The day it arrives, it is in inventory
Scan the window-sticker VIN of a vehicle that is still on order and it moves into inventory on the spot, stamped with that day's date in your timezone, the location you are scanning into, and who scanned it.
The same walk, the same camera
Grounding happens on the walk a lot tech is already doing. Pick the location, scan each vehicle as you pass it, and a vehicle that is still on order goes into inventory at that location instead of simply being moved there.
It sounds different from an ordinary move, so the person holding the phone knows something larger just happened without looking at the screen.
Only a vehicle whose VIN is already on file can be grounded this way, because the barcode is what identifies it. A manager can correct the arrival date afterward if a unit sat unnoticed for a while.
Why the day matters
Until somebody does that, a vehicle can be parked on your lot and still read as on order everywhere else in the system: not aging, not due for an audit, not there for a salesperson searching inventory. The scan closes that gap at the moment of arrival rather than whenever paperwork catches up.
The date is the day it was scanned
The arrival date is the calendar day on the phone that scanned it, not a date filled in later. It is written together with the location in one step, so a unit is never on order and parked at a lot location at the same time.
A sound for every outcome
Each outcome has its own sound: one for a vehicle confirmed where it belongs, one for a vehicle moved from somewhere else, one for a new arrival going into inventory, and a low buzz for a VIN that isn't in inventory. Techs can walk a whole row without looking at the screen. Sounds can be muted in the app, and they don't play when the phone is on silent.
Grounding is part of an ordinary walk of the lot.
See how scan to locate worksQuestions about scan to ground
What happens when I scan a vehicle that is still on order?
It moves into inventory on the spot, stamped with that day's date in your timezone, the location you are scanning into, and who scanned it. The scan sounds different from an ordinary move, so the person holding the phone knows something larger just happened. Only a vehicle whose VIN is already on file can be grounded this way, because the barcode is what identifies it. A manager can correct the arrival date afterward if a unit sat unnoticed for a while.
How does my lot tech know a scan worked without looking?
Each outcome has its own sound: one for a vehicle confirmed where it belongs, one for a vehicle moved from somewhere else, one for a new arrival going into inventory, and a low buzz for a VIN that isn't in inventory. Techs can walk a whole row without looking at the screen. Sounds can be muted in the app, and they don't play when the phone is on silent.
See it on your own lot
A 30-minute walkthrough with a sample of your real units loaded. Nothing installed, nothing to sign.