you guys have any recommendations?

Hey Everyone, How much do you pay for insurance (garage/ GL)? Add your state and insurer too if you like.

I run a strictly only brake bad and rotor replacement business. As I’m getting more business, I’m running into a problem. I’m mobile, I always pick up the pads before going on site. Sometimes I get there and the rotors need to be replaced This causes me to have to leave the job and source rotors. Ethier leaving the car in jackstands or putting it all back together. I had an idea to just buy all 4 pads and rotors before each job just in case. And return what I don’t use. But I feel I would get a bad reputation on my commercial account at the parts stores doing this. I sometimes travel pretty far for a customer. How can I make my diag and parts problem more efficient so I’m. It having to leave my job site? For reference, a customer calls me to replace brakes. I almost always try to upsell all 4 wheels because customers truly don’t really know what’s going on. I buy the parts and go do the job. No diag. Having to diag before I get parts would kill my time and my profits of traveling all over the city. Anything helps! Love this group

First I want to thank @Ben Dellaria, I am pretty sure I wouldn't be doing this if I hadn't discovered his YouTube channel. I took on my first customer, a relative of a friend, on July 7th. It was a starter on a Hyundai Tucson, I have worked on this car 2 more times this year. Front brakes and then I did valve cover gaskets, spark plugs, and an alternator. Anyway, I know I have mentioned on here how it can be a struggle getting my name out there but before I did that first job I figured if I did $50k by the end of the year that I would consider that a success. My wife has reminded me of that when I complained about the slow days, she has been very supportive through this whole thing. After being in business for 6 months I have finished the year at $76k with a 59% gross profit, parts margin is right at 48%, and 2.09 hours per RO. ARO $529. Not bad I think, but at the same time I think I could have been close to double if I had had more cars. 144 total ROs so only 24 ROs per month

I have finished with the trailer, for now. Here are some photos.