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Re: What should I say! Long Post
Posted to Shop Management Forum on 4/2/2009

You should charge them for the time spent ordering and receiving parts as there is no longer a markup to cover this time. I think you could pad these times pretty well; inspect truck, start billing "parts time", order parts, wait 45 minutes for parts to arrive... Login to read more.