{"id":6968,"date":"2023-01-04T01:06:10","date_gmt":"2023-01-04T09:06:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mitchell11.wpenginepowered.com\/blog\/shopconnection\/quick-accurate-price-quotes-with-truckseries-estimator\/"},"modified":"2024-12-30T08:45:32","modified_gmt":"2024-12-30T16:45:32","slug":"quick-accurate-price-quotes-with-truckseries-estimator","status":"publish","type":"shopconnection","link":"https:\/\/mitchell1.com\/shopconnection\/quick-accurate-price-quotes-with-truckseries-estimator\/","title":{"rendered":"Quick &amp; Accurate Price Quotes with TruckSeries Estimator"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>How long will my truck be out of service?\u00a0 How much will it cost?<\/p>\n<p>Business owners and customers alike want quick, accurate answers to these commonly asked questions, especially in today\u2019s economic market. Mitchell 1 TruckSeries is here to help! With just a few clicks of the mouse, you can create accurate repair and cost estimates that address these questions for your customers.<\/p>\n<p>TruckSeries Estimator is also a valuable tool for shops and maintenance managers, as it allows them to schedule work, increase the shop\u2019s throughput, monitor technician performances, and provide accurate repair cost estimates. Plus, it lets transportation managers know how long their trucks will be out of service.<\/p>\n<p>TruckSeries helps accomplish all this by:<\/p>\n<p>1- Providing repair operations and their labor times.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-60687 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/mitchell1.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/labor-times-1-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"818\" height=\"392\" \/><\/p>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center\"><em>Figure 1<\/em><\/h5>\n<p>2- Providing labor times for scheduled maintenance intervals based on the vehicle\u2019s usage.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-60688 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/mitchell1.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/labor-times-2-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"915\" height=\"440\" \/><\/p>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center\"><em>Figure 2<\/em><\/h5>\n<p>3- Creating estimates for customers by listing repairs, parts and related VMRS codes, and also informing managers of the projected downtime.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-60690\" src=\"https:\/\/mitchell1.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/labor-times-3-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"903\" height=\"860\" \/><\/p>\n<p>4- Saving quotes for future reference. This is a wonderful feature that saves time by eliminating the need to create new estimates. Just open up a saved quote for a Year, Make and Model truck and then modify as needed.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-60693 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/mitchell1.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/labor-times-4-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"924\" height=\"287\" \/><\/p>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center\"><em>Figure 4<\/em><\/h5>\n<p>5- Adding shop settings for labor and tax rates, shop supplies, hazardous material charges, header and footer information, and estimate display and print options.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-60696 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/mitchell1.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/labor-times-5-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"886\" height=\"576\" \/><\/p>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center\"><strong><em>Figure 5<\/em><\/strong><\/h5>\n<p>Together, all of these features make it easier to manage assets and provide customers with accurate downtime and repair costs &#8212; thus, resulting in more business opportunities while saving customers time and headaches.<\/p>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center\">Want to learn about TruckSeries?<\/h1>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mitchell1.com\/support\/trial-request\/\"><strong>Request a FREE DEMO today!<\/strong><\/a><\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>You may also like to read:<\/p>\n<h3><a title=\"A Balancing Act with Tires\" href=\"https:\/\/mitchell1.com\/shopconnection\/a-balancing-act-with-tires\/\">A Balancing Act with Tires<\/a><\/h3>\n<h3><a title=\"A Common-Sense Approach to Smooth Out the Ride\" href=\"https:\/\/mitchell1.com\/shopconnection\/a-common-sense-approach-to-smooth-out-the-ride\/\">A Common-Sense Approach to Smooth Out the Ride<\/a><\/h3>\n<h3><a title=\"How to Be Proactive with Diesel Injector Replacements\" href=\"https:\/\/mitchell1.com\/shopconnection\/how-to-be-proactive-with-diesel-injector-replacements\/\">How to Be Proactive with Diesel Injector Replacements<\/a><\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-60690 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/mitchell1.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/labor-times-3.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"176\" height=\"168\" \/>How long will my truck be out of service?\u00a0 How much will it cost? Business owners and customers alike want quick, accurate answers to these commonly asked questions, especially in today\u2019s economic market. Mitchell 1 TruckSeries is here to help! With just a few clicks of the mouse, you can create accurate repair and cost estimates that address these questions for your customers. Learn how in this short blog.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":9881,"parent":0,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"content-type":"","inline_featured_image":false,"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":""},"shopconnection-category":[1626],"shopconnection-tag":[1504],"class_list":{"0":"post-6968","1":"shopconnection","2":"type-shopconnection","3":"status-publish","4":"has-post-thumbnail","6":"shopconnection-category-truck-repair","7":"shopconnection-tag-invoicelabor-timequotesrepairtruck-repairtruckseries","8":"entry"},"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mitchell1.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/shopconnection\/6968","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mitchell1.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/shopconnection"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mitchell1.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/shopconnection"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mitchell1.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mitchell1.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/9881"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mitchell1.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6968"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"shopconnection-category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mitchell1.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/shopconnection-category?post=6968"},{"taxonomy":"shopconnection-tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mitchell1.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/shopconnection-tag?post=6968"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}