Insight and advice for independent auto repair shops: what is changing in the industry, how to run the business side, and practical tips for the bay and the service counter.
A cost-based method for setting an auto repair labor rate: overhead, technician cost, billable hours and margin, plus a worked example and customer wording.
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How to write an auto repair estimate customers approve: concern, cause and correction, good-better-best options, photos, approval timing and declined work.
Right to repair for auto repair shops in 2026: the REPAIR Act, the Massachusetts and Maine laws, what data independents can get today, and how to prepare.
Estimates, work orders, digital inspections with photos, a bay board, invoices and job profitability for one $99 plan with unlimited users. Invitation-only preview.
