Overdrive
Shop floor software

Know where every caractually stands

What’s been done, what parts are missing, what the customer approved, what’s been paid. Overdrive keeps all four on one board.

See how it works

Needs attention

3cars still need you
HT-2048
Waiting on partsOn track

Kia Sportage

Day 350%

Nobody ordered the front brake pads and rotors yet

Parts arriving Tuesday — back on track

Front brake pads and rotors — never ordered

BT-7712

Ford Transit Custom

Waiting on customer approval

PL-9904

Toyota Corolla

Money owed — $640

Five questions, one board

(01)Work

Who has it?

Every job is a list of tasks with a mechanic’s name on it, so nobody walks the floor asking who took the brakes.

(02)Parts

What is missing?

Each task carries the parts it needs: in stock, ordered with an ETA, or missing. A missing part stops the card and says so.

(03)Approval

Did they say yes?

Extra work waits on the customer, not on someone’s memory. The board shows what was sent, when, and what came back.

(04)Payment

Has it been paid?

Deposit, balance and what is still owed sit on the same card as the work, so no car leaves unpaid by accident.

(05)History

What happened last time?

Every closed visit stays on the car — what was done, who did it and what it cost — so a car that comes back is never a blank page.

How a day runs

Three moments. The board handles the rest.

(01)

Book it in

Pick what the car came in for from a list of everyday jobs. Each one becomes a task, assigned or left for the floor to sort out.

(02)

Work the board

Mechanics move their own tasks along from their phones. A task with a missing part cannot be marked done, and says why.

(03)

Hand it back

Approvals, balance and the full history sit on the same card, so nothing is finished twice and nothing leaves unpaid.

Questions

What is Overdrive?

A job board for an independent repair shop. Every car on the floor is a card showing who is working on it, which parts it is waiting for, what the customer has agreed to and what is still owed. Nobody sets a status — the card works it out from what has actually happened.

Do mechanics need their own accounts?

They can have one, but they don’t need one. A mechanic exists as a record on the board whether or not they ever sign in. If they do sign in, they land on their own job list rather than the full board.

What happens when a part is missing?

The task cannot be marked done. The card turns red, says which part and whether anyone ordered it, and offers the one action that would unblock it. When the part is ordered the card updates itself — nobody has to remember to clear anything.

Can customers see their car’s progress?

Each car has a status link you can send them. It shows where their car stands and anything they have been asked to approve, and nothing else from the shop.

Does it work on a phone in the workshop?

Yes. The board, the cards and the task list are built for a phone first, because that is where a mechanic actually stands. There is nothing to install.

Stop asking the floor

where the car is

Every visitor gets their own shop, already full of sample cars. Nothing you do affects anyone else’s.