Custom job context
Keep build notes, customer goals, vehicle history, inspection findings, prior declined work, and invoice decisions together so the next advisor or technician is not starting cold.
Performance shops
Software for shops that mix custom work with daily repair orders.
Performance shops rarely run like a simple oil-change counter. TorqueLedger gives owner-led shops a practical way to keep diagnostics, custom recommendations, parts notes, approvals, invoices, payments, and follow-up tied to the same customer and vehicle record.
Approval proof
Document what was recommended, what was approved, what was declined, and what changed after teardown, diagnostics, or parts availability shifted the estimate.
Parts and payment visibility
Track deposits, balances, parts references, special-order notes, cores, freight, and payment status before a high-value job turns into a messy handoff.
Where TorqueLedger fits in a performance shop
Use TorqueLedger when the shop needs more control than a spreadsheet, but does not want a heavy platform migration before the counter workflow is ready. Start with repair orders, estimate approvals, invoices, payment status, vehicle history, and follow-up, then expand into reminders, reporting, QuickBooks-ready exports, and staff training.
- Intake: capture the customer goal, vehicle details, safety concerns, diagnosis notes, and budget expectations.
- Estimate: turn inspection findings, labor, parts, shop supplies, and staged work into a clean customer approval path.
- Build or repair: keep special-order parts, added labor, approvals, photos, and internal notes connected to the job.
- Closeout: confirm invoice totals, payments, remaining recommendations, pickup notes, and future service reminders.
Related: estimate software, parts inventory and margin, vehicle service history, and customer approvals.