Growing From One Truck to Three: What Your Handyman Software Has to Handle
The Second Truck Changes Everything
With one truck, the schedule is in your head. With two, someone else has to know where to go, what to do and how to get in. With three, you need an office, even if it's you at 6am.
What You Need Now
- A dispatch board by van. Every job assigned to a van and a day, in order.
- A tech app with the full job. List, house items, access notes, past notes.
- Personal PINs. So you know which tech did which job.
- Crew GPS. So you know who is closest when a call comes in.
- A time clock. So payroll matches reality.
Splitting the Work
Many handyman companies split vans by job type: one van on quick repair calls that move fast, one on half-day and full-day lists, one on bigger projects like decks and fences. The dispatch board makes that split easy to see.
Keeping Quality the Same
The checklist, the photos and the job report are how you keep quality the same when you're not there. If every job ends with the same walkthrough and the same photos, you can check work from your phone.
Plans That Grow With You
The Crew plan is built for multi-van companies, and you are never billed per user, so adding a helper doesn't raise the bill.
Keep Reading
Next in this series: The Waiting List Map: Seeing Every Handyman Job That Needs a Day. Before that came Handyman Software for a One-Truck Operation: What You Need and What You Don't. For the full picture, go back to the handyman software overview.
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