Mobile auto repair startup Wrench ‘thriving’ amid pandemic, especially with work on fleet vehicles

(Wrench Photo)

Wrench, the mobile vehicle maintenance and repair startup, has been cranking on business during the coronavirus pandemic as more customers are seizing on what was already a contactless service.

“Wrench has been thriving amid the pandemic,” Ed Peterson, CEO of the 4-year-old company, told GeekWire. “We’re seeing significant growth in services and repairs for fleet vehicles, specifically.”

Seattle-based Wrench has seen a 300% year-over-year increase in revenue for its repair business tied to fleet vehicles, driven by a high demand in recent months among delivery vehicles and those who operate them.

On Tuesday, the company announced a new partnership with Tirescanner, an online tire retailer and mobile tire installation service, to offer that service to fleet operators. Wrench technicians will gain access to a nationwide network of mobile tire vans, providing next-day install scheduling of any brand or tire for most vehicles.

Wrench CEO Ed Petersen. (Wrench Photo)

Wrench employs “mobile mechanics” around the country that come to the customer to do repair jobs without a physical shop or dealership. Repairs can be done anywhere from an office parking lot to a downtown parking garage to a customer’s driveway. The company raised $20 million for its tech-fueled platform in November.

Casey Willis, co-founder and VP of business development for Wrench, said tires have been a constant pain point.

“Fleet managers can’t afford to have vehicles out of service for days, especially during this difficult time when fleet operations are essential to the health and safety of consumers,” Willis said in a news release.

Peterson believes that mobile car repair and maintenance will become a permanent habit after the pandemic and that a “culture of convenience” has completely turned entire industries on their heads. It’s what Wrench is aiming to do with vehicle repair.

“Even before the pandemic, our fleet business was growing because businesses are rapidly responding to this culture of convenience and are having to compete with consumer expectations of two-day delivery,” Peterson said. He added that new car sales have taken a hit and consumers are either buying used cars or looking to repair over replace, which translates to needing more maintenance and repair services.

Customers book a service call through the company’s app and Wrench is pushing automation further with over 40% of its jobs going through its fully automated process. The company diagnoses, prices and schedules follow-up services without ever seeing the vehicle and over 85% of repairs and services are completed on the first stop without ever seeing the vehicle, Peterson said.

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Clive ‘n’ Wrench llegará este invierno a Nintendo Switch

Es hora de un poco de diversión retro… Numskull Games presenta un juego de aventuras inspirado en los juegos 3D de los 90 para invierno de 2020.

Numskull Games y la distribuidora Meridiem Games se enorgullecen en anunciar que Clive ‘n’ Wrench, juego  que saldrá a la venta con dos exclusivas ediciones físicas para Nintendo Switch.

Clive ‘n’ Wrench es un juego de alma retro y basado en los viajes en el tiempo, llevando a los fans del género 3D de los 90 a los 90 y más allá. Los héroes del juego son Clive: un conejo y su mono compañero, Wrench, que irá a la espalda de Clive.  Únete a este dinámico dúo mientras se embarcan en unas locas aventuras a través del tiempo y el espacio en su inusual transporte… una mágica nevera de los años 50.

Nuestros protagonistas se embarcan en una misión, ya que la prima de Clive, Nancy, ha cometido un gran error, enorme, y tiene una misión para nosotros, tratar de deshacer el daño y poner fin a la cruzada del Dr. Daucus de una vez por todas.

Prepárate para un viaje salvaje  mientras damos vueltas por el tiempo y el espacio encontrando todo tipo de aventuras salvajes. Estos viajes en el tiempo te llevarán a lugares inimaginables, como la Edad Media, volverás al frío Iceceratops prehistórico y a las espeluznantes Tumbas Tempus del antiguo Egipto, por nombrar algunos.

El viaje llevará a los jugadores a través de 11 niveles en este juego de plataformas en 3D, cada uno con su propio jefe de final de nivel.  Te encontrarás con todo tipo de personajes curiosos en el camino mientras te enfrentas a la estos desafíos.

Clive ‘n’ Wrench llegará en dos ediciones físicas: la edición estándar del juego y la edición exclusiva, que incluye el juego y un set de 5 pines coleccionables.  Demuestra tu amor por Clive ‘n’ Wrench con estos 5 pines que incluyen los héroes del juego, Clive ‘n’ Wrench, la nevera mágica, la abeja y el logo oficial del juego Clive ‘n’ Wrench.  Llévalos con orgullo en los abrigos y chaquetas, ponte los pines en la mochila, o simplemente guárdalos y contémplalos.

Inspirado en muchos juegos retro del género de plataformas 3D de los 90 como Spyro the Dragon y Jak & Daxter, Clive ‘n’ Wrench ha estado en desarrollo desde 2011.  Es la creación del desarrollador Robb Wass, un gran fan del género de juegos retro de plataforma 3D.

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