I'm a one-person shop. Isn't TradeVan overkill?

No, and this is the honest answer: you're already doing all the jobs a 5-person shop does — you just do them yourself. Dispatch (routing your own day), work orders (running the job), invoicing (getting paid), customer records, equipment history. TradeVan collapses all of that onto one tool so it takes less time, not more. The pricing is $29/month for exactly this reason.

Do I really need dispatch software if I'm the only tech?

You don't need drag-and-drop between multiple techs. You do need to see your day at a glance, know what's next, and not miss the 3 PM customer callback you told your wife you'd remember. That is what a calendar + status transitions give you. Same tool the 5-tech shop uses; the mode is just simpler.

How does invoicing work if I don't have an office manager?

You mark the job Done from the truck. Line items are already on the work order — you added parts and labor while you were there. Tap Send, the customer gets a magic-link email with the PDF attached. They pay through whatever method you're already using — check, Zelle, Venmo, or the card processor you have — and you mark it paid on the invoice screen. There is no evening desk time.

Can customers find me if I don't have a website?

Every TradeVan account comes with a public /shop/ page you can put on a business card, a truck decal, or your Google Business Profile. It shows your services, offers, and (opt-in) a self-book flow. It's not going to replace a proper website but it's a serviceable landing page for a shop that doesn't have one yet.

What if my business grows to 2 or 3 techs?

Add a seat when you hire — $19/month more per seat after the first two are included. TradeVan is the same tool at 1, 5, or 25 techs. You don't switch platforms because you grew.

Solo contractors

HVAC software for the one-person shop.

You're the owner, the dispatcher, the tech, and the office. TradeVan collapses all four jobs into one tool — priced $29/month because that's what a solo contractor should pay for software, not $150.

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You're already running a 5-person shop. Alone.

The tasks don't shrink because the team is one. You still route your day (dispatch), run the job (work orders), track the customer's furnace install history (customer + equipment records), book the next visit (scheduling), collect on the last one (invoicing), and remember to file the PM tune-up reminder for the Jenkins family in September. That's five roles.

TradeVan puts all five on one tool. The mode is simpler than a 5-tech shop because there's no team to coordinate, but the whole feature tree is there. When you grow to a helper next year, the platform grows with you — no migration.

Your day

Today's jobs, sorted by scheduled time

Open the app in the truck. See what's next. Tap in — customer, address, equipment history at that location. Roll out. No calendar to check on a laptop back at the shop, because there is no laptop back at the shop.

At the job

Run the whole work order from your phone

Customer, equipment, checklist, photos, notes, line items. Camera-in-panel photo capture. Signature pad. One-tap On the way / Arrived / Start / Done. Every screen works offline for the basements.

Solo contractor's work order screen on mobile — customer, address, checklist, and one-tap status transitions

No evening desk time

You marked the job Done in the driveway. Line items were already on the work order because you added parts and labor while you were there. Tap Send — the customer gets a magic-link email with the PDF attached. You drive home. Nothing sits in your evening to-do list.

This is the pattern for a solo shop: fewer moments of 'evening admin,' more moments of billable work. TradeVan is built for that shape.

Invoice generated from the work order — line items, tax, magic-link Pay button to the customer

Getting the invoice out

Customer taps their email, sees the PDF

No account creation on their side. No app install. They pay through whatever method you already use — TradeVan doesn't route the money or take a cut. When it lands in your account, mark it paid on the invoice screen.

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