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Notes on where the time goes.

Practical guides for shop and wash operators — measuring bay utilization, finding idle time, and getting more out of the cameras you already own.

Overhead view of a four-bay repair shop, three cars up on lifts with technicians under two of them and one bay emptyLatest

Auto shops

How to measure bay utilization in an auto repair shop

Bay utilization is the share of the day a bay is earning, not just occupied. Here is how to measure it honestly, which timestamps you need, and where most shops get the number wrong.

BayCam Team3 min read

More posts

  1. A line of cars queued at an express car wash entrance, the first one under the brushes inside the tunnel

    Car wash

    Car wash throughput vs. capacity: why cars per hour can mislead you

    Cars per hour tells you what went through your tunnel. Capacity tells you what could have. The difference is the throughput you are losing to loading gaps and stops.

    BayCam Team2 min read

  2. A white ceiling-mounted security camera in front of a service bay where a technician works under a raised hood

    Guides

    Your shop’s CCTV is already a productivity tool

    The cameras you bought for security can time every job in every bay. What it takes to turn existing CCTV into a shop timeline, and what to check before you start.

    BayCam Team2 min read