Growing multi-tech team

Keeping a busier shop coordinated

A shop adding technicians needed appointments, inventory alerts, and reporting without bolting on another app for each problem.

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The challenge

Parts were ordered from memory. Appointments overlapped. Owners could not see which jobs were profitable until month-end bookkeeping.

The switch

Cruise gave them enough seats for advisors and leads, plus stock alerts, a customizable dashboard with list widgets, and clearer appointment capacity. Weekly reporting replaced the weekend spreadsheet ritual.

Cruise plan

Results

  • Stock alerts and low-stock widgets before the parts run
  • Appointment schedule visible to the whole counter
  • Margin visibility by job type without a separate BI tool

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