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Truck & Tablet · AI Systems for Service Shops

Stop losing
$400 a week
to missed texts,
no-shows, and
ghosted reviews.

AI systems built for owner-operator HVAC, plumbing, and electrical shops. Start with 5 free quoting prompts. Step up to the full Contractor's AI Toolkit when you're ready. No new software. No "AI agency" pitch. Built by a licensed tradesman, not a marketer.

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// Built for
1–10 employee shops
// Works with
Housecall Pro, Jobber, paper
// Start at
Free
// Full kit
$47 · soon
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Quote in 10 Minutes — 5 free prompts.

The free way in. Five AI prompts that turn job-site notes into a sendable quote before you get home. Built for HVAC, plumbing, electrical, and carpentry. No card. One email to grab them.

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The Problem

You're paying three taxes every week.
Most operators don't see them.

// TAX 01

The Text Message Black Hole

A customer texts the business cell. You're in an attic. By the time you see it, they booked someone else. Industry data says owner-operators lose $200–800 a week to this alone.

↓ $200–800 / WEEK
// TAX 02

The No-Show Tax

Tech sits idle for 90 minutes because the customer forgot. $150–400 each time. Happens 2–4 times a week per truck.

↓ $150–400 / INCIDENT
// TAX 03

The Review Desert

You did 47 jobs last month. Got 2 reviews. Your competitor has 200 reviews and worse work. They ask. You don't.

↓ COMPOUNDING LOSS
The Contractor's AI Toolkit fixes those three. Not all the problems. These three.
The $47 Toolkit · What's Inside

15 systems. 4 sections.
23 pages of work that pays for itself
the first time you use it.

// The Text Message Black Hole

  • Inbound text triage prompt (with 4 worked examples)
  • Missed-call → text autoresponder flow
  • After-hours filter system
  • 15 customer-language reply templates

// The No-Show Tax

  • The 3-touch confirmation sequence
  • Last-minute cancellation rescue script
  • Schedule chaos prompts (weather, gaps, emergencies)
  • Tech idle-time triggers

// The Review Desert

  • The 24-hour review request system
  • 5-star and 4-star reply templates
  • Negative review response framework
  • Review-to-referral pivot

// Bonus Systems

  • Estimate-from-photo prompt
  • Job notes → invoice descriptions
  • Customer history → upsell suggestion
  • Monday morning 30-minute setup checklist
  • First-system-to-deploy decision tree
  • 4 Loom walkthroughs
15 systems  ·  23 pages  ·  4 walkthroughs
Sample Content

Here's one of the 15 systems.
Real one — not a watered-down sample.

Prompt 01 — Inbound Text Triage
You are an experienced service business dispatcher. Below is an inbound text message from a customer. Your job is to draft a 2-line reply that does these three things in order: 1. Acknowledge their message specifically (reference what they said) 2. Give them a clear next step (what happens next, when) 3. Set the right expectation for response time RULES: · Under 280 characters · No "Thank you for reaching out" — sounds corporate · No emojis unless they used one first · If their message indicates an emergency (no heat below 40°F, water actively leaking, sparks, smoke, gas smell), flag as URGENT and tell them to call directly · If their message is vague, ask exactly ONE clarifying question · Match their tone: short message gets short reply, casual gets casual Customer message: [PASTE TEXT] My business name: [BUSINESS NAME] My typical response window: [E.G., "WITHIN 2 HOURS DURING BUSINESS, NEXT MORNING AFTER HOURS"]

That's prompt 1 of 15. The kit also includes worked examples, common mistakes, and operator-tested phrases to add when ChatGPT goes generic.

Is This For You

Two lists. Read both.

✓ This is for you if

  • You're a 1–10 employee HVAC, plumbing, or electrical shop
  • You answer your own phone (or your spouse does)
  • You use Housecall Pro, Jobber, ServiceM8, Kickserv, or pen-and-paper
  • You've thought about getting your admin chaos under control but haven't found anything that fits

✗ This is NOT for you if

  • You run a 25+ employee shop with a dispatch team
  • You want a done-for-you AI agency setup
  • You think AI is going to replace your techs
  • You won't read 23 pages and run a 30-minute setup
Honest Limits

What this Toolkit will NOT do.

AI doesn't diagnose a broken compressor or a slab leak. It hallucinates part numbers — never auto-send AI-drafted estimates without reading them. It doesn't know your service area, your codes, or your supplier deals. Customer-facing replies still need a 30-second human review before sending.

If anyone selling you AI tools doesn't tell you these things up front, they're selling you a problem, not a solution.

