Built around your shop — not bolted on

By the time they hang up, the full interior shampoo details is quoted, booked, and on the tech's phone.

Not an AI receptionist bolted onto someone else's software. DispatchNode prices from your auto detailing catalog and rules, books the job on the board, collects Stripe, and the tech sees it on their phone.

14-daytrialDetailers using dispatch-driven route clustering complete 6.1 vehicles per tech per day vs. 4.3 with self-scheduled routesAvg ticket: $285 average detail service
Auto Detailing industry scene

Anatomy of a Lost Job

7:15 PM - Urgent Call

A customer calls to book a full detail before listing their car for sale.

6:55 PM – No Answer

"Please leave a message or press 1 for..."

7:18 PM - Lead Hangs Up

Searches Google, hires a competitor who answers.

Bottom Line

-$400

Estimated Opportunity Lost

The Old Way:
Losing Bookings to Voicemail.

A caller asking about a "car wash" gets a $30 quote and hangs up. The AI agent asks about the vehicle's age, paint condition, and whether swirl marks are visible in direct sunlight — then pivots the conversation to a $1,500 ceramic coating package, tripling the ticket before the call ends.

Rain is forecast for tomorrow at 2 PM, and the mobile detailer has 10 outdoor appointments scheduled. The AI agent queries a weather API every 6 hours, detects 70% precipitation probability, and fires automated reschedule texts with a one-tap rebooking link to every affected client.

A ceramic coating requires 48 hours of indoor cure time in a climate-controlled bay. The scheduling engine blocks the physical bay for the full 48-hour cure duration, treating it as a non-deletable calendar reservation that prevents overlapping drop-offs.

Quote, book, collect, and dispatch — on one call

Quotes from your catalog

Live catalog and rules — not a script that says someone will call you back.

Books it on the board

Confirmed job, not a voicemail. Storm holds the slot, then writes it onto the board.

Collects, then dispatches

Stripe before hang-up. The tech sees the job, the map, and the notes on their phone.

Anatomy of a booked job

7:15 PM - Urgent Call

A customer calls to book a full detail before listing their car for sale.

7:15 PM - Instant Answer

Storm answers instantly and qualifies the lead.

7:17 PM - Job Booked

Service package selected. Deposit secured. Detail scheduled.

Bottom Line

+$400

Revenue Captured While You Slept

Configured to your trade

Call → quote → book → deposit → dispatch

Not a receptionist bolted onto someone else's software. One agent, your rules — on the phone and the widget — and the job lands on the tech's phone.

  1. 01

    Call

    Twilio number or the website widget

  2. 02

    Answer

    Storm · 29+ languages · first ring

  3. 03

    Quote

    Live catalog and rules

  4. 04

    Book

    Confirmed on the board

  5. 05

    Deposit

    Stripe before hang-up

  6. 06

    Dispatch

    Map + tech's phone

Your auto detailing operation — not just the phone

Intake, catalog, and dispatch in your terms. The same person on the call and the widget. Unlimited techs and office.

Your agent, your voice

  • You pick Storm and the speaking voice — or clone yours
  • Callers hear your shop, not a generic receptionist
  • Knowledge base, pronunciation, and auto detailing intake in your language

Dispatch & calendar

  • Live map, travel buffers, recurring routes
  • Time clock with GPS; availability on the call
  • Holds a slot, then books it onto the board

CRM, quotes & jobs

  • Intake and catalog and rules the way your shop already talks
  • Estimates the customer approves by text
  • Jobs created from the call transcript

Get paid

  • Invoices + Stripe links, including mid-call deposits
  • A/R dunning, job costing, 1099 contractor payouts
  • QuickBooks Online & Xero on Starter+

In the field

  • Native iOS & Android — no per-tech fee
  • photos, signatures, and checklists
  • Before/after PDFs and on-my-way ETAs

The customer

  • No-login portal from an SMS link
  • Pay, approve quotes, reschedule, see ETA
  • Reminders, review asks, agreement renewals

Contracts & cadence

  • Service agreements with e-sign review
  • Recurring jobs generated on a cadence
  • 60 / 30 / 7-day renewal reminders

Shop, parts & fleet

  • Pricebook, inventory, vendors, serialized assets
  • Bay, counter, or warehouse when you need them
  • Vehicles, equipment, optional telematics

Office, team & growth

  • 11 roles, audit log, website & campaigns
  • Google + Outlook calendars; Gusto time sync
  • REST + MCP API on Starter — your catalog, your terms

Live today Stripe · Twilio · QuickBooks Online · Xero · Gusto · Google Calendar · Outlook · Slack · CallRail · Lob · Mapbox / Google Maps · REST + MCP

Auto Detailing markets

Local AI dispatch pages for top metros — same shop OS, city-specific operating context.

New York · Los Angeles · Chicago · Houston · Phoenix · Philadelphia · San Antonio · San Diego · Dallas · Austin · Jacksonville · San Jose · Fort Worth · Columbus · Charlotte · Indianapolis · San Francisco · Seattle · Denver · Nashville · Oklahoma City · El Paso · Washington · Las Vegas

More metros at /locations · each city page is self-canonical for auto detailing.

Storm - Your AI Voice Agent for Auto Detailing

Meet Storm

Your AI Voice Agent for Auto Detailing

Answers the phone, asks for their street address, texts them a deposit link, and drops the confirmed job into your schedule.

Auto Detailing — why missed calls hurt

Market reality

An enthusiast calls about removing swirl marks from a $90,000 sports car before a weekend car show. The front desk quotes a $30 basic wash. A trained intake would have asked about clear-coat depth, recommended a Stage 2 paint correction, and closed a $2,200 package.

How Storm wins the job

An enthusiast calls about detailing a sports car before a Saturday show. The AI agent asks about visible swirl marks, existing wax or sealant layers, and whether the paint has ever been machine-polished. Based on the answers, it recommends a Stage 2 paint correction with ceramic coating at $2,200 and explains the 48-hour indoor cure requirement. The scheduling engine blocks a climate-controlled bay from Monday morning through Wednesday morning and adds a $175 leather conditioning upsell detected from the caller mentioning cracked seat bolsters. Total booking: $2,375, captured in a single 4-minute call.

Why businesses switch from the alternatives

Frequently Asked Questions

How does the AI agent upsell callers from a basic wash to a premium correction package?

The intake logic tree asks the vehicle's age, current protection type, and whether the owner sees swirl marks in direct sunlight. Based on the responses, the AI agent branches into tiered recommendations — basic polish, single-stage correction, or multi-stage correction with ceramic coating — and quotes each tier with specific pricing.

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