term success and sustainability of your shop.

Take Your Tire Shop to the Next Level with Tire Suite

Ready to take your shop to new heights of efficiency and success? It's time to discover the power of Tire Suite. Say goodbye to wasted time, compliance concerns, and unnecessary expenses – and say hello to a brighter future for your shop.

With the SiriusXM Platinum Plan, customers receive access to hundreds of SiriusXM channels featuring ad-free music plus sports, talk, entertainment, news, and comedy that they can enjoy both in their vehicle and outside the car with the SiriusXM app.

“We recognize the immense opportunity this collaboration with SiriusXM presents for repair shop owners,” said David Weiner, Chief Revenue Officer for Tekmetric. “At Tekmetric, our goal is to provide shop owners with a wide range of options to enhance their customer experience. Enabling a complimentary SiriusXM subscription on our platform is just one way we empower shop owners to offer added value, sustaining loyalty and satisfaction among their customers.”

In addition to enhancing customer experience, this integration is streamlined for shop owners to easily apply it to their shop. With just two clicks, shop owners can seamlessly activate the integration and begin providing the SiriusXM trial subscription to customers as a thank you after service visits. For instructions to enroll your shop today, please click on this link: https://siriusxmforshops.com/Tekmetric.

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When researching digital vehicle inspection software solutions, you should look for these seven core features that benefit your team and your customers:

1. A searchable DVI history
2. The ability for technicians to attach photos and videos to inspections
3. A color-coded system that indicates the severity of inspection findings
4. A direct tie-in to parts and labor data when building estimates
5. The ability to add canned jobs when building estimates
6. Digital authorization
7. Automatic saving and tracking of declined jobs

1. Searchable DVI History

When shopping for digital vehicle inspection software, make sure that you can easily look back on past inspection findings. When service advisors are able to quickly find out what was uncovered during previous inspections, they’re less likely to miss a repair opportunity and leave money on the table. They can simply pick up where they left off, helping your shop sell more repair work.

2. The ability for technicians to attach photos and videos to inspections

It’s one thing to tell a customer, “Hey, your car has really bad engine corrosion.” It’s another thing to show the customer a photo of the orange, brittle-looking rust all over their engine. When customers can see what’s really going on with their vehicles, they’re more likely to trust your team’s word and authorize repairs right then and there. They’ll be less inclined to shop around for a second opinion or tell you, “Oh, I’ll sleep on it and come back tomorrow.”

A digital vehicle inspection software that enables technicians to quickly attach photos and videos will help your team keep repairs moving along and build customer trust.

3. A color-coded system that indicates the severity of inspection findings

When explaining repairs to customers, the best route is often the simplest one. Instead of spending time speaking or writing about the intricacies of each inspection finding, service advisors can leverage digital vehicle inspection software that uses a simple, color-coded system to instantly give customers an idea of how urgent each inspection finding is. For instance, an inspection finding marked in green would indicate that everything is good to go, one marked in yellow would indicate something that might need attention down the line, and red would indicate the need for immediate action.

4. A direct tie-in to parts and labor data when building estimates

It’s vital for service advisors to weave in the right parts and labor data when building estimates. But doing so manually is a tedious process. With everything going on, service advisors might accidentally scribble down the wrong piece of information, resulting in the customer getting the wrong parts and labor pricing, or inaccurate parts availability.

Digital vehicle inspection software with a direct tie-in to parts and labor data helps service advisors create accurate estimates from the get-go, so there are no unpleasant surprises for anyone at the shop come estimate-review time.

5. The ability to add canned jobs when building estimates

On a daily basis, service advisors may find themselves writing the same types of findings on estimates over and over.

Digital vehicle inspection software with a canned jobs feature will eliminate a lot of this repetition by enabling service advisors to add pre-saved jobs to estimates in a matter of seconds. That way they can complete inspections faster and get estimates in customers’ hands as soon as possible.

6. Digital authorization

The easier you make it for your customers to authorize repair work, the more likely they’ll quickly do so. That’s where digital vehicle inspection software with digital job authorization steps in. Service advisors won’t have to track down customers to get their verbal or written approval to start repair work. Instead, customers can approve or decline individual jobs from the moment they get their estimate.

7. Automatic saving and tracking of declined jobs

Some repair work is going to get declined for various reasons. But don’t worry. Declined jobs show that your shop is thorough with inspections and estimates; your team caught every budding and existing issue with each vehicle. Think of declined jobs as future business opportunities for your shop.

However, remembering and keeping track of declined jobs can get tricky with a pen and paper method. Service advisors might totally forget about these opportunities, or if they remember, they’ll have to dig through stacks of paper or navigate folder after folder on a computer just to find the right estimate.

Digital vehicle inspection software that has a “declined jobs” feature enables your service advisors to pick up right where they left off the next time a particular customer walks into your shop. They’ll be able to search which jobs the customer declined last time, and recommend taking care of those issues. The results? You’ll get more business and impress your customers with your great customer service.

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