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Digital Inspection and Preventive Maintenance: A Practical Tool for Repair Shops [PME Guru Podcast]
In this episode of the PME Guru Podcast, shop owners share their real-world experience with digital inspections and preventive maintenance. Discover how this simple process change—moving from paper to digital—can transform the customer relationship, improve sh...
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Digital Inspection and Preventive Maintenance: A Practical Tool for Repair Shops [PME Guru Podcast]
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- Video Caption: The Importance of Inspections [PME Guru Podcast] (French)
- Video Duration: 2:49
During our monthly podcast for shop owners, recorded in early December 2025, we brought together Robin Gemme (OCH Planner) along with Étienne Bourgoin and Jonathan Chartier, co-owners of Mécanique 360 / Monsieur Muffler in Sainte-Julie. Their message is clear: digital inspections, when they become a shop process, transform the customer relationship and operational performance.
At Mécanique 360, inspections have been part of daily operations for nearly a decade. The transition from paper to digital required an adjustment period, but buy-in was built by involving the technicians: start with a model, adjust it, standardize it, and the team “buys into” the tool. The result: today, going back to pencil and paper would be unthinkable.
In practical terms, almost every vehicle is inspected, beyond simple requests (wiper blades, light bulbs). The report is sent by text message or email, with photos included. This transparency reassures customers: they understand, see the vehicle’s actual condition, and come back with their report to plan the next steps. Even the road test, included in the service package, is explained upfront to avoid any surprises—a detail that’s become essential with alerts from connected vehicles.
Digital inspections aren’t only used to “find problems”: they also highlight good news, build trust, and standardize criteria (measurements, conditions, recommendations). Paired with a preventive maintenance schedule based on mileage and date, they make planning easier, spread out repairs according to budget, and help stabilize shop traffic during slower seasons.
The result: more professionalism, better productivity, and a measurable increase in the average invoice, which rose from about $500–$550 to $700–$800 in their case.
For shops that are hesitant, start small: a quick inspection, a tablet, then improve the form. The key: team consistency.
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