One-click vehicle file fill
Type the plate, hit lookup — CarJam fills the vehicle file in New Zealand. MotorWeb is on the way for Australian workshops. No retyping make, model, VIN, and year from a paper slip.
Features
TreadOS features for car and fleet tyre fitting shops
Tyre fitting software — not a garage system with tyres bolted on. One-click vehicle fill, wheel maps, mobile bay capture, credit control, stock, and a fleet portal. Compare TreadOS side by side with other workshop packages, then scroll every capability.
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Why shops switch
CarJam vehicle lookup, credit control, terms, and mobile apps
The points other workshop packages leave on the table — registry fill, automatic credit control, trading terms, and floor apps that beat a clipboard.
Automatic credit control
Stop credit when accounts go past your overdue rules, escalate with your own steps, and keep “can we do it now?” honest on the dashboard — before another job goes out on a bad account.
Workshop terms of service
Your trading terms, versioned and emailable — retention of title, payment, collections. Notify customers of the current version and show it in the portal.
Mobile apps faster than paper
Fitters capture tread, photos, and outcomes on the phone while the vehicle is still in the bay. The office bills from that same record — not from a scribbled job card that arrives later.
Comparison
TreadOS vs other workshop software
Side by side with typical workshop / garage packages. Those systems are strong at general job cards and labour diaries. Tyre shops need wheel-level truth, registry fill, credit control, and a fleet view that is not a notepad.
| Capability | Other Standard workshop packages | TreadOS Purpose-built for tyre fitting |
|---|---|---|
| Built for tyre fitting (not general mechanical labour) |
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Job cards and labour first; tyres bolted on
|
✓
Purpose-built for car and fleet tyre shops
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| One-click vehicle file fill (registry lookup) |
✗
Usually type it all by hand
|
✓
CarJam (NZ) live · MotorWeb (AU) coming
|
| Wheel maps with tread depth by position |
✗
Rarely a first-class wheel map
|
✓
Colour-coded maps in-app and on PDF
|
| Multi-axle / dual / centreline layouts |
✗
Usually a note field, not a layout model
|
✓
Passenger cars through heavy-haul rows
|
| Mobile bay capture faster than paper |
~
Apps exist; tyre detail often still retyped
|
✓
Floor capture feeds the same invoice record
|
| Bay capture → quote → invoice on one record |
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Strong on job cards; tyre detail often retyped
|
✓
Same job carries the wheel work through
|
| Tread forecasts & tyre cost per km |
✗
Not a core workshop-package feature
|
✓
From real tyre lifecycle wear and distance
|
| Automatic credit control & stop credit |
~
Overdue lists vary; auto stop is uncommon
|
✓
Rules, escalation steps, and dashboard blocks
|
| Workshop terms of service management |
✗
Usually a PDF in a drawer or email footer
|
✓
Versioned, emailed, portal-visible
|
| Fleet portal with live tread status |
✗
Customer comms exist; live wheel maps rare
|
✓
Fleet accounts self-serve — fewer status calls
|
| Stocktake, POs, and tyre stock analytics |
~
Stock qty yes; fitting-mix insight varies
|
✓
Count sheets, POs, movers vs shelf-sitters
|
| Member trade between workshops |
✗
Not typical in garage packages
|
✓
TreadOS member trade store
|
| Workshop booking calendar |
✓
Often a core strength of garage systems
|
✓
Schedule, drag-to-book, calendar subscribe
|
| Technician labour time-clocking |
✓
Common in general workshop packages
|
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Focused on fitment outcomes and billing trail
|
| Accounting stays in the background (Xero / QuickBooks) |
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Often still means living in the books day to day
|
✓
Push as drafts or send from TreadOS — open the books with your accountant
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| Plain language for tyre fitters |
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Office-heavy screens are common
|
✓
Built for fitters on the floor
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Comparison is by capability category for tyre fitting shops. Feature sets vary by product, plan, and version — verify current capabilities with each vendor. Other product names are trademarks of their respective owners; mention here is for comparison only.
