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A one-van plumber checking his phone at first light.

One-van shops · Plumbing · Electrical · HVAC

The job you didn’t answer is already booking someone else.

Built for the owner who’s still on the tools — not a shop with a front desk. Keep the cell on the van. When you’re under a sink, in a panel, or on a roof, we pick up like your shop and text you the lead.

Start with your cell

Your trade

Two minutes. Star codes on your cell. $39/mo. If you’ve got a CSR, this isn’t it.

Built for the trade, not a generic receptionist

A burst pipe, a sparking outlet, and a dead furnace are not the same call.

What hits your texts

Name, number, address, what’s wrong, how bad.

Plumbing

Mike Chen

emergency

Burst pipe under the kitchen sink — water on the floor

123 Oak St, Austin

12m ago

Electrical

Rosa Delgado

emergency

Outlet sparking and it smells like burning plastic

4417 Harmon Ave, Austin

8m ago

HVAC

Helen Park

emergency

Furnace will not fire and it’s 28° overnight — two kids in the house

6701 Burnet Rd, Austin

6m ago

Roofing

Denise Alvarado

emergency

Water dripping from the hallway light during the storm

3312 Cedar Bend Dr, Austin

6m ago

Garage doors

Tomás Vega

emergency

Loud bang this morning, door won’t lift and the car is inside

6204 Manchaca Rd, Austin

11m ago

Locksmithing

Aisha Bello

emergency

Locked out of the house, keys inside, standing on the porch

2219 E Riverside Dr, Austin

4m ago

Appliance repair

Robert Nkemdirim

emergency

Fridge and freezer both warm since last night, food is going bad

4102 Red River St, Austin

9m ago

Septic

Wade Hollins

emergency

Sewage coming up the shower and the toilet won’t flush

14880 Old Bastrop Hwy, Austin

7m ago

Water damage restoration

Nadia Haddad

emergency

Supply line under the sink let go, water across the kitchen and hall

1907 Ashford Ln, Austin

5m ago

  1. 01

    Forward the cell you already have

    The number on Google and the van does not change. Missed-only or every call. You choose.

  2. 02

    We pick up like your shop

    A dispatcher for your trade — not a menu, not a robot reading a script. English or Spanish, no “press 1.”

  3. 03

    Lead hits your texts

    Name, callback, address, what’s broken, how bad. You call them back when you can wipe your hands.

The price

$39/mo.

One recovered job covers the month. Extra hour is $15 if you somehow blow past a busy van. A one-van shop on missed calls usually doesn’t.

Full compare vs Rosie, OnCrew, Goodcall, Smith.ai, Ruby →

The hold

We text the homeowner too, so they stop dialing the next van.

Rosie, Goodcall, and Smith mostly notify you. That’s half the job. The caller who just hung up is already scrolling Google. We send a shop text: we have the leak, you’re calling back.

RAMOS PLUMBING
We got your call about: Burst pipe in the kitchen.
Luis will call you back at (512) 555-0199.
Weathered hands in a work van checking a missed-call text.

Price and the product

What’s included in $39?
Coverage for the month. 250 minutes of us on the phone — same size bucket as Rosie Professional. A one-van shop on missed calls is usually well under that. Extra hour is $15. We keep answering.
What if I get slammed?
We keep answering. Extra hours are $15. Dial *73 / ##002# to stop forwarding.
Do you book Jobber / Housecall Pro / my calendar?
No. You’re on the tools. We text you the job and text the homeowner that you’re calling back. You book it when you can wipe your hands. Shops with a front desk already have software for that.
Do I need a new phone number?
No. The number on Google and the van stays yours. You dial star codes and we catch what you miss — or every inbound call, if you want that.
What if the caller hangs up and dials the next plumber?
We text them from the shop the moment the ticket is in: we have the job, you’re calling back. That’s the hold. Rosie and the rest mostly text you. We text both of you.

From the desk

Star codes, the hold text, and why voicemail loses the job.

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