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Internal vehicle tracking tool to improve repair shop efficiency

Services Provided

Web Development, Custom Software Development

Project Technologies

Ruby on Rails | React

Industry Served

Automotive, Small Business

Team Composition

1 Full-Stack Developer, 1 Project Manager

Project Duration

Fixed engagement, completed 2025

TLDR

Tennessee Imports needed a simple internal tool to track vehicles moving through their repair shop. The owner was cost-conscious and clear about what he wanted: something bare bones that worked. Twin Sun quoted a fixed price, set expectations around timeline, and executed. We broke the project into epics, delivered working software within a week, and launched on time and on budget. This was as close to a textbook project as we get: clear scope, engaged client, steady execution, and a solution that does exactly what it was designed to do.

The Challenge

Tennessee Imports needed an internal tool to track vehicles moving through their repair shop. The owner runs a successful used car dealership on Nolensville Pike in Nashville. He had a clear problem to solve and a fixed budget to solve it. He was not looking to take over the world with technology. He just wanted something bare bones, simple, and functional.

Our Solution

Twin Sun approached this as a focused, cost-conscious build. We quoted a fixed price for the initial engagement and stuck to it. The development manager served as both project owner and primary developer, which required setting clear expectations around timeline from day one. We broke the project into epics, ran them through approval, and started executing. Within a few days we had a solidified design. Within a week he had a working webpage where he could log in and manage users.

The Results

We delivered the application on time and on budget. The app went live on schedule and has been running smoothly ever since. The client uses it daily to track vehicles through his repair process. There have been small, sporadic updates, but no issues. The system does exactly what it was designed to do.