Product tour
Tyre fitting shop features in real screens
Jump to a capability, or scroll the full tour. Pricing lives on the home page.
Jobs board
Tyre fitting jobs board — every open job in one place
See walk-in and fleet work in the bay, what is awaiting review, and what is ready to quote or invoice. One trail per vehicle so nothing done on the floor gets lost before billing.
- Pipeline views for active, awaiting review, and completed work
- Open jobs from the counter, schedule, portal request, or mobile
- Parts, photos, notes, and wheel work on the same job card
- Void, reopen, and audit history when something needs fixing
Vehicle lookup
One-click vehicle lookup with CarJam (NZ) and MotorWeb (AU coming)
Fill the vehicle file in one click — not ten minutes of typing. Registry lookup pulls make, model, VIN, and year so your team starts work on a real record, not a half-blank card.
- CarJam one-click fill for New Zealand plates and VINs
- MotorWeb integration in progress for Australian workshops
- Works from vehicle create, POS registration, and mobile fleet intake
- Axle layouts and wheel maps ready once the vehicle exists
Bay capture
Mobile bay capture and barcode job entry for tyre fitters
Scan the job, tap the wheel, done before the car leaves the hoist. Enter work and barcode flows keep fitters on the tools — not hunting for a clipboard. Faster than paper, and the invoice matches what was done.
- Barcode / scan-first Enter work for floor and kiosk use
- Tap wheel-map positions to capture tread and condition
- iOS and Android apps built for fitters, not IT staff
- Faster than paper — and the invoice matches what was done
Wheel maps
Wheel maps with tread depth by position
Colour-coded wheel maps show condition at a glance for cars, vans, and multi-axle fleet units. Fitters, office staff, and customers look at the same record — in the app and on PDF reports.
- Whole-number tread depth by wheel position
- Good / Ok / Monitor / Replace colours you can trust at a glance
- Duals, super-singles, heavy-haul rows, and centreline singles
- Same map language on job PDFs and invoice evidence
Quotes & invoices
Quote and invoice from the same tyre job record
Write the job up once — customer, vehicle, sections of work, parts, and charges live together. Move to quote or invoice without retyping what the fitter already captured.
- Sections of work with parts and labour lines
- Stock availability and supply requests from the job
- Photos and notes stay with the vehicle history
- Quotes / estimates wording matches your workshop preference
Tread forecasts
Tread forecasts and tyre cost per km
Know which tyres will need replacing before the customer rings. Forecasts use real wear and distance from the tyre lifecycle, not guesses — then start a replacement job or quote from the list.
- Alert window by days and kilometres (workshop or per customer)
- Cost per km from real fitment and removal data
- Inbox alerts plus a searchable forecast list
- One-click replacement job or quote from a due position
Parts lookup
Tyre and parts lookup with account pricing
Find the tyre or part, price it, and book it without leaving the counter. Search by SKU, brand, or name, apply account price bands, then drop the work onto the workshop calendar.
- Fast catalogue search for tyres, parts, and services
- Walk-in or account pricing with quantity breaks
- Send selected lines into a calendar booking
- Same catalogue feeds jobs, quotes, POS, and purchase orders
Stock & stocktake
Tyre stocktake, stock control, and stock analytics
Count it, order it, and see what actually moves. Full stocktake with printable count sheets, plus analytics so you stop reordering what never leaves the rack.
- Stocktake start → count → print sheet → close and post
- Purchase orders: draft, email/PDF, issue, receive, labels
- Stock analytics: fast movers, slow movers, job-driven demand
- Barcodes, low-stock thresholds, and movement audit trail
Purchase orders
Tyre purchase orders and stock receiving
Order what the bay needs and check it in without drama. Raise POs against suppliers, send them cleanly, then receive against the order with scan support — optional sync to Xero or QuickBooks.
