/ Answering calls, ordering parts, following up

Three helpers running the front desk, parts line, and customer loop — every call answered, every day.

BayHaul gives independent shops three helpers that pick up the phone, line up parts, and follow up with customers — so your service manager isn't doing all three at once.

Inside a clean multi-bay independent auto shop, with a service advisor at the front counter.

/ Three agents, one Monday.

From the first call of the day to the customer’s next visit.

Each agent takes one stage of the day from start to finish — no handing off to someone who wasn’t hired for it. Read it top to bottom, and the day falls into order.

  1. 01/ 03

    Pick up the phone

    Front desk

    Answers the phone on the first ring — in English, Spanish, or Vietnamese — and books the appointment into the system you already use.

    • Pulls mileage and check-engine codes from cars you've serviced before, so it doesn't recommend work you've already done.
    • Matches recalls to the right car, only when the owner is actually due.
    • Quotes from your price list — no 'we'll call you back' runarounds.
    • Books straight into the system your advisors already use (Mitchell, ShopWare, Tekion, Protractor).
    work order · liveRO ▸ sampled
    > inbound · 02:14 · "my check engine just came on"
    > matched 2022 RAV4 · DTC P0420 → cat. efficiency
    > quoted $612 · booked Thu 10:30 with Devon
  2. 02/ 03

    Order parts

    Parts line

    Once the job is on the schedule, gets price and ETA from your top suppliers and picks the best fit. Holds the part against the appointment — not a day early, not a day late.

    • Prices from your top suppliers and picks the cheapest one that arrives in time.
    • Holds the part against the bay's appointment, watches the ETA, alerts a human if it slips.
    • Sends ETA updates to your advisor, your tech, and the customer in plain words.
    • Flags backorders before the window collapses — a 4 p.m. pickup doesn't quietly slip to tomorrow.
    work order · liveRO ▸ sampled
    > RO #4421 · water pump + coolant
    > qty 1 NAPA Oceanside · $148.40 · eta 14:20 (held)
    > status on window · tracking #NPS-7720
  3. 03/ 03

    After pickup

    Customer loop

    After the customer picks up, sends a quick check-in. Routes happy customers to a Google review, catches the unhappy ones before they post, and books the next service based on how they actually drive.

    • Sends a quick text check-in after pickup, routes the unhappy ones to the owner first.
    • Routes happy customers to Google — verified, no review tricks.
    • Books the next service based on how they actually drive, not a calendar default.
    • What pickup-day feedback teaches feeds the next call — no spreadsheet re-keying.
    work order · liveRO ▸ sampled
    > RO #4421 closed · pickup Mon 14:22
    > follow-up 1 SMS · rating 9 → review ask
    > follow-up 2 SMS · next service in ~9.8 months

/ Shops joining this quarter

Twelve independent shops joining this quarter.

We hold quotes until each shop's first 30 days are in — slots show up here as they clear.

Shop slot · quote after 30 days

7-bay independent · Pacific Northwest

Quote pending — clears review with the shop’s first 30 days.

Shop slot · quote after 30 days

3-bay retail-affiliated · Mid-Atlantic

Quote pending — clears review with the shop’s first 30 days.

Shop slot · quote after 30 days

12-bay regional group · Southwest

Quote pending — clears review with the shop’s first 30 days.

/ Get on shift

Put your bays on a 24-hour floor.

Two-week remote setup, fixed scope, priced per bay. We'll send a current rate sheet and a 20-minute walkthrough your service manager can sit in on — not a sales pitch.