Track every stored tire set by customer, rack location, tread depth, and swap date. Automated seasonal reminders. QR code labels. Printable pull lists. Included free — no other shop management software has this built in at $0/mo.
If you store seasonal tires for customers, you know the drill. Somebody writes the customer's name on the sidewall with a paint pen. The tires get stacked in the back corner of the shop. Six months later, you're digging through 200 tire sets trying to figure out which ones belong to Mrs. Henderson and whether they're even worth putting back on.
Spreadsheets help a little. Sticky notes don't. And most shop management software? It doesn't even acknowledge that tire storage exists. Tekmetric charges $39/mo extra for a tire management add-on on top of their $199–439/mo base subscription. Shopmonkey, Mitchell 1, and Shop-Ware don't have a tire storage module at all.
Shop Commander was built by a shop owner who stores hundreds of tire sets every season. The tire storage module isn't an afterthought or a paid add-on — it's a core feature that was designed from day one. And it's included free with every account.
Shop Commander assigns an auto-incrementing storage number to every tire set (TS-0001, TS-0002, etc.). Each record captures the full picture: customer, vehicle, tire brand, model, size, type (summer, winter, all-season), quantity, whether wheels are included, condition notes, and photos. You can label sets however you want — "Winter Set", "Summer Performance", "Track Day Tires" — whatever makes sense for your shop.
The status workflow tracks the entire lifecycle: Stored → Scheduled Swap → Swapped On → Picked Up → Removed. You always know exactly where every set stands. No guessing. No digging through the pile.
Every tire set gets a unique TS number. Sequential per shop. No duplicates, no confusion.
Each storage record is linked to the customer and vehicle. Pull up a customer and see all their stored sets instantly.
Photograph tires at check-in directly from a tablet or phone camera. Document condition before storage. Protect your shop.
Label tire sets with custom names — "Winter Set", "Summer Performance", or whatever your customer calls them.
Track whether tires are stored with wheels and rims. Important for scheduling swap time and pricing.
Search by customer name, vehicle, tire brand, size, model, storage location, set label, or TS number. Find anything in seconds.
When you're storing 100, 200, or 500 tire sets, physical location tracking isn't optional — it's survival. Shop Commander lets you assign a storage location to every tire set. That could be a rack number, a row and column, a shelf position, or whatever naming system your shop uses. The location is searchable, sortable, and visible on every storage record.
When tire changeover season hits and you need to pull 40 sets in a day, you need to know exactly where every set is. No walking the warehouse. No flipping through binders. No calling the new guy who "thinks" he put them in the back corner.
Use any naming convention — "Rack A-3", "Row 2 / Col 5", "Mezzanine Bay 12". Your shop, your system.
Generate print-ready pull lists sorted by storage location. Walk the warehouse in order. Color-coded overdue and due-soon rows.
Generate and print QR code labels for every tire set. Scan with any phone to pull up the full storage record instantly.
When tires come in for storage, your team records individual tread depth measurements for all four positions: left front, right front, left rear, right rear. Shop Commander color-codes each measurement automatically:
Each storage record includes a visual SVG tire diagram that shows all four measurements with their color-coded health status at a glance. When average tread depth drops below 4mm, Shop Commander automatically sends the customer an SMS alert with a replacement recommendation. That's not just good service — it's a tire sale waiting to happen.
This is revenue-generating data. When a customer comes in for their seasonal swap and you can show them exactly how much tread they've lost since last year, the conversation about new tires sells itself. No pressure. Just facts.
The biggest headache with tire storage isn't storing the tires — it's getting customers to come in and swap them. Every season, you end up calling and texting dozens (or hundreds) of customers to remind them their tires are ready. That's hours of admin work you shouldn't be doing manually.
Shop Commander automates the entire reminder workflow with built-in two-way SMS:
Automatic SMS to every customer with stored winter tires. "Time to book your winter tire swap." One message, zero effort.
Same thing for summer. Automatic SMS to every customer with stored summer or all-season tires when spring hits.
SMS sent 2 weeks before each customer's expected swap date. Personalized timing based on their scheduled changeover.
When tires are checked in, the customer gets an automatic confirmation SMS with their storage number. Professional and immediate.
When average tread depth drops below 4mm, the customer gets an SMS recommending replacement. Turn storage data into tire sales.
Schedule tire swap appointments directly from storage records. Mini day timeline shows existing appointments so you can find the right slot.
Tire changeover season is chaos. You've got 30 appointments in a day, customers calling to add more, and your team pulling tire sets from storage while trying to keep the regular work flowing. This is where tire storage software earns its keep.
Shop Commander's printable pull list is sorted by storage location so your crew can walk the warehouse in a logical path instead of zigzagging back and forth. Overdue and due-soon rows are color-coded so you can prioritize. The pull list includes customer name, vehicle, tire specs, and location — everything your team needs to grab the right set on the first try.
Every column in the tire storage table is sortable — by storage number, customer, vehicle, tire info, location, swap date, tread depth, or stored date. Need to see every set that's due for a swap this week? Sort by swap date. Need to find everything on Rack B? Sort by location. Need to see which sets have the worst tread? Sort by tread depth.
The interactive job board keeps your tire swap appointments visible alongside regular repair orders, so your service writers can manage the flow without losing track of anything. And because Shop Commander updates in real time across all devices, your entire team sees the same data simultaneously — no stale information, no double-pulls.
Shops that store tires for customers see them twice a year, guaranteed. That's two touchpoints per customer per year that you don't have to market for. They're coming in regardless. And when they're in your bay getting tires swapped, that's the perfect time for a digital inspection and additional service recommendations.
Here's how tire storage drives revenue beyond the storage fee itself:
A shop storing 200 tire sets at $50/season, swapping at $60/swap, and selling 20% of customers new tires is looking at $35,000+ in direct and indirect revenue per year from tire storage alone. And Shop Commander tracks all of it automatically.
We're not exaggerating. Look at the competitive landscape for tire storage management:
| Tire Storage Feature | Shop Commander | Tekmetric | Shopmonkey | Mitchell 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tire storage tracking | ✓ Free | $39/mo add-on | ✗ | ✗ |
| Tread depth tracking | ✓ 4-point | Basic | ✗ | ✗ |
| QR code labels | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ |
| Automated swap reminders | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ |
| Printable pull lists | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ |
| Low tread SMS alerts | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ |
| Price | $0/mo | $238–478/mo | N/A | N/A |
Tekmetric's tire management add-on costs $39/mo on top of their base plan ($199–439/mo). And it doesn't include automated seasonal SMS campaigns, QR code labels, printable pull lists, or low tread alerts. Those features either don't exist in Tekmetric or require additional paid add-ons.
Shop Commander includes the full tire storage management system — location tracking, tread depth monitoring, QR labels, automated reminders, pull lists, appointment integration, and condition documentation — for $0/mo. See the full platform comparison for every feature across all competitors.
Shop Commander includes full tire storage management — location tracking, tread depth, QR labels, automated seasonal reminders, and printable pull lists — at $0/mo. No add-on fees. No catch.
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