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Start 14-Day Free TrialThe playbooks we wish someone had handed us on day one — pricing, startup costs, margins, and operations from real shops.
A practical, no-BS guide to opening a heavy-duty truck repair shop: licensing, capital, equipment, location, and how to land your first 10 fleet customers.
Step-by-step guide to launching a mobile mechanic business: licensing, tools, your service truck build, pricing, and how to find your first customers.
Complete guide to starting a towing company: tow truck financing, licensing, insurance, motor club contracts, and how to bid jobs profitably.
What net profit margin can a diesel repair shop actually earn? Real-world labor margins, parts markup, and benchmarks from 200+ diesel shops.
The 12 shop management practices that separate top-quartile repair shops from the rest — covering workflow, pricing, KPIs, and team management.
Build a PM program that cuts unplanned downtime 30-50%. PM intervals, inspection checklists, software, and the KPIs fleet managers actually track.
A practical marketing playbook for truck repair shops: Google Business Profile, fleet outreach, motor club work, and the 6 channels that actually pay.
Stop guessing. A working framework for pricing diesel jobs — labor rate math, parts markup matrix, shop fees, and the fleet-discount trap.
How to hire, train, and pay a service advisor who actually grows your average RO — without burning out or burning customers.
The DVI playbook used by top-quartile independent shops. Photo standards, severity color-coding, and the approval workflow that doubles close rate.
A step-by-step local SEO playbook for auto repair shops. Google Business Profile, reviews, citations, and the on-page basics that move the map pack.
Comebacks are inevitable. How you handle them determines whether the customer leaves a 1-star review or becomes a lifelong fan. The full playbook.
Real 2026 tow pricing data: light/medium/heavy duty hook fees, per-mile rates, after-hours surcharges, and how motor club work compares to cash.
Selling fleet accounts is different from selling retail. The proposal template, onboarding checklist, and quarterly review process that keeps fleets for years.
A realistic guide to financing a repair shop — equipment loans, SBA, MCA cash advances, factoring, and which ones actually save you money.