WRENCHED UP

Your empty bay isn't free. It's costing you $20,000 a month.

Most shops can't fill it for one fixable reason, and it's almost always the pay.

Empty bay in an independent auto repair shop, two-post lift ready
$700/day
What one working bay brings in
30 days
An average time-to-hire when your post isn't converting
~$20,000
What that empty bay costs you while you wait

That's not a scare tactic. It's $700 a day times the days you're short-handed.

The real reason

You posted the job. You waited. A few unqualified people applied, or nobody did. Here's what no job board will tell you: when a bay stays empty, the answer is almost always the posted wage. Mechanics filter by pay in seconds, and they never tell you why they scrolled past.

Why nobody's applying

We asked. Here's what local mechanics told us about why they scroll past job posts.

"If the listing says 'top pay' with no actual number, I don't even apply."
"When a shop can't fill a job, it's almost always because it's underpaid."
"I can find 20 listings in my area. Most aren't worth my time."

Why we built this

[PLACEHOLDER] Shop exterior / sign, optional

I'm JD. My brother Pierre runs an independent shop in North Bay. I watched him lose thousands every time a bay sat empty, posting the same job, getting the same nothing. Wrenched Up is the tool I wish he'd had. Built in Ontario, for shops like his. Wrenched Up - built in Ontario

How it works

Three steps. No guessing.

  1. Tell us about your shop. Add photos of your bays, your crew, and what it's actually like to work there. We build a hiring page that sells the job, not just lists it.
  2. We email it to local mechanics who've already told us they're looking. Not strangers, not the whole internet.
  3. We show you the wage, and the pay structure, that's actually getting mechanics to apply. Hourly, salary, or flat-rate isn't just a detail to them; it's often why they say yes or scroll past. Stop guessing on both.

How do we know the right wage? We asked the mechanics directly. They told us what it takes to get them to switch shops.

Do the math

An empty bay Based on ~$700/day in lost labour revenue (MOTOR Magazine industry figures).
~ $20,000 / mo
A sponsored Indeed post A grey text box shown to strangers.
$300+
Wrenched Up A real page showing your shop, emailed to local mechanics who raised their hand.
$99 / mo

No risk

We'll get your job in front of local mechanics who'll take it at the going rate, or you don't pay. And if they won't take it at what you're offering, we won't hide that. We'll show you the number that gets them, before you spend another dollar.

Straight answers

No runaround.

Is this a recruiter?

No. We don't take a cut, we don't headhunt, and we don't stand between you and the mechanic. You post, local mechanics see it, you hire them direct.

What if it doesn't work?

If we can't get your job in front of local mechanics who'd take it at the going rate, you don't pay. And if your offer's the thing holding it back, we'll tell you straight. That's the whole point of the tool.

What if I can't pay market wage?

Then you'll find out before you waste another month. We'll show you what local mechanics are actually accepting, so you can decide with real numbers instead of guessing.

How fast does it work?

Your hiring page goes live and out to local mechanics within days, not weeks.

Stop paying for an empty bay.

Picture it: the bay full, the backlog gone, and a mechanic who actually sticks around.

Onboarding Ontario shops now.