This kit is built to handle the 80% of admin chaos that's the same in every service shop. It will not replace your judgment, your techs, or your relationships. Use it as a tool. Not a magic wand.

The System

Start free. Step up when it pays off.
The full system runs itself in 2026.

// 01 · Start free

Quote in 10 Minutes

5 free AI prompts that turn job-site notes into a sendable quote before you get home. The free way in.

FREE
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// 02 · First buy

The Contractor's Quote Pack

25 templates, 10 follow-up scripts, 12 trade-tuned prompts. The whole quote-to-payment chain in one folder. Drops into Jobber, Housecall Pro, ServiceM8, or pen-and-paper.

$17 CAD
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The full kit
// 03 · The operating system

The Contractor's AI Toolkit

All 15 systems above. 23 pages, 4 sections, 4 Loom walkthroughs. The prompts plus the operating context — what to put in every variable, what good output looks like, when to deploy each system.

$47 CAD
Coming soon

One-time. No subscription. Lifetime updates on every paid product.

// Coming 2026

Then it runs itself.

The Toolkit is the prompts and playbooks you run by hand. Truck & Tablet is the AI office manager that runs them on autopilot — inbound texts triaged, no-show reminders sent, review requests fired automatically. Built for 1–10 person shops. Launching when it's ready, not before.

  • Inbound text triage running 24/7
  • 3-touch confirmation sequence on every booking
  • Automated review requests, 24 hours after job complete
  • Quote follow-up on every estimate sent
  • Compatible with Housecall Pro, Jobber, ServiceM8, Kickserv
  • Founding-customer pricing for the early-access list
Start free + get early access

Grab the free prompts, run one this week, and you'll be on the early-access list when Truck & Tablet launches. No spam. One email when it ships.

Not ready for the prompts? Just want the software when it ships? Get on the launch list — one email when Truck & Tablet goes live.

No spam. One email when it launches.

Want to shape what gets built? A handful of shops are co-building Truck & Tablet as design partners — direct input on features, founding-customer pricing locked in.

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FAQ

Questions.

Will this work with my dispatch software? ▾
Yes. Everything is software-agnostic. The prompts and templates work alongside Housecall Pro, Jobber, ServiceM8, Kickserv, or pen-and-paper. You're not replacing your dispatch tool — you're adding AI workflows on top of it.
Do I need ChatGPT Plus? ▾
No. The free tier of ChatGPT runs every prompt in the Toolkit. ChatGPT Plus ($20/month) is faster and slightly better, but not required. Same for Claude (free tier works) or Gemini.
I've never used AI. Can I still use this? ▾
Yes. The Toolkit assumes zero AI experience. Section 1.4 walks through setting up a free ChatGPT account in under 5 minutes. After that, every system is copy-paste-execute. If you can text on your phone, you can run this Toolkit.
What's free and what costs money? ▾
The 5-prompt "Quote in 10 Minutes" pack is free — that's the way in. The $17 Quote Pack adds the full quote-to-payment template chain. The $47 Contractor's AI Toolkit is the complete operating system: all 15 systems, 23 pages, 4 walkthroughs. Truck & Tablet, the automated office manager, is the paid SaaS coming in 2026. Start free, step up only if it's earning its keep.
Will my customers know it's AI? ▾
Not if you do the 30-second human review I tell you to do. Every customer-facing template and prompt in the Toolkit is structured to read like an operator wrote it. The Toolkit specifically tells you the AI tells (phrases like "Thank you for reaching out") and how to strip them.
What if I want the full setup done for me? ▾
That's the paid product — Truck & Tablet, the AI office manager — coming in 2026. The Contractor's AI Toolkit ($47) is the prompts and playbooks you run by hand. Truck & Tablet is the system that runs them on autopilot. Start with the free prompts now and you'll be on the early-access list when the SaaS launches.
Can I share this with my office manager or spouse? ▾
Yes — within your own shop. Your office manager, spouse, dispatcher, or partner who works in your business should all run the systems. What we ask is that you don't share paid downloads with another shop owner. The free prompts are free for anyone at https://buildmode-inc.kit.com/102b23475a
What if it doesn't work for my shop? ▾
Start with the free 5-prompt pack — the risk is 5 minutes of your time. If it doesn't fit, you delete the email and never think about it again. You only pay for the Quote Pack or Toolkit once the free prompts have already earned a spot in your week. And if you buy and it doesn't fit, hit reply and tell me why in one sentence — that's how the next version gets better.

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