- Supplier purchase orders with PDF and email
- Receive sheets and product / job tags on intake
- Build-to-target helpers from catalogue items
- Accounting PO sync when Xero or QuickBooks is connected
Member trade
TreadOS member trade store between workshops
Buy and sell surplus stock with other subscribed workshops — so odd sizes and overstock can move instead of gathering dust.
- Trade catalogue between subscribed workshops
- Cart, checkout, accept / decline, and receive flow
- Network offers to list surplus to the wider member network
- Structured chargebacks when a trade needs reversing
Fleet portal
Fleet customer portal with live tread status
Give fleet accounts visibility without living on the phone. Account customers get live wheel maps, job history, quotes, invoices, and reporting — signed in with the email you already hold on file.
- Replace-now / monitor / coming-up fleet dashboard
- Approve, decline, or request changes on quotes online
- Work requests with a message thread into your inbox
- Fewer “how much tread left?” calls pulling fitters off the bay
Credit & terms
Automatic credit control and workshop terms of service
Protect the workshop with trade credit rules that stop bad work going out, plus versioned terms of service so customers know the rules before there is an argument.
- Open / Overdue / Stop credit with automatic stop after your day limit
- Escalation steps, demand notices, and collections pack option
- Approve next job (24 hours) when you choose to override
- Versioned workshop terms — email, public link, and portal page
Accounting
TreadOS makes Xero and QuickBooks invisible day to day
Run the fitting shop in TreadOS. Invoices push to your accounting backend as drafts for you to send later — or TreadOS can tell Xero or QuickBooks to send them for you. You do not live in the accounting package until you sit down with your accountant.
- Connect Xero or QuickBooks Online once — then stay in TreadOS
- Push invoices as drafts in the books, ready when you are
- Or let TreadOS instruct the accounting app to send them
- Open the books when you sit down with your accountant — not every day on the shop floor
Full capability list
Full TreadOS feature list for tyre fitting shops
The complete workshop toolkit — floor, office, stock, fleet portal, and money protection — in one place.
Workshop floor features
- Jobs board and job detail with photos, parts, and audit trail
- Colour-coded wheel maps (cars through multi-axle fleet)
- Enter work + barcode / kiosk capture
- Mobile apps for iOS and Android — faster than paper job cards
- Workshop schedule with drag-to-book and calendar subscribe link
- Re-Torque queue (post-refit) separate from routine Torque Checks
- Optional wheel alignment history and machine links
Customer and vehicle features
- Customer accounts, sites, contacts, and price bands
- Vehicle fleet register with axle layouts and history
- One-click CarJam fill (NZ) · MotorWeb coming (AU)
- Tread forecasts and tyre cost per km from real lifecycle data
- Create quote or invoice from the customer or vehicle file
- Pay-before-pickup billing type with clear job banners
Quotes, invoices, and POS
- Quotes or Estimates wording — your choice for the whole workshop
- Send via customer portal, email (secure link + PDF), or both
- Customer approve / decline / request changes; staff can act on behalf
- No live work job until the proposal is accepted
- Invoices with optional wheel map and job photos on the PDF
- Optional Point of Sale counter sales with end-of-day settle report
Stock, stocktake, and buying
- Full catalogue with barcodes, categories, and margins
- Stocktake with printable count sheets
- Purchase orders, receiving, and product labels
- Stock analytics — what moves, what sits, what to reorder
- Parts lookup with account pricing into calendar bookings
- Member trade store between subscribed workshops
Credit control and accounting
- Automatic credit control with stop credit and escalation steps
- Workshop terms of service — versioned, emailed, portal-visible
- Optional rotation and alignment reminders (email / text)
- Xero / QuickBooks stay in the background — drafts or send from TreadOS
- NZ Tyrewise stewardship lines and disposal reporting when enabled
Fleet portal and multi-site
- Branded customer portal for fleet accounts
- Live tread status, quotes, invoices, work requests, reports
- Multi-site organisations with site switcher and site stock
- Optional retread & casing module with portal casing account
- Company overview rollup for owners across sites
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