AI for Body Shops | TMI Technology
Body Shops

Stop losing jobs to cycle time chaos.

Body shops run on promises - promised delivery dates, promised parts arrivals, promised insurance approvals. TMI builds the operating layer that turns those promises into tracked commitments with real accountability behind them.

The Problem

Three things quietly killing your shop's throughput

Most body shops do great repair work. The margins disappear in the gaps between estimate, parts arrival, tech time, and final delivery.

01

Parts Delays Nobody Sees Coming

A back-ordered fender holds a bay for four days. Nobody flags it until the tech walks up to start the job. That bay could have run a different vehicle through. The delay compounds every day it goes undetected.

02

Insurance Cycle Time Creep

Supplement approvals sit in someone's inbox. Adjusters don't call back. Jobs drift past promised dates and customers start calling. Each missed date costs you future referrals and adds administrative firefighting to your day.

03

Technician Time Scattered Across Jobs

Your best techs spend 20 minutes a day hunting for parts, waiting on clearances, or moving cars around the lot to get to the one they need. Small frictions across 6 technicians adds up to hours of lost production every day.

What TMI Builds

Six systems. One operating layer.

Built for the specific workflows of a collision or body repair shop - from intake through delivery, every stage tracked, every delay surfaced before it becomes a problem.

01

Job Status Intelligence

Every repair order tracked in real time - estimate stage, parts status, tech assignment, paint queue, and delivery ETA. Nothing falls through without a flag.

02

Parts Order Tracking

Parts orders linked to ROs automatically. When a part is delayed or back-ordered, the system flags the affected bay and reschedules incoming work to fill the gap.

03

Insurance Workflow Automation

Supplement requests, photo uploads, and adjuster follow-ups handled systematically. Approvals that used to take 3 days get resolved in one because nothing sits waiting on a human to remember.

04

Technician Scheduling

Tech hours matched to job complexity and stage readiness. No tech starts a job that isn't staged and parts-complete. Bay utilization goes up without adding staff.

05

Customer Communication

Automated status updates at every stage milestone. Customers stop calling to check in. Your front desk stops fielding the same question 40 times a week.

06

Cycle Time Reporting

Average cycle time by job type, insurance carrier, and technician - tracked weekly. You see exactly where the shop is slow and what fixing it is worth in revenue.

2.4 days
Average cycle time reduction in the first 90 days
34%
Reduction in customer status calls to the front desk
18%
Increase in bay utilization without adding capacity
$280K
Additional annual revenue from throughput gains at a 6-bay shop
Get Started

Build the operating system your body shop business needs.

Start with The Audit. One session to map your workflows, find the highest-leverage problems, and build your plan.